Bach Choir of Bethlehem Inc

“Charlie thiel, board member, and annette thiel, board secretary, are husband and wife.”

“The organization amended the bylaws during the year to include maximum term limits for board members.”

“Members (singers) of the bach choir elect four choir representatives to the board to be voting members of the board for a limit of two consecutive two-year terms.”

“The 990 is reviewed in its entirety by the authorized finance comittee of the board. The 990 is then distributed to the entire board in the packet for the september board meeting. This is for review prior to the 990 being filed with the irs.”

“All board and staff members fill out an annual conflict of interest form. This policy applies to board members, staff and certain volunteers of the bach choir, referred collectively to as "interested parties" hereafter. A volunteer is covered under this policy if that person has been granted independent decision making authority with respect to monies, events, property, activities or other resources of the bach choir. This determination shall be made by the executive director. It is the policy of the bach choir that an interested party disclose in advance in detail any of his or her activities or interests that may conflict or appear to conflict with the bach choir's best interest. Any interested party knowingly violating this policy is subject to actions which may include reprimand, suspension, or dismissal from his or her current position with the bach choir. All interested parties will complete a compliance statement, each year stating that they have read, understood, and complied with this policy. The president of the board of managers and the executive director are primarily responsible for administering this policy.”

“The authorized personnel committee of the board annually reviews the compensation for the executive director (ed) and artistic director and conductor of the bach choir (adc) as well as other staff positions. Compensation is regularly reviewed against comparability data with substantiation of deliberaton and decision. Compensation of the ed and adc is recommended by the personnel committee to the full board for approval before the budget for the following fiscal year, including total employment, is approved by the board.”

“The 990 is available on our own website and on websites such as guidestar. It is provided with the bco and irs for registration as a charitable organization and to funding or other organizations upon request.”

“Governing documents are available to the general public upon request. In addition, the organization includes the following statement on issues of "bach choir news", solicitation materials and on the organization's website; the official registration and financial information for the bach choir of bethlehem may also be obtained from the pennsylvania department of state by calling toll free within pennsylvania , 1-800-732-0999.”

“Net unrealized loss on cash surrender value of life insurance -383.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”