Echl Inc

“Andrew kauffman is a 51% owner of the savannah ghost pirates, of which bob ohrablo is governor. Mr. Kauffman is the governor for the jacksonville icemen and also has a 51% ownership interest in the team. Dean macdonald owns the newfoundland growlers, trois-rivieres lions and the iowa heartlanders of which glenn stanford, mark weightman and tom hamilton are governors, respectively.”

“The board of governors consist of the member hockey clubs, whereby each member may elect one governor as per section 8 of the echl bylaws.”

“The board of governors elects the commissioner of the league.”

“Decisions made by the commissioner are subject to the approval of the board of governors.”

“The form 990 is provided to the chairman of the audit committee before the return is filed. The audit committee consists of seven members of the board of governors.”

“The organization annually requests a certificate of ownership from each of the member teams to be signed and kept on file. Any majority change of ownership must be approved by the board of governors, and all minority ownership changes are handled via the league legal counsel and executive committee approval.”

“The organization's commissioner (ceo) is elected by the echl board of governors and his pay is determined by a written employment contract which is approved by the executive board. The board of governors is appointed by each member (1 governor per) as outlined in section 8 of the echl bylaws, while the board may in its sole discretion pay compensation to the governors, no compensation was issued in the 2021-2022 tax year.”

“All documents are available to the public upon request.”

“Reserve interest 180,921. Statistical service 35,721. Internet and technology 26,986. Trophies and awards 16,838. Payroll processing expense 6,930. Tax expenses 5,604. License and fees 3,568. State fees and annual reports 3,013.”

“The oversight and selection process have not changed from the prior tax year.”

“The organization employs fourteen independent contractors in canada who act as officials in league games in canada. Total amount paid to independent contractors was $6,150.”