CEO Forum Inc.

“The organization has an Executive Committee consisting of the Board Chair, Vice Chair, President/CEO, and two directors. During intervals between board meetings, the Executive Committee has been given the authority to exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the organization, except for the following: - The dissolution, merger or consolidation of the organization or the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all the property or assets of the organization. - The designation of an Executive Committee or any other committee of Directors having power to exercise any of the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the organization or the filling of vacancies in the Board of Directors or in such committee. - The fixing of compensation of the Directors for serving on the Board or on such committee. - The amendment or repeal of the Bylaws, or the adoption of new Bylaws. - The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its terms shall not be so amendable or repealable.”

“Form 990 was prepared by an independent CPA firm. The return was reviewed in detail by the Director of Financial Operations and then sent to the Board for their review before being filed with the IRS.”

“Board members and officers are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest on an annual basis which are reviewed by the President. The finance and management teams monitor all transactions. Any potential conflicts of interest identified are brought to the board's attention and the member with a conflict excuses himself from the decision making process. The remaining board members then vote to decide whether the transaction is in the best interests of the organization.”

“The compensation committee, consisting of independent members of the board of directors, is responsible for determining compensation and benefits for the CEO and other corporate officers. In making their decisions, comparability data is referenced including compensation and benefits provided to individuals holding similar positions, at similar organizations, in similar geographic regions. All compensation related deliberations and decisions are recorded in communications with the Director of Financial Operations.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and finanical statements are available upon request.”

“The compensation reported on Form 990, Part VII and Schedule J, Part II is actually paid by a professional employment organization. CEO Forum "leases" these employees and in this way outsources the payroll process. The number of employees reported on Form 990, Part V, line 2a were the number of employees "leased" as of 12/31/2018.”

“The CEO Forum seeks to achieve its stated purpose by various programs. Currently, over 50 individuals participate in the mentoring program, 10 plus participate in the monthly conference calls, approximately 95 members participated in a "Spiritual Leadership Institute Class" which met 2 days over 11 separate sessions, approximately 119 participated in 20 regional events, over 40 attended the Entrust event for next generation key leaders, and over 80 attended the annual national forum. CEO Forum seeks to encourage, equip and educate its members through monthly devotionals, monthly President's Report, a website with members only content, and through on-going, regular consistent, personal contact via office visits, phone calls, emails, texts, and handwritten notes.”

“In accordance with the principles of FASB ASU 2016-14 (ASC 958), the organization has implemented required changes to its audited financial statements for the period ended 12/31/2018. To date, Form 990 and its associated schedules have not been updated to reflect changes made by this standard. Thus, we have reported the revised net asset categories from the audited financial statements as follows on Form 990, Part X, Lines 27-29: Line 27 - Net assets without donor restrictions $996,471 Line 29 - Net assets with donor restrictions 110,450 --------- Total net assets $1,106,921”