National Fire Safety Council Inc

“The charity has two classes of members. Regular members are elected by a majority vote of the current members. Regular members have the sole authority to elect the governing body of the charity. Associated members are appointed by the president of the charity and have no voting right on any matter.”

“Regular members elect the governing body of the charity. Regular members have no authority or voting rights in the charity.”

“The chief financial officer of the organization is responsible for the completion and initial review of the form 990 and all required schedules. The completed form 990 is then reviewed by the charity's legal department. The final form 990 and required schedules are then presented to an officer of the charity for review and signature.”

“Each director, officer and member of committee with board designated powers must sign an annual statement affirming that they received, read and understood and agreed to comply with the conflict of interest policy of the charity. It is the duty of the individual to disclose the possibility of the conflict of interest when the directors and/or other members of a committee are considering a proposed transaction or arrangement. The legal department performs periodic reviews to ensure that the charity operates in a manner consistent with its charitable purpose and that it does not engage in activities that could jeopardize the tax exempt status of the charity.”

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“The governing documents, including the conflict of interest policy, financial statements and 990, of the charity are available for inspection by the general public during normal business hours at the offices of the charity. The 990 and financial statements are also available online on the charity's website.”

“Our mission at national fire safety council, inc. (nfsc) is to prevent needless accidents and to help save lives by providing local fire departments with meaningful fire and burn prevention and life safety educational materials and programs for children, adults, and seniors. Nfsc leads the industry by providing approximately one thousand local fire departments across the u.s. Over 4 million pieces of safety material annually, many of which feature our child-firendly and non-threatening mascot, firepup. The council is proud to say that it has been a fire service partner since 1979.”

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