French Heritage Society Inc

“In accordance with new york law and the organization's certificate of incorporation and by-laws, the board of directors of the organization is empowered to designate an executive committee of the board (all members of which must be directors) that has all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the organization (other than amending the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the organization.) at each of its annual meetings of the board of directors, the board of directors has designated such an executive committee and elected its membership. During 2020, the executive committee was comprised of: elizabeth f. Stribling, chairman of the board; denis de kergorlay, president and director; david m. Gray, treasurer and director; isabelle de laroulliere, director; george p. Sape, director, tim corrigan, director; and jennifer herlein, executive director and director.”

“The 2020 form 990 was reviewed by the chair of the audit committee, the treasurer and the executive director. Subsequently, copies of the 2021, 990 were distributed to all of the board members.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy and requests that all directors, officers and employees sign a questionnaire annually. All directors, officers, and employees have been informed about the conflict of interest policy and, in the event of a potential transaction that could raise issues under the policy, they have been asked to bring such a transaction to the attention of the general counsel.”

“The organization has a policy on the process for determining executive compensation and it applies to the executive director, officers and key employees. The compensation is reviewed and approved by the executive committee of the board of directors, provided that persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in the review or approval. The compensation of the employee is reviewed and approved using data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations.”

“The organization makes copies of the following documents available on request and on its website: -certificate of incorporation, as amended (together with a french translation thereof); -by-laws, as amended (together with a french translation thereof); -information regarding the organization's tax status including a copy of its determination letter by the u.s. Department of treasury, internal revenue service.”

“The following are the alternate names under which the organization does business: - american friends of l'abbaye de lagrasse, llc (formed october 2018) - american friends of the saint omer foundation, llc (formed april 2018) each of the names is the name of a single-member, member-managed, limited liability company in which the organization is the single member and manager and which company is a "disregarded entity" under 26 cfr 301.7701-3 (b)(1). See schedule r.”

“To ensure that the treasures of our shared french architectural and cultural heritage survive to inspire future generations to build, dream and create by: - preserving the rich french architectural and cultural heritage throughout france and in the u.s. By raising funds for restoration, preservation adn cultural grants. - transmitting and safeguarding the skills, knowledge and love of the heritage through transatlantic educational programs for students, architects, artisans, art connoisseurs and collectors. - fostering franco-american friendship and cross-cultural exchange through select tours in france and the u.s., lectures, conferences, galas and other events on both sides of the atlantic.”

“Restoration projects: the organization seeks to preserve and restore the french architectural, cultural, and historical heritage and environment by issuing grants and awards for these endeavors in france and the united states.”

“Membership services: the organization promotes awareness of its mission through membership services including meetings, publications, and presentations”

“Cultural exchange & educational programs: the organization is dedicated to preserving the french architectural, cultural, and historical heritage and environment. The organization does this by fostering cultural exchange through tours and trips, seminars, lectures, etc. And by fostering cultural educational exchange through student and intern exchange programs to enable participants to develop cultural exchanges and to have valuable professional experiences in the fields of architecture, cultural management, art history, reservation and horticulture. The organization participates in awarding the richard morris hunt prize each year, alternately to french or to an american preservation architect. The prizes enables the recipients to travel to the other side of the atlantic for six months where they experience their counterparts' theories, methodologies, rules, and practices.”

“Foreign currency transalation loss -23,752.”