Western Museums Association

“The executive committee of the board of directors operates in place of the board of directors when after reasonable notice and necessity for board action, a quorum of trustees cannot be assembled; and reports to the full board any actions taken. All its actions are subject to ratification by the western museums association board at its next meeting, and shall be supported by the board when actions have been taken in good faith. The executive committee is constituted of the officers, and the chairs of each of the standing committee. All of the executive committee serve by reason of appointment to office.”

“Membership in western museums association shall be open to all individuals and institutions (e.g., businesses, clubs and other organizations) interested in western museums association, its purposes, objectives and activities. Individual members of western museums association shall be those who are employed by are employed by or are otherwise interested in furthering museum objectives. For purposes of convenience in administration, western museums association may distinguish between individual members and institutional members.”

“The information for the form 990 is prepared by the associations staff and provided to the accounting firm. Once the accounting firm delivers the draft, the finance committee reviews, and submits a final draft to the entire board of directors for their review.”

“On an annual basis, all officers, directors, and key employees shall be provided with a copy of the conflict of interest policy, and required to complete and sign an acknowledgment and disclosure form prepared by the association. If a conflict arises in regard to a board member, the member immediately notifies the president. That member will then recuse him or herself from any voting on a related issue, and will also not be counted towards a quorum on a related issue. For officers and key employees, a conflict would immediately be reported to the management and appropriate action would be taken depending on the individual issue.”

“The executive committee of the board of directors reviews comparable compensation for management of other regional organizations to determine compensation for the wma executive director. The compensation proposal is made to the full board for approval.”

“There are no other key employees of the organization”

“The associations governing documents are available on its website. The associations financial statements are available on guidestar.org and on request.”

“Association bylaws were updated in june 2024.”