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SHARE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SHARE ASSOCIATION (EIN 81-3682982)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-15
IRS object ID
202502889349301410
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-10-15T08:52:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN362663358PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PORTE BROWN LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1845 OAKTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityELK GROVE VILLAGECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60007ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN813682982EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHARE ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSHARBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3126735999PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 N WABASH AVENUE SUITE 2000AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonREBECCA ROLINGPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3126735999PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGENEVRA KNIGHTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00363276PTIN
Phone8479561040PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerREBECCA ROLINGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 N WABASH AVENUE SUITE 2000AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,783,527GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.SHARE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2016FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDE EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING AND INFLUENCE TO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FIELD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body14VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers303TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,480,168PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,392,375CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$151,914PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$184,134CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$29,886PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$90,954CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,661,968PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,667,463CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$3,387,536PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,401,051CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,387,536PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,401,051CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$274,432PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$266,412CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,052,155TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,596,107TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$564,303TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$633,811TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,487,852NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,962,296NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSHARE ASSOCIATION IS AN INDEPENDENT VOLUNTEER-RUN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING AND INDUSTRY INFLUENCE, ENABLING ITS MEMBERS AND PARTNERS TO CONTINUALLY SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescFOSTERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Document13IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
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 Members14GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMITHBUCKLIN CORPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3126735999PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 NORTH WABASH AVENUE SUITE 2000AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
JEANNE GLASS
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA OVERBY
TREASURER10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JIM ERDAHL
PAST PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SCOTT FAGEN
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN KLONARIS
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ART GUTOWSKI
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAN RUEHL
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUSTY RIVERS
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PRESTON ROMINGER
VICE PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SEAN WALDRON
SECRETARY10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GLENN HANNA
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY ANTER
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS COSENZA
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROS SCHULMAN
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN LANGERMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION
330 N WABASH AVENUE SUITE 2000CHICAGOIL60611MANAGEMENT$2,248,520
PIXEL
1200 CLINTON ST SUITE 233NASHVILLETN37203AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION$211,437
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONFERENCES AND TRADEDesc
Business611710BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,392,375TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,392,375RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,392,375TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$185,011TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$185,011ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$115,187SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$116,064SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$877SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$877TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$877ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$90,954RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$90,954OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,667,463TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,483,329RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$184,134ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,848,572TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,013TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,250TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,069TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,850TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,615TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,475TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,406TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,273TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
FACILITIES, FOOD, AND B$590,791
AUDIO-VISUAL$242,652
OTHER$139,374
BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE$54,711

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,401,051TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$942,272BOYAmt
EOY$1,088,868EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,778BOYAmt
EOY$7,234EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,293BOYAmt
EOY$277,139EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,852,487BOYAmt
EOY$5,210,791EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,325BOYAmt
EOY$12,075EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,052,155BOYAmt
EOY$6,596,107EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$259,548BOYAmt
EOY$127,509EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$304,755BOYAmt
EOY$506,302EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$564,303BOYAmt
EOY$633,811EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,487,852BOYAmt
EOY$5,962,296EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,487,852BOYAmt
EOY$5,962,296EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,052,155BOYAmt
EOY$6,596,107EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$266,412ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$208,032NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,842,426TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$208,032NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$208,032RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,634,394RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$33,069InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$33,069RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,667,463TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,367,982TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,367,982ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$33,069InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$33,069ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,401,051TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISION OF ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, RELATING TO THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE ASSOCIATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ASSOCIATION HAS DELEGATED THE MANAGEMENT OF ITS DAILY OPERATIONS TO SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION IN CHICAGO. SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION IS A MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHICH MANAGES ALL ASPECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASSOCIATION'S BYLAWS AND POLICIES. OPERATIONS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERSHIP, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING, CONVENTION/TRADESHOW/MEETING PLANNING, EDUCATION, MARKETING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ARE PROVIDED BY SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ASSOCIATION HAS THREE CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS: SELECT MEMBER, CORPORATE MEMBER AND AFFILIATE MEMBER. SELECT MEMBERS AND CORPORATE MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE ON ALL MATTERS COMING BEFORE THE MEMBERSHIP, WHILE AFFILIATE MEMBERS HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE SELECT AND CORPORATE MEMBERS AT SHARE'S ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE SELECT AND CORPORATE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE BYLAWS OF THE ASSOCATION BASED ON A TWO-THIRDS VOTING MAJORITY. ALTERNATIVELY, THE SELECT AND CORPORATE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESCIND ANY AMENDMENTS PASSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OBJECT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND SUBMITTED TO THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR INITIAL REVIEW. THE FORM IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CDIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR TERMS AND REMINDED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX FILINGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR