| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services | (Expenses $ including grants of $) The association has a state-candidate PAC that makes campaign contributions for state offices, holds a golf tournament to fund a portion of the scholarship program, and manages the normal administrative functions of the organization. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders | Active members (member tribes) have the right to elect members of the governing body. Member tribes are those federally recognized tribes located within the state of Washington who have committed to the purposes and policies of the bylaws and are current in their membership dues. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body | Active members (member tribes) have the right to elect members of the governing body. Member tribes are those federally recognized tribes located within the state of Washington who have committed to the purposes and policies of the bylaws and are current in their membership dues. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | The outside CPA prepares the 990 based on financial information supplied by the executive director, in the electronic form, directly from the organization's bookkeeping software. The CPA formats the data into a form appropriate for the 990, interviews the executive director using an online checklist from proprietary software to determine completeness and presents the final 990 to the executive director for review before filing, copies are e-mailed to the executive committee at that time. The 990 is presented to the governing body at the next regularly scheduled meeting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | A copy of the policy is given to officers, board members, and staff at the commencement of the person's relationship with the organization and filed annually at the annual membership meeting. The board determines whether a valid conflict of interest exists and if so the board will then vote to authorize or reject the transaction, or take any action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect the association's interests. Votes are maintained by a majority vote without counting the vote of any interested director, even if the disinterested directors are less than a quorum provided that at least one consenting director is disinterested. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official | Chairman reviews executive director's performance in a written report covering four organizational objectives and four employee development objectives. The executive director is rated on a scale of 1 to 5 in eleven specific work areas and the report is presented to the Executive Committee. The executive committee interviews te executive director, receives the employee's comments and finalizes the written evaluation. Comparability data is obtained from the American Society of Association Executives. Deliberations and decisions are substantiated in written minutes of the executive committee meeting. There are no other key employees and officers are not compensated. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | The governing documents and the financial statements are available upon request. A copy of the conflict of interest policy is given to officers, board members, and staff at the commencement of the person's relationship with the organization and filed annually at the annual membership meeting. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances | Employee Retention Tax Credit Income - 51327; |
| Software ID: | 23017437 |
| Software Version: | 2023v5.1 |