Landmark Conference Inc

“Each institution that is part of the conference is a member entity. There are no individual members.”

“The 990 is approved and signed by the commissioner on behalf of the conference as an authorized power from the board of directors, who review form following filing.”

“The commissioner is annually reviewed prior to the end of the fiscal year by the board based on feedback from each director's faculty. This determines and communicates compensation levels for the upcoming year.”

“The conference's governing documents are public documents with the delaware secretary of state and are also available with the other documentation from the conference upon request.”

“Form 990, part v, lines 2a and 2b : part vii : part ix, lines 5 and 7 the conference's employees are paid by a professional employer organization (peo). The peo does all reporting of payroll to the government and handles all payment of payroll taxes. The conference in turn pays the peo for all costs, incurring the ultimate expense. This will produce what appears to be contradictory responses on various parts of form 990. Since the conference does not do the reporting associated with these employees, part v lines 2a and 2b have been answered accordingly. Per the instructions, this has been considered on part vii and the required employees included as necessary. Part ix also includes these amounts as wages on lines 5 and 7.”

“The conference organizes and operates intercollegiate athletic competition in a manner that recognizes, as paramount, the centrality of the academic mission at each institution, while embracing the idea that athletics competition is an important component of the undergraduate experience.”