Ohio Music Education Association

“Omea is an incorporated ohio non-profit organization. It is a membership organization. Its members' responsibilities include electing the members of the governing body and, when necessary, approving significant decisions of the governing body. These decisions would relate to any amendments to the organizational or governing documents of the organization.”

“Members of the governing body are nominated and elected by the membership of omea. The members of the governing body are elected to fixed terms. If a vacancy arises during the term, the governing body is authorized to appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term. Membership in omea is achieved by payment of annual dues. Aside from electing members to the governing body, members have the right to approve significant decisions of the governing body such as decisions that relate to organizational or governing documents.”

“The membership of the organization are charged with approving significant decisions made by the governing body, such as an amendment to the organizational or governing documents of the organization.”

“A copy of the form 990 is provided electronically to each voting member of the governing body prior to its filing with the irs. Further, a formal review of the form 990 is conducted by the organization's executive director prior to its filing.”

“All members of the governing body and the organization's key employees are covered by the conflict of interest policy. Annually, these individuals are required to make a disclosure of any interests that may arise to a conflict. Further, on a quarterly basis, a disclosure form is presented to the covered individuals soliciting information that may have arisen since the annual disclosure that could create a conflict of interest. The forms are collected by the executive director who presents the results to the governing body for review. If any new situations exist, further action is taken in accordance with the policies to appropriately identify a conflict of interest. Formal declaration of a conflict is then made by the board which is then charged with regularly reviewing the actual conflicts.”

“The compensation for the executive director is annually reviewed and approved by the members of the governing body. Persons with a conflict of interest are not present when the compensation arrangement is reviewed and approved. The members of the governing body obtain comparable data from other music education associations in drafting the comparable arrangements. The meetings at which the compensaton is reviewed and approved are properly documented and the recording of the minutes is approved by the governing body. The organization's officers are not compensated and there are no key employees. However, if compensation was paid, a similar process as the one described for the executive director would be employed.”

“The organization's forms 1024 and 990 are available for public inspection upon request. Further, the form 990 is available for public inspection on another's website, www.guidestar.org.”

“All of the organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statement data are available for public inspection upon request.”