Special Olympics Connecticut Inc.

“The board management committee chair and the organization's board vice chair interview potential candidates for board membership. The committee then nominates candidates to be brought before the full board of directors for review and discussion prior to taking the vote for their election to the board of directors.”

“All decisions of the board of directors require a simple majority vote. The vote must be taken when there is a quorum at a duly called meeting of the board of directors.”

“The audit & finance committee of the board of directors meets directly with the tax partner of the organization's independent auditors to review the final draft of the form 990. After careful review and discussion of all aspects of the return the committee votes to approve filing the return with the irs.”

“Each new board member is required to read and complete a conflict of interest statement as part of their initial board orientation. Annually, all board members are required to review the policy and complete a signed statement. This process is managed by the organization's board management committee.”

“On a bi-annual basis the human resource committee of the board of directors reviews and updates the salary ranges for all positions at special olympics connecticut including the president and other officers and key employees. This is done by reviewing comparable data from various state and national nonprofit and corporate salary surveys such as the national association of special olympics programs (nasop) and guide star. Consideration is given to the specific job description, required education and relevant experience for the specific position. Annually, salary increases and benefits packages for all employees of special olympics connecticut are reviewed and deliberated in a joint meeting of the human resource, audit & finance and the executive committees of the board of directors. The proposal is then brought to the full board for review and deliberation as part of the proposed operating budget for the next calendar year. The full board of directors then votes to approve all salary increases and benefits packages as part of the proposed operating budget. In addition, the salary increase and benefits package for the president is reviewed personally by the board chair in consultation with the human resource and executive committees.”

“The organization's form 990, audited financial statements and annual report are all made available to the public. The above items are posted on the organization's website where they can be viewed and downloaded. The organization also provides these items if requested in person, over the phone or via email.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”

“During the calendar year ending december 31, 2017, special olympics connecticut, inc. Received the following in-kind donations. These donations were valued at fair market value from receipts. - 83 donations of food inventory for $184,418 - 61 donated services for $300,596 - 8 use of facilities donated for $145,732 - 3,762 volunteers that donated their time of 148,280 hours valued at $4,483,987 (1) - 48 donations of equipment and supplies for $124,735 (1) 2017 connecticut rate of $30.24 per volunteer hour as determined by the independent sector, www.independentsector.org”