American Mensa Ltd

“The organization has an executive committee which consists of the chairman, first vice-chairman, second vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer, who are on the board of directors. The executive committee has the authority to act on behalf of the board of directors between board meetings.”

“Membership is open to all persons found qualified in accordance with the eligibility requirements set forth in the international constitution and pay annual dues.”

“All are members, 15 are elected by members. Of the 15, five make up the executive committee and ten are regional vice chairmen. Each eligible member is entitled to one vote for each national officer. Regional officers are elected by members in the geographic area.”

“The organization's bylaws may not be amended except on the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the ballots cast by voting members.”

“Copies of the form 990 will be provided to the board for their review before filing. Subsequent to that action, a conference call of the finance and audit committee will be scheduled with the accounting firm who prepared it, in order to conduct a formal review and to allow for board members to ask questions.”

“The organization has a written conflict of interest policy. Individuals are required to annually disclose interests that could give rise to a conflict. The policy is monitored at the board and management levels. Should an individual have a conflict, the individual is not allowed to participate in discussions and must abstain from voting on the issues. All proceedings related to conflicts of interest are documented in the meeting minutes or as otherwise appropriate.”

“The compensation of the executive director is determined by the executive committee. The executive committee reviews the annual assessment of performance as done by the board of directors. In addition, they use comparable salary data when making their recommendation to the finance & audit committee. Minutes from this annual meeting are kept on file. This process was undertaken during 2017. For other director level staff members, the executive director annually reviews and updates the compensation plan, which takes into account non-profit data for similar jobs throughout the u.s. All increases are based on performance (merit) reviews. The executive director supplies the finance & audit committee with current salaries for all staff members. This process was undertaken during 2017.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the membership upon request and on the website.”

“American mensa, ltd., uses a professional employment organization, trinet, which is a full-service hr expert service provider for handling payroll, including tax remittance and filing, benefits, and hr administration for its employees.”

“Local groups equity adjustment -78,480.”

“The organization has not changed its oversight or selection process during the year.”