Junior League of Dallas Inc

“Junior league of dallas, inc. (jld) is a membership organization. Jld trains its members for effective participation in the community and is dedicated to the belief that volunteer service is an essential part of responsible citizenship. Jld's membership is a diverse group of nearly 4,000 women who give approximately 100,000 volunteer service hours to the projects and agencies supported by the jld. Active members range in age from 22 to 49, and 73% are employed outside the home. Members serve on numerous boards and coalitions throughout the community.”

“The board of directors consists of the jld officers and a sustaining advisor. The jld officers are elected by the following process. A nominating committee prepares a slate of nominees for the various elective junior league of dallas, inc. 75-1004680 offices of jld. Other candidates may be nominated by petitions signed by jld members. The list of nominees is available to the membership prior to the officer elections. The election takes place at a general membership meeting. The nominating committee is comprised of 10 members. One member is selected by the incoming chairman of the board, one member is a member of the retiring committee and eight members are chosen by the membership.”

“Members of the junior league of dallas (jld) have the following rights: to elect officers, to approve major program activities, to approve the annual budget and to approve amendments to the organizational documents.”

“Junior league of dallas engages a paid preparer, experienced in the preparation of forms 990, to prepare the form each year. The director of finance and administration, the finance vice president & audit liaison work closely with the paid preparer in gathering the information for the return. The director of finance and administration, finance vp, and audit liaison perform a final review of the completed return to confirm the information presented in the return is consistent with junior league's audited financial statements and with other information provided for the preparation of the return. The president signs the return for filing. The board of directors receive copies of the return prior to filing.”

“Conflict of interest forms are sent out to officers, directors, key employees, and all committee members at the beginning of each fiscal year. All reported conflicts are subsequently reviewed by the board of directors.”

“The junior league of dallas makes information about the organization available to the public by request, including its governing documents, audited financial statements and conflict of interest policy. Members have access to this same information in hard copy at the junior league of dallas headquarters building or by logging on to the member homepage at www.jldallas.org.”

“No change has been made to the oversight or selection process of the independent accountants.”