Turtle Creek Chorale Inc

“THERE ARE THREE CLASSES OF VOTING MEMBERSHIPS:Performing Membership-Chorale-This class of membership shall consist of the performing members of the Turtle Creek Chorale, who have been invited to join after a formal audition process. Performing members shall be subject to policies and rules formulated by the Board, their elected leadership and the relevant professional staff, if such exists. Members shall elect their own officers through a policy that is determined by performing membership; these officers shall serve as the Member Leadership Team.BOARD OF DIRECTORS-This class of membership shall consist of those persons elected by the membership to hold a position as member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.NON-PERFORMING MEMBERSHIP-This class of membership shall consist of those persons other than the classes above, whose membership is attained through written application and approval by the Board of Directors. Non-performing members shall have the same privileges as performing members, but shall be exempt from membership dues.Persons may be voting members of more than one category simultaneously, but in no case shall any individual be granted more than one vote on a single issue or item.There is one class of non-voting memberships which consist of the following:LIFE MEMBERSHIP-This class of membership shall consist of those persons who have displayed special or continuing interest and support of the Corporation. A performing, non-performing, or board member of the Corporation may nominate a person for Life Membership. Said nominated person will be elected by the members of the Corporation by a majority vote to hold a Life Membership in the Corporation. Life members do not have voting rights unless they are otherwise eligible to vote.Any voting member in good standing shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the Corporation. A member in good standing for the purposes of voting rights, holding elected office, or other positions of responsibility, in which being in good standing is a prerequisite, is a member who has met all the obligations specified by policy as the minimum requirements and expectations of that class of membership in which the member participates.”

“The board of directors are elected by the voting membership.”

“Election of board members and officers of the corporation are ratified by the members at the annual membership meeting, or called special meeting.”

“The treasurer of the board reviews the 990 prior to filing.”

“For key employees, there is a general policy. The conflict of interest policy is a part of the board members confidentiality and job description agreements. Both are monitored by the board chair and the executive director.”

“The executive committee of the board is provided with an annual salary disclosure report from gala choruses. Gala choruses is a non-profit association of 150 choruses across the united states. It compares employees salaries based on budget and membership size. This report is used to determine executive salaries.”

“The executive committee of the board is provided with an annual salary disclosure report from gala choruses. Gala choruses is a non-profit association of 150 choruses across the united states. It compares employees salaries based on budget and membership size. This report is used to determine executive salaries.”

“The governing documents are maintained at the organization's administrative office and are available for review upon request.”

“The net economic benefit from our fundraising event is calculated as follows:Contributions from fundraising event reported on Part VIII, line 1c $ 724,559Gross income from fundraising event reported on Part VIII, line 8a 188,959Less: Direct costs of event reported on part VIII, Line 8b (797,977) Net economic benefit of fundraising event $ 115,541”