Air & Space Forces Association

“The executive committee is comprised of the board officers and two additional appointees of the board chairman. The executive committee has the authority to act on behalf of the full board when the full board is not in session.”

“The organization has various classes of members based on length of membership (including life members) and type (including student, regular, cadet, etc.)”

“The voting delegates of the organization elect the members of the board of directors.”

“The delegates of the organization approve the air force association statement of policy; elect members of the governing body; approve dues increases; and approve changes to air force association constitution.”

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to all board members prior to filing and reviewed thoroughly by the organization's chief of staff/senior financial officer and treasurer.”

“Handling a conflict of interest that arises at a meeting - a director should be sensitive to any interest he or she may have in a decision to be made by the board of directors and, insofar as possible, recognize that such interest exists prior to the discussion or presentation of such a matter before the board. When a director has an interest in a transaction being considered by the board, he or she should disclose the conflict before the board takes action on the matter. The director shall refrain from voting on any such transaction, participating in deliberations concerning it, or using personal influence in any way. The director's presence may not be counted in determining the quorum for any air force association business transaction in which he or she has a possible interest. If the director recognizes that the conflict is ongoing and that the information discussed at the board meeting will bear on that conflict, the director should not participate in that portion of the discussion and leave the room. In this case, the appropriate material should be deleted from the minutes provided to that director. If the director in good faith detects that he or she has failed to recognize a conflict, the director, when it is recognized, shall report that failure to the chairman of the board, who shall take appropriate action to prevent continuation of the conflict and mitigate past action to the extent reasonable. The matter shall be referred to the executive committee for review and recommendation.”

“President only - the compensation of the president is set by the executive committee on behalf of the board of directors and is reviewed annually. The last review occurred in 2013. The board has established a policy to provide for annual review of the president's performance and compensation. The policy provides for a president evaluation and compensation committee (pecc) by the treasurer of the association that includes the two vice chairmen, the national secretary, and up to three members of the board to be nominated by the chairman of the board and approved by the board. The chairman will serve ex-officio on the pecc without vote. The pecc reports annually to the executive committee, who in turn, recommends compensation adjustments to the board for approval. Broad criteria are provided to the pecc as are suggested external references, and the pecc may use the services of an outside consultant. The other officers and key employees are evaluated annually by the president. Actual employee compensation is compared to salary survey information provided by independent sources. The last review did occur in 2013.”

“Air force association makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and its financial statements available for public inspection upon request.”

“Change in pension liability 2,689,773. In-kind expense -711,692.”