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US SUPER YACHT ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
US SUPER YACHT ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 03-0605331)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201903199349305000
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-11-15T09:40:15-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN061667465PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PRAGER METIS CPAS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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 Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 662AddressLine1Txt
CityFORT LAUDERDALECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33316ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATE PEARSONPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMANPersonTitleTxt
Phone9547642929PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARGARITA G LISKER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00957338PTIN
Phone3054448288PhoneNum
Preparation2019-11-08PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address209.42.54.122IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-15IPDt
IP Tm09:40:12IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device Id336EC3DFE98BA099124716D5707AE3E11E50FCEBAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

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$830,377GrossReceiptsAmt
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$1,800TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$800NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$711,111PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$830,377CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$711,111PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$830,377CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$13,023CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$758,655PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$797,827CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$758,655PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$797,827CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$47,544PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$32,550CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$47,064TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$43,405TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$36,209TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,855NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$43,405NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$705,460ExpenseAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL, SYMPOSIUMS, PARTICIPATION IN TRADE SHOWS AND EXHIBITSDesc
Total Program Service Expenses$705,460TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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 (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KATE PEARSON
CHAIRMAN10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE M BYRNE
VICE CHAIRMAN10.00Yes (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
PETER SCHRAPPEN
ADVOCACY CO-CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERT FOWLES
MARKETING CHAIRMAN10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT ROSENBERG
MEMBERSHIP CO-CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAYTON SWART
MEMBERSHIP CO-CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN FITZGERALD
TREASURER10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF COX
GOVERNANCE10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE RYDER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN LUKE
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
AARON LEATHERWOOD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM RUFFOLO
REGIONAL BOARD2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EYRE BALDWIN
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
JAMES MAITLAND
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
NAUTICOM COMMUNICATIONS INC
910 SW 30TH STREETFORT LAUDERDALEFL33315ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT$399,571
YACHTING PROMOTIONS INC
1650 SE 17TH STREET STE 412FORT LAUDERDALEFL33316BOAT SHOW$249,330
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
NETWORK EVENTS713990$615,462$615,462
MEMBERSHIP DUES713990$213,115$213,115
ADVERTISING FEES713990$1,800$1,800
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$830,377TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$830,377TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$828,577RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,800UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
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$2,865TotalAmt
Program Services$2,865ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,261TotalAmt
Program Services$4,261ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,460TotalAmt
Program Services$6,276ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$523FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,947TotalAmt
Management And General$8,947ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,222TotalAmt
Program Services$2,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
EVENT EXPENSES$565,268$565,268
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY$26,195$26,195
STORAGE$17,535$17,535
BANK CHARGES$7,614$7,614

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,456TotalAmt
Program Services$23,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$797,827TotalAmt
Program Services$705,460ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,023FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$5,660EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,668BOYAmt
EOY$16,992EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$221BOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$62,148LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$41,395LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,175BOYAmt
EOY$20,753EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,064BOYAmt
EOY$43,405EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,209BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,209BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,855BOYAmt
EOY$43,405EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,855BOYAmt
EOY$43,405EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,064BOYAmt
EOY$43,405EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$32,550ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$214,815DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$7,046NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$7,046NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$42,963AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$35,917TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$62,148OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$41,395DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,753BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,753TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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.