Alliance for Potato Research and Education Apre

“The corporation has three classes of membership: 1. Governing members shall be comprised of potato industry suppliers, processors, wholesalers, retailers, growers and related industry-wide organizations that have met the membership criteria, and paid dues and assessments, specified by the board of directors and that have been approved for admission by the board of directors. 2. Alliance members shall consist of those organizations that otherwise could qualify as governing members but who elect to become members of the corporation by paying dues and/or assessments at a lower level than such organizations would be required to pay if they joined as governing members of the corporation. While alliance members have no voting rights whatsoever and may not be represented on the board of directors, authorized representatives of alliance members may be appointed to serve on committees and task forces established by the board of directors. 3. Supporters shall be comprised of any other organizations or individuals that otherwise do not qualify as governing members or as alliance members, but who support the purposes of the corporation, have paid dues and assessments (if any) specified by the board of directors, and have been approved for admission by the board of directors. The organizations represented by the initial board of directors named in the articles of incorporation, along with any other organizations admitted as governing members with one-hundred eighty (180) days of the incorporation of the corporation shall sometimes herinafter be referred to as "founding members" within such class of governing members.”

“Each governing member that is in good standing shall be entitled to appoint a member to the board of directors, or to otherwise vote for the election of members of the board of directors, as set forth in section 2 of article iii of the bylaws. Except as expressly may be required by statute, the articles of incorporation of the corporation, or these bylaws, governing members shall have no other voting rights. Each governing member having voting rights and in good standing shall have the right to one (1) vote at all meetings of the members. Except as may be required by statute, the articles of incorporation of the corporation, or these bylaws, no class of members other than the governing members shall have any voting rights whatsoever. All or any part of the members of the corporation not having voting rights may be referred to as alliance members.”

“The board of directors reviews the form 990 with the auditors.”

“All new employees are required to sign the conflict of interest statement. All signature pages are maintained in affi's files.”

“The alliance does not make these public.”

“CONSULTING 931,490.”

“The audit oversight process has remained unchanged from the prior year.”