The Army Historical Foundation Inc

“There are 4 classes of members: life ($1,500), charter ($100), sustaining ($50) and basis ($25).”

“Each member in good standing of the foundation shall have one vote.”

“A copy of the 990 is provided to the governing body prior to filing.”

“Conflict of interest (ahf policy #1-97) any staff member who may be involved in an ahf business transaction in which there is a possible conflict of interest shall promptly report the possible conflict to the board chair/president and the executive director. If the possible conflict involves the executive director, the possible conflict shall then be reported to the board chair/president. The board chair/president or the executive director, after receiving information about a possible conflict of interest, shall take such action as is necessary to assure that the transaction is completed in the best interest of the ahf without the substantive involvement of the person who has the possible conflict of interest. (this does not mean that the purchase or other transaction must necessarily be diverted, but simply those persons other than the one with the possible conflict shall make the judgments involved and shall control the transaction.) definitions. A. "involved in an ahf business transaction" means initiating, making the principal recommendation for, or approving a purchase or contract; recommending or selecting a vendor or contractor; drafting or negotiating the terms of such a transaction; or authorizing or making payment from ahf accounts. This includes not only transactions for ahf's procurement of goods and services, but also for the disposition of ahf property, and the provision of services or space by the ahf. B. A "possible conflict of interest" is deemed to exist when an ahf employee or a close relative, or a member of that person's household, is an officer, director, employee, proprietary, partner, or trustee of, or, when aggregated with close relatives and members of that person's household, holds 1% or more of the issued stock in the organization seeking to do business with the ahf. A possible conflict is also considered to exist where such a person is (or expects to be) retained as a paid consultant or contractor by an organization which seeks to do business with ahf, and whenever a transaction will entail a payment of money of that person's household. C. A "possible conflict of interest" exists when an employee of ahf has an interest in an organization which is in competition with a firm seeking to do business with the ahf if the individual's position gives him or her access to proprietary or other privileged information which could benefit the firm in which he or she has an interest. D. A "possible conflict of interest" exists when an ahf employee is a trustee, director, officer, or employee of a not-for-profit organization which is seeking to do business with or have a significant connection with the ahf or is engaged in activities which could be said in a business contest to be "in competition with" the programs of the ahf. A copy of ahf policy #1-97 shall be reviewed annually by each ahf employee who regularly initiates, reviews or approves ahf contracts or other commitments. Such employees shall then complete the acknowledgement at enclosure 1 and return it to the foundation secretary for inclusion in ahf official files. A written record of any conflicts of interest shall also be kept by the secretary as a part of ahf official files.”

“All salaries, compensation and benefits are reviewed by compensation and benefits review committee, and the decision process is documented as well. As is listed in the by-laws, article vi, section 10. A. The compensation and benefits review committee shall be chaired by a director and include other foundation members in good standing as are selected by the committee chair. The committee shall include at least one member of the finance committee. B. The committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending as part of each fiscal year budget development process the proposed compensation to ahf staff members, officers, or other entities for whom compensation by ahf is proposed.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Employees are encouraged to report to senior management (the senior campaign director or the executive director) or to any memeber of the board of directors any known or suspected illegal activities that they believe have been conducted by an employee in connection with finances or any other operational aspect of the foundation. This whistle blower policy prevents by law, anyone in the foundation from retaliating against or punishing an employee for reporting conduct that the employee reasonably believes to be illegal.”

“This policy informs foundation employees that it is an obstruction of justice offense to destroy, falsify, or alter any records or documents in order to impede a federal investigation. If any employee is asked to falsify, destory, or alter any records, he should immediately inform senior management or the board of directors (if senior management is involved in the offense).”

“The process for overseeing the audit of the financial statements and selection of an independent accountant that audited the financial statements has been consistent with prior years.”