American Nurses Association Inc

“The association's executive committee of the board of directors is composed of the officers which have all powers of the board of directors to transact business between board meetings in accordance with the rules established by the board. Such transactions are reported at the next regular meeting of the board of directors.”

“The association has the following classes of members: constituent state nurse associations including state nurse associations and nurse associations for territories of the united states of america, united states of america nurses overseas associations, and a federal nurses association composed of registered nurses whose employers are members of the federal nursing services council, limited to membership of the active component of the us army, navy, air force, and the uniformed public health service nurses. Organizational affiliates - include associations that (1) are a national organization that represents the interests of registered nurses that meets criteria established by the american nurses association, inc. Membership assembly; (2) do not take actions counter to the interests of american nurses association, inc. Or any of the c/sna members; and (3) has been granted organizational affiliate status by the board of directors. Individual affiliates - include registered nurses who elect to join american nurses association, inc. In accordance with provisions set forth in the organization's bylaws including meeting specified qualifications and fulfilling certain responsibilities.”

“The american nurses association, inc. Membership assembly is responsible for selecting the members of the board of directors.”

“The form 990 is reviewed in detail by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer to ensure that the details tie to the audited financial statements and appropriately represent all financial activities of the organization. A copy of the form 990 is distributed to each member of the board of directors prior to filing the return with the irs.”

“The board members of the american nurses association, inc. (ana) sign disclosure statements upon election or appointment, and every two years. The board of directors formally adopted the use of conflict of interest statements and disclosure forms. The general counsel reviews the disclosure statements and discusses any conflict or potential conflict on the part of an ana board member with the ana ceo and president, and follow-up action would be taken as needed. A determination of a conflict of interest is made collaboratively among the general counsel, executive director or ceo, and the association's president. If the conflict involved the president, the discussion would occur with the vice president. Periodic training for the board of directors includes reference to the members' fiduciary obligations, including the avoidance of a conflict of interest. The ana board of directors has an operating policy that prohibits conflict of interest, and the ana president calls for disclosure of conflicts at the beginning of every meeting. Conflicted individuals will not vote on the matter about which they are conflicted, and may or may not participate in the discussion of the matter, depending upon the issue and whether disclosure of the conflict to the board provides enough protection to permit the board member to comment on the matter or to hear the discussion. For the past ten years, ana's practice has been for the board member to leave the room during the discussion. The minutes reflect references to and decisions about conflict of interest.”

“Approximately every 18-24 months, an outside consulting firm specializing in compensation is hired to review all senior management positions (ceo, coo, cpo, general counsel, american nurses credentialing center executive director). Extensive research was performed by this consulting firm on salaries paid based on the size of the organization, non-profit, and labor market in the greater washington, dc metropolitan area. At this time, all jobs and salary grades were benchmarked to ensure that the organization remains competitive in the current labor market. Additionally, american nurses association has a formal process to add new positions to the organization. The compensation committee is convened to score the new position description, thus ranking the position within the salary grades previously and reviewed on an annual basis. All union positions are covered by the union contract. These processes are documented and held in the human resources department by the director of human resources. This process was last conducted in 2012.”

“The association does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or the financial statements available to the public.”

“Kansas university medical center research institute 5,635,018. Telemarketing services 222,469. Services, miscellaneous 2,666,229.”

“Change in minimum pension liability 5,079,770.”

“No change in the oversight process during the year.”