Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc.

“The trustees of the general service board of alcoholics anonymous, inc, a related organization, are the members ex-officio of a a world services, inc”

“The trustees of the general service board of alcoholics anonymous, inc, a related organization, are the members ex-officio of a a world services, inc and, as such, elect the a a world services board of directors.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accountant and is reviewed by the organization's chief financial officer for accuracy and completeness in addition, the draft is forwarded to the board of directors for review and comment before filing with the irs.”

“Conflict of interest forms are signed by prospective board members as they are appointed. All members sign conflict of interest forms at the annual meeting which is held by management.”

“The salary of the general manager is reviewed annually by members of the aaws board, who meet with an outside compensation consultant. The outside compensation consultant compares the general manager's salary to the salaries of ceo's in appropriate organizations and recommends an appropriate range for the merit increase. For the general manager's salary, the recommended range of increase is reviewed, discussed and approved during the executive session of the aaws board. Aaws board members then meet with the general manager, review his/her performance and determine his/her increase. Any increase is then communicated in writing to the chief financial officer for implementation. Performance of senior management is reviewed annually by the general manager, who approves merit salary increases. Commensurate with individual performance aaws has in place a compensation policy with parameters and procedures that are followed to provide a framework for the setting of employees' salaries with reference to both organizational placement of individual jobs and employees performance. An outside compensation consultant performs analysis of the job descriptions of aaws managers and sets salary ranges the ranges are updated annually in accordance with recommendations of the american compensation association. The appropriate annual merit increase recommendations are communicated to the general manager by the compensation consultant. Additional oversight is provided by the general service board trustees compensation committee which requests a formal report from the compensation consultant which includes a review and documentation of executive compensation, the organization's policy and philosophy and comments on the overall compensation structure. The compensation consultant presents his report that contains analysis of the total compensation for aaws managers and highest paid employees. The aaws salary data is compared to similar data from other not-for-profit organizations in the new york metropolitan area.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents available to the public. Audited financial statements are made available to the public.”

“Although all compensation is paid by the organization, compensated employees and officers spend time on tasks for both organizations and a related entity. Hours are allocated accordingly.”

“Editorial services: program service expenses 104,214. Management and general expenses 23,167. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 127,381. Professional fees and contracted services: program service expenses 108,079. Management and general expenses 956,422. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,064,501.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”