Easter Seals Southern Georgia Inc

“A draft copy of the 990 is submitted to the organization's cfo who compares the form 990 data to the underlying supporting financial records. Any errors or ommissions are corrected. A revised form 990 is then provided to all board members for their own personal review. If no items are noted for further review by a board member, the president/ceo signs the electronic filing authorization and the return is then submitted to the irs and the state.”

“Board members and key staff must complete a statement of interest and disclose conflicts annually. The president/ceo reviews the annual disclosures and if a conflict of interest is noted, that person would be prohibited from participating in the agency's decision making process on transactions involving the conflict.”

“The organization has a compensation committee, comprised of the board officers, that annually reviews information from the national organization as well as various surveys. After reviewing data, the committee makes recommendations to the full board. The compensation committee will fully document the process that was utilized, the external data which was reviewed, and the recommendation which was made to the full board of directors.”

“Same procedures as listed in part vi, line 15a.”

“Easter seals southern georgia, inc. Makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available upon request. Financial statements are available upon request and are also posted on the organization's web site.”

“Easter seals southern georgia creates solutions that change the lives of children, adults and families with disabilities or special needs by offering a variety of programs and services that enable individuals to lead lives of equality, dignity and independence.”

“The solutions day program is for adults with developmental disabilities. Activities ensure that our participants experience valued roles in the community by providing services and training that supports individual choices and opportunities. Focus is on communication skills, self-help and daily living, current events, social skills, recreation and leisure opportunities, self advocacy training, community exploration and field trips. During the year, the program served 73 individuals.”