Telecommunications Industry Association

“The executive committee is comprised of board members. The executive committee meets throughout the year and has the authority to act on behalf of the board on most matters.”

“Tia has corporate members. Each corporate member has one vote for any issue that requires a membership vote.”

“Each corporate member receives one vote.”

“Mergers with other organizations require approval from the membership at large.”

“The form 990 will be reviewed by the finance committee, which is comprised of members of the board including the treasurer. The form will also be posted in a members only section of tia's website so all board members may access the return prior to filing it.”

“A conflict of interest policy is distributed to all board members with a number of questions to prompt disclosure. The vice president and general counsel monitor compliance with the conflict of interest policy. If a director has a conflict of interest with regard to a transaction or contract, he or she must disclose the fact and must refrain from discussion of and voting on the matter. The remaining board members will discuss the matter to determine if the proposed transaction, contract, or policy is in the best interests of the organization.”

“The executive committee reviews and approves the ceo's compensation. A recruiting agency was used to assist in determining the ceo's compensation. The minutes record approvals. The most recent year the process was reviewed is 2017. The ceo is responsible for approving key employees' salary. He works with the director of human resources who will bench-mark salaries using 2 industry compensation surveys. Compensation at this level is discussed with the executive committee. The minutes record approvals.”

“Tia complies with the public inspection requirements of the internal revenue code section 6104 by making its form 1024, application for recognition of exemption under section 501(a), its determination letter from the irs, and the form 990 for the three most recently completed tax years available to the public upon request. However, as section 6104 does not require an organization exempt under 501(c)(6) to disclose its governing documents, conflict of interst policies or financial statements, tia has decided not to make such information available for public inspection.”

“Conference professional fees 33,209. Domestic policy professional fees 130,889. Payroll processing fees 12,038. Photography 15,574. Quest professional fees 182,546. Other professional fees 643,655.”