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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION BOARDS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION BOARDS (EIN 73-0684309)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-02-14
IRS object ID
201730459349303108
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2017-02-14T15:36:18-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Activity Or MissionTO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE BY LEADING THE REGULATION OF THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE AND CREDENTIALING OF ARCHITECTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE BY LEADING THE REGULATION OF THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE AND CREDENTIALING OF ARCHITECTS.MissionDesc
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DescMEMBER SERVICES - THE COUNCIL CONTINUED ITS MULTI-YEAR PATH TO STREAMLINE AND MODERNIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE. FY16 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED:- ACCEPTED 17 SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE WITH ACCREDITED ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN AN "INTEGRATED PATH TO ARCHITECTURAL LICENSURE." THESE PROGRAMS ARE INTEGRATING THE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE INTO EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS TO AFFORD A GRADUATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE LICENSED AT THE POINT OF OBTAINING THEIR ACCREDITED DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE.- REVISED THE NATIONAL STANDARD FOR EXPERIENCE HOURS REQUIRED PRIOR TO LICENSURE DOWN FROM 5,400 TO 3,740. THE STANDARD HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY 51 OF THE 54 U.S. ARCHITECTURAL LICENSING BOARDS. - RE-ALIGNED REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETENT PRACTICE WITH CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE AREAS.- LAUNCHED A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO PUT LICENSURE ON HOLD DUE TO CAREER, PERSONAL, OR ECONOMIC DECISIONS TO REENTER THE PROFESSION.- DEVELOPED NEW ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO SATISFY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RECIPROCITY CERTIFICATE THAT RECOGNIZE ARCHITECTURE-RELATED EDUCATION AND ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE IN LIEU OF TRADITIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.- SIGNED A NEW MUTUAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENT WITH REGULATORY COUNTERPARTS IN AUSTRALIA (AACA) AND NEW ZEALAND (NZRAB) CREATING NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. ARCHITECTS. NCARB CONTINUES TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES WITH OTHER COUNTRIES TO CREATE FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. ARCHITECTS.- ONGOING ENGAGEMENT WITH OTHER ARCHITECTURAL ORGANIZATIONS (AIA, AIAS, ACSA, NAAB), RELATED PROFESSIONS (CLARB, NCEES) AND THE REGULATORY COMMUNITY (ARCHITECTURAL LICENSING BOARDS AND GOVERNING MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS OF THE FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF REGULATORY BOARDS).- PUBLISHED A NEW DASHBOARD OF COMPARATIVE STATISTICS FOR EACH OF THE 54 U.S. JURISDICTIONS IN THE 2016 VERSION OF "NCARB BY THE NUMBERS". DASHBOARD INDICATES METRICS SHOWING: FASTER TIME TO LICENSURE; INCREASED DIVERSITY OF THE PROFESSION; AND, GREATER NUMBER OF LICENSEES - PROVIDING GREATER TRANSPARENCY INTO THE PATH TO LICENSURE AND A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE PROFESSION.- NCARB CONCLUDED ITS MULTI-YEAR PROJECT TO REPLACE OUTDATED 20-YEAR OLD INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE GREATER EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY TO CUSTOMERS AND MEMBERS.Desc

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DescRECORD SERVICES - IN THE FISCAL YEAR-ENDED JUNE 2016 (FY16), NCARB SUPPORTED 41,991 REGISTERED ARCHITECTS AND 64,174 ASPIRING ARCHITECTS. THE NUMBER OF ASPIRING ARCHITECTS ON THE PATH TO LICENSURE CONTINUES TO GROW, CANDIDATES ARE COMPLETING LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS EARLIER, THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF WOMEN ARE NOW ON THE PATH TO LICENSURE AND TOMORROW'S ARCHITECTS WILL HAVE MORE RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. FY16 RECORD SERVICE STATISTICS INCLUDE:- 3,969 NCARB RECORDS WERE TRANSMITTED TO A MEMBER BOARD FOR INITIAL LICENSURE TO PRACTICE ARCHITECTURE.- 9,164 LICENSED ARCHITECT NCARB RECORDS WERE TRANSMITTED TO A MEMBER BOARD FOR RECIPROCAL LICENSURE TO PRACTICE ARCHITECTURE IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION.- 3,339 NEWLY LICENSED ARCHITECTS WERE GRANTED AN NCARB CERTIFICATE WHICH SUPPORTS RECIPROCAL LICENSURE.- 8,525 LICENSURE CANDIDATES APPLIED TO ESTABLISH AN NCARB RECORD IN PURSUIT OF LICENSUREDesc

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President25.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$63,256$0$0
Kristine A Harding
First Vice President22.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$41,124$0$0
Gregory L Erny
Second Vice President12.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,149$0$0
David L Hoffman
Treasurer10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terry L Allers
Secretary9.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$6,653$0$0
Dale McKinney
Past President9.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$55,436$0$0
David R Prengaman
Director6.50Yes (X)$6,963$0$0
Susan B McClymonds
Director6.50Yes (X)$532$0$0
Alfred Vidaurri
Director6.50Yes (X)$1,659$0$0
Stephen L Sharp
Director6.50Yes (X)$1,457$0$0
Bayliss Ward
Director6.50Yes (X)$1,783$0$0
Robert M Calvani
Director6.50Yes (X)$3,496$0$0
Kingsley J Glasgow
Member Board Executive Director6.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
John G Cameron
Public Member Director6.50Yes (X)$6,081$0$0
Blakely C Dunn
Past President thru 6/20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael J Armstrong
Chief Execitve Officer45.00Yes (X)$413,154$0$21,635
Mary S deSousa
Chief Operating Officer45.00Yes (X)$264,482$0$28,861
Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate
Director, Information Systems40.00$198,961$0$31,944Yes (X)
Douglas Morgan
Director, Administration40.00$174,975$0$26,047Yes (X)
Katherine Hillegas
Director, Council Relations40.00$170,130$0$18,931Yes (X)
Jared Zurn
Director, Examination40.00$160,303$0$8,495Yes (X)
Stephen Nutt
Senior Architect/Advisor to CEO40.00$229,332$0$24,249Yes (X)
Harry Falconer
Director, Experience + Education40.00$186,876$0$20,715Yes (X)
Sandy Vasan
Director, Communications40.00$144,536$0$8,165Yes (X)
Shahin Shakeri
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Roxanne Alston
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Alpine Testing Solutions Inc
51 W Center 514OremUT84057Exam development$2,746,377
LMO Advertising
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$1,138,788EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,922,487BOYAmt
EOY$22,132,822EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,552,546BOYAmt
EOY$28,312,109EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,083,631ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$126,704NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$756,052OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$316,290DepreciationAmt
Book Value$439,762BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$732,935OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$457,649DepreciationAmt
Book Value$275,286BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,013,198OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,540,342DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,472,856BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,187,904TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LEASE INCENTIVE$1,605,566
DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITY$690,233
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,295,799TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,798,093TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$126,704NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$126,704RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$28,671,389RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$28,671,389TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,587,758TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$24,587,758ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$24,587,758TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
National Architectural Accrediting Board
1101 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 410WashingtonDC20036520075386501(c)(3)$457,904To support organization mission
Mississippi State University College of Architecture Art and Design
449 Hardy RoadMississippi StateMS39762646000819501(c)(3)$30,048Integration of practice with education
Philadelphia University College of Architecture and the Built Environment
4201 Henry AvenuePhiladelphiaPA19144231352294501(c)(3)$34,208Integration of practice with education
University of Florida School of Architecture
231 ARC Bldg - PO Box 115702GainesvilleFL32611590974739501(c)(3)$35,000Integration of practice with education
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanationaward winners MUST SUBMIT INTERIM AND FINAL REPORTS WHICH CONTAIN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES ON HOW THE AWARD MONIES WERE SPENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Michael J Armstrong
Chief Execitve Officer$314,385$0$45,000$0$53,769$0$14,949$0$10,139$0$438,242$0$0$0
Mary S deSousa
Chief Operating Officer$223,269$0$22,000$0$19,213$0$20,899$0$12,341$0$297,722$0$0$0
Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate
Director, Information Systems$189,560$0$9,000$0$401$0$11,051$0$22,858$0$232,870$0$0$0
Douglas Morgan
Director, Administration$164,423$0$10,000$0$552$0$10,232$0$26,499$0$211,706$0$0$0
Katherine Hillegas
Director, Council Relations$161,357$0$8,000$0$773$0$11,252$0$13,401$0$194,783$0$0$0
Jared Zurn
Director, Examination$151,002$0$9,000$0$301$0$8,495$0$1,655$0$170,453$0$0$0
Stephen Nutt
Senior Architect/Advisor to CEO$216,350$0$11,000$0$1,982$0$17,804$0$9,456$0$256,592$0$0$0
Harry Falconer
Director, Experience + Education$176,026$0$10,000$0$850$0$12,560$0$11,296$0$210,732$0$0$0
Sandy Vasan
Director, Communications$136,117$0$8,000$0$419$0$3,687$0$6,535$0$154,758$0$0$0
Shahin Shakeri
Asst. Director, Applications$131,377$0$7,000$0$202$0$7,150$0$6,551$0$152,280$0$0$0
Roxanne Alston
Director, Customer Relations$130,924$0$6,000$0$596$0$7,365$0$13,366$0$158,251$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aFIRST-CLASS TRAVEL IS ALLOWED FOR THE PRESIDENT, 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, CEO AND SPOUSES/SIGNIFICANT OTHERS OF SAME. SPOUSES/SIGNIFICANT OTHERS OF THE PRESIDENT, 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, CEO ARE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL TO ALL MEETINGS. SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER TRAVEL FOR ALL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS IS LIMITED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, REGIONAL MEETINGS AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. GROSS-UP PAYMENTS WERE MADE TO COVER ANY REPORTABLE TAXABLE INCOME. ALL SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER TRAVEL AND GROSS UP PAYMENTS ARE TAXABLE INCOME TO THE BOARD MEMBER/CEO AND IS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J. TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THE BOARD MEMBERS/CEO ARE BUSINESS EXPENSES OF THE COUNCIL AND ARE NOT TAXABLE INCOME.
Part I, Lines 4a-bSANDY VASAN RECIEVED SEVERENCE PAY OF $23,551
Schedule J, Part II, Line (B)(iii):457 Plan contributions made by employees; and excess group term life insurance premiums. - MICHAEL J. ARMSTRONG $18,000 457(B) CONTRIBUTION - MARY S. DESOUSA $18,000 457(B) CONTRIBUTION

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, NCARB MEMBERS HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS REGARDING THE GOVERNANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aTHE NCARB BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF 12 ARCHITECTS, ONE PUBLIC MEMBER, AND ONE EXECUTIVE FROM A STATE BOARD. REGIONAL DIRECTORS ARE NOMINATED BY THEIR REGION. THE MEMBER BOARD EXECUTIVE ("MBE") DIRECTOR IS NOMINATED BY THE MBE COMMITTEE. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVE FROM THE ADJOURNMENT OF SAID ANNUAL MEETING UNTIL THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE NEXT FOLLOWING ANNUAL MEETING OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE DULY ELECTED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bTHE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF ALL MEMBER BOARDS IS REQUIRED TO PASS A RESOLUTION, OR TWO-THIRDS OF ALL MEMBER BOARDS TO PASS AN AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS OR REMOVE ANY MEMBER BOARD FROM MEMBERSHIP IN THE COUNCIL.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11IN A DOCUMENTED PROCESS, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS A PROMINENT PART OF THE BOARD HANDBOOK GIVEN TO ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS. A COPY OF THE POLICY IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ONCE A YEAR BEFORE THE 990 IS FILED. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE EACH YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS ARE HELD. THE KEY STAFF MEMBERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THE POLICY AT THEIR TIME OF HIRE AND ALL KEY STAFF HAVE ACCESS TO THE BOARD HANDBOOK CONTAINING THE POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES THE POLICY AS AN ATTACHMENT TO ALL ANNUAL APPOINTMENT LETTERS GIVEN TO VOLUNTEERS ASKING THEM TO SERVE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTEES. COUNSEL TO THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ASKED TO BRING TO THE LEADERSHIP'S ATTENTION ANY POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY OF WHICH HE/SHE BECOMES AWARE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15AN AMERICAN RESEARCH COMPANY COMPENSATION SURVEY IS USED AS A REFERENCE FOR COMPENSATION. ALSO, JOB EVALUATION DEFINES SALARY RANGES FOR EACH POSITION. THE CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS LAST REVIEWED IN MAY 2016.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.