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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6: | MSRC IS A TENNESSEE NON-PROFIT, MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION. MSRC'S SOLE MEMBER IS THE MARINE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION ("MPA"). MPA IS AN ARIZONA NON-PROFIT, MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION. BOTH MSRC AND MPA ARE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, UNDER IRC SECTIONS 501(C)(4) AND 501(C)(6) RESPECTIVELY. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a: | MPA, AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MSRC, HAS THE RIGHT AND POWER TO ELECT THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b: | ANY ADOPTION, ALTERATION, OR REPEAL OF THE BY-LAWS OF THE CORPORATION BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF ITS SOLE MEMBER, MARINE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION("MPA"). UNDER MPA'S ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS, MPA HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT AND/OR REMOVE A MAJORITY OF MSRC'S DIRECTORS. UNDER MPA'S CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS, THIS AUTHORITY IS DELEGATED TO A SPECIAL COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF A DESIGNATED SUBSET OF MPA DIRECTORS WHO ALSO MEET CERTAIN CITIZENSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, AS REQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES SHIPPING ACT OF 1916, AS AMENDED. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11: | YES. THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE MSRC SENIOR ACCOUNTING MANAGER. THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY MSRC MANAGEMENT AND OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONALS, THEN SUBMITTED TO THE MSRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c: | MSRC HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. NEW EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE POLICY, AND ASKED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR ACCEPTANCE. ANNUALLY, ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE AN ETHICS QUESTIONNAIRE, WHERE THEY ARE ASKED BOTH ABOUT THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY AND THEIR AWARENESS OF ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE'S NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. THE COMPANY ALSO HAS A COMPLIANCE HOTLINE FOR ANONYMOUS REPORTING OF ETHICS ISSUES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15: | COMPENSATION PAID TO OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS MARKET-BASED AND REASONABLE. WHERE APPROPRIATE, MSRC ENGAGES THE SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS TO OBTAIN COMPARABILITY DATA, MARKET SURVEYS AND/OR OPINIONS AS TO THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION PAID. DECISIONS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19: | MSRC MAKES THESE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE AS/WHEN REQUIRED BY LAW. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: | OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT: THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN 2023 FOR THE OVERSIGHT FUNCTION. |
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