Soga Support Organization Inc

“A draft copy of the form 990 is provided to the chairman and the treasurer of the board of directors for approval before being distributed to the full board for comments. The full board is given time to review and submit changes or comments to the state office. After all comments and changes have been reflected on the form 990, it is signed by an officer and filed with the irs.”

“Soga implements an annual review of the conflict of interest policy among key employees and members of the board of directors. Each board member and key employee must disclose any related party interest and sign the conflict of interest policy.”

“The executive committee of the board of directors for soga authorizes the compensation for the organization's chief executive officer. The board of directors uses comparative data from an independent survey of salaries for officers of metro atlanta nonprofit organizations of similar size to determine an appropriate range. Other factors include performance, tenure and available funding.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and annual audited financial statements are made available to the public upon request, in person or by mail. General information is available on the organization's website - www.specialolympicsga.org. In addition, the form 990 is accessible at www. Guidestar.org.”

“The finance committee of soga oversees the audit of both soga and soga ii's books and records, financial reporting and compliance reporting. The committee is responsible for communicating with the independent auditor prior to the start of the audit each year to discuss the risks and audit plan. At the conclusion of the audit, the finance committee meets with the auditors to discuss and review in detail a draft of the consolidated financial statements. After approval, the audit is presented to the full board by the auditors for acceptance.”