Conference Us A

“Membership consists of 14 universities that compete in ncaa fbs intercollegiate athletics.”

“Conference usa's 990 is completed by an external accounting firm. Upon completion of the 990, the accounting firm sends to conference usa for review. The associate commissioner for business affairs reviews the 990 comparing it to the audited financial statements and conference usa's financial system reports. Once reviewed by the associate commissioner for business affairs, the commissioner receives copies for final review and signature. Once approved by the commissioner, the 990 is sent to the board of directors prior to submission to the irs.”

“The business office consisting of the associate commissioner for business affairs and the assistant director of business require employees to receive approval when they wish to use a new vendor. The employee must turn in at least two to three bids and an explanation as to why they request a specific vendor over another. If there appears to be a potential conflict of interest the executive associate commissioner or commissioner have final approval.”

“The board of directors has the charge of appointing and executing an employment contract with the commissioner. The board of directors meets yearly with the commissioner to evaluate his/her performance. The chair of the board of directors documents this evaluation and it is placed in the commissioner's personnel file.”

“No documents available to the public.”

“Conference usa, after making a reasonable effort, was unable to obtain compensation for two of its board members. Conference usa provided an annual questionnaire to the member, including their name and member institution, blank lines for the compensation information, and a brief description of the requirements.”

“The organization did not change the oversight or the selection process from the prior year.”

“During the year, three member institutions, tulane university, university of tulsa and east carolina university, announced their intention to withdraw from the conference effective july 1, 2014. Although these institutions were not members of the conference during the tax year, they are included on schedule a, schedule i and schedule r as they received final distributions during the tax year.”