2016-05-13T07:05:36-00:00 2015-12-31 SECHLER CPA PC 921 E ORANGE DR PHOENIX AZ 85014 990 2015-01-01 366161809 LAMBDA ALPHA INTERNATIONAL LAMB 4807197404 PO Box 72720 PHOENIX AZ 85050 SHEILA HARRIS TREASURER 2016-05-13 true CAROLYN S SECHLER 6022302700 2016-05-13 X 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z SHEILA HARRIS PO BOX 72720 PHOENIX AZ 85050 392496 false 1959 X WWW.LAI.ORG X 1930 MN HONORARY SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF LAND ECONOMICS. RECOGNIZE HONOR INDIVIDUALS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. ENCOURAGE SUPPORT THE STUDY OF LAND ECONOMICS. EXPAND THE WORLDS KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING. 12 12 0 25 0 226000 315468 62843 76080 115 948 0 288958 392496 0 0 0 0 0 359352 369163 359352 369163 -70394 23333 303665 357617 107822 127752 195843 229865 HONORARY SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF LAND ECONOMICS. RECOGNIZE HONOR INDIVIDUALS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. ENCOURAGE SUPPORT THE STUDY OF LAND ECONOMICS. EXPAND THE WORLDS KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING. false false LAMBDA ALPHA INTERNATIONAL LAI IS A GLOBAL LAND ECONOMICS SOCIETY WHERE TOP PROFESSIONALS CONNECT. MEMBERSHIP IS HONORARY AND SELECTIVE. OUR 2000 MEMBERS MAKE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS AT THE LOCAL CHAPTER LEVEL, AND WITH PEERS WORLDWIDE. LAI CHAPTERS ARE LOCATED IN MAJOR CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, EUROPE, AND ASIA. LAI PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS IN THE FAST-PACED WORLD OF LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT. OUR MEMBERS COME FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF FIELDS RELATED TO THE USE AND REUSE OF LAND. THIS PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY CREATES A UNIQUE BLEND OF PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCE. LAI IS COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE AND HIGH STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS. OUR MEMBERS ARE AMONG THE BEST IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS. WE RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL AWARDS. false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false true true false true true true true true false true true true true true true false false false false false IL X GETTING IT DONE 4807197404 PO BOX 72720 PHOENIX AZ 85050 X STEVEB GRAGG PRESIDENT 003.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM YOUMANS PAST PRESIDENT 001.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA HARRIS TREASURER 002.00 X X 0 0 0 CHERYL SOON SECRETARY 002.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN NEVIN SCRIBE/EDITOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE WILLIAMS HISTORIAN 001.00 X 0 0 0 AURELIO RAMIEREZ-ZARZOSA EUROPE REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT 001.00 X 0 0 0 GARY LEACH EAST REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT 001.00 X 0 0 0 JORDAN PETERS CENTRAL REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT 001.00 X 0 0 0 JIM MUSBACH WEST REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT 001.00 X 0 0 0 ANN BOUSLOG ASIA/PACIFIC REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT 001.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MCBRIDE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT 001.00 X 0 0 0 false false false GETTING IT DONE PO BOX 72720 PHOENIX AZ 85050 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 101025 1 314468 1000 315468 CONFERENCES MEETINGS 900099 76080 76080 76080 948 948 392496 76080 948 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9210 0 0 101025 21979 7530 14645 0 0 42188 0 118915 0 0 0 4454 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 22261 CHAPTER ASSISTANCE 10000 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 16956 0 369163 60580 111897 226812 227720 750 16273 17250 303665 357617 23309 35029 84513 92723 107822 127752 X 195843 229865 195843 229865 303665 357617 23333 10689 X false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONTRACTED ITS ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 101,025 PAID TO GETTING IT DONE. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 ACTIVE MEMBER PAYS LAMBDA ALPHA AND LOCAL CHAPTER DUES. ACTIVE MEMBER AT-LARGE PAYS LAMBDA ALPHA AT-LARGE DUES. RETIRED MEMBER IS IN FACT RETIRED, BUT WISHES TO DO SO MAY CONTINUE TO HAVE ACTIVE MEMBER STATUS BY PAYING ACTIVE MEMBER DUES. EMERITUS MEMBER HAS MAINTAINED ACTIVE STATUS FOR TWENTY 20 YEARS, HAS SERVED IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT THE CHAPTER OR INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AND HAS RETIRED FROM PROFESSIONAL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH LAND ECONOMICS AND NOMINATED AND VOTED FOR SUCH STATUS LEVEL. NO DUES REQUIRED. INTERNATIONAL FELLOW OF LAMBDA ALPHA, AN ACTIVE MEMBER WHOSE EFFORTS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED THE PURPOSES, ORGANIZATION, OR GROWTH OF LAMBDA ALPHA. ONLY THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF GOVERNORS SHALL CONFER FELLOWSHIP AND NO MORE THAN TWO FELLOWSHIPS SHALL BE CONFERRED IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR. THE TITLE OF INTERNATIONAL FELLOW IS ADDITIVE TO ANY OTHER CATEGORY OF MEMBERSHIP EXCEPT HONORARY. THERE SHALL BE NO INTERNATIONAL OR CHAPTER DUES REQUIRED FOR AN INTERNATIONAL FELLOW OF LAMDA ALPHA. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a EACH ACTIVE MEMBER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO BE NOMINATED AND ELECTED TO ANY INTERNATIONAL OFFICE PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TOSERVE MORE THAN ONE CONSECUTIVE TERM. EACH ELECTED OFFICER OF LAMBDA ALPHA MAY SERVE A MAXIMUM OF TEN YEARS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AN INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT WHO MAY SERVE AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS AS THE INTERNATIONAL PAST PRESIDENT. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b THESE BYLAWS MAY BE AMENDED BY A TWO-THIRDS 2/3 VOTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF GOVERNORS, PROVIDED THAT WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE SUBSTANCE OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT HAS BEEN SENT TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AT LEAST SIXTY 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING OF THE BOARD AT WHICH THE AMENDMENT IS TO BE CONSIDERED. UPON RECEIPT OF ANY SUCH NOTICE THE PRESIDENT OF EACH LOCAL CHAPTER SHALL PROMPTLY MAIL A COPY OF SUCH NOTICE TO EACH MEMBER OF HIS OR HER LOCAL CHAPTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A PDF COPY OF 990 RETURN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR A REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO BEING FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE BOARD MUST ANNUALLY NOTIFY THE ORGANIZATION OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.IF THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SELECTING OR ENGAGING A VENDOR OR SERVICE PROVIDER, ALL IN ATTENDANCE ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THIS DISCUSSION IF THERE COULD BE A PERCEIVED CONFLICT. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE BOARD REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR ALL VENDORS AND CONSULTANTS BY COMPARING THEIR COMPENSATION TO THE COMPENSATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN LIKE POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS USING FORMS 990, COMPENSATION STUDIES, AND OTHER AVAILABLE DATA. THERE ARE NO PAID OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES IN THIS ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE IN A TIMELY MANNER, COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON. Form 990, Part IX, Section A, Line 11g THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONTRACTED ITS ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 101,025 PAID TO GETTING IT DONE. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 THE BY LAWS CHANGES WERE REPORTED IN THE 2014 TAX RETURN AND APPROVED IN 2015. THE GLOBAL CHAPTER LES POLLOCK, CHAIR WILL FACILITATE COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LAI MEMBERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN A GLOBAL INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS REGARDING LAND ECONOMICS ISSUES, AND ARE SEEKING A FORUM FOR DISCUSSION AND LINKAGE BEYOND THE PROGRAM OFFERINGS OF THEIR PLACE BASED CHAPTER.