Organ Historical Society

“Ohs has two classes of voting members with no difference in voting rights. General membership is open to all persons. Honorary members are those individuals who have made a distinguished contribution to the furtherance of the purposes of ohs and are nominated by five general members and approved by both the board of directors and by the general members of ohs at an annual meeting. Honorary members are not required to pay dues.”

“Members elect three of the seven members of the board of directors.”

“Amendment of the bylaws and dissolution of the organization require approval by two thirds of the membership.”

“The form 990 was prepared by an independent accounting firm. A draft copy of the form 990 was provided for review comments to the chief executive officer, the treasurer, and all voting members of the board of directors prior to filing. Any questions were discussed and changes made as necessary.”

“W. Edward mccall was hired as the chief executive director in the summer of 2018. His compensation was determined by the national council based on prior executive director compensation, cost of living increase, and comparison for similar positions in other nonprofit organizations with similar interests.”

“Governing documents are available on ohs' website. Ohs does not have a conflict-of-interest policy at this time. Financial information is presented at annual meetings and may be made directly available upon request.”

“The tracker, the society's quarterly journal, along with other online and print publications, provide members with information on current events and articles of interest in the historic organ field. The publications are available to all members and attendees of the annual convention. Considered the crown jewel of the society, the library and archives of the organ historical society is now housed at the national headquarters in villanova, pa with auxiliary material kept in an environmentally sound warehouse nearby. Proudly, the ohs maintains a permanent collection of more than 15,000 books, periodicals, and documents relating to organ building and preservation. These materials comprise the largest organ research collection in the world. We conducted a number of online events that were met with wide acclaim. Most notably was the five part series. Kaleidoscope of colors, a video presentation on youtube that has garnered over 5,000 views. The series featured fifteen instruments of various sizes,dates of construction, and locations across the country. Another youtube sensation was the production of a biggs scholars video recital presenting three young performers on instruments from three different regions in the usa. While publications such as the tracker and our online newsletter oh, continued apace, the membership committee developed and prepared to launch a new scholarship initiative. We also used video technology to showcase the collections in the ohs library and archives with a half-dozen episodes of ohsla today, currently available on the ohs website and on youtube.”

“Line 9-prior period adjustment in prior years, revenue was taken into account regarding the promise to give of donated use of facilities. An adjustment was made to reverse the income previously taken per form 990 instructions which states to not include donated rent or services in income.”