Houston Cinema Arts Society

“Pursuant to the hcas bylaws the property, business, and affairs of hcas are managed and controlled by the board of directors, and the meetings of the board have been documented contemporaneously. The board has established certain other committees that from time to time propose suggestions to the board for approval. The minutes of those committee meetings have not been documented contemporaneously except for the agendas prepared for the meetings or for any notes taken by members of those committees or by the staff present at such meetings. Any action proposed by the committees that comprise an obligation binding on hcas must be approved by the hcas board of directors, and that approval is documented in the minutes of the relevant board of directors meeting.”

“A draft of the form 990 is reviewed by the executive director and treasurer, then provided to the executive committee with a request that any comments be provided to the executive director and/or the treasurer within one week. If there are no changes, the form 990 is sent to the rest of the voting members of the governing body who also have one week to submit comments to the executive director and/or the treasurer. Any comments so received are considered, and if appropriate, incorporated into the final form 990 prior to submitting to the internal revenue service.”

“Each board member is required to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire and sign a conflict of interest statement annually.”

“Compensation for executive director (e.d.) was set in accordance with procedure as described in schedule o of fy2013 form 990. Since then, the salary has remained the same. The board maintains on file in the houston cinema arts society (hcas) office, a copy of the united way wage and benefit survey which provides comprehensive information for over 140 agencies in harris county. In some years, the board of directors voted to give the e.d. A bonus in reward for extraordinarily hard work. Board members committed to funding the bonus to make sure that hcas could afford the expense.”

“All of the organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policies, and financial statements are kept in the offices of the organization at 4200 montrose boulevard, suite 110, houston, texas 77006 and are available for public inspection upon request during regular business hours, monday-friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.”

“Houston cinema arts society 4200 montrose boulevard #110 houston, tx 77006 employer identification number: 30-0507986 for the year ending june 30, 2024 houston cinema arts society is making the de minimis safe harbor election under reg. Sec. 1.263(a)-1(f).”

“OTHER 1.”

“The organization's process for assuming responsibility for oversight of the audit, review, or compilation of its financial statements and the selection of an independent auditor have not changed from the prior year.”