National Conference of Bar Examiners

“The executive committee shall consist of the officers and the immediate past chair of the corporation. The executive committee may exercise the authority of the board of trustees in management of the corporation during the intervals between meetings of the board of trustees with certain exceptions as set forth in article vii, section 1 of the bylaws.”

“The prepared form 990 is reviewed by the ncbe president and chief financial officer before the return is filed with the irs. The review is completed to ensure appropriate and complete disclosure. A copy of the form 990 was provided to the members of the governing body prior to filing the return with the irs.”

“All officers, directors, and trustees annually complete a questionnaire regarding interests that could give rise to conflicts. The members of the conference's audit committee review the questionnaire responses in making determinations of whether a conflict exists.”

“The members of the governing body review and approve the president's contract and determine the president's compensation using data on compensation paid by comparable organizations for similar services. This process was undertaken in 2017 for the initial 3-year contract of the current president which was renewed in august 2020 for an additional 3 years. A compensation study was done again in 2023 for the contract which was renewed in august 2023 for an additional 4 years.”

“The conference makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and internal financial statements for the most recent fiscal year-end available to the public upon request.”

“Other professional services: program service expenses 6,056,805. Management and general expenses 125,200. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,182,005.”

“The conference pays and/or reimburses travel expenses for the following four general categories of people, some of whom are also considered federal, state or local public officials as determined under section 4946(c) and their family members as determined under 4946(d): 1) members of the conference's governing body and policy-making and advisory committees. The conference pays travel expense for the member's attendance at meetings and educational programming sponsored by the conference. 2) legal experts who develop and edit questions for the bar examinations. The conference pays travel expenses in connection with their respective meetings where questions are drafted. 3) jurisdiction representatives from the bar admissions community, including members of the highest court in each jurisdiction, who attend the conference's educational programs. The conference subsidizes a major portion of the travel expenses for individuals designated by their jurisdictions. 4) conference staff. For purposes of form 990, part ix, line 18, the conference has used information available to it to identify federal, state and local public officials whose travel is reported. All travelers, whether or not they are federal, state or local public officials, are reimbursed following the same rules under the conference's accountable plan.”