Rule 3.7.3. Application for Associate Membership.
Each applicant for membership shall submit with its application:- an attested copy of its charter and, unless it is included in the charter, an attested copy of its purposes, objectives, and bylaws;
- the approximate number of members in the organization;
- a list of principal officers with their personal mail addresses and the principal mail address of the organization;
- a financial statement showing income and expenses for the latest fiscal year preceding the date of filing and showing assets, liabilities and net worth as of the end of such fiscal year;
- the dates upon which its governing board met during the twelve months immediately preceding the date of filing;
- any yearly reports of its governing body and its principal officers sent to members during the twelve months immediately preceding the date of filing;
- evidence that it enjoys tax exempt status:
- under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue
Code of 1954; - as a registered charity as provided for in the Income
Tax Act (Canada); or - under the laws of the country governing the applicant's tax status;
- under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue
- if the applicant does not enjoy tax exempt status, the reason or reasons it does not;
- a statement outlining the intended use of associate membership, if granted, and the goals and objectives of the organization that will be served by such use;
- a statement outlining what advantage it is believed there would be to the Association and to the furtherance of the principles of the Association outlined in Bylaw Section C- 2.2; and
- any other information which the Board of Trustees of the
Association shall require. - The contribution contemplated by Rule 3.7.10.
Last updated on Friday, November 10, 2006.
