Immunize Org

“There are no material differences in voting rights among members of the governing body, and the governing body has not delegated broad authority to an executive committee or similar committee.”

“The articles of incorporation and bylaws were amended as of 6/25/2021 and the changes are effective as of 7/1/2021 as follows: articles of incorporation: article i - amended for change in name of corporation. A copy of amended articles of incorporation and proof of filing with the state of mn attached to return. Article vii directors (formerly article x) - changed to state that there should be no fewer than three directors. Previously stated that the number of directors shall never be less than required by law. Bylaws: article i - previously listed deborah l wexler as the only member of the corporation until her death or resignation, and stated that deborah l wexler may select additional members or may select one or more successor members in the event of her death or resignation, or to select additional members, by written designation deposited with and held by the secretary of the corporation, provided, however, if no such designation is found or made upon the death of deborah l wexler, md, the directors holding office at the time of her death shall be the successor members. Also, article i stated that each member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the members and that after the death of resignation of deborah l wexler, md, the term of office of a member shall be one year or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Article i amended to state that the corporation shall have no voting corporate members. Article ii board of directors: previously stated that the number of directors shall be no less than three. Amended article ii states that the day-to-day management of the corporation shall be the responsibility of the president and ceo and his or her direct reports. The board shall consist of the ceo of the corporation and elected directors. The board of directors shall consist of no fewer than three elected directors and no more than thirteen elected directors. All board members, including the ceo, shall be voting directors. Article ii previously stated that directors shall be elected for a term of one year or until their successors are elected and qualify. Amended article ii states that elected directors shall be elected for terms of three years and directors may serve no more than two consecutive three year terms. Article ii previously stated that only persons who are directors of the corporation shall be eligible for appointment to the executive committee, and that the board of directors shall appoint two or more directors to serve on the executive committee. Article ii was amended to state that committee chairs and the members of all committees shall be appointed by the board of directors. Members of a committee need not be directors. Committee members will be appointed for a term of one (1) year from their appointment or until their successors are appointed, whichever occurs first. Also, language was added that the executive committee shall include the chair and ceo and any other directors appointed by the board. Article iii officers: article iii previously stated that the officers of the corporation shall be a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and such other officers as may from time to time be elected by the directors. Each officer shall hold office until the next annual meeting and until his or her successor is elected and has qualified, or until the officer has been removed. Amended article iii states that the board officers of the corporation shall be a chair and a treasurer, and such other officers as the board of directors may, from time to time, elect. A person may hold more than one office with the corporation and board officers shall serve one year terms. There is no limit to the number of successive terms a board officer may serve. Article iii was also amended to state that the ceo is an ex-officio voting member of the board of directors. Article iii previously stated that the president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation, shall presi”

“Iac's bylaws provide that deborah l. Wexler, md, is the sole member of the corporation. She is entitled to elect the board of directors and to take other member action, including adding other members to the corporation. Dr. Wexler has not taken any action as the sole member of the organization other than to appoint professionals to the board of directors for the purpose of promoting iac's goals and mission. As stated in the comment at line 4, effective as of 7/1/2021, the corporation shall have no members.”

“See comment above for part vi, line 6.”

“The organization has a small board of directors. There are no seperate committees of the board of directors.”

“Review of form 990. The organization's staff provides necessary documentation and data via questionnaires to the accountant. Once the draft of the form 990 has been prepared by the accountant, the organization's management reviews the form for accuracy. When the draft is approved by management, the 990 is sent by electronic means to each board member for review and approval. If there are any changes, they will be incorporated into the draft. Once the board has approved the 990, management conveys approval to the accountant to finalize the draft. The final form 990 is signed by the executive director and filed in a timely manner with the appropriate state and federal authorities. Form 990 is available for public review on www.guidestar.org”

“Written conflict of interest policy. Annually the board, management and all employees review and sign their copies of the conflict of interest policy to disclose any conflicts. Copies are reviewed by management for reportable conflicts. Any conflicts are noted in the board minutes. Board members that have conflicts of interest are prohibited from participating or voting in board activities related to the conflict.”

“Compensation of executive director. The organization gathers comparable pay data from the state of mn and the mn council of nonprofit salary and benefits survey to determine fairness. Annual review of executive director's salary and benefits is approved by the board, with the executive director excused from the conversation and voting. The executive director received the same percentage increase in her salary as did the rest of the staff. This process was last conducted in september 2015. Compensation of chief strategy officer: in december 2018, the organization obtained an independent review of the chief strategy officers compensation and found it to be reasonable and appropriate. During its december 2018 meeting, the board reviewed and approved the independent report.”

“The immunization action coalition does not make its articles of incorporation, bylaws, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available to the general public.”

“The immunization action coalition (iac) works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for healthcare professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. Iac also facilitates communication about the safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines within the broad immunization community of patients, parents, healthcare organizations, and government health agencies. For more than two decades, the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) has worked in concert with and provided financial support to iac for the purpose of educating healthcare professionals about u.s. Vaccine recommendations. Cdc first recognized iac's accomplishments in 1997 by awarding it the prestigious partners in public health award "for efforts instrumental in achieving high levels of routine infant hepatitis b immunization." physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals at every level of the immunization community, including both the public and private sectors, rely on many of the following projects in their daily work to increase immunization rates across the lifespan.”

“Program: education authoritative educational materials: educational materials for healthcare professionals and patients -4.5 million downloads annually vaccine information statements and their translations - 3.1 million downloads annually ask the experts q&as - 1.5 million visits annually personal immunization record cards - durable, easy-to-use, vaccination record cards for patients laminated u.s. Immunization schedules - durable, up-to-date schedules for providers powerful communication channels www.immunize.org - makes available all of iac's free materials; 32,000 visits per day iac express - free news and information emailed weekly to over 52,000 opt-in subscribers www.vaccineinformation.org - clearly presented, up-to-date information for the general public; 3,200 visits per day www.mass-vaccination-resources.org - new website listing top resources to help clinics and others start mass vaccination efforts live video webinars - development and presentation of webinars by experts medical education programs - collaborations with continuing education (ce) providers, including medscape, to create and deliver ce programs for healthcare professionals vaccine confidence materials - in 2021, iac developed and distributed, at no cost to recipients, millions of "i got my covid-19 vaccine!" buttons and stickers in english and spanish nationwide thanks to a generous grant from the cdc. We made our popular flu vaccine buttons and stickers available at no cost in spanish and english with support from seqirus.”

“Program: partnering for immunization national and global leadership national network of immunization coalitions - 141 coalitions from across the u.s. Have joined iac's national network of immunization coalitions with contact information on www.immunizationcoalitions.org acip working groups - iac experts provide consultation to many working groups of cdc's advisory committee on immunization practices (acip) and regularly contribute public comments during acip meetings 317 coalition, adult vaccine access coalition - iac serves in leadership roles on steering committees and in 2021 has provided congressional testimony in support of vaccination national adult and influenza immunization summit - iac manages this partnership with cdc and hhs office for infectious disease policy and hiv/aids to address and resolve adult and influenza immunization issues along with more than 800 partners representing over 300 public and private organizations professional publications - iac experts contribute articles and reviews to major medical publications and periodicals effective advocacy state immunization laws - iac's detailed and comprehensive tracking of current state immunization laws is an invaluable tool for our advocacy and for that of our partners state legislative advocacy - iac advises state immunization advocates of proposed adverse changes to immunization laws, collaborating with and assisting partners as needed mandatory influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel - iac's influenza vaccination honor roll currently includes 1,153 healthcare institutions that have established policies mandating influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel hepatitis b vaccine birth dose - iac's hepatitis b birth dose honor roll currently includes 537 birthing institutions that have achieved a 90% hepatitis b vaccine coverage rate for newborns prior to hospital discharge influenza vaccination for older adults - iac partners with seqirus to remind healthcare professionals about the importance of annual influenza vaccination for adults age 65 and over menacwy dose #2 and the 16-year-old visit - iac collaborates with sanofi pasteur to remind healthcare professionals about the importance of giving the second dose of menacwy at age 16 along with other vaccines recommended at this age menb vaccination for college students - iac's menb vaccination honor roll currently lists 270 colleges in 37 states that require or recommend menb vaccine to protect students, including 40 that require it extensive partnerships - iac works closely with organizations from every part of the immunization community, including federal agencies, state and local health departments, professional societies, nonprofits, and industry, as well as private sector healthcare systems and groups. Sought-after speakers - in 2021, iac experts have served on numerous vaccine advisory boards and presented at national and state immunization events. Media communications - iac staff members are regularly called on to inform print, radio, television, and internet news media. A few examples of 2021 appearances include cnn, the atlantic, national public radio, newsweek, the new york times, politifact, wall street journal, the washington post, the washington times, time magazine, usa today, voice of america, and web md.”

“Database consultant: program service expenses 26,172. Management and general expenses 139. Fundraising expenses 35. Total expenses 26,346. Design consultant: program service expenses 2,446. Management and general expenses 9. Fundraising expenses 2. Total expenses 2,457. Admin consultant: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 39,897. Fundraising expenses 7,905. Total expenses 47,802. Misc consultant: program service expenses 21,471. Management and general expenses 82. Fundraising expenses 21. Total expenses 21,574. Writer/epidemiologist consultant: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 4,400. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,400. Research/grant/writer consultant: program service expenses 43,738. Management and general expenses 109. Fundraising expenses 27. Total expenses 43,874. Projects consultant: program service expenses 92,396. Management and general expenses 162. Fundraising expenses 40. Total expenses 92,598. Public health coordinator: program service expenses 102,290. Management and general expenses 3,146. Fundraising expenses 94. Total expenses 105,530. Creative consultant: program service expenses 62,591. Management and general expenses 4,117. Fundraising expenses 2,339. Total expenses 69,047. Director of iz education: program service expenses 68,788. Management and general expenses 8,301. Fundraising expenses 4. Total expenses 77,093. Translations: program service expenses 651. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 651. Benefit and payroll service fees: program service expenses 1,396. Management and general expenses 124. Fundraising expenses 31. Total expenses 1,551. Writer/web content consult: program service expenses 130,020. Management and general expenses 438. Fundraising expenses 64. Total expenses 130,522. Editing consult: program service expenses 41,597. Management and general expenses 1,298. Fundraising expenses 212. Total expenses 43,107. Medical consult: program service expenses 70,059. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 70,059. Scientific consultant: program service expenses 104,302. Management and general expenses 1,002. Fundraising expenses 107. Total expenses 105,411. Payroll service fee: program service expenses 1,958. Management and general expenses 416. Fundraising expenses 44. Total expenses 2,418.”