Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 |
Voting members include Elective and Appointed Officers of the lodge. Members of the lodge shall meet at stated meeting to conduct whatever business may properly come before them. |
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a |
Elected officers shall be elected by written ballot or by majority vote at the annual meeting of the lodge. |
Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b |
Members of the lodge shall meet each month at the stated meeting to conduct whatever business may properly come before them. Any governance decision must be approved by the Lodge members. |
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 |
F&AM Santa Maria Lodge 580 is a subordinate lodge of the Grand Lodge of California. The Grand Lodge of California is responsible for the preparation of the Form 990 and its supporting schedules.The Grand Lodge of California tax accountant prepares the Form 990, then the controller reviews the Form 990. The controller submits the completed Form 990 to the lodge officers for review and approval. Once approved, the Controller/accountant files the Form 990 with the IRS. |
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c |
As required, annually, officer of the lodge signs a conflict of interest disclosure statement. In this statement, the officers disclose known, existing, potential and possible conflicts of interest. If no such interests or activities exist, the party writes the word NONE in the space provided. In addition, these statements are updated when an interested party subsequently becomes a matter of executive committee action. The interested party disclosed the circumstances to the Master. In the event the interested party in question is the master, the potential conflict is disclosed to the full members. The conflict of interest disclosure statements for officers are submitted to the members for review. |
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b |
Compensation of officer, the Secretary of the lodge, is determined and approved by the members of the lodge. |
Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 |
Form 990 and other governing documents are available to the public at the lodge office.It will be available upon request. |
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 |
Form 990 and other governing documents are available to the public at the lodge office.It will be available upon request. |
List of other expenses Part IX line 24e |
Miscellaneous Expenses 248Payroll processing expense 164Printing, Publications, Postage 48Total $460 |
General explanation attachment |
K. FORM OF ORGANIZATION - UNINCORPORATED FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONACCOUNTING METHOD:Cash/Accrual - The lodge is using accrual basis of accounting for membership dues receipts and payroll taxes; the rest of the lodge transactions are on a cash basis of accounting. |