Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits Association

“Form 990, part i, line 6. The president and the vice- president are not compensated for the services they provide to the organization.”

“Form 990, part iii, line 4d. To inform members as to business and legislative developments within the industry and to exchange ideas as to conducting business.”

“Election of members and their rights. The entire membership votes on the board of directors members.”

“Decisions subject to approval of members. The board of directors makes decisions but the members have a vote before any action is taken. The only decision that is made by the board of directors alone is the structure for the dues based on the budget.”

“Organization's process to review form 990. No review was or will be conducted.”

“Enforcement of conflicts policy. Given the nature of the industry, and the relatively small size of the membership, the conflict of interest policy is easily enforced by consistent monitoring in the regular course of business.”

“Compensation process for top official. No outside review of compensation is considered necessary. The board of directors makes compensation decisions. The executive director's compensation is relatively minimal at $27,500 annually. The secretary's compensation is also relatively minimal at $8,000. No other officers or members are compensated for the services they provide to the organization.”

“Compensation process for officers. See explanation provided for question 15a.”

“Governing documents disclosure explanation. All information returns and governing documents are available to the public upon written or in-person request.”

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