The Children'S Museum Guild Inc

“The children's museum guild does not have top management officials, other officers, or key employees that receive compensation from the organization. Therefore, questions 15a and 15b do not apply and have been answered "no" in accordance with the irs instructions.”

“The Children's Museum Guild, Inc. has two different types of members. One type of members includes women who join the Guild membership in order to support the exempt purpose and programs of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Inc. These members have five classes of membership: (1) Active (2) Associate (3) Lifetime Associate (4) Extended Active and (5) Inactive. All classes of membership except Inactive have all the privileges of membership including, but not limited to, voting on the election of the Board of Directors and voting on questions coming before the membership. The other type of member is The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Inc. which is considered a member because it has the right to receive assets upon dissolution. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Inc. does not have a vote at board meetings and cannot elect members to the board.”

“See narrative above for Part VI, Line 6.”

“The Children's Museum Guild, Inc. has two different types of members. One type of members includes women who join the Guild membership in order to support the exempt purpose and programs of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Inc. These members have the right to vote on questions coming before the membership, including the slate of candidates for the board of directors and changes to the organization's governing documents. The other type of member is The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Inc. which is considered a member because it has the right to receive assets upon dissolution. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Inc. does not have a vote at board meetings and cannot elect members to the board.”

“The completed Form 990 is provided to each member of the board of directors of The Children's Museum Guild for review prior to filing. The Form 990 is also reviewed with the organization's tax advisors at a regularly scheduled board meeting prior to filing with the IRS.”

“Every member of the board signs a conflict of interest questionnaire annually. The questionnaires are reviewed by the President of the board. Anyone with an actual or potential conflict of interest abstains from voting on matters related to the conflict.”

“Financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policies are not required disclosures pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time.”

“The activities below are conducted solely by volunteers. (1) haunted house: active guild members are required to serve on one of several haunted house committees, which are responsible for every aspect of the haunted house, from creating the theme, to sewing costumes and coordinating publicity. Through the haunted house, the guild has raised over $17.4 million for the museum since it started. Over 50,000 visitors dare to cross the haunted house threshold annually. (2) community outreach: chair(s) and committee members shall be selected from the active or extended active members to staff hospital and/or community center visitation programs. (3) scholarship coordinator: chair(s) are selected from active or extended active members to coordinate the selection process for the peter sterling reach for the stars scholarship and the millie compton scholarship. The guild coordinates and funds the scholarship programs for museum youth volunteers. Interested youth apply and are interviewed by a panel of judges. (4) exhibit assistants: each year the guild vice president will work with the museum to determine the future exhibits/galleries in which the museum will need guild assistants. Committee opportunities will be available each year depending upon the needs of the museum and the particular exhibit/gallery. (5) strategic planning: a chair is selected from the active or extended active members to evaluate goals and objectives of the guild, review bylaws and standing rules, and study potential fund-raising projects.”