American Association for the Study Of

“There is one voting member of the corporation, the american association for the study of liver diseases (aasld).”

“Aasld has the power to appoint the members of the board of trustees.”

“Aasld has the power to alter, amend or repeal the bylaws of the corporation or to adopt new bylaws.”

“After being prepared by aasld foundation's outside accountants, the form 990 is reviewed by senior management and outside legal counsel. It is then provided to the aasld foundation board of trustees and the aasld governing board for review before filing.”

“A conflict of interest disclosure form is completed by all members of the board of trustees, committees, and task forces upon nomination and/or appointment. The form is updated thereafter, as necessary, during each person's tenure of office. Committee chairs make forms available at all meetings. If it is determined that a conflict exists, the board of trustees advises the trustee to take actions including the following possible actions: - divest or resign from the conflict in question; - abstain from discussion and voting on matters involving the conflict; or - recuse him/herself from participating in such matters.”

“Aasld foundation relies on a related organization, aasld, to determine compensation. Aasld performs annual salary reviews for each staff position and adjusts compensation levels as necessary. Annual compensation surveys are performed by outside consultants every two to three years. The governing board approves/adjusts the ceo's salary. The ceo's performance and salary review are noted in a letter from the president of aasld to the ceo with a copy to the entire governing board. A copy of the letter, along with the related supporting documents, are in the ceo's personnel file. The ceo's compensation was last reviewed in june 2025. Aasld performs annual salary reviews for each staff position and adjusts compensation levels as necessary. Annual compensation surveys are performed by outside consultants every two to three years. The ceo approves staff salary. Staff salary determination is communicated with staff along with written performance evaluation, which is conducted at year-end. Individual memorandums from the ceo to individual staff, communicating the salary change and the position grade, are given to individual staff members. Copies of these memorandums are in individuals' personnel files.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon receipt of a bonafide request. The conflict of interest policy and financial statements are also available on the organization's website.”