Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

“AG Bell uses its membership dues in order to continue to help families, healthcare providers and education professionals understand childhood hearing loss, and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention.”

“Nomination, Election, Term, and Qualifications. The Governance and Human Resources Committee shall nominate up to twelve (12) Director Seats. The Corporation's general membership shall nominate up to three (3) Director Seats, pursuant to any procedures adopted by the Board and/or the Governance and Human Resources Committee. Three (3) Directors shall be elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Corporation's voting members at an annual meeting at which a quorum is present, or by regular U.S. mail ballot, fax ballot, electronic ballot, or any other method of voting permitted by the Act pursuant to Section 13 of Article IV. The remaining Directors shall be elected by the Board at a regularly scheduled meeting at which a quorum is present. The President, President-Elect, and Immediate Past President by virtue of their Office shall serve on the Board, even if their elected seat has expired, which shall count against the total number of Directors. The Executive Director by virtue of his or her Office shall serve as a non-voting member of the Board, which shall not count against the total number of Directors. Each Director shall hold office for a three (3)-year term; provided, however, that Directors shall serve until their successors have been duly elected and have qualified. There shall be a nine (9)-year limit (comprised of three (3) terms of three (3) years each) on the number of consecutive terms that a Director may serve, provided, however, that if a Director was previously appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy on the Board, such service in filling the vacancy shall not be counted in connection with the nine (9)-year consecutive term limit; and provided further that this nine (9)-year consecutive term limit shall not apply with respect to Officer terms. The terms of Directors shall be staggered, so as to not all expire at the same time, to the extent and as determined by the Board. To this end, the term(s) of one (1) or more Directors may be extended or abbreviated, to the extent and as determined by the Board. Directors need not be residents of the District of Columbia.”

“The affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by its Board. It shall be the Board's duty to carry out the objectives and purposes of the Corporation, and to this end the Board may exercise all powers of the Corporation. The Board shall be subject to the restrictions and obligations set forth by law and in the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Board shall report annually to the membership on the progress of the Corporation in fulfilling its purposes and on the finances of the Corporation.”

“The organization provides a copy of the Form 990 to all members of the governing body before it is filed. The return is also reviewed internally by the CEO before it is filed.”

“Conflicts of Interest In all instances, Directors, Officers and employees of the Corporation should avoid all actions involving material conflicts of interest with the Corporation. From time to time, as necessary, the Board may develop policy guidelines to help ensure the avoidance of any such material conflicts of interest. No contract or transaction which may result in a direct or indirect financial or personal benefit to one of more the Corporation's Directors, Officers, or employees shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, if: (1) The material facts of the individual's or individuals' relationship or interest in the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board, and the Board explicitly reviews the matter with the concerned individual or individuals absent while that matter is being discussed; and (2) The Board in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction in advance by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested Directors or members, even though the disinterested Directors or members may constitute less than a quorum; and (3) The contract or transaction is fair to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board. Interested Directors, Officers or other interested individuals shall recuse themselves from Board meetings during both discussion and voting in connection with potential or actual conflict of interest situations. An interested individual may, however, answer questions if he or she otherwise recuses himself or herself. Interested Directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board at which the Board authorizes the contract or transaction at issue.”

“AG Bell requests a compensation report from Insperity.”

“The company makes its governing documents available via website, and its conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request.”

“The organization's employees are contracted through insperity which is responsible for filing all related employment tax forms, including the w3.”

“consulting fees: Program service expenses 238,235. Management and general expenses 365,633. Fundraising expenses 21,471. Total expenses 625,339.”

“The audit oversight process has remained unchanged from the prior year.”