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Governance Project

Guide Sheet for Completing the Project Check Sheet

Enter the Agent’s name and group number.

Enter the name of the organization examined.

Enter the EIN of the organization examined.

Enter the tax period or periods examined.

Enter the Form being examined (Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-N). If

different Forms were filed, enter the Form filed for the primary year under

examination. If the organization was not required to file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ,

or Form 990-N, select Not Applicable.

Enter the organization’s foundation code.

Select Yes or No depending on whether the organization has a written mission

statement that reflects its current I.R.C. § 501(c)(3) purpose(s). If the organization

does not have a written mission statement, answer No. Likewise, if the organization

has a written mission statement but its current activities do not reflect that mission

statement, answer No even if the organization is fulfilling other appropriate I.R.C. §

501(c)(3) purposes.

For each item, select Yes – just officers, Yes – just directors, or Yes – both, as

appropriate, based upon whether the organization’s bylaws address the listed

information with respect to those individuals. Select No if the bylaws do not address

the listed information at all, or N/A – No Bylaws if the organization has no bylaws.

Select the appropriate box or boxes corresponding to those individuals or groups of

individuals to whom the organization provides copies of its most recent articles and

bylaws.

10.

Enter the number of board members with voting rights as of the first date of the

primary tax year under examination.

11.

a. Select the appropriate response (Once per year, Twice per year, Quarterly, Once

per month, Twice per month, or Other) depending on the number of times the board

met during the primary year under examination.

b. Select the appropriate response (Once per year, Twice per year, Quarterly, Once

per month, Twice per month, or Other) depending on the number of times the board

met during the primary year under examination. The board includes members with

voting rights as well as those without voting rights. For purposes of this question, the

term full board does not require that all board members actually be present.

Example: If all board members were invited to attend a meeting and the board

actually met, then this would qualify as a meeting of the full board.

12.

Select the appropriate response (Yes-met the requirements, Yes-exceeded the

requirements, No-did not meet the requirements) depending on whether the number

of meetings actually held by the board met or exceeded the meeting requirements as

set forth in the bylaws. For example, if the bylaws provided that the board would

Governance Project Instructions - Guide Sheet For Completing The Project Check Sheet