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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (ACVIM) IS TO ENHANCE ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH BY ADVANCING VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATION, AN DISCOVERY. THE ACVIM IS THE AMERICAN CERTIFYING ORGANIZATION FOR VETERINARY SPECIALISTS IN CARDIOLOGY, LARGE ANIMAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY, ONCOLOGY, NUTRITION, AND SMALL ANIMAL INTERNAL MEDICINE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | ACVIM IS AN ASSOCIATION WITH MEMBERS THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS WELL AS VOTE ON AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS. MEMBERS OF ACVIM ARE DEFINED IN SECTION V OF THE CONSTITUTION AS "A DIPLOMATE OF THE COLLEGE WILL BE A PERSON WHO HAS FULFILLED THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF A SPECIALTY GROUP OF THE COLLEGE AND WHO HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR MEMBERSHIP BY THE BOARD." |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | MEMBERS OF ACVIM HAVE (1) THE AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE BYLAWS AND (2) THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT-ELECT AND MEMBERS-AT-LARGE OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. FOR ANY OF THE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS TO BE VALID A QUORUM MUST BE PRESENT (EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON). A QUORUM OF THE COLLEGE AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING CONSISTS OF ONE-THIRD OF THE DIPLOMATES REGISTERED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. A QUORUM OF THE COLLEGE FOR ELECTRONIC VOTING CONSISTS OF 20% OF THE ACTIVE DIPLOMATS. FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS, A QUORUM CONSISTS OF THREE-QUARTERS OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS VOTING IN THE ELECTION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | MEMBERS OF ACVIM HAVE (1) THE AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE BYLAWS AND (2) THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT-ELECT AND MEMBERS-AT-LARGE OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. FOR ANY OF THE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS TO BE VALID A QUORUM MUST BE PRESENT (EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON). A QUORUM OF THE COLLEGE AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING CONSISTS OF ONE-THIRD OF THE DIPLOMATES REGISTERED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. A QUORUM OF THE COLLEGE FOR ELECTRONIC VOTING CONSISTS OF 20% OF THE ACTIVE DIPLOMATS. FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS, A QUORUM CONSISTS OF THREE-QUARTERS OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS VOTING IN THE ELECTION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B | EACH COMMITTE DOES NOT HAVE A SEPARATE SET OF MINUTES. THE ACTION OF EACH COMMITTEE IS REPORTED TO THE BOARD AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD'S MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FINANCE, INVESTMENT, AND AUDIT COMMITTE IS CHARGED WITH OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND FORM 990. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW BY THE COMMITTEE BEFORE BEING SIGNED AND FILED. A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS COMPLETES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND IS INSTRUCTED TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IF IT ARISES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION AS PART OF THE OVERALL BUDGET TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS. THE BOARD THEN VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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