| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a |
The number of voting members includes Past Chairs with voting rights |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 |
The National Restaurant Association has 68 board members. For operating purposes, the Organization presumes that some of those board members, from time to time, may have family or business relationships with other board members. The Organization does not solicit, collect or maintain any formal records of family or business relationships that directors may have with each other, however, the officers, key employees, and voting board members of the Organization are required to submit conflict of interest disclosure statements on an annual basis. Where a board member has disclosed a family or business relationship with another board member, that information is reported. See the following: Richard Brennan and Ralph Brennan - Family Relationship |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 |
The National Restaurant Association is organized as a corporation with members who have the right to participate in the Organization's governance. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a |
The Board elects the officers of the governing body of the National Restaurant Association nominated by the Board Governance Committee. Members have the right to approve decisions of the governing body's election of directors and officers. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b |
The Form 990 is reviewed by the governing body's leadership which includes the following positions: Officers of the Association including the Chairman, Vice Chairman and the Treasurer/Chairman of the Audit/Finance Committee of the Board. Form 990 is distributed to and reviewed by this leadership group prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c |
Officers and Directors are required to disclose conflicts of interest annually to the Chair of the Board of Directors. For each interest disclosed to the Chair, the Chair will determine whether to: (a) take no action; (b) assure full disclosure to the Board of Directors and other individuals covered by this policy; (c) ask the person to recuse from participation in related Association discussion or decisions; (d) ask the person to resign from the Association position, or, if the person refuses to resign; become subject to possible removal in accordance with removal procedures in the Association bylaws. The President and CEO and CFO monitor proposed or ongoing transactions for conflicts of interest and disclose them to the Chair in order to deal with potential or actual conflicts, whether discovered before or after the transaction has occurred. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 |
The National Restaurant Association Compensation Committee determines and recommends such compensation. The Committee reviews and approves the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer, and direct reports. An outside consultant is used to provide comparable data for similarly qualified person in functionally situated organizations for consideration. Contemporaneous documentation of these decisions regarding the compensation are prepared and maintained. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 |
The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request for the same period of disclosure set forth in IRC Section 6104(d). |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 8 |
Cumulative effect of adjustment from the 2019 adoption of ASC 606: Revenue from Contracts with Customers: $(8,966,020) |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 |
Gain on foreign currency transactions: $5,096 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.