American Jazz Museum

“The Form 990 is distributed to all Board members for review. Any member may discuss the Form 990 with management. Any member may discuss the Form 990 with management. All questions are answered and any corrections made. The members of the Board review the final Form 990 before it is signed and submitted to the IRS.”

“The organization consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy by having direct conversations with the Board of Directors to ensure compliance as well as periodic review of the accounting records and vendor payments.”

“The Executive Director has a three year contract that is negotiated by the Board Chairman and Executive Committee based on the guidelines for all contracts with the City of Kansas City, MO. Once the contract negotiations are complete, the contract is reviewed by the legal department of the City and the Executive Director's attorney. The final approval of the contract is made by the Board of Directors. The contract is based on comparability studies and guidelines of the City.”

“The organization made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public during the tax year upon request.”

“The organization engaged for an audit of the financial statements for the period covered by this return. The audit report was not issued by the deadline for filing the return and the organization proceeded to prepare and file the return without the audit report.”

“Program related services, including instructors, speakers, performers, catering, and coordinators - $737,701. Production related services including production staff, and technical and design contractors: $85,631. Operations related services including payroll and human resources contractors: $150,702. Fundraising grant writer: $7,650. Public relations and marketing related services: $109,234.”