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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | IN JULY 2024, THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION VOTED TO MERGE WITH THE GREATER BALTIMORE CHAPTER OF THE CLUB MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. IN AUGUST 2024, A NEW CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS WERE ADOPTED. THE MERGER WAS OFFICIALLY RECORDED IN 2025 WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THERE ARE SEVEN CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP: PROFESSIONAL, ASSOCIATE, STUDENT, ALUMNUS, RETIRED, HONORARY, AND FACULTY. THE FOLLOWING FOUR CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP HAVE VOTING RIGHTS: 1. PROFESSIONAL (CAN VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE) - A PERSON CONNECTED WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF CLUBS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION AND ELECTION TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION IS ELIGIBLE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP. 2. ALUMNUS (CAN VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE) - AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A FORMER STUDENT CHAPTER MEMBER AND IS NOW CONNECTED WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF CLUBS IS ELIGIBLE FOR ALUMNUS MEMBERSHIP. MEMBERS MAY REMAIN IN THIS CATEGORY FOR NO LONGER THAN A PERIOD OF TWO (2) YEARS. 3. RETIRED (CAN VOTE BUT MAY NOT HOLD OFFICE) - UPON NOTIFI CATION, A PROFESSIONAL OR ASSOCIATE MEMBER WHO IS AT LEAST SIXTY-FIVE (65) YEARS OLD AND IS NO LONGER WORKING FULL TIME OR IS DISABLED AND UNABLE TO WORK MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO RETIRED (PROFESSIONAL OR ASSOCIATE) MEMBERSHIP STATUS; A PROFESSIONAL OR ASSOCIATE MEMBER WHO HAS NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE (65) YEARS AND IS NO LONGER WORKING FULL TIME MAY TRANSFER TO RETIRED (PROFESSIONAL OR ASSOCIATE) STATUS IF THE SUM OF THE MEMBER'S AGE AND THE NUMBER OF FULL YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION (AT LEAST 10) EQUALS OR EXCEEDS SEVENTY-FIVE (75). 4. HONORARY (CAN VOTE IF ORIGINALLY A PROFESSIONAL OR RETIRED MEMBER) - UPON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF THREE (3) OR MORE MEMBERS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY, AT ITS DISCRETION, ELECT AS AN HONORARY MEMBER IN THE ASSOCIATION ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS RENDERED SPECIAL SERVICE OF VALUE FOR THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE WELFARE OF THE ASSOCIATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY: PROFESSIONAL, ALUMNUS, RETIRED, AND HONORARY (IF ORIGINALLY A PROFESSIONAL OR RETIRED MEMBER). |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION: PROFESSIONAL, ALUMNUS, RETIRED, AND HONORARY (IF ORIGINALLY A PROFESSIONAL OR RETIRED MEMBER). |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE PRESIDENT, PAST PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND MANAGING DIRECTOR WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERSHIP UPON REQUEST. |
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