American Association of Veterinary

“Aavmc is a nonprofit, institutional membership-based organization. Qualified members pay a fee to join the organization. Excess revenues are not distributed to membership. The organization has two main classes of membership: voting and non-voting. The sub-classes of membership are: voting non-voting - provisional non-voting - collaborative non-voting - affiliates”

“The organization's members elect the governing body.”

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants. The chief operating officer provided the form 990 to the board of directors in sufficient time for board review and to request additional information, if needed, before the form was filed.”

“The organization distributes a copy of the conflict of interest (coi) policy and a coi attestationform to all officers, directors, and employees on an annual basis. All coi attestation forms are required to be completed and returned to the organization prior to any officer, director, employees, or volunteer participating in organization activities. The coi compliance officer (as named in the coi policy) discusses reported conflicts of interest with the individual. Coi policy provides for a separate mechanism for all officers, directors, employees, and/or volunteers to report unreported coi violations to the coi compliance officer for investigation and resolution in accordance with the coi policy.”

“The chief executive officer's (ceo) salary is reviewed on an annual basis. Salary data from comparable organizations, involving employees with comparable duties, are collected and reviewed. Documentation of this approval was documented in email correspondence. The last review was in march 2024. Other salaries are reviewed on an annual basis. Salary data from comparable organizations, involving employees with comparable duties, are collected and reviewed. The ceo reviews salary data and provides suggested salary levels to the board of directors for review and budget approval. Documentation of this approval is contained in the minutes of the board of directors' budget approval meeting.”

“The organization makes its articles of incorporation and bylaws available to the public on its website. The organization makes limited revenue and expense figures available in its annual report, which is available on its website. The organization makes its conflict of interest policy, whistleblower policy, document retention and destruction policy, and all other policies adopted by the board of directors or the assembly available on its website.”

“The organization's job board is a medium for members to advertise jobs, assisting in the placement of veterinarians in areas that may otherwise be challenged in finding sufficient veterinarians. This information is open to the public, including aavmc members, and is related to aavmc's exempt purpose.”