Governors Highway Safety Association

“Ghsa has voting and non-voting members. Associate members have no voting rights nor are they eligible to serve on the board.”

“The voting members of the organization elect the association's board officers. Nominations for association officers shall be by a committee of at least three persons appointed by the chair. Nominations or announcements of candidacy for elected officers shall be made in writing to the chair of the nominations committee no later than 60 days prior to the annual meeting and by nominations from the floor at a business meeting where the voting will take place. The election of officers shall be at the annual meeting and shall be conducted by secret ballot or by acclamation. The regional representatives shall be elected annually from the member states of their respective regions at each annual meeting. Members of the executive board may hold office only when their respective jurisdictions are members in good standing and they are association members of designated alternates. The executive board determines general policies during interim periods between annual meetings. Such policies shall be subject to confirmation by the membership at the subsequent annual meeting.”

“Governing decisions of the association that are reserved for approval by the voting members of ghsa other than the governing body are the organization's annual budget and changes to the organization's bylaws.”

“The form 990 is reviewed and approved by the finance and operations committee of the board of directors. The entire board of directors will then review prior to the form being signed by the chief executive officer.”

“To ensure the association operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, periodic reviews shall be conducted. The review shall, at a minimum, address whether partnerships, joint ventures and arrangements with management organizations conform to the association's written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investments or payments for goods or services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction. All board members and officers sign a statement on an annual basis attesting to any conflicts, or perceived conficts, or that they have none. The ceo regularly and consistantly monitors and enforces compliance.”

“The executive board officers conduct a performance review of the chief executive officer and determines the compensation amount. The chief executive officer's compensation was compared with the compensation of executives at organizations similar in size to ghsa. The last compensation review using this comparable data was performed in june 2025.”

“Financial statements are made available to the public upon request. The governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are available on ghsa's website.”

“Consultants: program service expenses 2,912,996. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,912,996. Professional fees: program service expenses 2,199,589. Management and general expenses 115,767. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,315,356.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”