Step-Student Expedition Program Inc.

“The president of the organization distributes a pdf copy of the 990 return to all board members for review and comment prior to being filed. At the first meeting of the board following the filing of the 990 with the irs, the complete form 990 is presented to the board by the organizations lead officers with responsibility over the form 990s review thereafter, questions are taken and the form, its preparation, and its public relation impact is discussed.”

“Annually, the organization reviews and discusses the conflict of interest policy and requests that each board member list and acknowledge any known conflicts. All members of the board of directors and staff are covered under the conflict of interest policy. At each board and committee meeting, if there is a discussion of selecting or engaging a vendor or service provider, all in attendance are asked to recuse themselves from this discussion if there could be a perceived conflict.”

“The board of directors reviews the compensation for the president and ceo by comparing their compensation to the compensation of individuals in like positions, in comparable organizations using forms 990, compensation studies, and other available data. The board then approves any changes in compensation based on this information. The organization has no paid officers or employees meeting the irs definition of a key employee.”

“Requests for copies of the organizations governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements may be made in writing or in person at the organizations main business location. All such requests are fulfilled in a timely manner.”

“Chief executive officer les smith is listed on form 990 part vii per irs directions to report any officer who served at any time during the filing year fiscal year september 1,2017 - august 31, 2018. Also per irs instructions, only compensation received during the calendar year 2017 should be reported on form 990 part vii. As such, mr. Smith is listed on part vii becaues he served during the fiscal year, but did not receive any compensation for the calendar year 2017.”