| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 | Administrative duties are performed by Washington Hop Commission (WHC), an unrelated organization, who charges a management fee. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | The board seats are divided by three districts. Each district has 2 seats. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | A call for nominations is emailed to all members when position terms are expiring. Ballots are then mailed to all members within the position's district. Write in options are also available. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | Per the by-laws, any Board of Directors' action may be referred to the members of the corporation by petition signed by ten percent, or more, members of the corporation and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation. In the event of suchfiling of a referendum petition or resolution, the Secretary of the corporation shall immediately cause a meeting to be called for the purpose of voting upon the action of the Board. Any Board action thus referred to vote of the members of the membership and disapproved by vote of two thirds of the members voting thereon shall thereby be canceled and be of no further force or effect. No one action by the Board of Directors may be thus referred to vote of the membership more than once during any six-month period. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | The form is completed by a CPA firm and reviewed by WHC's Executive Director, and then emailed to all board members for review and comment prior to form submission. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | All documents are available upon request. |
| Software ID: | 25022934 |
| Software Version: | 2025v4.1 |