Noda

“The association leases its employees, including its executive director, from the university of minnesota. The executive director performs management duties such as supervising personnel, planning and executing budgets and financial operations, and supervising exempt operations. During calendar year 2017 the executive director received $97,849 of reportable compensation and $33,140 of other compensation from the university of minnesota.”

“The association's membership includes associate members, student members, and professional/faculty members, all of which have the same rights.”

“The association's membership has the right to elect the members of the association's governing body who then elect the members of the executive committee.”

“The prepared form 990 is reviewed and approved by the association's executive committee and the chair of the finance committee before the return is filed with the irs.”

“The executive director discloses conflicts of interest following the university of minnesota's conflict of interest policy. The university reviews any conflicts that may be present. In addition, annually, all directors are given a conflict of interest statement to complete and sign. Management reviews the statements to determine instances of conflicts of interest. Any person with a conflict of intrerest is prohibited from participating in the governing body's discussions and decisions regarding the matter.”

“The members of the association's executive committee determine the executive director's compensation using data on compensation paid by comparable organizations for similar services. The members of the association's governing body discuss and approve the executive director's compensation and the deliberations and decisions regarding compensation are documented in the minutes of their meetings. This process was last undertaken in 2015.”

“The association made it governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Employee leasing services: program service expenses 455,693. Management and general expenses 113,924. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 569,617. Association consultant: program service expenses 26,269. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 26,269.”