Manchester Craftsmen'S Guild

“The executive committee shall have and may exercise, during the intervals between meetings of the board of directors, all of the powers of the board of directors except that the executive committee shall not have the power to amend or repeal these bylaws or to adopt new bylaws; to fill vacancies in, change the number of, or remove members of the board of directors; or to dissolve, remove members or change the number of, or fill vacancies in, the executive committee; or to amend or repeal any resolution of the board of directors which by its terms shall not be amendable or repealable. It shall be the duty of the executive committee to supervise the operations of the corporation between meetings of the board. Any actions of the executive committee shall be ratified by the board of directors at its meetings next following the action. The executive committee may, in its discretion, delegate to the president of the corporation or to a subcommittee details of operation or expenditures of the corporation.”

“The following members serve on the manchester craftsmen's guild board of trustees as lifetime trustees but have no voting rights: e. Peter benzing, nancy l. Bromall, michael a. Bryson, jack l. Burley, sr., doris carson williams, george fechter, diana jannetta, don alan linzer, john pelusi, michael schurko, john unkovic. The following members serve on the manchester craftsmen's guild board of trustees as trustees emeritus but have no voting rights: scott g. Brown esq., carolyn byham, anthony l. Bucci, dorothy a. Davis esq., m. Elise hyland, claudette r. Lewis, glenn r. Mahone, nancy l. Rackoff esq., theodore roberts jr., clifford r. Rowe jr., tony torres, alfred w. Wishart jr.”

“The corporation has one member with full voting rights, which is manchester bidwell corporation (the "member"), a pennsylvania nonprofit corporation and a public charity exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. The privileges of the member may be exercised only by the board of directors of the member or such representative(s) of the member as may be designated for such purpose by the member in writing to the president or secretary of the corporation.”

“The corporation has one member with full voting rights, which is manchester bidwell corporation (the "member"), a pennsylvania nonprofit corporation and a public charity exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. The privileges of the member may be exercised only by the board of directors of the member or such representative(s) of the member as may be designated for such purpose by the member in writing to the president or secretary of the corporation.”

“The 990 draft will be reviewed by the audit committee prior to filing. Once reviewed by the audit committee, the full board will be given access to the final 990 prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The conflict of interest form is regularly updated by the board of directors. Any relationship changes are reviewed for conflicts and adequately resolved.”

“The compensation committee of the board of directors reviews the compensation of the ceo, coo and cfo. The review may also include independent persons and a survey including comparable data, all of which is documented. The board approved salary changes for ceo, coo and cfo in 2014 without an independent review.”

“All forms are available upon request. The 990 is also available on the website.”

“Manchester craftsmen's guild (mcg) comprises mcg youth & arts and mcg jazz. The goal of the broader organization is to create empowering environments to facilitate a better quality of life for the people and communities it serves. Mcg youth & arts educates and inspires youth through the arts to become productive citizens, primarily serving students from the pittsburgh public school district as well as local charter schools, cyber schools, and magnet schools. Further, mcg youth & arts also serves youth who are in allegheny county department of human services programs. Mcg youth & arts' programming is studio-based and uses the arts to remind participants of their inherent worth. Mcg jazz preserves, presents, and promotes jazz-a uniquely american art form. The organization presents an annual live, jazz concert series from september to may, featuring world-renowned jazz artists. Mcg jazz also provides jazz education programs, including school of swing ; offers recording and production services; and houses one of the largest single venue archives for live jazz audio and video recordings. As part of its work, mcg jazz promotes cultural discovery by connecting diverse, accomplished artists to the community.”

“Purchased services: program service expenses 84,055. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 84,055. Transportation services: program service expenses 15,635. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,635. Payroll services: program service expenses 3,972. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,972. Ticketing services: program service expenses 9,067. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 9,067. Outside production service: program service expenses 300. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 300. Technical services: program service expenses 15,095. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,095. Artist fees: program service expenses 366,382. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 366,382. Cleaning services: program service expenses 2,128. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,128. Security services: program service expenses 5,340. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,340.”

“This process had not changed from the prior year.”