Association for Corporate Growth - Group

“Acg houston chapter - colt luedde and jacy luedde have a family relationship.”

“Various chapters in the organization employ consultants or management companies to provide assistance with the day-to-day accounting operations. Certain chapters employ management companies to perform such duties and the following chapters paid: arizona - $61,800 chicago - $6,327 cleveland - $73,497 columbus - $75,816 connecticut - $83,642 houston - $10,016 indiana - $60,365 kentucky - $26,000 louisiana - $42,100 minnesota - $525 nebraska - $4,984 north florida - $18,578 philadelphia - $70,971 pittsburgh - $152,473 portland - $33,685 richmond - $42,028 san diego - $81,000 seattle - $105,000 tampa bay - $36,000 tennessee - $8,657 western michigan - $205,000”

“Acg allows its chapters to choose from one or two options available in deciding how its board of directors is chosen: 1. By vote of members at annual general meeting or 2. The incumbent board of directors.”

“The board shall be authorized to take any action required or permitted to be taken by the board without a meeting if all the voting members of the board consent in writing to the adoption of the resolution authorizing the action. Any such action shall be in writing. A "writing" shall include any communication transmitted or received by electronic means, including email or facsimile, provided that such writing is signed, whether by physical or electronic signature. For purposes of these bylaws, an "electronic signature" means a signature in electronic form attached to or logically associated with record generated, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means for use in an information system or for transmission from one information system to another.”

“A copy of this return is reviewed by the acg vp of finance before it is filed. This review is the final step in the return process that begins when the acg vp of finance provides each chapter with a financial template that is completed by each chapter's treasurer and administrator. These templates are returned along with a document signed by the chapter president and treasurer that represent the completeness of the financials provided and the responsibility that each chapter has in reporting their financial information for the group return.”

“Each individual chapter is charged with monitoring and disclosing all potential conflicts of interest.”

“Compensation for the ceo's, executive directors, and administrators of all 45 chapters is reviewed and approved by each chapters' board of directors.”

“All applicable information is made available to the public on the association's website as well as upon formal request.”

“Some chapters had their financial statements either compiled, reviewed or audited by independent accountants.”