Wiyn Consortium Inc

“Wiyn members are - the association of universities for research in astronomy, inc. (aura), the board of regents of the university of wisconsin system on behalf of university of wisconsin-madison (wisconsin), and the trustees of indiana university on behalf of indiana university-bloomington ("indiana").”

“Each member of wiyn shall appoint three directors to the governing body.”

“There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The form 990 was prepared by the organization's independent cpa with information provided by management.the 990 is reviewed and approved by the board treasurer and provided to the baord for review before submission.”

“The conflict of interest (coi) policy is monitored and enforced by the human resource (hr) office and through wiyn's internal controls to ensure that the organization and its employees are in compliance with the coi policy. Annually, the hr office collects completed coi disclosure statements from employees. Also, board members are responsible to be alert of any coi. If one is to exist, the board member is either to disclose the interest in full to the other members of the board or committee or be recused from deliberation or votes of the board or committee on the matter of potential conflict. In either case, the minutes of the board or committee shall record the exercise of either option and the response of the board committee to that matter.”

“Aura's human resources department performs a comparability data analysis related to the director's compensation using various tools and external resources. The final compensation for the director is reviewed and approved by the board of directors. Aura hr department retains such documentation. The process described here was last completed in 2024.”

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

“In april 2023, the wiyn board of directors voted to terminate all agreements related to the 0.9-meter telescope which has not been in operation since march 2020. The 0.9-meter telescope did not incur program expenses in fy24.”

“Other professional services: program service expenses 101,467. Management and general expenses 8,593. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 110,060. Contracted services with aura: program service expenses 2,802,602. Management and general expenses 362,328. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,164,930.”

“The process for oversight and selection of an independent accountant has not changed from the prior year.”