Association of Space Explorers USA

“The organization is a member organization that is made up exclusively of people that have flown in Earth Orbit. A person shall be a Member if he/she meets the requirements and has advised a director in writing of his/her desire to be a member by submitting an application, if his/her application has been reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors, and if he/she has not been enjoined by the Board with regard to the nonpayment of any annual dues that the Board may set.”

“Members in good standing have the right to nominate and elect directors to the nine member board in annual elections”

“The organization's submits the prepared annual tax return (Form 990 or 990EZ) to the Treasurer of the board, who forwards the completed copy to the entire Board of Dirctors for review before the return is filed with the Internal Revenue Service.”

“ASE requires the executive director (ED) and all board members to annually disclose any conflicts of interest. The Executive Director provides all board members disclosure statements and monitors the compliance. The ED also completes a conflict of interest disclosure and reports the results to the board president who will then determine the agenda for board discussion. The meeting's minutes document the board discussion and review.”

“The organization's finance committee annually reviews the executive director's salary and comparable market data to determine an appropriate salary level. The finance committee makes recommendations to the board of directors to vote on at the January board meeting each year.”

“The organization's tax returns, exemption application and governing documents are available on Guidestar.org via the Urban Institute and held in a public file for review upon request”

“Professional fee: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 24,826. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 24,826.”