ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES (EIN 52-6120210)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-03-16
IRS object ID
202040769349300949
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-03-16T13:37:07-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ijaz & Associates LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line11775 Tysons Blvd 5th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityTysonsCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN526120210EIN

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone2027754667PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11101 17TH STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJ NOAH BROWNPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027754667PhoneNum
Signature2020-03-16SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone7039729110PhoneNum
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Activity Or MissionTO FOSTER GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF AND APPRECIATION FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARDS; TO SUPPORT BOARDS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO DEVELOP PUBLIC POLICIES FOCUSING ON MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS; TO HELP BUILD BOARD GOVERNANCE LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY CAPACITY THROUGH IN-SERVICE EDUCATIONActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTO FOSTER GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF AND APPRECIATION FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARDS; TO SUPPORT BOARDS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO DEVELOP PUBLIC POLICIES FOCUSING ON MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS; TO HELP BUILD BOARD GOVERNANCE LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY CAPACITY THROUGH IN-SERVICE EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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DescCONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS - AN ANNUAL CONGRESS WAS HELD IN NEW YORK CITY OCT 24-27, 2018. THE NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT WAS HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC, FEBRUARY 10-13, 2019. THE GOVERNANCE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES WERE HELD IN MARCH 2019. THE ORIENTATION OF THESE MEETINGS IS RELATED TO ACCT'S MISSION OF PROMOTING EFFECTIVE BOARD GOVERNANCE THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.Desc

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

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DAWN ERLANDSON
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DAVID-MATHIS
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BAKARI LEE
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GREGORY KNOTT
CENTRAL REGIONAL CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHAN CASTELLANOS
PACIFIC REGIONAL CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBRA BORDEN
NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMELA CULLENS
SOUTHERN REGIONAL CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENT MILLER
WESTERN REGIONAL CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSE BENVIDEZ
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GERALD COOK
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JAMES COOKSEY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM HARDY
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MACK JACKSON
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JOHN LEAL
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JOHN LUKAS
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WILLIAM KELLEY
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TOMMY LEWIS JR
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LARRY MEYER
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ROSAELENA O'NEIL
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HECTOR ORTIZ
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BERNIE RHINERSON
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BENJAMIN WU
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J NOAH BROWN
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JEE HANG LEE
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TONYA HARLEY
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$164,541EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,596,985BOYAmt
EOY$4,764,884EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,286,714BOYAmt
EOY$8,419,056EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$167,895ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$491,451CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$589,468CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$277,649CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$388,837CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$256,094CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,003,499TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,899,644CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,408,185CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,928,101CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,987,537CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,273,050CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,496,517TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,391,095CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,997,653CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,205,750CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,376,374CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,529,144CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,500,016TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$33,500,016PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$69,650CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,166CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$81,292CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$104,764CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$109,085CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$402,957TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$69,650CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,166CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$81,292CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$104,764CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$109,085CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$402,957TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,902,973TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98810PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98590PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01190InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$0CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$0CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$0LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$120,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$115,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$110,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$110,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$455,000TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$0CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$0CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$0GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (true)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$650,812InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$230,090DepreciationAmt
Book Value$420,722BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$1,175,598InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,003,175DepreciationAmt
Book Value$172,423BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$64,889InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$64,631DepreciationAmt
Book Value$258BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$593,403TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$164,541
SECURITY DEPOSIT$77,199
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$241,740TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENT EXPENSEDesc
Amt$947,629Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$947,629TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,617,958TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,617,958RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$20,271InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$20,271RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,638,229TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,450,063TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,450,063ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$20,271InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$20,271ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,470,334TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt IV, Line 2bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION ACTS AS A CUSTODIAN ON THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS HELD ON BEHALF OF IT'S CEO.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
J NOAH BROWN
$376,714$0$0$0$0$0$56,250$0$27,084$0$460,048$0$0$0
JEE HANG LEE
$219,003$0$0$0$0$0$21,809$0$10,876$0$251,688$0$0$0
TONYA HARLEY
$173,145$0$0$0$0$0$17,242$0$7,680$0$198,067$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt I Line 4bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationJ. NOAH BROWN RECEIVED $18,000 AS PART OF A 457f PLAN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 6MEMBER COLLEGE BOARDS
Pt VI, Line 7aSENATE BODY AND 5 REGIONAL CAUCUS BODIES THAT ELECT 24 OF 26 BOARD MEMBERS. THE SENATE CONSISTS OF THE TOTAL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AT THE START OF THE SENATE MEETING. VOTING STRENGTH IS DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED BY EACH MEMBER BOARD. SOME BOARDS HAVE ONE VOTE; SOME TWO; AND STATE BOARDS OR VERY LARGE DISTRICTS HAVE THREE VOTES. THE SENATE ELECTS THREE AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY FOR THREE-YEAR, STAGGERED TERMS, CONTROLS THE BYLAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND IS THE ONLY BODY THAT CAN MOVE TO DISSOLVE THE ASSOCIATION. THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, WHICH ELECT A REGIONAL DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD ANNUALLY FOR THREE-YEAR STAGGERED TERMS THROUGH THEIR REGIONAL CAUCUSES. TWO BOARD MEMBERS MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE FULL BOARD, AND MUST BE MEMBER TRUSTEES.
Pt VI, Line 7bONLY MEMBERS CAN AMEND THE BYLAWS, REMOVE A MEMBER, OR DISSOLVE THE ASSOCIATION.
Pt VI, Line 11bFORM IS REVIEWED BY THE CONTRACTED ACCOUNTING FIRM, MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
Pt VI, Line 12cACCT'S BOARD POLICIES AND MANAGEMENT POLICIES REQUIRE MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES. ALL ACCT BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ACCT'S GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS ANY SUCH CONFLICTS AS WELL AS COMPLIANCE WITH WRITTEN POLICIES.
Pt VI, Line 15aTHE ACCT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BENCHMARKS THE CEO SALARY AGAINST COMPARABLE HIGHER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CEOS AND RECOMMENDS THE COMPENSATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
Pt VI, Line 15bTHE CEO BENCHMARKS EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AGAINST COMPARABLE HIGHER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION STAFF POSITIONS.
Pt VI, Line 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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