National Governors Association

“The governors of the fifty states and five u.s. Territories are members of the organization.”

“An amendment of the articles of incorporation requires approval by the members.”

“The irs form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm, reviewed by the senior members of management and reviewed and signed by the cfo. The irs form is then available on the organization's website, on the guidestar website and upon request. This process has been approved by the organization's finance committee which was appointed by the board of directors.”

“Employees must provide written notification to the executive director of a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest as soon as it occurs. In addition, the organization requires employees to certify that they have reviewed the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. Officers and key employees (as defined by the irs) must annually disclose their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members. Officers and employees found to be in violation of conflict of interest policy are subject to disciplinary action or termination. For directors of the corporation, the organization relies on each governor's compliance with state ethics laws to avoid conflicts of interest and make any required disclosures. Any member of the organization may raise a possible conflict of interest with another member and act in accordance with the articles and bylaws of the organization to take action.”

“The organizations financial statements are available to the public on the organization's website.”

“All vendors are paid by national governors association (nga), a related organization. Therefore, national governors association center for best practices did not file a form 1096 for 2023. Form 1096 was filed by nga covering all vendors engaged by nga and national governors center for best practices.”

“National governors association center for best practices leases all of its employees from national governors association, a related organization. Compensation is allocated to each organization based on actual hours recorded contemporaneously on bi-weekly timesheets. All employees are included on form w-3 "transmittal of wage and tax statements" filed by national governors association.”

“Consulting: program service expenses 2,543,606. Fundraising expenses 69,250. Total expenses 2,612,856.”

“No change from prior year.”