Verde Valley Archaeology Center

“In accordance with its bylaws. Each member is entitled to one vote at the annual membership meeting.”

“Members of the governing body (board of trustees) are nominated and then are voted upon by the Centers membership at the Centers annual membership meeting.”

“A copy of the 990 was provided to all board members for their review and questions prior to filing with the IRS.”

“The Centers operations and policy manual has a conflict of interest statement incorporated into it. The policy is reviewed with staff annually and self-reporting is relied upon.”

“All public documents are available for inspection by the general public upon request of the Center.”

“mission continued:foster a deeper understanding of the prehistory and American Indian history of the Verde Valley through the science of archaeology. preservation achievements:The Center is involved in the preservation of ancient sites through three programs; site watch, archaeological conservancy, and homestead property. Through its site watch program, the Center provides support to the Arizona State Site Steward program by recruiting and training individual volunteers to visit remote archaeological sites and to report any instances of vandalism. The program also provides monitoring equipment to the U.S. Forest Service and to the National Park Service. preservation continued:The Center is the managing agent of six sensitive archaeological properties owned by the Conservancy for protection through its archaeological conservancy program.The Homestead property program consist of a 15.28-acre parcel of property within the town limits of Camp Verde which was donated to the Center in 2015. The property contains a number of structures dating to at least 650 A.D. The Center is developing approximately 10 acres of this property into a Native American Heritage Preserve and is consulting with the Hopi Tribe, the Yavapai-Apache Nation, and the National Park Service.”