Interscholastic Equestrian

“The board of directors is made up of four founding members or their designees, plus four elected officers, and up to five at large members.”

“The president-elect is nominated by the general membership and approved by the existing board of directors. Also, regional presidents are elected by members within local chapters.”

“The federal form 990 is prepared by iea's cpa and is reviewed and approved by the board of directors prior to filing.”

“All board members must sign a questionaire regarding potential conflicts of interest at the beginning of each year. Also, at the opening of each board meeting, members are asked if they see a conflict of interest in any of the agenda topics. If there are any potential conflicts of interest, the affected member would be asked to step out of the meeting until that topic is decided.”

“Wages for the executive director are determined by the exectutive committee and presented to the the board of directors who give final approval for the amount of compensation. All wages, transactions and compensation of any officers or directors are based on comparable market wages and salary surveys.”

“The organization's governing documents and finincials are made available to the public upon request. They are publicly available through guidestar.”

“Iea's mission is to promote lifelong involvement in equestrian athletics. Iea wishes to introduce students in grades 4-8 (future) and 9-12 (upper school) to equestrian sports and to develop understanding and appreciation of equestrian sports through organized competitions and educational opportunities. Iea further wishes to inspire and facilitate adults to continue their journey in equestrian athletics for a lifetime.”

“The iea has an infinite number of volunteers at our events, but we do have a core volunteer pool of 104 regional presidents that we regularly count on for organizing the activities in each geographic area of 3-15 teams. We also have several standing committees-total members at 45, on average.”

“The iea focused on a major technology update in fy 23-24. The iea's membership and event tracking systems were becoming dated and no longer supported by its base platform. We spent much of the year working on initial planning, directives and logistics for a new system. Research, bid proposals and interviews were done, and the iea began work in december to build a new operating system. That project will be ongoing and is expected to be completed in spring 2025. Additionally, the iea continues to enhance and improve our "adult pilot program,- and adults riders were included for the first time at iea national finals in 2024. The program is still under consideration for full integration into the iea offerings.”