2016-05-16T10:15:08-05:00 2015-06-30 721202445 POSTLETHWAITE & NETTERVILLE ONE GALLERIA BLVD STE 2100 METAIRIE LA 70001 990 2014-07-01 720954712 LOUISIANA MUSEUM FOUNDATION LOUI 5045580493 1000 BOURBON STREET NO B429 NEW ORLEANS LA 70116 SUSAN H MACLAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5045580493 2016-05-13 1 GINA RACHEL P01216293 5048375990 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z SUSAN H MACLAY 1000 BOURBON STREET NO B429 NEW ORLEANS LA 70116 1220146 0 X HTTP://WWW.THELMF.ORG/ X 1981 LA TO RAISE AWARENESS, GENERATE SUPPORT, AND ADMINISTER FUNDING FOR THE LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM. 35 35 18 0 0 0 899759 980820 40660 54980 61775 161411 -38161 -39520 964033 1157691 4000 0 0 0 285145 284778 0 0 18958 540796 741975 829941 1026753 134092 130938 2883839 2889288 28691 26704 2855148 2862584 X TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE LOUISIANA'S HISTORY AND CULTURE BY ADMINISTERING GIFTS, GRANTS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM (LSM) BY ASSISTING THE MUSEUM IN RAISING FUNDS AND BY MARKETING THE MUSEUM'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS, MUSEUM FACILITIES, EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC OUTREACH, AND OTHER PROGRAMMING FOR THE LSM. 0 0 313566 EXHIBITION SUPPORT: IN FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015, THE LOUISIANA MUSEUM FOUNDATION PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR EIGHT LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS:1. LIVING WITH HURRICANES: KATRINA AND BEYOND (PRESBYT RE, NEW ORLEANS; OPENED OCTOBER 2010) - LMF CLOSED A $1.4M NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDED IN 2008 AFTER EXPENDING REMAINING GRANT FUNDS FOR EXHIBITION UPDATES TO REFLECT PROGRESS IN THE CITY AND STATE SINCE ITS INSTALLATION.2. KEEPING TIME: EXTRAORDINARY IMAGES FROM LOUISIANA'S MUSICAL PAST (OLD U.S. MINT, NEW ORLEANS; OPENED JULY 2014) - LMF ADMINISTERED FUNDING RAISED BY OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION, THE FRIENDS OF THE CABILDO, TO FINALIZE THE INSTALLATION OF THIS TEMPORARY EXHIBITION OF ONE-OF-A-KIND PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER OBJECTS FROM LSM'S WORLD-RENOWNED JAZZ COLLECTION.3. REVOLUTION!: THE ATLANTIC WORLD REBORN (CAPITAL PARK MUSEUM, BATON ROUGE; OPENED OCTOBER 2014) - LMF ADMINISTERED FUNDING TO SUPPORT LSM'S INSTALLATION AND MARKETING OF THIS TRAVELING EXHIBIT. FEATURING ARTIFACTS FROM THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND LSM'S OWN NAPOLEON DEATH MASK, REVOLUTION! EXAMINED THE AMERICAN, FRENCH, AND HAITIAN REVOLUTIONS AND CONCURRENT ABOLITION MOVEMENTS WHICH, IN A SPAN OF 50 YEARS, TRANSFORMED OUR NOTIONS OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY, AND NATIONHOOD.4. FROM "DIRTY SHIRTS" TO BUCCANEERS: THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS IN AMERICAN CULTURE (CABILDO, NEW ORLEANS; OPENED JANUARY 2015) - LMF RAISED AND ADMINISTERED FUNDING FOR LSM'S FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS BICENTENNIAL EXHIBIT. LMF ALSO ADMINISTERED FUNDING TO RENOVATE THE TWO CABILDO GALLERIES WHERE THE EXHIBITION IS ON DISPLAY AND TO MAKE SECURITY SYSTEM UPGRADES TO SAFEGUARD SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE ARTIFACTS ON LOAN TO LSM FOR THE EXHIBITION'S INAUGURAL YEAR.5. THE MURALS OF CLEMENTINE HUNTER (LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA HISTORY MUSEUM, NATCHITOCHES; OPENED JANUARY 2015) - LMF HELPED TO SECURE AND ADMINISTERED GRANTS TO UNDERWRITE LSM'S DISPLAY OF LOUISIANA FOLK ARTIST CLEMENTINE HUNTER'S LARGEST WORKS AND TO DELIVER RELATED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. NEVER BEFORE EXHIBITED IN A MUSEUM, THE MURALS DECORATED OUTBUILDINGS AT MELROSE PLANTATION, WHERE HUNTER LIVED AND LABORED FROM THE AGE OF 15, AND WERE LOANED TO LSM BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC NATCHITOCHES WHILE THE MELROSE STRUCTURES UNDERWENT RENOVATIONS.6. FROM THE BIG APPLE TO THE BIG EASY: TWO CARNIVAL ARTISTS IN NEW YORK (OLD U.S. MINT, NEW ORLEANS; OPENED MARCH 2015) - LMF ADMINISTERED FUNDING TO ENABLE LSM'S FABRICATION, INSTALLATION AND MARKETING OF THIS TEMPORARY EXHIBITION OF ARTISTS' PERSONAL EFFECTS, DRAWINGS, COSTUME DESIGNS, COSTUMES, AND RELATED ITEMS FROM THE LSM'S CARNIVAL AND TEXTILES COLLECTIONS.7. THE 2015 LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES DISPLAY (LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM, NATCHITOCHES; OPENED JUNE 2015) - LMF ADMINISTERED FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION TO ENABLE LSM'S ANNUAL UPDATE OF THE LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES EXHIBIT TO ACKNOWLEDGE INCOMING STATE SPORTS HALL OF FAME HONOREES.8. THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM (OLD U.S. MINT, NEW ORLEANS; FORTHCOMING) - LMF CONTINUED ITS FUND DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN TO ENABLE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A PERMANENT JAZZ EXHIBITION, INTERACTIVE FEATURES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL GALLERIES, CHANGING EXHIBITION GALLERY AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS TO CREATE THE ONLY JAZZ MUSEUM IN THE CITY THAT GAVE BIRTH TO JAZZ. LMF COLLABORATED WITH LSM'S JAZZ COLLECTION CURATOR EMERITUS TO GENERATE DONATIONS FOR THE PROJECT FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. IN ADDITION TO FUNDING THE JAZZ MUSEUM - WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN THE FALL OF 2017 - PROCEEDS FROM THE $2.5M FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN WILL HELP UNDERWRITE CONSERVATION OF JEOPARDIZED ARTIFACTS FROM LSM'S WORLD-RENOWNED JAZZ COLLECTION.THE LOUISIANA MUSEUM FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR EXHIBITION INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES TO THE CAPITOL PARK FACILITY'S PERMANENT EXHIBITION GALLERIES AND IN RESPONDING TO STATE BUDGET CUTS, PROVIDED FUNDING FOR OTHER NEEDS IN SUPPORT OF LSM'S EXHIBITS PROGRAMMING. 212870 COLLECTIONS & MUSEUM CONSERVATION SUPPORT: IN FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015, LMF PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ARTIFACTS IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS AND FOR MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS LSM MUSEUM FACILITIES.LMF GENERATED AND/OR ADMINISTERED FUNDING TO CONSERVE AND/OR PURCHASE ARTIFACTS FOR DISPLAY IN LSM EXHIBITS, INCLUDING: THE CONSERVATION OF A RARE WAR OF 1812 OFFICER'S UNIFORM JACKET FOR DISPLAY IN THE FROM "DIRTY SHIRTS" TO BUCCANEERS EXHIBIT; A CARNIVAL COSTUME FOR DISPLAY IN THE FROM THE BIG APPLE TO THE BIG EASY EXHIBITION; AND OTHER ITEMS FOR DISPLAY IN THE 2015 LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES EXHIBIT AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM THAT WILL OPEN IN 2017.LMF CONTINUED TO ADMINISTER GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO ADVANCE LSM'S MULTI-YEAR COLONIAL DOCUMENTS DIGITIZATION AND ONLINE PUBLICATION PROJECT, WHICH WILL PERMANENTLY PRESERVE AND PROVIDE FREE INTERNET ACCESS TO THE CONTENTS OF LOUISIANA'S COLONIAL FRENCH AND SPANISH JUDICIAL RECORDS ARCHIVE.LMF WAS AWARDED A NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE FOR THE STUDY OF A SOLUTION TO MASONRY DAMAGE FROM SALT INTRUSION AT MADAME JOHN'S LEGACY IN NEW ORLEANS. THE PROJECT COMMENCED IN FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 AND WILL CONCLUDE IN FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016. THE PROJECT HAS DEVELOPED AND IS TESTING A TREATMENT PROTOCOL TO ADDRESS DAMAGE TO HISTORIC BRICK-AND-MORTAR STRUCTURES, AND ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION ISSUE OF GLOBAL CONCERN.LMF ADMINISTERED FUNDING FOR LSM'S PURCHASE OF DOCUMENT STORAGE BOXES, INTERIOR FOLDERS, DOCUMENT SLEEVES, AND OTHER ARCHIVAL SUPPLIES TO PROTECT FRAGILE WORKS ON PAPER IN LSM'S ARCHIVE, THE LOUISIANA HISTORICAL CENTER.RESPONDING TO STATE BUDGET CUTS, LMF PROVIDED FUNDING TO UNDERWRITE SELECTED MUSEUM FACILITY ENHANCEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE AND TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR OTHER COLLECTIONS AND BUILDING NEEDS. 116646 PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EDUCATION OUTREACH, AND MARKETING: IN FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015, LMF GENERATED AND/OR ADMINISTERED FUNDING TO ENABLE THE LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM'S DELIVERY OF PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMING AND TO MARKET MUSEUM SERVICES, COLLECTIONS, AND PROJECTS. LMF ALSO COORDINATED MUSEUM MARKETING EVENTS. LMF COMPLETED ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT FUNDS THAT UNDERWROTE CREATION AND DELIVERY OF A CHARACTER-BUILDING CURRICULUM FOR K-12 SCHOOL-GROUP VISITORS TO LSM'S LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM IN NATCHITOCHES.LMF CONTINUED TO ADMINISTER A 2012 GRANT TO ENABLE LSM'S DELIVERY OF PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING EXAMINING THE HISTORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN LOUISIANA.LMF ADMINISTERED FUNDING THAT ENABLED LSM TO KEEP THE READING ROOM OF LSM'S LOUISIANA HISTORICAL CENTER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO ENSURE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE MAPS, MANUSCRIPTS AND OTHER RESEARCH MATERIALS HOUSED IN THE ARCHIVE.LMF ENABLED LSM'S DELIVERY OF ITS MOST POPULAR PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM - MUSIC AT THE MINT - BY COORDINATING AND PROMOTING PERFORMANCES AND BOX OFFICE AND CONCESSIONS. DUE TO STATE BUDGET CUTS, AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014, LSM'S MUSIC AT THE MINT COORDINATOR POSITION HAD TO BE ELIMINATED. AS A RESULT, TO KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, LMF ASSUMED A GREATER ROLE AND BEGAN BOOKING MANY FRIDAY AND MOST EVENING PERFORMANCES.AFTER A TEN YEAR HURRICANE KATRINA-INDUCED HIATUS, LMF RESUMED PUBLICATION OF LA MUSEE, A PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED AND WRITTEN FULL-COLOR MAGAZINE SPOTLIGHTING LSM'S HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND COLLECTIONS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT IS CIRCULATED TO LSM/LMF SUPPORTERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.LMF ADMINISTERED FUNDING TO UNDERWRITE WEB DEVELOPMENT AND WEB HOSTING SERVICES AND TO PRODUCE A PODCAST TO EXPAND LSM'S ONLINE PRESENCE, EXPOSING REMOTE AUDIENCES TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS, FACILITIES, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS.LMF PROMOTED AND HELPED TO HOST FESTIVALS HELD AT LSM FRENCH QUARTER FACILITIES.LMF PRESENTED THE BUCCANEER BASH IN NOVEMBER 2014 AND THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS BICENTENNIAL VICTORY BALL GALA IN JANUARY 2015 TO PROMOTE AND OPEN LSM'S BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS BICENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, FROM "DIRTY SHIRTS" TO BUCCANEERS: THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS IN AMERICAN CULTURE.LMF ORGANIZED AND HOSTED AN ANNUAL MEETING OF ITS MEMBERSHIP TO CELEBRATE ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TO INTERPRET LSM'S WORK TO THE MUSEUM'S MOST COMMITTED SUPPORTERS AND STAUNCHEST ADVOCATES.LMF ALSO ADMINISTERED FUNDING FOR LSM'S CREATION AND INSTALLATION OF NEW SIGNAGE FOR ITS FACILITIES IN NEW ORLEANS AND NATCHITOCHES. 237381 54980 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND OTHER PROGRAM SUPPORT: LMF PROVIDED FINANCIAL SERVICES INCLUDING BOOKKEEPING, ACCOUNTING, AUDITS, FUND MANAGEMENT, AND INVESTMENT SERVICES FOR LSM PROGRAMMING.LMF PROVIDED FUND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INCLUDING PROSPECT RESEARCH, GRANTS AND PROPOSAL WRITING, GRANT ADMINISTRATION, AND DONOR CULTIVATION, RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT AND CAMPAIGN CONSULTING SERVICES FOR LSM PROGRAMMING AND PROJECTS. 237381 54980 880463 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 35 35 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X CAROL L BADILLA 5045580493 632 DUMAINE STREET NEW ORLEANS LA 70116 E TIFFANY ADLER DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 RALPH O BRENNAN DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 GARY H BREWSTER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA E BYRD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE CASBARIAN DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 J STOREY CHARBONNET DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARIAN G CUNNINGHAM DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN A DUPUY DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 G ANTHONY GELDERMAN III DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 DAVID GUIDRY DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANA M HANSEL DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JULI MILLER HART DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH BALDWIN HEFLER DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM H HINES DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 JOY NALTY HODGES DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 KEENE R KELLEY DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 HENRY M LAMBERT DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 PHILIP HODGES DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 DENNIS P LAUSCHA DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANASTASIA W MOUTON DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 ROBERT J PATRICK DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 RANSDELL GRACE PRIEUR DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 ANNE B REILY DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 TIA NOLAN RODDY DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 RICHARD J ROTH III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA DOUGLAS STEINER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE F BREITMEYER MEMBER AT LARGE 2.50 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY M CLYNE MEMBER AT LARGE 0.20 X 0 0 0 PAUL M HAYGOOD MEMBER AT LARGE 0.20 X 0 0 0 THOMAS P WESTERVELT MEMBER AT LARGE 0.30 X 0 0 0 PHILIP M WOLLAM MEMBER AT LARGE 4.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE FLOWER REDD PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 HERSCHEL L ABBOTT JR VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER A SHESHUNOFF TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 F RIVERS LELONG JR SECRETARY 3.50 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN H MACLAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 85549 0 2566 85549 0 2566 0 0 0 0 0 103135 267395 117228 493062 5495 980820 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FEE 900099 54980 54980 54980 65057 65057 96354 0 96354 96354 96354 22935 267395 62455 -39520 -39520 1157691 54980 0 121891 85268 41511 38108 5649 166145 81542 73756 10847 2711 962 1482 267 10799 5276 4644 879 19855 9720 8819 1316 12300 12300 20226 20226 8999 8999 2584 2584 EXHIBITS EXPENSE 313370 313370 COLLECTIONS AND MUSEUM 212870 212870 PUBLIC PROGRAMS/EDUCATI 116646 116646 GRANT & CONTRACT MANAGE 54980 54457 523 1026753 880463 127332 18958 292070 209293 350152 404047 10550 12715 7444 6342 112350 90482 22918 21868 2200705 2234686 0 337 2883839 2889288 28691 26704 28691 26704 X 1009816 1102798 1845332 1759786 2855148 2862584 2883839 2889288 130938 -123502 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1107297 835264 832508 899759 980820 4655648 1107297 835264 832508 899759 980820 4655648 4655648 44706 48133 57680 61775 65057 277351 244 536 45187 45967 4978966 112943 0.93510 0.93510 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1942173 30093 20226 1952040 1679617 280769 18213 1942173 1573866 117130 11379 1679617 1553264 33739 13137 1573866 2018356 334908 800000 1553264 0.24790 0.00000 0.75210 0 0 112350 90482 21868 21868 X 1091148 -123502 56959 -66543 1157691 0 1157691 1083712 56959 56959 1026753 0 1026753 PART V, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM ENDOWMENT FUND WAS CREATED BY THE BOARD TO ACCUMULATE $3,000,000 FOR MUSEUM SUPPORT. REVENUE AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR THE FUND CONSIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME, AND TRANSFER OF EXCESS FUNDS FROM OTHER RESTRICTED OR UNRESTRICTED FUNDS AS THE BOARD AUTHORIZES. PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES TOPIC OF THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION. ALL TAX RETURNS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATELY FILED BY THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE FOUNDATION'S TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE FOUNDATION'S TAX POSITION AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. THE FOUNDATION'S 2015 TAX RETURN HAS NOT BEEN FILED AS OF THE REPORT DATE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES SEPARATELY STATED 56,959. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES SEPARATELY STATED 56,959. BONO VICTORY GALA 290330 267395 22935 12884 19574 3967 26030 290330 267395 22935 12884 19574 3967 26030 62455 -39520 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS EMPOWER THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO MAKE BINDING ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD IN BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS ALL DECISIONS MADE TO THE FULL BOARD, AND THE FULL BOARD AFFIRMS THE DECISIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 F. RIVERS LELONG, HERSCHEL ABBOTT, AND WILLIAM HINES HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS VOTING GENERAL, ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE ELECTED BY THE VOTING GENERAL, ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CPA FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THEM BY THE ORGANIZATION. ONCE COMPLETE, THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THE BOARD TREASURER. AFTER ALL, IF ANY, QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, THE RETURN IS SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE RETURN IS SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST PLEDGE FORM IS SIGNED ANNUALLY BY BOARD MEMBERS. ANY NOTED CONFLICTS CAUSE A MEMBER TO RECUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM VOTING ON THE ISSUE(S) CAUSING CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION SUBMITS A CURRENT YEAR OPERATING BUDGET TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. ONCE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED IT AND PROVIDED INPUT, THE ANNUAL BUDGET THEN GOES TO EITHER THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET, THERE IS USUALLY A COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE INCREASE IN SALARIES INCLUDED, TYPICALLY 1.5-3%, IF THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME IS SUFFICIENT. AGAIN, ONLY IF THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME IS SUFFICIENT, AND IF WARRANTED, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL INCREASES OR BONUSES. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RESEARCHES COMPARATIVE SALARIES TO HELP DETERMINE AND SET COMPENSATION AMOUNTS. IF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE BUDGET, IT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD, THOUGH THE FULL BOARD DOES NOT NEED TO APPROVE THE BUDGET IF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS ALREADY DONE SO. IF INCREASES ARE BEING GRANTED, IT IS CLEARLY STATED IN THE PERTINENT BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990. PART XII, LINE 2C THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE TO THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.