Interscholastic Equestrian Association Inc.

“The Board of Directors is made up of five founding members or their designees and four elected officers.”

“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.”

“Form 990 is prepared by the Organizations 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 in any of the agenda topics. If there are any potential conflicts, 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 Executive Committee and presented to 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 Organizations governing documents and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“The Interscholastic Equestrian Associaton IEA is organized to promote and improve the quality of equestrian competition and instruction available to middle and secondary school students. Its purpose shall be to set minimum standards for competition, to provide information concerning the creation and development of school associated equestrian sport programs, to generally promote the common interests of safe riding instruction and competition, and to educate on matters related to equestrian competition at the middle and secondary school levels. The organization serves riders who are 18 and under by offering equestrian participation and competitions through an affordable format, and through offering financial aid and grant programs for equine athletics.”