2024-09-20T15:45:03-05:00 2023-12-31 362469413 TOPEL FORMAN LLC 500 N MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1700 CHICAGO IL 60611 990 2023-01-01 813228776 DIRECTORS ACADEMY DIRE 3125768151 26 OCEAN CLUB DRIVE FERNANDINA BEACH FL 32034 TOPEL FORMAN LLC PRESIDENT, TREASURER, DIRECTOR 3125768151 2024-09-17 1 0 WILLIAM RUNOWSKI P01395005 3126420006 2024-09-17 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z KEITH MEYER 377142 0 X WWW.DIRECTORSACADEMY.COM X IL OUR PURPOSE IS TO IDENTIFY, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERSE BOARD MEMBERS AND FUTURE BOARD LEADERS. 8 8 0 8 0 0 280000 250000 48652 127142 0 0 0 0 328652 377142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121168 122024 121168 122024 207484 255118 498293 739027 15119 735 483174 738292 X OUR PURPOSE IS TO IDENTIFY, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERSE BOARD MEMBERS AND FUTURE BOARD LEADERS. 0 0 103221 127142 NEXTGEN DIRECTOR PROGRAM THE ACADEMY PROVIDES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR FUTURE CORPORATE BOARD MEMBERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED ON BOARDS OF DIRECTORS VIA A NEXTGEN DIRECTOR PROGRAM TO BETTER PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THEIR FIRST CORPORATE BOARD EXPERIENCE. THE PROGRAM IS PRACTITIONER LED WITH A FACULTY OF 15-20 EXPERIENCED BOARD LEADERS FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES. THE TWO DAY PROGRAM COVERS A FULL RANGE OF CORPORATE DIRECTOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, THE WORK OF THE FULL BOARD AND EACH BOARD COMMITTEE, INTERACTIVE BOARD CASES AND GOVERNANCE BEST PRACTICE EXCHANGE. IN ADDITION, THE CLASS PARTICIPANTS REFINE THEIR BOARD VALUE PROPOSITIONS AND MEET WITH BOARD LEADERS TO BROADEN THEIR NETWORK AND SHARPEN THEIR ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH KEY DECISION MAKERS. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, EACH CLASS MEMBER IS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING BOARD LEADERS AND FURTHER REFINE THEIR SPECIFIC BOARD INTERESTS. WE PLAN TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOPE APPROXIMATELY 100 FUTURE DIVERSE DIRECTORS EACH YEAR ACROSS THE U.S. BOARD LEADERS PROGRAM THE BOARD LEADERS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ACCELERATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF DIVERSE DIRECTORS INTO BOARD LEADERSHIP ROLES. THE PROGRAM WILL BE COMPRISED OF CURRENT DIVERSE BOARD MEMBERS WHO ASPIRE TO BECOME FUTURE BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRS, LEAD DIRECTORS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. EACH CLASS CURRICULUM INCLUDES EXPOSURE TO A COMPREHENSIVE BOARD LEADERSHIP MODEL THAT INCLUDES KEY STRUCTURAL, OPERATIONAL AND CULTURAL DRIVERS OF BOARD PERFORMANCE - FOR THE FULL BOARD AND EACH COMMITTEE. THE CURRICULUM INCORPORATES A STRONG SHAREHOLDER-CENTRIC FOCUS AND THE BENEFITS OF A PURPOSE-DRIVEN BUSINESS MODEL. THE PROGRAM WILL BE LED BY A GROUP OF CURRENT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANY BOARD LEADERS WITH SIGNIFICANT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE EXPERIENCE. OVER TIME, THE BOARD LEADERS PROGRAM WILL BECOME INTEGRATED WITH THE NEXTGEN DIRECTORS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A SEAMLESS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR FUTURE DIVERSE BOARD MEMBERS. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE RESEARCH THE ACADEMY CONDUCTS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE BEST PRACTICE BENCHMARKING AND OTHER RESEARCH INITIATIVES FOR A VARIETY OF BOARD TYPES AND INDUSTRY SECTORS. THE RESEARCH EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE BOARD PERFORMANCE AND OVERALL ENTERPRISE VALUE CREATION CAPTURE. 103221 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 FL X TOPEL FORMAN LLC 3126420006 500 N MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1700 CHICAGO IL 60611 X JAMES D WHITE CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KEITH MEYER PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 NIKO CANNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE HECKART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER HILES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN LEVINE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILLIE WILLIAMSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250000 250000 NEXTGEN PROGRAM 611430 127142 127142 127142 377142 127142 0 0 4309 4309 144 144 3160 3160 103221 103221 2289 2289 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 4656 4656 SOFTWARE 2345 2345 COMPUTER AND INTERNET 1196 1196 TELEPHONE 630 630 74 74 122024 103221 18803 0 498293 739027 498293 739027 15119 735 15119 735 X 483174 738292 483174 738292 498293 739027 255118 0 X 0 0 0 X 14338 31828 250000 280000 250000 826166 68954 34870 48652 127142 279618 83292 31828 284870 328652 377142 1105784 0 0 0 1105784 83292 31828 284870 328652 377142 1105784 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD ALONG WITH EITHER THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR FINANCE DIRECTOR REVIEW FORM 990 PRIOR TO SIGNING AND THEN PROVIDE COPIES TO THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.