Conference Us A

“Membership consists of 11 universities that compete in ncaa division 1 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 reviews the 990 comparing it to the audited financial statements and conference usa's financial system reports. Once reviewed by the associate commissioner, the commissioner receives copies for final review, and the final draft is made available to the board for review before the commissioner signs. Once approved by the commissioner, the 990 is submitted to the irs. The board of directors is then made aware of the submission, and it is available to them upon request.”

“The governing body discloses any conflict of interest to conference usa in the annual questionnaire for form 990 reporting. The associate commissioner of business affairs reviews the submitted questionnaires and will report any conflict of interest to the commissioner, general counsel, and outside legal counsel. Conference usa employees are encouraged to refrain from engaging in any conduct that would provide preferential treatment to a vendor or service provider because of a personal relationship or otherwise as stated in the conference usa employee handbook. Conflict of interest should be reported to the employee's supervisor or manager or outside legal counsel if an employee finds it difficult to report to a supervisor or manager as stated in the conference usa employee handbook.”

“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. In conjunction with his/her performance review, the board of directors uses data such as membership organizations personnel surveys, industry specific data from winthrop intelligence, and 990 reports from comparable organizations to determine reasonable compensation for the commissioner. The chair of the board of directors documents this evaluation and it is placed in the commissioner's personnel file. This process last occurred in june 2023.”

“Conference usa does not make any governing documents available to the public.”

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

“In 2022, conference usa determined that it was more appropriate to include in column (b) (end of year) for line 2 (savings and temporary cash investments) certain items included in prior year forms 990 in line 12 (investments - other securities), respectively. Conforming adjustments have been made to the current year beginning of year amounts listed in column (a) of part x.”

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