The Boston Athletic Association

“The regular members of the boston athletic association voted on october 18, 2016 to amend the bylaws of the organization with the following changes: 1. The term of service of any member of the board of governors elected after october 18, 2017 is limited to a total of four consecutive terms, provided that a member of the board of governors whose term limit has expired may again seek election to the board of governors after a full three year term of service has passed. 2. The president of the association now serves as the chairperson of the board of governors and represents the association on appropriate occasions. A separate office of chief executive officer was established, and the person holding that office is appointed by the board of governors. 3. A person elected as president following the conclusion of the service of the president serving as of october 18, 2017 shall be limited to serving a term as president of not more than five years. 4. A chief executive officer appointed after the incumbent appointed on october 18, 2017 is not eligible to serve as a governor while holding the office of chief executive officer. Form 990, part vi, section a, lines 6 & 7 the boston athletic association has one class of voting members consisting of 156 members. The members are elected by the board of governors and have the authority to amend and revoke the bylaws. The members' primary duty is to annually elect the boston athletic association's board of governors.”

“The form is prepared by the boston athletic association's outside tax advisors. A complete draft of the form 990 is reviewed by the chief executive officer, the director of finance, the finance committee (made up of the treasurer (a member of the board of governors), the director of finance 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, the board member will disclose such conflict to the president or other board member 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 board will determine whether a conflict exists or whether there is a potential for such conflict. 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 directors (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 is initially recommended by the boards 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.”

“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 baa 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. Form 990, part iv, line 8 the baa maintains a small collection of event related memorabilia that depicts the history of the organization and of the boston marathon. The artifacts from baa events have been collected for historical, informational, and educational purposes and are housed at the baa 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 the creation of long-term sponsorship relationships.”

“Description:runbase total expenses:127398 program services:127398”

“Description:tv production total expenses:279192 program services:279192”

“Description:pre/post-race party total expenses:442229 program services:442229”

“Description:runner transport total expenses:433842 program services:433842”

“Description:runner amenities total expenses:362113 program services:362113”

“Description:world marathon majors total expenses:160039 program services:160039”

“Description:trophies and medals total expenses:113352 program services:113352”

“Description:volunteer expenses total expenses:80241 program services:80241”

“Description:contributed goods total expenses:359515 program services:359515”

“Description:other total expenses:363211 program services:363211”