Sol-La Music Academy Inc

“The cpa that prepares the return e-mails a draft copy of the 990 to the executive director, treasurer, and chairman for review and editing. The return is reviewed by all other board members, and any changes are made before filing.”

“All board members sign a statement annually, disclosing all relationships and interests that may give rise to a conflict of interest. Any noted conflicts are brought to the attention of the chairman of the board and later brought before the entire board for discussion and appropriate corrective action. The process for reviewing and approving compensation includes review and approval by the board of directors and/or compensation committee of the board, provided that persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in the review and approval. For the avoidance of doubt, such persons shallinclude any member of the board who is an immediate family member of another board member whose compensation arrangement might be at issue.”

“The board of directors compensation committee reviews the executive directors salary and recommends compensation based on an analysis of southern california non-profit management field surveys, including the salary survey published by the los angeles based center for non-profit management. All compensation is approved by the board of directors.”

“The following organization documents of sol-la are available for inspection of copying at the organizations office during normal business hours at a nominal copy fee: 1) tax exemption applicaton, 2) irs determination letter, 3) articles of incorporation, 4) by-laws, 5) form 990 for the most recent year and prior two years. The public inspection copy of the form 990 will not include schedule a or schedule b. The most updated versions of all the preceding forms will be available when responding to a public inspection for any organizational document or form 990 by anyone. Sol-la will fulfill such request in a timely fashion without inquiring as to the reason of the public inspection request.”

“Form 990, part iii, line 4b - program service accomplishments st. Anne school program: sol-las satellite program at st. Anne school, the only nonpublic title 1 school in santa monica, ca is flourishing. In 2010 sol-la formed a partnership with crossroads schools elizabeth mandell music institute (emmi) and crossroads community outreach foundation (ccof) to provide music education at no cost to students at st. Anne school, where more than 40% of families meet the federal food program poverty criteria. The program began with a beginning class of 18 4th grade class violin students and has grown rapidly to now serve 260 k-8 grade students. In addition, students are eligible to attend string ensemble, music theory and chorus classes on the sol-la campus with the essential aspects of the music program are weekly lessons with a sol-la master teach in violin, viola, cello, orff, and chorus, as well as bi-weekly practice sessions for string players with mentors from local high schools. In addition, college students from the ucla herb alpert school of music (hasom) act as senior mentors. Instruments are provided to each student, the majority on loan from our community partner, american youth symphony, and many provided through donors. Students in sol-la satellite and on-campus programs come together to perform several times over the course of the school year.”

“Form 990, part iii, line 1 - organization mission (in more detail) founded in 2007, sol-la music academy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission to provide high quality performing arts education to students from all backgrounds and economic circumstances, in an engaging and encouraging environment fostering achievement and community. Our comprehensive program reflects the belief that vibrant cultural education nurtures all areas of learning, connects diverse societies, and enhances enjoyment of life.”