Amikids Inc (Group)

“Each group member has a governing body that ranges in size from approximately three to twenty trustees depending on the group member's needs. The board of trustees for each group member is self-perpetuating with vacancies filled by the remaining members of the board of trustees. There are a total of 440 trustees governing all of the group members.”

“Amikids inc. Is the sole member of each of the group members except pcmi properties, inc. (whose sole member is amikids panama city marine institute, inc., a group member).”

“Amikids is the sole member of each of the group members, except pcmi properties, inc. (whose sole member is amikids panama city marine institute, inc., a group member) and has the authority to remove and replace any member of the board of trustees of each group member of which it is the sole member.”

“Amikids is the sole member of each of the group members except pcmi properties, inc. (whose sole member is amikids panama city marine institute, inc., a group member) and is required to approve any amendments to the articles of incorporation or bylaws proposed by the board of trustees of any of the group members. In addition, certain specified actions are required to be approved in advance by amikids. Amikids sets comprehensive pay plan policies that are adhered to by each of the group members, and administers the conflict of interest policy and sets competitive bid processes for each of the group members.”

“The group members' volunteer general counsel, who is a tax attorney with a background and expertise in tax exempt organizations, reviews the draft form 990 and discusses it in detail with amikids' cfo and external accountants. Amikids' salary and incentive committee also reviews the full form 990 and addresses any relevant concerns with the general counsel, cfo and accountants and, once satisfied, provides the form 990 to the executive committee for review. The general counsel presents and discusses relevant portions of the form 990 with the executive committee. A full copy of the form 990 is available on a confidential web site for review and comment by each member of the board of trustees of the group members.”

“The chairman of the board of trustees and executive director of each group member is required to complete and submit a conflict of interest questionnaire annually. Questionnaires are reviewed annually by external auditors. A person with a conflict must recuse themselves from voting on the matter. Amikids internal audit department audits the reported transactions in depth and reports non-compliance with the conflict of interest policy to the management of amikids and to the amikids audit committee.”

“The ceo and managers of amikids set the compensation for the executive director for each group member. The board of trustees of each group member reviews and approves the compensation of its executive director. Executive director compensation is determined according to a comprehensive pay plan policy set by amikids. Line 15b: not applicable. Officers of the group members are not compensated. As defined in the instructions to the form 990, the group members have no key employees (i.e. Employees paid more than $150,000 in the calendar year ending with or within the group members' tax year).”

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

“Each executive director of a group member is also an ex officio officer of that member organization. The executive directors are paid in their capacities as executive directors but are not key employees as defined in the instructions to the form 990. Although the executive directors are also ex officio officers of their respective organizations, they are not compensated for services provided in their capacities as officers. Accordingly, compensation of the executive directors of the group members has not been disclosed as it does not exceed the relevant thresholds. Executive directors of each group member receive varying levels of compensation based upon their performance, experience and the size of their respective organizations. No officer compensation is reportable in this return. Officer compensation is reported in the return for amikids, ein: 23-7440836. The following entities were inactive during the year and therefore the board members have not been listed: a. Amikids wings texas, inc. B. Amikids graduate school, inc. C. Amikids palmetto, inc d. Amikids peninsula, inc e. Camp white pines ii f. Amikids pasco, inc. G. Amikids big cypress, inc. H. Bay area marine institute, inc. I. Amikids virginia wilderness, inc. J. Amikids infinity schools, inc. K. Amikids sarasota county, inc. L. Amikids infinity chicago, inc.”

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