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| Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 | THE ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION CONSISTING OF FOUNDING, REGULAR, INTERNATIONAL, ASSOCIATE AND PRINTLIST MEMBERS. |
| Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF FIVE INDIVIDUALS; FOUR DIRECTORS AND THE PAST CHAIRMAN. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED FOR A THREE YEAR TERM. NPSOA CONDUCTS AN ELECTION EACH DECEMBER TO SELECT TWO BOARD MEMBERS, THUS ENSURING THAT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTORS IS ALWAYS A YEARLY OPTION FOR THE MEMBERSHIP. FOLLOWING THE DECEMBER ELECTIONS, THE BOARD AT ITS INITIAL ANNUAL MEETING IN JANUARY SELECTS THE OFFICERS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. |
| Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND/OR CFO, SIGNED AND THEN FILED WITH THE SERVICE CENTER. COPIES ARE FORWARDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS. |
| CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPLY THEIR JOINT BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE IN INTERVIEWING, HIRING AND SETTING THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES. THERE WERE NO EMPLOYEES IN TAX YEAR 2022. |
| Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 | FORM 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON RECEIPT OF WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| Significant program services not listed on prior year return Part III line 2 | NPSOA INITIATED A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT THE RELATIVES OR OWNER COMPANIES OR THEIR EMPLOYEES RELATIVES WHO ARE PURSUING A CAREER IN PRINTING OR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT THAT WOULD APPLY TO THE OPERATIONS OF A PRINTING OR SIGN COMPANY, PRINTING TECHNOLOGY, OR GRAPHIC DESIGN WITHIN THE PRINT AND SIGN INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES. AFTER WIDE PUBLICATION ADVERTISING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, APPLICATIONS AND ESSAYS WERE RECEIVED AND EVALUATED BY COMMITTEE USING A NONDISCRIMINATORY SELECTION PROCESS; QUALIFIED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $9500 WERE ISSUED TO THREE STUDENTS TO DEFRAY COSTS FOR THEIR TUITION AND ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. |
| Part III response or note to any other line in Part III | FORM 990- ORGANIZATIONS MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIESPRIMARY MISSION IS TO MEET THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF PRINT AND SIGN SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. OUR MEMBER-DRIVEN ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PRINTING AND SIGN INDUSTRY, OFFERING ITS MEMBERS USEFUL PROGRAMS, AND ONE THAT IS MORE CAPABLE OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF PRINTERS AND SIGN OWNERS. THE RECURRING MAJOR PROGRAMS ARE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, NEWSLETTER (PRINT MEDIA), WEB, BANNER, LIST (DIGITAL MEDIA). NPSOA ADDED A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THIS YEAR TO ASSIST WITH QUALIFIED TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES (TUITION, FEES, BOOKS AND SUPPLIES). ALTHOUGH THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REPLACED THE DIGITAL MEDIA PROGRAM DUE TO EXPENSE RANKING, THE LIST SERV PROGRAM REMAINS A HIGHLY VALUED BENEFIT TO OUR MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D - ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTSOTHER |
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