American Association for Laboratory Accreditation

“Application for voting membership of the association shall be open to all individuals, companies, and institutions, who support the purposes of the association as set forth herein and meet any such criteria set by the board of directors. Each member shall be eligible to cast one (1) vote on matters presented to the membership.”

“The directors shall be elected by a ballot of the membership. Each member shall be eligible to cast one (1) vote on matters presented to the membership. Any vacancy on the board of directors as a result of resignation, death, removal or increase in the number of members on the board, may be filled and should be appointed by the chair, and then approved by a majority vote of the current board of directors. A director so appointed to fill a vacancy caused by the departure (resignation, removal or death) of a predecessor director shall serve until the next annual meeting of the member at which time a new director shall be elected.”

“Each member is eligible to cast one (1) vote on matters presented to the membership.”

“A2la hires an independent accounting firm to prepare the federal form 990. Upon submission of the draft, the chief financial officer makes the first level of review and consults with the president/ceo and vice president/coo for their input and review. After review, the draft form 990 is provided to the full a2la board of directors before it is signed by the president/ceo and filed with the internal revenue service.”

“The a2la a132 code of conduct and business ethics (which includes a conflict of interest form) is required to be reviewed by all staff, board members, and committee members each year. Any changes are required to be communicated to a2la.”

“The executive committee of the board of directors for the president and ceo based on feedback solicited from internal and external clients as well as periodic compensation studies. Other a2la employees' performances are evaluated each year by the supervisor. The board members are reimbursed for their expenses of attending a2la board of directors meetings. The most recent compensation study was conducted in 2021.”

“A2la's governing documents including the a132 code of conduct and business ethics policy, federal form 1023, and the form 990 are available for public inspection upon request. The year-end financial results are published in a2la's annual report.”

“Assessor and auditor expenses: program service expenses 11,911,951. Management and general expenses 6,581. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,918,532. Temporary help: program service expenses 59,081. Management and general expenses 44,485. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 103,566. Public training: program service expenses 2,469. Management and general expenses 445. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,914.”