Ohio State Bar Foundation

“Mary amos augsburger and william k. Weisenberg have a business relationship in that they are both employed by the same organization.”

“The ohio state bar foundation regulations (by-laws) were reviewed in their entirety and updated in 2018. Changes were made throughout that governing document to update archaic language, to include modern statutory changes, and to add clarification. All such changes were proposed by a special committee of the board of trustees and were approved by the board. Revisions were then adopted by the fellows at their annual meeting on october 5, 2018.”

“Members of the ohio state bar foundation are its fellows, life fellows, distinguished life fellows, and honorary fellows. All fellows, except honorary fellows, are required to make a contribution to the foundation and are entitled to vote at meetings of fellows.”

“The ohio state bar foundation holds an annual meeting of fellows, customarily in the fall of each year. At the annual meeting, the fellows elect trustees to serve three-year terms (with a limit of two full terms) that begin on the first day of the "foundation year" following their election, as that period is determined from time to time by the board of trustees,. The board of trustees then consists of: up to 15 trustees who have been elected to that office by the fellows; the president, the president-elect, and the immediate past president of the foundation; the president and president-elect of the ohio state bar association; and the chief executive officer (formerly executive director) of the association, who serves as an ex officio, non-voting member of the board. Nominations of persons to be elected as trustees by the fellows are provided by the nominating committee of the foundation, which is comprised of the president of the ohio state bar association and the president of the foundation, along with two fellows appointed by the president of the association and one fellow appointed by the president of the foundation. The nominating committee then prepares a slate of nominees, at least one for each vacancy that will exist among the elected members of the board of trustees, as well as nominees for election to the offices of president-elect, secretary and treasurer. All such nominations are subject to approval of the foundation board of trustees.”

“The regulations may be altered, amended, or repealed and new regulations may be adopted, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the trustees voting at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose, present and voting, followed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the fellows present and voting at any meeting of the fellows, provided that a description of the proposed alteration, amendment, repeal, or new regulations (which may be set forth in summary form) is contained in the notices of such meetings.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm. The form 990 is then reviewed by upper management, the audit and finance committee, and the board of trustees prior to being filed.”

“The ohio state bar foundation regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy through annually distributing a copy of the conflict of interest policy to all officers, trustees, and key employees. These individuals are then required to annually sign a conflict of interest statement.”

“The ohio state bar foundation participates in compensation and benefits surveys conducted by two national organizations. Annually, staff completes the council on foundations study and, as offered, participates in the national conference of bar foundations study. Results are provided to the executive committee which is responsible for evaluating the compensation package of the executive director.”

“The form 990 is available for public inspection upon request, via the organization's website and via another's website, www.guidestar.org.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public.”

“To promote the pursuit of justice and public understanding of the rule of law as the philanthropic arm of the ohio state bar association.”

“The estimated number of volunteers serves through committees, on the board, the fellows class, and other volunteer activities.”

“The ohio state bar foundation is a nonprofit corporation under ohio law, organized for educational, literary, scientific and charitable purposes. It is a membership organization of attorneys and judges, and is considered "the professional honorary of ohio lawyers." the mission is to promote the pursuit of justice and public understanding of the rule of law as the philanthropic arm of the ohio state bar association.”

“Prior year grants rescinded 29,508.”

“The organization has an audit and finance committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit and selection of an independent accountant. The process for overseeing the audit and selecting an independent accountant has not changed from prior years.”