International Cinematographers Guild

“The voting members of the guild are active members who pay full dues. These members elect the members of the governing body and approve significant decisions of the governing body.”

“The guild does not have any committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The form 990 is provided to the seven national executive officers of the guild before it is filed. It is then submitted to the four trustees of the guild and the national executive board at its next meeting. The form 990 is prepared with the assistance of an independent outside auditing firm.”

“The guild is a labor organization, and adheres to the conflict of interest principles set forth in the labor management reporting and disclosure act ["lmrda"] sections 501 and 503 (29 u.s.c. 501 and 503).”

“The officers and employees of the guild are subject to the annual disclosure requirements of lmrda section 202 (29 u.s.c. 432) and are required to disclose in that form ownership interests and monies received that would pose a conflict of interest.”

“The guild regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Oversight of the guild's finances is conducted by the national and assistant secretary-treasurers, the national and regional directors and the national controller. Additionally, four trustees, who are members elected by the membership perform quarterly reviews of the guild finances and meet annually with the guilds' independent outside auditing firm in conjunction with the firm's annual audit of the financial statements.”

“The compensation of the national executive director is established by written contract negotiated by the guild's national executive officers and approved by its national executive board. The negotiation process does include consideration of comparable data. The deliberations of the board are set forth in the minutes.”

“In general, elected officers of the guild serve without compensation. There are specific board policies that authorize compensation to elected officers when serving as a delegate to the various union conventions and meetings that occur throughout the year. The compensation of key employees such as the regional directors is established by written contract by the guild's national executive director and approved by its national executive officers. The negotiation process does include consideration of comparable data. The deliberations of the national executive officers are set forth in the minutes.”

“The guild's by-laws, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are maintained in the guild's office and are available upon request.”

“To improve the social and economic condition of its members through negotiation and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements.”

“Transfer to local 600 building corp. $252,979”