United States Rowing Association

“The association has four classes of membership: individual members, organizational members, national association members and athlete members. The organizational and athlete members participate in the election of board members. None of the members receive a share of the association's profits or excess dues or a share of the association's net assets upon dissolution.”

“The association has four classes of membership: individual members, organizational members, national association members and athlete members. The individual members are eligible to vote solely to elect the male vice chair and female vice chair of the association. Organizational members are eligible to vote to elect regional directors and to amend the bylaws. National association members do not have voting rights. Athlete members have the right to elect the board athlete representatives and the athlete advisory council representative. They may also vote on amendments to the bylaws.”

“The organizational and athlete members have the right to alter, amend, or suspend portions of the bylaws by a vote of two-thirds of votes cast at a special meeting of members.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the association's chief financial officer, and the finance and the audit committee, and is then presented to the board of directors prior to filing.”

“Members must annually disclose any involvement with other organizations, with vendors, or any other associations that might produce a conflict or be perceived as producing a conflict.”

“The chief executive officer's salary is reviewed by the compensation committee and approved by the board of directors. Compensation for a full-time or fractional chief financial officer is included in the association's annual budget which is approved by the board of directors. The board utilizes comparable compensation data provided by executive recruiters and the robert half salary guide for data concerning comparable compensation.”

“The association makes governing documents, the conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public on their website.”

“In pursuit of this mission, usrowing will achieve the following results: steadily increase awareness of rowing consistently grow lifetime participation in rowing provide education on rowing safety, healthy training methods, and effective rowing technique provide standards for all rowers of safe, fair racing continually improve performance at the olympic games maintain fiscal growth and responsibility usrowing is a nonprofit membership organization recognized by the united states olympic & paralympic committee as the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the united states. Usrowing selects, trains and manages the teams that represent the u.s. In international competition, including the world championships, pan american games, olympic games and paralympic games. More than 75,000 individuals and 1,300 organizations strong, usrowing serves and promotes the sport on all levels of competition. Usrowing membership reflects the spectrum of american rowers -- juniors, collegians, masters and those who row for recreation, competition, or fitness.”