The Association for Clinical Pastoral

“Officer elections per section 7.03 - the chair-elect shall be nominated from the membership through the leadership development committee in even numbered years and shall be elected by ballot sent to all members eligible under section 3.03 to vote for such position. The position of secretary/treasurer shall be voted on by all members eligible under section 3.03 to vote for such position in the final year of the current secretary/treasurer's term. Except as otherwise provided in the bylaws, if the office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by the board of directors for the unexpired term of that office or until another election by the membership occurs. Classes of directors, term and election per section 5.02, the term of each director, other than an ex-officio director, shall be three (3) years. The directors shall be divided into three approximately equal classes, with the members of one class being elected each year, as their terms expire. Each director shall be elected by the membership to serve until such director's successor shall be elected and shall qualify or until such director's earlier resignation, removal from office, or death. Members of the board of directors, other than an ex-officio director, may serve a maximum of two (2) consecutive full terms plus any time served in any unexpired term, after which they shall rotate off the board for a minimum period of five (5) years. After such five (5) -year period, they shall be eligible for re-election.”

“While the board bears responsibility for primary governance, any changes to the bylaws must be approved by the membership. Also membership approval is required for the election of officers.”

“A draft of the form 990 and 990-t is reviewed by management to ensure the information is complete and accurate. Once management approves, a draft is circulated to the full board of directors to give them the opportunity to review, make changes and ask questions prior to filing the final form.”

“Members are asked at the beginning of each new term to sign the conflict of interest policy to assure compliance.”

“Acpe has an agreement with emory university, fei#58-0566256 for emory to administer its human resource needs including hiring, payroll and employee benefits. As such, acpe's national office employees are reported on emory university's form 941 and acpe has agreed to abide by all emory rules, regulations and policies related to services provided. Acpe reimburses emory university the full cost of each employee's payroll plus an administrative fee. During 2022, the acpe national office has 14 employees included under emory's payroll reporting.”

“The organization's form 1023, 990 and 990-t are available upon request.”

“The organization's governing documents are available on its website. Conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request, if appropriate.”

“Payroll administration: program service expenses 49,935. Management and general expenses 23,735. Fundraising expenses 2,861. Total expenses 76,531. Certification and site stipends: program service expenses 18,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 18,000. Other consultants: program service expenses 33,250. Management and general expenses 195,274. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 228,524.”