Commission on Accreditation of Athletic

“The board of commissioners may designate and appoint one or more standing committees. Each standing committee shall to the extent provided in said resolution have and exercise the authority of the board in the management of the corporation, except that no such committee shall have the authority of the board in reference to: amending, altering, or repealing the articles of incorporation or bylaws; electing, appointing or removing any member of any committee or any commissioner or officer of the corporation; adopting a plan of merger, dissolution, consolidation, or approving the sale, exchange, mortgage, or distribution of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the corporation; revoking proceedings for dissolution; or amending, altering or repealing any resolution of the board of commissioners which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered or repealed by such committee. The designation and appointment of any such committee and the delegation thereto of authority shall not operate to relieve the board or any individual commissioner of any responsibility imposed thereon by law.”

“Caate has signed an agreement with smithbucklin corporation in july of 2020 to manage its operations. Per the agreement, smithbucklin corporation provides general management, financial services, convention, executive management and overhead operating services. Executive management fees totaled $101,250 for the fiscal year ended june 30, 2021.”

“The organization made changes to its bylaws in november 2020. Significant changes included: changes to article iii, board of commissioners, the required composition of the board was changed from not less than 3 but not more than 6, to not less than 7; the requirement for representatives from sponsoring organizations was removed; section 3.7 special meetings was deleted; section 3.18 dealing with contracts and transactions involving interested directors, officers and members was added; section, 3.19 general standards for directors was added; sections 3.20 and 3.21 covering emergency meetings and emergency powers were added. Changes to article iv, officers, the executive director may be appointed to the executive committee; the president's duties were amended; executive director to manage the day-to-day operations in between meetings of the board of directors was added; accreditation committee was removed and committees of the board were amended, including adding an executive committee; changes to article v, accreditation committee was removed and committees of the board were amended. Changes to article viii, miscellaneous, includes adding that no loans are permitted to a director.”

“The finance committee reviews the form 990 with the preparing cpa. A copy of the 990 is sent to all board members before it is finalized and filed with the irs.”

“Each board member signs a conflict of interest policy on an annual basis attesting to any conflicts that may be perceived as a conflict of interest, or that they have no conflicts. The conflict of interest policy is monitored by the executive director.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public during normal business hours or can be provided upon written request.”

“The following program services were not previously listed on form 990: conferences and workshops - attended by athletic training program directors, chairs, deans, and faculty of institutions with accredited athletic training programs to learn more about the standards, the latest trends in accreditation, and techniques to be a better program administrator. Standards setting - development and promotion of appropriate education standards of quality for professional and post professional athletic training programs. Atcas - technology platform and service that centralizes college applications for collegiate athletic training programs. Other program services.”

“These processes have not changed during the tax year.”