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US SUPER YACHT ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
US SUPER YACHT ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 03-0605331)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-09
IRS object ID
202023149349303852
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-09T15:36:37-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN650715836PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ZOMMA GROUP LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE SUITE 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityCORAL GABLESCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33134ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN030605331EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1US SUPERYACHT ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUSSUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9547642929PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1757 SE 17TH STREET CAUSEWAY NO 66AddressLine1Txt
CityFORT LAUDERDALECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33316ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATE PEARSONPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRPERSONPersonTitleTxt
Phone9547642929PhoneNum
Signature2020-10-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARGARITA G LISKER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00957338PTIN
Phone3054448288PhoneNum
Preparation2020-10-30PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address99.56.53.214IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-10-30IPDt
IP Tm09:56:18IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device Id336EC3DFE98BA099124716D5707AE3E11E50FCEBAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-04-22 16:20:28ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKATE PEARSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1757 SE 17TH STREET CAUSEWAY NO 662AddressLine1Txt
CityFORT LAUDERDALECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33316ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$717,638GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.USSUPERYACHT.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionORGANIZATION FORMED TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE U.S. SUPERYACHT INDUSTRY AND ITS MEMBERS WORLDWIDE THROUGH ADVOCACY, MARKETING AND EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body19VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent19VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers100TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$717,638CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$830,377PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$717,638CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$13,203CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$797,827PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$729,834CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$797,827PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$729,834CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$32,550PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$12,196CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$43,405TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$63,238TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$33,594TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$43,405NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$29,644NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionORGANIZATION FORMED TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE U.S. SUPERYACHT INDUSTRY AND ITS MEMBERS WORLDWIDE THROUGH ADVOCACY, MARKETING AND EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$637,966ExpenseAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL, SYMPOSIUMS, PARTICIPATION IN TRADE SHOWS AND EXHIBITSDesc
Total Program Service Expenses$637,966TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member19IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKITTY MCGOWANPersonNm
Phone9547928666PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1757 SE 17 STREET CAUSEWAY 662AddressLine1Txt
CityFORT LAUDERDALECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33316ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KATE PEARSON
CHAIRPERSON10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE M BYRNE
VICE CHAIRPERSON10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK GLADYCH
PAST CHAIRMAN10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY DAYTON
ADVOCACY CO-CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HERMAN PUNDT
ADVOCACY CO-CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERT FOWLES
MARKETING CO-CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE PERRY
MARKETING CO-CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DERRICK HILL
MEMBERSHIP CO-CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK THOMAS
MEMBERSHIP CO-CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN FITZGERALD
TREASURER10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT ALLEN
GOVERNANCE10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM BERULIS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZACK SAVAGE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TED MCCUMBER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JB TURNER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AUDREY HODGDON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA ORLICK
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM RUFFOLO
REGIONAL BOARD2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN COWENS
REGIONAL BOARD2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC GADBOIS
REGIONAL BOARD2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTY MARCHANT
REGIONAL BOARD2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IONNA HERNANDEZ
REGIONAL BOARD2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD ROBERTS
REGIONAL BOARD2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
YACHTING PROMOTIONS INC
1650 SE 17TH STREET STE 412FORT LAUDERDALEFL33316BOAT SHOW$273,355
NAUTICOM COMMUNICATIONS INC
910 SW 30TH STREETFORT LAUDERDALEFL33315ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT$125,004
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
NETWORK EVENTS713990$509,608$509,608
MEMBERSHIP DUES713990$208,030$208,030
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$717,638TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$717,638TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$717,638RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,004TotalAmt
Program Services$50,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,500FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,993TotalAmt
Program Services$6,993ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,100TotalAmt
Program Services$6,100ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,055TotalAmt
Program Services$8,433ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$703FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,350TotalAmt
Management And General$1,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,290TotalAmt
Management And General$5,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,432TotalAmt
Program Services$2,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
EVENT EXPENSES$521,293$521,293
STORAGE$18,692$18,692
ADVOCACY$6,770$6,770
MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS$4,809$4,809

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,046TotalAmt
Program Services$12,701ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$729,834TotalAmt
Program Services$637,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,203FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,660BOYAmt
EOY$30,206EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,992BOYAmt
EOY$17,569EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$62,148LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$46,685LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,753BOYAmt
EOY$15,463EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,405BOYAmt
EOY$63,238EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$33,594EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$33,594EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,405BOYAmt
EOY$29,644EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,405BOYAmt
EOY$29,644EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,405BOYAmt
EOY$63,238EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$12,196ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$1,565PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$208,030DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$6,770NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$6,770NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$41,606AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$34,836TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$62,148OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$46,685DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,463BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$15,463TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2IN GENERAL, BOARD MEMBERS ARE EMPLOYED BY VARIOUS EMPLOYERS IN THE BOATING INDUSTRY AND MAY IN VARIOUS INSTANCES HAVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3MANAGEMENT COMPANY PROVIDES MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SUCH AS BOOKKEEPING SERVICES. THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT INCLUDES STORAGE FACILITIES FOR THE PROPERTY AND EVENT DISPLAY EQUIPMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THERE ARE FOUR CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP: REGULAR MEMBERS: THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES ANY SOLE PROPRIETOR, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY HAVING LEGAL EXISTENCE TO DO BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE WILL BE VOTING MEMBERS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES THOSE COMPANIES NOT BASED IN THE U.S. THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ALL THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF REGULAR MEMBERSHIP EXCEPT THE RIGHT TO VOTE OR HOLD OFFICE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS MAY SERVE ON COMMITTEES. CAPTAINS/SENIOR OFFICER MEMBERSHIP: THIS CLASSIFICATION MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED IN THE SUPERYACHT INDUSTRY. THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ALL THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF REGULAR MEMBERSHIP, EXCEPT THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE OF HOLD OFFICE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CAPTAIN/SENIOR OFFICER MEMBERS MAY SERVE ON COMMITTEES. COMPANIES/INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RENDERED EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE INDUSTRY AND/OR THE ASSOCIATION. THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ALL THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF REGULAR MEMBERSHIP. EXCEPT THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE OR HOLD OFFICE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND RE-APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND/OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HONORARY MEMBERS MAY SERVE ON COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPOINTS A NOMINATING COMMITTEE TO SELECT A SLATE OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS TO RUN FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN (SERVING AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE), ONE OTHER MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND A MINIMUM OF AT LEAST THREE OTHER NON-BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS TAKES PLACE AT LEAST TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDES A VOTING METHOD TO ENSURE THAT BALLOTS ARE CAST IN SUCH A MANNER TO ENSURE THAT ONLY REGULAR MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ARE PERMITTED TO VOTE. IN THE EVENT THERE IS MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE FOR ANY OFFICER OR BOARD POSITION, THE WINNER OF THE ELECTION IS DETERMINED BY THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE HIGHEST VOTE COUNT. IF A CANDIDATE FOR AN OFFICER POSITION RUNS UNOPPOSED, THAT PERSON SHALL BE CONSIDERED ELECTED. THE TERM OF ALL OFFICERS IS FOR ONE YEAR, STARTING FROM NOVEMBER 1, OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN. EACH DIRECTOR SERVES A TWO-YEAR TERM BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1. ANY PERSON ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY SERVE FOR NO MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE TERMS. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MAY BE REMOVED FOR CAUSE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION PRESENT AT ANY REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING, FOLLOWING 30 DAYS NOTICE OF JUST CAUSE DELIVERED TO ALL MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BANY REVISIONS TO THE BYLAWS AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD REVIEWS THE MATERIALS INCLUDED IN THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND RESOLVES ANY ISSUES WHICH MAY ARISE IN A TIMELY MANNER
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE IN WRITTEN FORM UPON REQUEST.