The Alijon Charitable Trust

“The form 990 is prepared based on audited consolidated financial statements and with the assistance of the supported organization's finance and accounting staff. The final draft of the 990 is reviewed by all current trustees prior to filing.”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy. For trustees and officers conflict of interest policy, the supported organization requests completion of an annual disclosure form by january 31 for all trustees and officers. The supported organization ensures that all forms have been received and prepares a summary of disclosures and forwards the forms and summary to its legal counsel. The supported organization's cfo also receives a copy of the summary and reviews all forms and is responsible for assuring appropriate reporting to the external auditors and disclosure in the annual tax filings.”

“The organization is a part of the jewish community federation, a related organization, that makes its consolidated audited financial statements and form 990 for the most recent three years and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request.”

“The organization does not have employees and does not compensate officers and members of its board. However, certain trustees are compensated by a related organization, the jewish community federation of san francisco, the peninsula, marin and sonoma counties ('jcf'). Jcf does a compensation survey and analysis for the senior level positions. Jcf looks at compensation that is equitable internally and externally for these positions. The executive committee officers approve the compensation for the ceo. There is a periodic review of all salaries from an independent professional compensation organization. The review includes similar positions in the non-profit and for-profit sector locally and is adjusted nationally. The compensation review also analyzes compensation information from other form 990s for similar organization as well as many other sources of compensation data.”

“TAX REFUND 20,538.”

“Due to tax software limitations, certain questions that should have been answered n/a were left blank as follows: 1) part iv, question 20b, 24b, 24c, 24d, 35b 2) part v, question 1c, 2b, 4b, 5c, 6b, 7b, 7d, 7g, 7h, 8, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13a, 13b, 13c, 14b 3) part vi, question 10b, 16b 4) part xii, question 3b 5) schedule a part iv question 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5b, 5c, 10b 6) schedule j, question 1b, 2, 9”