Command and General Staff College Foundation Inc

“On may 2, 2017, the board of trustees voted to amend the articles of incorporation for the organization. Article xii, section 2, stated that amendments to the bylaws must be approved by a majority vote of the executive committee present and voting in a duly constituted meeting. This was amended so that bylaw amendments must be approved by a majority vote of the board of trustees. On november, 7, 2017, the board of trustees voted to amend the bylaws of the organization. Substantial changes are as follows: article ii, section 3: mission was amended to expand the scope of the mission to account for organizational changes at the united states army command and general staff college. Article iii, section 2: the maximum number of board members was decreased from 90 to 40 individuals. Article iii, section 3: election of trustees is done by a majority vote of a quorum of trustees present at the annual meeting, changed from a quorum of trustees currently in office. Article iii, section 5: trustee removal from office is done by a majority vote of trustees present at any properly constituted meeting, and can no longer be removed by a two-thirds majority vote of the executive committee. Article iii, section 6: annual meeting of the board of trustees will be in august, changed from september. Article iii, section 9: quorum is now defined as one-half of the trustees then in office actually present or participating via electronic means at any meeting, changed from one-third. This section also eliminates the use of proxy voting to fulfill quorum requirements. Article iii, section 10: change was made to expand the definition of participation in a board or committee meeting to include attendance by electronic means where the attendees must hear each other at the same time, and be able to speak and be heard by others participating. Article iii, section 10a: change was made to eliminate the use of proxy voting for all trustee meetings. Article iii, section 11: the definition of trustee vote is updated to include interactive electronic means vote, and eliminates proxy voting. Article v, section 1: officers were redefined to include a chair, vice chair(s), a secretary, a treasurer, a legal advisor, and such other officers as from time to time the board may deem necessary. Vice president office was eliminated, and general counsel officer role was redefined as legal advisor. Article v, section 3: term of office for each officer was decreased from three years to two years. Article v, section 6: section was revised to define the number and the role of the vice chair(s). At a minimum, the board shall elect a 1st vice chair which shall have such powers and perform such duties as the chair may prescribe. In the event that the chair is absent or unable to act, the 1st vice chair shall perform all the duties and may exercise the power of the chair. The 1st vice chair shall be considered above all others for election to the chair when that term expires. The board shall also elect at least one vice chair that has a distinguished record of military service to support the foundation in liaison with cac and college leadership and to server honorary duties as determined by the chair. Finally, the board may elect vice chair(s) to perform duties as designated by the board or the chair in the furtherance of foundation objectives. Article v, section 9: the general counsel office was redefined as legal advisor. Article vi: this article and its subsections were rewritten to redefine and reorganize supporting committees for the board of trustees. Committees formerly defined by the bylaws include: executive, development, finance and audit, programs and planning, nominating, bylaws review, and special committees. The redefined and reorganized committees include the following: section 1: executive committee was redefined to include the chairs of all board committees. Section 2: governance committee was created to take on the roles of the former nominating and bylaws review”

“Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the audit committee. The approved form 990 is then sent to the entire board of trustees for review and comment. After review period, the ceo signs and submits the form 990.”

“In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the trustees and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, the interested person shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the member's response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate action, including any corrective action.”

“The board of trustees established a human resources (hr) committee that evaluates the ceo on an annual basis. The chairman of the hr committee consolidates the information and presents his findings to the hr committee. The hr committee reviews comparability data, past performance and independent executive compensation information to determine if any adjustments should be made. The chairman of the hr committee reports his findings and recommendations to the board annually.”

“Periodic reviews shall be conducted no less frequently than annually. The periodic reviews shall, at a minimum, include whether compensation and other arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on market conditions and foundation performance.”

“The form 990 is listed on the guidestar website and available upon request through the foundation business office. The bylaws and annual reports are listed on the foundation website. All of the founding documents (form 1023, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and conflict of interest policy) are available upon request through the foundation business office.”

“The cgsc foundation supports the united states army command and general staff college in educating leaders for the 21st century in the following six mission areas: enrich the college's academic environment foster a strong relationship between the military and the private sector enhance the institution's research activities promote leader development encourage excellence in the faculty and student body maintain contact with alumni”

“Destruction issue. Our center website continues to be the "go-to" site for interagency partner use. In the area of building interagency leaders, we began focusing all of our speaker programs out of the center to give a one-stop clearing house for coordination and conduct of several programs. We continued the simons center interagency brown bag lecture series in cooperation with the command and general staff school with a monthly lecture on the different interagency functions and agencies. Average attendance at the iabbls was over 50 including a number of attendees from the post staff and the general public. The lectures were provided free of charge.”

“Various topics. In 2017, we hosted 35 different groups with over 150 attendees to learn about the college and to engage with students and faculty in discussions. Two members of the staff in addition to our shelton distinguished visiting professor were on radio interviews with various stations in the metro area about the college and received wide dissemination.”

“Throughout the day on the 29th in support of the foundation's outreach mission at the wwi museum at liberty memorial and at union station in kansas city.”

“Lecture series: the foundation enriches the college's academic environment, fosters a strong relationship between the military and the private sector, enhances the institution's research activities, and encourages excellence in the faculty and student body through our various lecture series programs. As mentioned, the simons center program was given the role to be lead coordinator for all of our lecture programs, including the pershing and vietnam lecture series as well as the dacor program and a number of additional speaker events given to the class as a whole or visits to classrooms throughout the year. In addition to our named lecture series, the center coordinated visitors from the u.s. Agency for international development, the state department, the centers for disease control, and a speaker lecturing on the effects of climate change. Guest speakers usually participated in elective classes at cgsoc and at sams and also provided speaking events for our partners in the community such as the international relations council, university of saint mary, and park university. In addition, the foundation was asked to provide two major lectures for the entire cgsoc class in support of the curriculum. We sponsored the ceo of johnson and johnson speaking about leadership in civilian organizations in support of the l200 curriculum. Finally, we provided the ceo of the association of the united states army speaking the role of officers in stewarding the profession of arms in support of the l100 curriculum. News magazine: the foundation fosters strong relations between the military and the private sector, maintains contact with the alumni, and encourages excellence in the faculty and student body through publication of our award-winning foundation news magazine published twice a year. The magazine informs the public of the importance of the cgsc mission, of the nature and success of foundation programs in support of the college, and provides information about graduates and other items of interest. Each edition has a feature titled "cgsc 101" which informs about one of the cgsc schools or teaching departments. In the spring 2017 edition, we featured the national security round table participants on the cover along with the 8th annual ethics symposium, and our featured school was the school for command preparation. In the fall 2017 edition, we featured the celebration of international friendship with the canadian students and spouses on the cover and the school of advanced military studies as the featured department. The e-magazine format continues to receive wide distribution and we have over 4,000 hard copies distributed. The magazine emphasizes content rather than advertising and is a key element in the foundation's strategic communications program. Alumni contact: the foundation maintains contact with alumni through our web presence, our dedicated alumni web connect capability, and our social media presence. In 2017, the board of trustees approved the alumni association program to encourage graduates to stay in contact with the college and each other. Our efforts to start the program saw modest success in 2017. We continued the tradition of presenting each member of the cgsoc class of 2017 with a commemorative poker chip recognizing their graduation and encouraging them to stay in touch. We also expanded the program to include sams graduates. We continue to refine and elevate the content on our website and social media outlets in order to stay connected with our alumni and meet this important mission set. Cgsc, sams, and instructor awards for excellence: the foundation encourages excellence in the faculty and student body and enhances the institution's research activities by sponsoring several awards recognizing excellence in students and faculty. For sams, the foundation provided the col thomas felts award for the top sams graduate; the awards for the best monographs for each course as well as the top interagency sams student as determi”

“Pledges receivable time value discount book/tax difference 696 gift shop cost of sales - adjustment to revenue 24,604 gift shop cost of sales - adjustment to expenses -24,604 pledge receivable write off -24,000 book / tax depreciation difference 1,828 total -21,476”