2025-07-15T12:05:49-05:00 2024-08-31 133628255 CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2023-09-01 130431730 AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS AMER 2128702310 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 1260 NEW YORK NY 10115 JAMES E THOMASHOWER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2128702310 2025-07-15 1 0 ALEXANDER LAZZARUOLO P01775353 2126617777 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JAMES E THOMASHOWER 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 1260 NEW YORK NY 10115 6545870 0 X WWW.AGOHQ.ORG X 1896 NY FOSTER A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF MUSICIANS WHO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE & INSPIRE PASSION FOR THE ORGAN. 10 9 14 96 483656 0 1224210 2298002 491643 516892 -77104 1047094 2161 27236 1640910 3889224 91420 115477 0 0 1333211 1420195 0 0 278450 1566627 1905387 2991258 3441059 -1350348 448165 25463045 29222484 702972 745236 24760073 28477248 X THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS IS TO FOSTER A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF MUSICIANS WHO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRE PASSION FOR THE ORGAN. 1 1 1065146 817117 SEE SCHEDULE O. 434487 57100 SEE SCHEDULE O. 406673 417338 THE AMERICAN ORGANIST MAGAZINE (TAO). THE AGO PUBLISHES 12 MONTHLY ISSUES OF THE AMERICAN ORGANIST, THE MONTHLY PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS AND THE ASSOCIATED PIPE ORGAN BUILDERS OF AMERICA. TAO IS THE WORLD'S MOST WIDELY READ JOURNAL SERVING THE ORGAN AND CHORAL FIELDS. IT CONTAINS EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES, NEWS, MUSIC AND PRODUCT REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS, OPINION COLUMNS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF INTEREST TO ALL MEMBERS AND SUBSCRIBERS. IT ALSO SERVES RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS INTERESTED IN ORGANS, ORGAN MUSIC, ORGAN COMPETITIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ORGAN STUDY, AND THE CRAFT OF ORGAN BUILDING. EACH MONTH, THE MAGAZINE REACHES MORE THAN 11,000 ORGANISTS, ORGAN TEACHERS, ORGAN STUDENTS, ORGAN BUILDERS, AND COMPOSERS FOR THE ORGAN IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH ITS PRINT AND ONLINE EDITIONS. 789534 58377 27386 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE A FIVE-TIER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFERING A SERVICE PLAYING CERTIFICATE AND THE CREDENTIALS OF COLLEAGUE, ASSOCIATE, FELLOW, AND CHOIRMASTER; FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PIPE ORGAN ENCOUNTERS (ORIGINAL, ADVANCED, POE+, AND POE TECHNICAL); CHAPTER-HOSTED JANUARY JUBILEES AND FEBRUARY FLOURISHES; AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW WEBSITE AND DATABASE. 789534 58377 27386 2695840 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 53 0 1 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X JAMES E THOMASHOWER 2128702310 AGO475 RIVERSIDE DR ST 1260 NEW YORK NY 10115 EILEEN HUNT PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 PEGGY HAAS HOWELL VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 M JONATHAN RYAN VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE WOLF ROBB SECRETARY 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN S DIXON TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 VICKI J SCHAEFFER COUNCILLOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 SUE MITCHELL-WALLACE COUNCILLOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE MARANE COUNCILLOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 COLLIN B BOOTHBY COUNCILLOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 VINCENT CARR COUNCILLOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 RUSSELL WEISMANN COUNCILLOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 SHERYL L SEBO COUNCILLOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY DAWN AMOS COUNCILLOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS KEITH STIGALL COUNCILLOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES E THOMASHOWER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X X 205000 0 19970 ELIZABETH K GEORGE CHIEF MEMBERSHIP OFFICER 35.00 X 121275 0 6081 F ANTHONY THURMAN CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 35.00 X 137233 0 18035 463508 0 44086 3 0 1 0 0 792567 60760 1444675 2298002 THE AMERICAN ORGANIST 541800 410381 410381 WEBSITE INCOME 541800 62333 62333 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 611710 27386 27386 WEBSITE ADS 541800 10942 10942 ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER 900099 5850 5850 516892 706555 706555 7367 7367 2970536 2629997 340539 340539 340539 44830 60760 26649 18181 18181 200 0 200 200 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1488 1488 1488 3889224 34924 483656 1072642 115477 115477 226221 169666 22622 33933 989995 742496 99000 148499 23013 17260 2301 3452 96028 72021 9603 14404 84938 63703 8494 12741 4703 3057 1411 235 46200 30030 13860 2310 99105 99105 45915 29845 13774 2296 55042 38530 11008 5504 62318 43623 12464 6231 27851 20888 1393 5570 1925 1348 385 192 53463 37424 10693 5346 COMP. & CONV. 482763 434487 48276 AMERICAN ORGANIST MAG. 428077 406673 12842 8562 VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP 202001 171701 10100 20200 LICENSING FEES 137434 105438 30125 1871 258590 192173 59313 7104 3441059 2695840 466769 278450 303713 243489 124096 155891 9376 10541 271954 212276 779693 375699 405919 403994 24028087 27458112 319900 738181 25463045 29222484 193243 256183 509729 489053 702972 745236 X 15959868 17256185 8800205 11221063 24760073 28477248 25463045 29222484 448165 3274422 -5412 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1542063 2160733 1840118 1224210 2298002 9065126 31730 44115 26884 34703 33436 170868 1573793 2204848 1867002 1258913 2331438 9235994 2442 4974 2854 3581 13851 0 2442 4974 2854 3581 13851 9222143 669647 634680 970386 698997 713922 3687632 457212 457212 669647 634680 970386 1156209 713922 4144844 5849 461 254901 1014 1488 263713 2249289 2839989 3092289 2416136 3046848 13644551 0.67590 0.84540 0.30380 0.14420 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 2,184. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 461. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,749. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,014. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,488. ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 3,665. EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 252,152. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 400000 X PIPE ORGAN 1 0 9576044 1269845 1682156 288182 12239863 8338606 353101 1161670 277333 9576044 9582335 669029 -1833761 78997 8338606 8904531 525768 347010 194974 9582335 7777732 146894 1200811 220906 8904531 0.08324 0.46049 0.45627 0 0 182058 182058 0 513736 109742 403994 83899 83899 0 403994 7091190 3274422 26649 3301071 3790119 99105 99105 3889224 3368603 26649 26649 3341954 99105 99105 3441059 PART III, LINE 4: THE POGORZELSKI YANKEE PIPE ORGAN INSTALLED AT IUP IS USED FOR RECITALS AND PERFORMANCES. IT IS THE ONLY PIPE ORGAN ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. THE WINNING COMMISSION OF AN ANNUAL AGO COMPOSITION COMPETITION IS PERFORMED ON THIS INSTRUMENT. THE ORGAN SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY OF MUSICIANS IN INDIANA, PA WHO ENJOY MAKING AND LISTENING TO MUSIC ON A FINE PIPE ORGAN. PART V, LINE 4: GORDON YOUNG FUND (FORMERLY KNOWN AS COUNCIL DESIGNATED FUND): THE GORDON YOUNG FUND IS UNRESTRICTED AND ITS USE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED: TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS CONSIST OF GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OR PERTAIN TO FUTURE PERIODS. ONCE THAT SPECIFIC PURPOSE HAS BEEN MET OR THE TIME RESTRICTION EXPIRES, THE FUNDS ARE RELEASED FROM THEIR RESTRICTION. IN APRIL 2009, THE GUILD'S NATIONAL COUNCIL CREATED A NEW MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO WISH TO BECOME LIFETIME MEMBERS OF THE GUILD. LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP DUES WERE SET AT $3,000, PAYABLE EITHER AS ONE LUMP SUM OR OVER SIX YEARS AT $500 PER YEAR. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023, THE COST OF A LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP INCREASED TO $3,500. PAYMENT IS MADE DIRECTLY TO THE GUILD'S NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. THE REGULAR FEES FOR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE RECOGNIZED EACH YEAR, WHILE THE REMAINING FUNDS HAVE TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS. FOR MEMBERS WHO MAINTAIN CHAPTER AFFILIATION, THE GUILD'S NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS WILL REMIT THE CHAPTER PORTION OF THE MEMBER'S DUES ANNUALLY TO THE LOCAL CHAPTER SELECTED BY THE MEMBER. THE LIFETIME MEMBER MAY ELECT TO ASSIGN THE CORPUS OF THE MEMBERSHIP DUES TO THE AGO ENDOWMENT FUND, NEW ORGANIST FUND, NITA AKIN FUND, OR GORDON YOUNG FUND FOR THE GUILD'S GENERAL OPERATIONS AT THE END OF THE MEMBER'S LIFE. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2024, 133 INDIVIDUALS WERE ACTIVE LIFETIME MEMBERS OF THE GUILD. DURING FISCAL 2024, AND 2023 IN CONNECTION WITH THE LESTER D. YANKEE 2002 REVOCABLE TRUST AND THE RONALD G. POGORZELSKI 2002 REVOCABLE TRUST BEQUEST, THE GUILD EARNED $75,765 AND $70,025, RESPECTIVELY OF INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS THAT WAS WITH TEMPORARY RESTRICTION. THE POGORZELSKI AND YANKEE PIPE ORGAN FUND EARNED $9,205 AND $8,504 AND IT IS TO BE USED TO MAINTAIN AND CARE FOR THE TRACKER PIPE ORGAN. THE POGORZELSKI AND YANKEE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND EARNED $68,829 AND $61,047 AND IT IS TO BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ORGAN STUDENTS. THE POGORZELSKI AND YANKEE ANNUAL COMPETITION FUND EARNED $16,962 AND $17,369 AND IS USED TO FUND AN ANNUAL COMPETITION TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE CREATION OF ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS, WHICH UTILIZE THE TRACKER PIPE ORGAN. FOR THE 2023 AND 2022 FISCAL YEARS, THE GUILD RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS 157,653 AND $66,248, RESPECTIVELY, FOR EXPENDITURES INCURRED IN ADMINISTERING THESE PROGRAMS. PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED: PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS REPRESENT GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, PLEDGES AND BEQUESTS RECEIVED THAT ARE RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR SUCH THAT THE PRINCIPAL CANNOT BE SPENT. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GROSS UP OF GALA 26,649. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GROSS UP OF GALA EXPENSES 26,649. GALA 105590 60760 44830 14116 350 12183 105590 60760 44830 14116 350 12183 26649 18181 1 POGORZELSKI YANKEE SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSE 4 30000 NYACOP AWARDS 3 22000 ORGAN SCHOLAR AWARD 1 15000 NCOI AWARDS 3 11500 SALISBURY SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSE 2 10000 POGORZELSKI YANKEE COMMISSIONING PRIZE 2 10000 RCYO AWARD/RISING STARS 6 5640 ANDERSON CONV. SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSES 16 5237 STUDENT COMPOSER GRANT INITIATIVE 8 4000 POE (PIPE ORGAN ENCOUNTERS) SCHOLARSHIPS 3 2100 PART I, LINE 2: AT LEAST SIX AGO COMMITTEES, IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH AGO STAFF, MONITOR THE USE OF THE GRANTS TO ENSURE THAT ACTUAL USE IS CONSISTENT WITH INTENDED USE. AMONG THE COMMITTEES THAT MONITOR USE OF GRANTS ARE THE FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE FOR CONVENTIONS, COMMITTEE ON PIPE ORGAN ENCOUNTERS, COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL COMPETITIONS FOR YOUNG ORGANISTS, COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION IN ORGAN PERFORMANCE, THE COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN ORGAN IMPROVISATION, AND THE COMMITTEE ON NEW MUSIC COMPETITIONS AND COMMISSIONS. X 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMES E THOMASHOWER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 205000 0 0 0 0 0 7885 0 12085 0 224970 0 0 0 F ANTHONY THURMAN CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 137233 0 0 0 0 0 5271 0 12764 0 155268 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A JAMES E. THOMASHOWER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HAS A DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT FOR TRAVEL AND MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN 2023-24, WE OFFERED A MONTHLY, VIRTUAL STUDY GROUP FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE SERVICE PLAYING CERTIFICATE. WE ALSO OFFERED A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL EXAM PREPARATION WEBINARS IN THE SPRING. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 THE AGO DISCONTINUED ITS COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND REASSIGNED ITS WORK TO A NEW COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. THE ORGAN SCHOLAR PROGRAM WAS REMOVED FROM THE AGO YOUNG ORGANISTS BUDGET AND GIVEN ITS OWN TWO BUDGET LINES. THE WORK OF THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ADVISOR WAS MANAGED BY A VOLUNTEER FOLLOWING THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF THE INCUMBENT. THE POSITION OF DISTRICT CONVENER WAS DISCONTINUED. PART III - LINE 4A PERSONNEL COSTS: THE AGO HEADQUARTERS STAFF OF 14 PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SUPPORT TO ALL PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS OVER 250 CHAPTERS AND MORE THAN 11,000 MEMBERS AND SUBSCRIBERS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE STAFF EDIT AND PUBLISH THE AMERICAN ORGANIST MAGAZINE, BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE; PUBLISH A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER DISSEMINATED TO ALL MEMBERS AND A SEPARATE E-NEWSLETTER FOR CHAPTER LEADERS; AND SUPPORT ONGOING STRATEGIC PLANNING ACTIVITIES YEAR-ROUND. STAFF ALSO OVERSEE AND MANAGE OPERATIONS FOR A FIVE-TIER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM; SIX SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS; THREE PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS; FIVE COMPOSITION COMPETITIONS INCLUDING A STUDENT COMMISSIONING PROJECT; THE WORLD'S MOST EXTENSIVE AND WIDELY USED ONLINE JOB BOARD FOR ORGANISTS; A WEBSITE DESCRIBING ALL PROGRAM SERVICES; AN ACTIVE PRESENCE ON SEVERAL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS; PERIODIC WEBINARS; A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING THAT CONFER DEGREES IN ORGAN STUDIES AND ORGAN PERFORMANCE; A DIVERSIFIED FUNDRAISING PROGRAM; THE WORK OF MORE THAN 20 COMMITTEES; A $3 MILLION BUDGET; AND ASSORTED MEMBER SERVICES PROVIDING CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT. PART III - LINE 4B COMPETITIONS AND CONVENTIONS. THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS MANAGES A ROBUST PROGRAM OF COMPETITIONS, CONVENTIONS, AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. OUR EIGHT COMPETITION PROGRAMS INCLUDE THREE IN PERFORMANCE (NYACOP, NCOI, AND RCYO) AND FIVE IN COMPOSITION (AGO/ECS AWARD IN CHORAL COMPOSITION; AGO/MARILYN MASON AWARD IN ORGAN COMPOSITION; POGORZELSKI-YANKEE ANNUAL COMPETITION, WOMAN COMPOSER SUNDAY, AND THE STUDENT COMMISSIONING PROJECT.) WE CONDUCT UP TO THREE MEDIUM-SIZED CONVENTIONS IN ODD-NUMBERED YEARS AND A LARGE NATIONAL CONVENTION IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS. THE 2024 NATIONAL CONVENTION IN SAN FRANCISCO HAD AN ATTENDANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,000 REGISTRANTS. NATIONAL CONVENTIONS INCLUDE WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE OF ORGAN AND CHORAL MUSIC, FINAL ROUNDS OF PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS, AS MANY AS 20 RECITALS BY LEADING CONCERT ARTISTS, 50 OR MORE WORKSHOPS, AND AN EXHIBIT HALL WITH DOZENS OF EXHIBITORS. THE SIX AGO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE POGORZELSKI-YANKEE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS; THE POGORZELSKI-YANKEE ORGAN SCHOLAR PROGRAM FOR A STUDENT WITH AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE; SALISBURY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN MASTER'S OR DOCTORAL DEGREES IN SACRED MUSIC; SCHOLARSHIPS FOR APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN OR MORE PIPE ORGAN ENCOUNTERS STUDENTS, AND TWO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, THE ANDERSON AND HOUSTON SCHOLARSHIPS, FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ATTENDING NATIONAL AGO CONVENTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 AS A RESULT OF OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, THE AGO CHANGED ITS BY-LAWS IN APRIL 2024 TO ADDRESS CHANGES IN ITS NOMINATION AND ELECTION PROCESSES AS WELL AS ITS GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. BEGINNING IN 2025, THE AGO WILL HAVE ANNUAL (RATHER THAN BIENNIAL) ELECTIONS WITH THREE NATIONAL COUNCIL POSITIONS, ELECTED BY THE FULL MEMBERSHIP, UP FOR ELECTION EACH YEAR. COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL SERVE A MAXIMUM OF THREE TERMS. NEW TERM LIMITS WERE ESTABLISHED. COUNCILLORS MAY SERVE TWO CONSECUTIVE THREE-YEAR TERMS WITH THE OPTION OF A THIRD THREE-YEAR TERM IF THE COUNCILLOR CHANGES POSITION FOR A POSSIBLE TOTAL OF NINE CONSECUTIVE YEARS ON COUNCIL. THE NATIONAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL NOMINATE ONE OR TWO CANDIDATES FOR EACH POSITION ON THE NATIONAL COUNCIL TO BE ELECTED BY THE FULL MEMBERSHIP AND FOR EACH REGIONAL AMBASSADOR POSITION. EFFECTIVE IN JULY 2026, THE NAMES OF NATIONAL COUNCILLORS FOR MEMBERSHIP, EDUCATION, AND CONVENTIONS WILL BE CHANGED TO NATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS-AT-LARGE. THE TITLE OF REGIONAL COUNCILLOR WAS CHANGED TO REGIONAL AMBASSADOR. COUNCIL REMOVED STIPULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PORTFOLIOS FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER. THE REFERENCE TO NATIONAL SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS WAS REMOVED FROM THE BYLAWS ALONG WITH REFERENCES TO DISTRICT CONVENERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE AGO IS A VOLUNTARY MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 11,000 DUES PAYING, VOTING MEMBERS. ALL OF THESE MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE AS THEY CAN ALL BE ELECTED TO SERVE ON OUR GOVERNING BOARD WHICH IS KNOWN AS OUR NATIONAL COUNCIL. ACADEMIC MEMBERS HAVE EARNED ACADEMIC CERTIFICATION. OTHER CLASSES OF MEMBERS INCLUDE "REGULAR," "SPECIAL, AND "YOUNG ORGANIST." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE NATIONAL COUNCIL IS ELECTED BIENNIALLY BY THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE AGO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B IF ANY BY-LAW REGULATING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OR METHOD OF ELECTING THE NATIONAL COUNCIL IS ADOPTED, AMENDED, OR REPEALED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL, SUCH BY-LAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWED THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. IT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND VOTING MEMBERS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ONCE PER YEAR ALL MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EDITOR AND DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO CERTIFY THEIR COMPLIANCE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE AGO'S VOLUNTEER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STUDIES COMPARABLE DATA AND DELIBERATES THOROUGHLY ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO COMPENSATED OFFICERS, COMPARABILITY DATA ARE STUDIED FOR ALL STAFF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AGO MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.