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IT HAS MAINTAINED STRONG MEMBERSHIP BY CONTINUING A STRONG LINE UP OF MEMBER ONLY PROGRAMS (NEW AND RENEWING MEMBER PROGRAMS, BOARD PROGRAMS, SPECIALTY PROGRAMS) AND CORPORATE MEMBER ONLY PROGRAMS (EXECUTIVE WOMEN'S SERIES, AFFINITY GROUPS BEST PRACTICES SERIES) AND PROGRAMS FREE TO MEMBERS (TELL IT LIKE IT IS THURSDAY WEBINAR SERIES PROGRAMS) AS WELL AS DEEP REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS FOR MEMBERS. 222541 155155 EVENTS: KEYNOTE: THE WELD COLUMBUS CHAPTER HELD A KEYNOTE IN 2023. THE EVENT FEATURED SANDRA CAMPOS, BIG LOTS BOARD DIRECTOR, FORMER CEO OF DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, FORMER PRESIDENT OF A PORTFOLIO OF 1BN CONTEMPORARY BRANDS INCLUDING JUICY COUTURE, BEBE, BCBG AND HERVE LEGER, AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF O OSCAR (AN OSCAR DE LA RENTA DIVISION). IT FOCUSED ON THE TOPIC "BUILDING A CAREER IS A MARATHON - NOT A SPRINT." CORPORATE BOARD CONFERENCE: FOR OVER 12 YEARS, WELD HAS PROVIDED CORPORATE BOARD TRAINING AND BOARD JOURNEY PREPARATION AS A SEPARATE TRACK AT ITS ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2023, WELD LAUNCHED A STAND-ALONE CORPORATE BOARD CONFERENCE THAT FEATURED KIM ALEXIS NEWTON, FOUNDER AND CEO, ALEXIS ENTERPRISES, LLC, INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF BIG LOTS AND JESSE TYSON, CEO, T&S FOOD SERVICES, LLC, INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC. AS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS WITH COLLEEN MARSHALL, NEWS ANCHOR, NBC4 AS THE MODERATOR. THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON HOT TOPICS IN THE BOARDROOM AND EMERGING PRACTICES FROM THE NOM/GOV PROCESS ALONG WITH ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS ON THE BOARD JOURNEY. IN ITS FIRST YEAR, THE CONFERENCE SOLD OUT. LEADERSHIP: WELD HOSTS AN ANNUAL WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EACH SUMMER TO EDUCATE WOMEN AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS. THE 2023 CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON MAKING THE RE-CONNECTION: WITH PEOPLE, PURPOSE, AND PASSION. A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ADDRESSED THE DIVERSE WAYS WOMEN CAN DEVELOP AND APPLY LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC SERVICE VIA MAKING CONNECTIONS. THERE WERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT CAREER TRACKS. ATTENDEES WALKED AWAY WITH A STRONG SENSE OF THE URGENT NEED TO APPLY THOUGHT AND CREATIVITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL SKILLS TO HELP ACHIEVE THAT GOAL. THIS CONFERENCE FEATURED COLUMBUS CITY COUNCILMEMBER LOURDES BARROSO DE PADILLA AS THE OPENING SESSION SPEAKER AND FEATURED OVER 35 EXPERT PRESENTERS ON A VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP TOPICS, INCLUDING BOTH AN OPENING AND LUNCH SESSION KEYNOTE SPEAKER. WELD HAD OVER 300 REGISTRATIONS, INCLUDING 32 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. THESE WOMEN ARE STRIVING FOR ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND ARE REINVENTING THEIR LIVES AFTER SUFFERING EXTREME SETBACKS. THEY WERE ABLE TO LEARN NEW SKILL SETS IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND BUILD NEW COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. WOMEN WELDING THE WAY CALENDAR(R) RECEPTION: THE WELD COLUMBUS CHAPTER LAUNCHED ITS 20TH ANNUAL WOMEN WELDING THE WAY CALENDAR. THESE CALENDARS SHOWCASE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF 12 WOMEN WHO ARE NOMINATED BY THE COMMUNITY AND SELECTED BY KEY BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE CALENDAR HONOREES ARE A DIVERSE MIX OF WOMEN WHO ARE LEADERS IN THEIR COMPANIES AND INDUSTRIES, HAVE POSITIVELY IMPACTED THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE INSPIRED WOMEN TO STRIVE FOR THEIR CAREER ASPIRATIONS WHILE REACHING BACK FOR OTHERS. A PRINTED CALENDAR IS CREATED FOR EACH OF THESE CHAPTERS THAT SHOWCASES THE TALENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE WOMEN. THIS EVENT WAS HELD IN PERSON AT THE OHIO STATEHOUSE. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS FOR THE EVENT WERE ALMOST 300. 328040 PROGRAMMING: WELD HOLDS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO TEACH SKILLS USEFUL FOR LEADERS AT VARIOUS STAGES IN THEIR CAREERS. TYPICALLY, THESE ARE A BLEND OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS. MANY CHAPTERS HAVE RETURNED TO IN PERSON EVENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE COVID-19. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE THE EMERGING PROFESSIONAL SERIES PROGRAMS TARGETED TO THOSE JUST STARTING OUT IN THEIR CAREERS, THE LEADERSHIP SERIES PROGRAMS TARGETED TO MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS AND AN EXECUTIVE WOMEN'S SERIES FOR SENIOR LEADERS AND C-SUITE EXECUTIVES. WELD CONTINUED TO OFFER SEVERAL PROGRAMS WITH SHRM, CPE AND OH AND WV CLE. WELD LAUNCHED A FULL YEAR OF BOARD PROGRAMS/C-SUITE SERIES DESIGNED TO HELP WOMEN OBTAIN THEIR FIRST SEAT ON A NONPROFIT BOARD. THE TOPICS FOCUSED ON PUBLIC COMPANY FINANCIALS, NONPROFIT FINANCIALS, PREPARING FOR THE BOARD INTERVIEW AND OTHER BOARD PREPARATION TOPICS. WELD CONDUCTED SEVERAL NEW MEMBER PROGRAMS ACROSS ITS CHAPTER BASE AND ALSO HOSTED ITS ANNUAL AFFINITY GROUPS BEST PRACTICES SESSION FOR ITS CORPORATE MEMBERS. WELD ALSO CONDUCTED TWO COHORT-BASED LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OF EXISTENCE. THE WELD PATHWAY TO MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE WOMEN FOR THEIR FIRST PROMOTION INTO A MANAGEMENT ROLE. THE WELD PATHWAY TO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP WOMEN STUCK IN MIDDLE MANAGEMENT LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR EXECUTIVE ROLES. WELD ALSO LAUNCHED THE INAUGURAL WELD PATHWAY TO MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR WOMEN OF COLOR THIS YEAR ATTRACTING MAJOR SPONSORS AND DELIVERING EXCELLENT ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS. WELD ALSO LAUNCHED A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON INCREASING AFRICAN AMERICAN REPRESENTATION IN THE C-SUITES OF PUBLIC COMPANIES IN OHIO, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN DIRECTORS FORUM, FOUNDED IN PITTSBURGH. IN ALL, WELD HAD NEARLY 4,800 WOMEN AND MEN ATTEND OUR LEADERSHIP AND MEMBER PROGRAMS AND SIGNATURE EVENTS. 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THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS FASB GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS. ON DECEMBER 31, 2023, THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF OHIO. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. ALL TAX RETURNS FOR YEARS ENDING AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2020 ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EVENTS: KEYNOTE: THE WELD COLUMBUS CHAPTER HELD A KEYNOTE IN 2023. THE EVENT FEATURED SANDRA CAMPOS, BIG LOTS BOARD DIRECTOR, FORMER CEO OF DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, FORMER PRESIDENT OF A PORTFOLIO OF 1BN CONTEMPORARY BRANDS INCLUDING JUICY COUTURE, BEBE, BCBG AND HERVE LEGER, AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF O OSCAR (AN OSCAR DE LA RENTA DIVISION). IT FOCUSED ON THE TOPIC "BUILDING A CAREER IS A MARATHON - NOT A SPRINT." CORPORATE BOARD CONFERENCE: FOR OVER 12 YEARS, WELD HAS PROVIDED CORPORATE BOARD TRAINING AND BOARD JOURNEY PREPARATION AS A SEPARATE TRACK AT ITS ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2023, WELD LAUNCHED A STAND-ALONE CORPORATE BOARD CONFERENCE THAT FEATURED KIM ALEXIS NEWTON, FOUNDER AND CEO, ALEXIS ENTERPRISES, LLC, INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF BIG LOTS AND JESSE TYSON, CEO, T&S FOOD SERVICES, LLC, INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC. AS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS WITH COLLEEN MARSHALL, NEWS ANCHOR, NBC4 AS THE MODERATOR. THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON HOT TOPICS IN THE BOARDROOM AND EMERGING PRACTICES FROM THE NOM/GOV PROCESS ALONG WITH ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS ON THE BOARD JOURNEY. IN ITS FIRST YEAR, THE CONFERENCE SOLD OUT. LEADERSHIP: WELD HOSTS AN ANNUAL WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EACH SUMMER TO EDUCATE WOMEN AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS. THE 2023 CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON MAKING THE RE-CONNECTION: WITH PEOPLE, PURPOSE, AND PASSION. A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ADDRESSED THE DIVERSE WAYS WOMEN CAN DEVELOP AND APPLY LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC SERVICE VIA MAKING CONNECTIONS. THERE WERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT CAREER TRACKS. ATTENDEES WALKED AWAY WITH A STRONG SENSE OF THE URGENT NEED TO APPLY THOUGHT AND CREATIVITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL SKILLS TO HELP ACHIEVE THAT GOAL. THIS CONFERENCE FEATURED COLUMBUS CITY COUNCILMEMBER LOURDES BARROSO DE PADILLA AS THE OPENING SESSION SPEAKER AND FEATURED OVER 35 EXPERT PRESENTERS ON A VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP TOPICS, INCLUDING BOTH AN OPENING AND LUNCH SESSION KEYNOTE SPEAKER. WELD HAD OVER 300 REGISTRATIONS, INCLUDING 32 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. THESE WOMEN ARE STRIVING FOR ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND ARE REINVENTING THEIR LIVES AFTER SUFFERING EXTREME SETBACKS. THEY WERE ABLE TO LEARN NEW SKILL SETS IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND BUILD NEW COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. WOMEN WELDING THE WAY CALENDAR(R) RECEPTION: THE WELD COLUMBUS CHAPTER LAUNCHED ITS 20TH ANNUAL WOMEN WELDING THE WAY CALENDAR. THESE CALENDARS SHOWCASE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF 12 WOMEN WHO ARE NOMINATED BY THE COMMUNITY AND SELECTED BY KEY BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE CALENDAR HONOREES ARE A DIVERSE MIX OF WOMEN WHO ARE LEADERS IN THEIR COMPANIES AND INDUSTRIES, HAVE POSITIVELY IMPACTED THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE INSPIRED WOMEN TO STRIVE FOR THEIR CAREER ASPIRATIONS WHILE REACHING BACK FOR OTHERS. A PRINTED CALENDAR IS CREATED FOR EACH OF THESE CHAPTERS THAT SHOWCASES THE TALENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE WOMEN. THIS EVENT WAS HELD IN PERSON AT THE OHIO STATEHOUSE. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS FOR THE EVENT WERE ALMOST 300. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C PROGRAMMING: WELD HOLDS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO TEACH SKILLS USEFUL FOR LEADERS AT VARIOUS STAGES IN THEIR CAREERS. TYPICALLY, THESE ARE A BLEND OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS. MANY CHAPTERS HAVE RETURNED TO IN PERSON EVENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE COVID-19. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE THE EMERGING PROFESSIONAL SERIES PROGRAMS TARGETED TO THOSE JUST STARTING OUT IN THEIR CAREERS, THE LEADERSHIP SERIES PROGRAMS TARGETED TO MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS AND AN EXECUTIVE WOMEN'S SERIES FOR SENIOR LEADERS AND C-SUITE EXECUTIVES. WELD CONTINUED TO OFFER SEVERAL PROGRAMS WITH SHRM, CPE AND OH AND WV CLE. WELD LAUNCHED A FULL YEAR OF BOARD PROGRAMS/C-SUITE SERIES DESIGNED TO HELP WOMEN OBTAIN THEIR FIRST SEAT ON A NONPROFIT BOARD. THE TOPICS FOCUSED ON PUBLIC COMPANY FINANCIALS, NONPROFIT FINANCIALS, PREPARING FOR THE BOARD INTERVIEW AND OTHER BOARD PREPARATION TOPICS. WELD CONDUCTED SEVERAL NEW MEMBER PROGRAMS ACROSS ITS CHAPTER BASE AND ALSO HOSTED ITS ANNUAL AFFINITY GROUPS BEST PRACTICES SESSION FOR ITS CORPORATE MEMBERS. WELD ALSO CONDUCTED TWO COHORT-BASED LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OF EXISTENCE. THE WELD PATHWAY TO MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE WOMEN FOR THEIR FIRST PROMOTION INTO A MANAGEMENT ROLE. THE WELD PATHWAY TO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP WOMEN STUCK IN MIDDLE MANAGEMENT LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR EXECUTIVE ROLES. WELD ALSO LAUNCHED THE INAUGURAL WELD PATHWAY TO MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR WOMEN OF COLOR THIS YEAR ATTRACTING MAJOR SPONSORS AND DELIVERING EXCELLENT ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS. WELD ALSO LAUNCHED A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON INCREASING AFRICAN AMERICAN REPRESENTATION IN THE C-SUITES OF PUBLIC COMPANIES IN OHIO, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN DIRECTORS FORUM, FOUNDED IN PITTSBURGH. IN ALL, WELD HAD NEARLY 4,800 WOMEN AND MEN ATTEND OUR LEADERSHIP AND MEMBER PROGRAMS AND SIGNATURE EVENTS. OVER TWO HUNDRED WOMEN AND MEN SERVED AS PROGRAM SPEAKERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE MEMBERS OF WELD SHALL CONSIST OF PERSONS THAT (A) SUBSCRIBE TO AND SUPPORT THE PURPOSES OF WELD AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, (B) APPLY FOR AND ARE APPROVED FOR MEMBERSHIP, (C) PAY ANNUAL DUES TO WELD IN SUCH AMOUNTS, IF ANY, AS THE BOARD DETERMINES, AND (D) ACCEPT AND ABIDE BY THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, CODE OF REGULATIONS, AND ANY TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE BOARD MAY ESTABLISH FROM TIME TO TIME. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS, OR IF NOT THEN ELECTED, OR IF SUCH MEETING BE NOT HELD AT THE TIME FIXED THEREFORE, THEN A SPECIAL MEETING OF WELD'S MEMBERS HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING DIRECTORS. THE BOARD SHALL APPROVE THE SLATE, AND THE SLATE SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE MEMBERS ALONG WITH THE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE MEETING. AT THE MEETING, THE SLATE SHALL BE APPROVED, AND THE NOMINEES COMPOSING THE SLATE ELECTED, UPON THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND IN THE CODE OF REGULATIONS, ALL VOTING MEMBERS WILL BE ENTITLED TO THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD FROM TIME TO TIME AS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TREASURER AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON THEIR REVIEW THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WELD'S GOVERNING BODY ANNUALLY SIGNS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DURING THE JANUARY ONBOARDING MEETING. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE GOVERNING BODY IS REQUESTED TO NOTIFY THE BOARD IF THERE ARE ANY ACTIONS BY BOARD, OFFICERS OR MEMBERS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE MATTER IS DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY AND APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR PUBLIC VIEWING.