American Society of Brewing Chemists Inc

“Management functions, other than those of the governing body, are provided by the scientific societies, which collectively refers to two charitable nonprofit organizations (cereals & grains association and the american phytopathological society). Costs are allocated to the organization based on labor reports and other data. These reimbursed costs include services provided by the organization's executive vp. The executive vp is compensated by the scientific society organizations as reported on their respective forms 990.”

“The organization has 5 classes of membership active, student, corporate, retired, and honorary life members. Dues are assessed annually for active, student and corporate members.”

“The membership votes on the incoming board members”

“The board of directors can make routine operating decisions without approval of the membership. Major decisions impacting the organizational structure need to be approved by the members.”

“The organization does not have a committee with the authority to act on behalf of the board.”

“The 990 is reviewed by the treasurer of the organization. Once the treasurer's review is complete, the 990 is emailed to each voting member for their review. The 990 is also placed on the internal board website for review.”

“Each year, the board members discuss the conflict of interest policy prior to signing the conflict of interest form.”

“The board of directors reviews the management agreement with the scientific societies on an annual basis.”

“The organization has its bylaws, strategic plan and other information available on their website. The conflict of interest and financial statements are not available on their website but would be available upon request.”

“Mission statement in order to ensure the highest quality, consistency, and safety of beer, malt-based beverages and their ingredients, the asbc will be a global authority for excellence in the field of brewing and related sciences by: -establishing scientific rigor through collaboration and information exchange -creating and disseminating scientific brewing knowledge -continuously improving and expanding methods of measurement -proactively identifying and rapidly responding to industry technical concerns -developing world-class scientists for the brewing industry.”