American Political Science Association

“Residing in over 80 countries worldwide, the american political science association is the world's largest professional association dedicated to the study of politics. Through apsa's extraordinary range of programs and services for individuals, departments, and institutions, the association brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors to expand our awareness and understanding of political life.”

“Selection process a. Nominees for officers and at-large members of the council are named by the nominating committee, or by petition of 50 members on the record date delivered to the president at least 60 days prior to the date of voting as set in this section. B. Individual members of the association elect council members and officers by electronic ballot as prescribed by article iii section 2 and in the policies manual. C. The vote for council members and officers takes place at the time announced on the association's website. D. The names of the nominees being proposed by the nominating committee and by members through petition will be announced to the membership as prescribed in the policies manual no less than 30 days before the vote takes place. Term of office newly elected officers and members of the council take office immediately following the conclusion of the annual business meeting which follows the date of their election and serve for the term provided in these bylaws and until a successor is selected as described in these bylaws.”

“A. The annual business meeting of the members will normally be held at the time of the annual meeting of the association. B. The purposes of the annual business meeting of members are to hear reports from the officers of the association, and to propose, discuss, and vote on matters of importance to the association, which may include resolutions to be voted on by a ballot of the membership as provided in the policies manual. C. Notice of the time and place of the annual business meeting will normally be given along with the announcement of the annual meeting of the association during the preceding annual meeting. If circumstances prevent providing notice in this way or require a change in the time and place of a pending annual business meeting, the council will provide for notice to be transmitted to all members no more than 60 days and no less than 21 days prior to new date of the meeting.”

“After a first review by corporate officers, a copy of the form 990 is made available to the council for their review prior to filing with the internal revenue service. The council members are instructed to contact the executive director or finance director if they have any questions regarding the return. After a reasonable period, the forms are filed if there are no further questions.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy requires all members of the council including officers to complete a conflict of interest disclosure as part of the council orientation process to monitor and enforce compliance with the policy. Oversight of the process is performed by the staff liaison to the council (the program associate for governance) under the direction of the executive director.”

“A written employment contract was established upon the hiring of the executive director. It is reviewed on a five-year basis by the president and the executive committee. The compensation of the executive director is reviewed and approved by the president and the executive committee, if persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in this review and approval. The compensation of the executive director is reviewed and approved using comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations to ensure executive compensation remains within fair market range for the industry. There is contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping with respect to the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available upon request.”

“Honoraria/editorial support: program service expenses 676,024. Management and general expenses 5,145. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 681,169. Consultant services: program service expenses 468,541. Management and general expenses 202,023. Fundraising expenses 5,031. Total expenses 675,595. Payroll services: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 8,180. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 8,180. Staff recruitment: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,019. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,019.”

“Swap value adjustment -1,709.”

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