Governance
The bylaws and board policies that govern the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance.
The Alliance is a Virginia non-stock corporation recognized as a charitable and educational organization under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). Its affairs are managed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
We publish our governing documents because the people who support this trail are entitled to see how it is run. Each document below shows the date the Board adopted or last readopted it.
The Board reviews the bylaws at every annual meeting and either readopts them unchanged or amends them, so the date shown is the version currently in effect.
Bylaws (opens in new window)
The Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance, adopted by the Board of Directors on 23 October 2026. Governs the Board's composition, staggered classes, officers, committees, and meeting procedure.
In effect 23 October 2026 · PDF · 177 KB
Conflict of Interest Policy (opens in new window)
How Directors, officers and key staff disclose financial and personal interests, and how the Board handles a transaction in which someone has an interest. Reviewed and acknowledged annually.
In effect 23 October 2026 · PDF · 72 KB
Whistleblower Policy (opens in new window)
How to raise a concern about suspected improper conduct, who receives it, and the protection against retaliation for anyone who reports in good faith.
In effect 23 October 2026 · PDF · 50 KB
Document Retention and Destruction Policy (opens in new window)
Retention periods for corporate, financial, tax and operational records, and the suspension of routine destruction when litigation or an investigation is anticipated.
In effect 23 October 2026 · PDF · 58 KB
Gift Acceptance Policy (opens in new window)
Which gifts the Alliance accepts, which require Board review, and the circumstances in which a gift is declined. Covers cash, securities, real property, in-kind gifts and restricted gifts.
In effect 23 October 2026 · PDF · 52 KB
Officer and Board Roles Policy (opens in new window)
The expectations and responsibilities attached to each role the Bylaws recognise — Director, officer, Strategic Advisor, Honorary Member and President Emeritus.
In effect 23 October 2026 · PDF · 93 KB
Committee Charters Policy (opens in new window)
The charters of the Board's standing committees: their purpose, composition, authority and reporting obligations.
In effect 23 October 2026 · PDF · 80 KB
Requesting other records
Our IRS determination letter, Form 990 filings, and audited financial statements are available on request. Ask us for them through the contact form and we will send them over. The form reaches the same people as an email to info@911trail.org and is the faster of the two, because it is tracked rather than sitting in an inbox.