The Boston Athletic Association

“The regular members shall have the responsibility to elect the governors and vote on such other matters as defined by law or the b.a.a.'s by-laws, including the ability to amend or revoke the by-laws at an annual or special meeting of the regular members.”

“The form is prepared by the finance manager. A complete draft of form 990 is reviewed by the boston athletic association's outside tax advisor, chief executive officer, , acting chief financial officer, the finance committee (made up of the treasurer (a member of the board of governors), and two additional members of the board of governors) and attended ex officio by the president of the board. The form 990 is then distributed to the full board of governors for its review, discussion and approval.”

“The conflict of interest policy that the board of governors follows is: in cases of a conflict or the appearance of a conflict by a member of the organization's board of governors, or by a regular member serving on any of the organization's four chartered committees, the individual will disclose such conflict to the chair of the nominating and governance committee as soon as the individual becomes aware of a potential conflict and prior to taking any action that might be influenced or appear to be influenced by it. Once that disclosure has been made known, the remaining members of the nominating and governance committee will determine whether a conflict exists or whether there is a potential for such conflict. The nominating and governance committee may refer such matters to the full board. All board and committee members must also file a revised conflict of interest form annually. The board shall not enter into contracts with (1) governors, (2) directors of related organizations, or (3) organizations with which a governor has a material financial interest unless (a) that interest is disclosed or known to the board (b) the board approves, authorizes or ratifies the action in good faith, and (c) the approval is by a majority of the governors (not counting the interested governor) at a meeting at which a quorum of the board is present (not counting the interested governor). In such cases the interested governor may be present at the related meeting to answer questions about the financial relationship but may not vote or advocate for the action to be taken. If a vote is taken, the interested governor leaves the room. The minutes shall clearly reflect that these requirements have been met.”

“The compensation of all officers and key employees is initially recommended by the board's compensation committee each year. The compensation committee uses published comparable data obtained through one or more firms that broadly report such information based on surveys that are in turn based on form 990 filings made by other comparable nonprofit enterprises. The compensation committee measures the success of the organization for the current year versus the objectives and goals for the year. Once the committee determines a recommended salary for all officers, it brings it to the full board for its consideration and action. The compensation deliberations of the committee are contemporaneously recorded.”

“Audited financial statements and articles of incorporation are made available to the general public through the commonwealth of massachusetts office of the attorney general and the office of the secretary of state of the commonwealth of massachusetts. The organization does not make its conflict of interest policy or bylaws available to the general public.”

“The promotion of the common good and health and welfare of the general public and the encouragement of the general public to improve its physical condition by the promotion and regulation of amateur sports competition, with particular emphasis on (1) the sponsorship of long distance running events (especially the annual b.a.a. Marathon) and of track and field teams and meets and similar athletic exercises, (2) the provision of exercise and fitness programs for both children and adults through our community outreach programs and (3) the training of high performance track and field and long distance running athletes.”

“The b.a.a. Maintains a small collection of event related memorabilia that depicts the history of the organization and of the boston marathon. The artifacts from b.a.a. Events have been collected for historical, informational, and educational purposes and are housed at the b.a.a. Offices on displays. On occasion, items from the collection are loaned to other organizations for display. This is done without compensation to the association.”

“Fundraising expenditures are associated with (1) the creation of long-term sponsorship relationships and (2) the b.a.a. Gives back fundraising event which is dedicated to raising funds for the b.a.a.'s community initiatives.”

“Description:appearance fee total fees:1787880”

“Description:event consultants total fees:638178”

“Description:public safety total fees:575326”

“Description:high performance team total fees:419331”

“Description:professional fee total fees:219817”

“Description:other sevs & licenses total fees:224946”

“Description:credential total fees:133575”

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“Description:signage program total fees:103220”

“Description:medical service total fees:102124”

“Description:waste removal & recycling total fees:81027”

“Description:drug testing total fees:79974”

“Description:public safety total fees:63973”

“Description:label fee total fees:56600”

“Description:cleaning total fees:44883”

“Description:equipment rental total expenses:4400437 program services:4400437”

“Description:expo total expenses:785646 program services:785646”

“Description:runner amenities total expenses:1222091 program services:1222091”

“Description:special events & hospitality total expenses:1133430 program services:1133430”

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“Description:write off uncleared check total expenses:-37494 program services:-37494”