Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 IN 2022, ASI SURVEYED ITS MEMBERS TO REQUEST INPUT ON UPDATING AND REVISING CATEGORIES IN OUR INDEXER LOCATOR SERVICE. THE INDEXER LOCATOR IS A VALUABLE TOOL THAT ENABLES PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS TO FIND THE INDEXERS WHO CAN BEST HELP THEM WITH THEIR BOOKS. ASI REMOVED DUPLICATION, ADDED NEW SPECIALTIES, AND MODERNIZED OUTDATED TERMS. THIS UPDATE WAS COMPLETED IN EARLY 2023. IN 2022, ASI UPDATED ITS STRATEGIC PLAN AND REFERENCED IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SERVE AS OUR ROADMAP TOWARD A MINDFUL, PRODUCTIVE, AND VIBRANT ORGANIZATION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 | ASI HIRES AN OUTSIDE COMPANY, SAGEBRUSH MANAGEMENT LLC, TO ASSIST WITH PROGRAMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. SAGEBRUSH PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS OFFICER, GWEN HENSON, WAS PAID 96,771 BY SAGEBRUSH FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | MEMBERSHIP IN ASI IS OPEN TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED OR ACTIVELY INTERESTED IN INDEXING OR RELATED DISCIPLINES. THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF MEMBERS REGULAR, ORGANIZATIONAL, RETIRED, AND HONORARY LIFETIME. MEMBERS VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | IN THE EVENT OF VACANCIES IN OFFICE FOR THE SECRETARY AND TREASURER, THE BOARD WILL ELECT AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF ASI TO FILL THE OFFICE UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING. IN THE EVENT OF THE PRESIDENTS VACANCY, THE PRESIDENT ELECT STEPS UP TO THIS POSITION. IN THE EVENT OF THE PRESIDENT ELECTS VACANCY, THE BOARD WILL ACT AS AD HOC NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT ELECT AND HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION. IF THE VACANCY IS LESS THAN 120 DAYS BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING, IT WILL REMAIN VACANT UNTIL THAT TIME. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | ALL MEMBERSHIP CLASSES VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICER POSITIONS OF PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER. IN ADDITION, THE MEMBERS VOTE TO APPROVE ANY BYLAW CHANGES. ALL ACTIVE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | THE TREASURER OF ASI DISTRIBUTES A PDF COPY OF 990 RETURN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR A REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO BEING FILED. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | AT EACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING, IF THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SELECTING OR ENGAGING A VENDOR OR SERVICE PROVIDER, ALL IN ATTENDANCE ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THIS DISCUSSION IF THERE COULD BE A PERCEIVED CONFLICT. ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REQUESTS THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER LIST AND ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | THE BOARD REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENTS OF EXPENSES FOR ALL OFFICERS OR OUTSIDE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES BY COMPARING THEIR COMPENSATION TO THE COMPENSATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN LIKE POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS USING FORMS 990, COMPENSATION STUDIES, AND OTHER AVAILABLE DATA. THE BOARD THEN APPROVES ANY CHANGES IN COMPENSATION AND FEES BASED ON THIS INFORMATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO OTHER PAID OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES MEETING THE IRS DEFINITION OF A KEY EMPLOYEE. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | ASI WILL PROVIDE, IN A TIMELY MANNER, COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON. |
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| Software Version: | 22.0.1.0 |