2009 Compliance Deadlines:
Next deadline is December 31, 2009

New Board Structures
The Chapter Relations Department and Chapters Advisory Council have worked together to restructure the chapter board positions. These positions will not take effect until September 30, 2010. If you have any questions about the new structure, please contact Erin Sturgis (esturgis@uslacrosse.org) or Lindsay Comodore (lcomodore@uslacrosse.org).

US Lacrosse is now making it easier for all chapters to adhere to compliance guidelines. Throughout 2009 we will request paperwork during appropriate timeframes. The third compliance deadline includes the submission of the 2009 Participation Survey. This document is very important in that it is used to compile the overall participation survey for US Lacrosse. This document can be sent directly via e-mail to Lindsay Comodore, Chapters Associate at lcomodore@uslacrosse.org.

• Chapter Newsletters Archive • October 2009 (pdf) • September 2009 (pdf) • August 2009 (pdf) • July 2009 (pdf) • June 2009 (pdf) • May 2009 (pdf) • March 2009 (pdf) • December 2008 • October 2008 (pdf) • August 2008 (pdf) • July 2008 (pdf) • June 2008 (pdf) • May 2008 • April 2008  • March 2008 (pdf) • January 2008 • November 2007 • October 2007  • August 2007 • June 2007

If you would like to read up on this requirement, please refer to the Chapter Operations Manual page 15 (link below).

The participation survey must be filled out completely for the chapter to be considered compliant. The deadline to submit this document is December 31, 2009.

Particiption Survey: Document format

These forms and documents are saved in PDF format.

• Chapter Operations Manual (updated Sep 2009)
• Starting a Chapter 


Important Tax Filing Notification from US Lacrosse

Please read the important following statement regarding the way you will file your 2009 tax return: When you file your chapter’s tax return for 2009 and subsequent years the first name in the name block must be the name of the parent organization, aka: US Lacrosse, Inc. The second line is the name of the subordinate filing, aka: the chapter. In speaking with the IRS we know previously filed returns do not have to be corrected. However, this is the standard naming format you should use going forward. Please also make sure that you use the tax ID of the subordinate aka: the chapter, and not that of the parent, aka: US Lacrosse, Inc. (even though the parent's nameis on the tax return).

If you have any questions regarding this information please contact Erin Sturgis directly at esturgis@uslacrosse.org or 410-235-6882 x132. We appreciate your cooperation and diligence with all IRS matters.

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