American Iris Society

“Janis shackelford director”

“YES”

“YES”

“YES”

“NOT APPLICABLE”

“Andi rivarola 374 avenue 45 los angeles, ca 90065 bonnie nichols 3365 northhaven road dallas, tx 75229 howard dash 1534 arco de goya las cruces, nm 88007 claire schneider 101 steffy lane ramona, ca 92065 janis schackelford po box 21827 el cajon, ca 92021 jody nolin 5184 county road 20 rushsylvania, oh 43347”

“A copy of this return, all schedules, and a copy of form 990t are made available to the board of directors prior to filing via google drive.”

“The ais finance committee acts as a "personnel committee" in that it reviews contractor fees and contracts on a regular basis. It recommends adjustments to contract fees to the board of directors as needed.”

“Governing documents such as bylaws, articles of incorporation, tax exempt irs letter, and minutes of monthly board meetings with attached reports are posted on the ais website at www.irises.org. All documents are available at not charge upon request of the secretary or treasurer.”

“No documents available to the public”

“Electronic services - the society hired a computer programming consultant to write major software to create an integrated members services system. The society's member database, judges database, and registrations database are now tied together so that the same transactions do not have to be input multiple times, but only have to be input once. Members can join and renew electronically through our website; judges can vote their annual ballot; and hybridizers can register their new iris through our website. Information entered this way automatically updates the iris register, the iris encyclopedia, and members eligible to vote the annual ballot. Thank you notes are automatically send out for payment of dues. The above programming expenses were in addition to the rehular expenses to maintain our website, expenses for zoom meetings for monthly board of director meetings and committee meetings, zoom expenses for webinars, etc.”

“Bulletin expense - the ais publishes 4 issues (fall, winter, spring and summer) of irises: the bulletin of the american iris society. Each issue ranges in pages from 72 to 94 in color and black & white. Irs is mailed to all paid and honorary members, domestic and overseas. No issues are offered for sale to the public. Electronic members have access to irises via "pdf" file secured by a password on the ais website. Issues include articles on iris cultivation, photography and recordkeeping, disease control and prevention, results of research projects on the iris genome, new iris cultivars and color patterns, and interviews with hybridizers and growers. Also printed are lists of officers, directors, committee chairs, regional vice presidents, reports on sanctioned iris shows, information and photos from the annual national convention, section meetings, and the winners of the ais awards and the tall bearded iris symposium among other features.”

“OTHER EXPENSES”

“Membership office 3,555 0 0 convention liason exp 3,443 0 0 registrar office 2,938 0 0 awards & ballots 2,590 0 0 rainy day fund 0 1,800 0 public relations 1,752 0 0 youth expenses 1,587 0 0 exhibition expense 1,493 0 0 ais 2026 convention 871 0 0 membership promotion 158 0 0 oregon state tax 0 137 0 president expenses 81 0 0 honorary awards 26 0 0 bank fees 0 12 0 total 18,494 1,949 0”