Order of the Eastern Star of District of Columbia Grand Chapter

“The members of the organization are all of the members of the various local chapters of the order of the eastern star of the district of columbia”

“The organization elects both our board of trustees and our officers at our annual grand sessions by a vote of the members in attendence at the sessions. Should a vacancy occur in an elected office in between grand sessions each year, the worthy grand matron has the right to appoint a replacement for the remainder of the year.”

“A cpa prepares the form 990 using the information supplied by the grand secretary. When the form 990 is compelte in draft form, it is given to the grand secretary for review. Once that review is complete, the form 990 draft is forwarded to the chairman of the grand trustees. After the trustees have had a chance to review the draft and all are in agreement, the necessary forms are signed and the form 990 including all required schedules is filed electronically by the cpa.”

“We have a jurisprudence committee that investigates all complaints. Anyone found to be not in compliance is given the opportunity to conform, depending on the severity of the non-compliance. Anyone found not in compliance after that is removed from positions of authority within the organization.”

“The organization currently has no employees. However if we did, we would follow the guidelines established by the society of association executives for level of education and experience required. A review would be conducted by the compensation committee of the pay scales within the district of columbia to determine targeted salary and other compensation. It has been determined that this organization is currently an all volunteer organization.”

“The compensation review policy would be the same for other officers as it would be for top management. Under irs rules and/or regulations there are no key employees. We are an all-volunteer organization.”

“The organization keeps a public copy available at our headquarters of: 1. The form 990 for the three most recent years after the form was required to be filed, or if later, when it was actually filed; 2. Our financial statements; and 3. Our conflict of interest policy. We no longer have a copy of our original form 1024 application. Our original year of formation was 1896. Our constitution and bylaws are updated annually as necessary at our annual grand sessions. A copy of the revised constitution and/or bylaws is made available to members as soon after as possible.”