Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc.

“The form 990 and audited financial statements are reviewed by the audit committee and then reviewed by the full board of directors together with our independent auditors.”

“Board members and members of management are required to complete annual conflict of interest disclosure statements. If a board member, officer or trustee has a conflict of interest or a perceived conflict of interest with southeastern guide dogs, inc., he or she is required to notify the board chair of such conflict in writing and cannot be present during board or committee discussions or decisions on the matter. Continuous monitoring of all board members and staff takes place as situations occur, with any possible or actual conflicts being addressed and resolved as needed.”

“A) ceo - the board's executive review and compensation committee conducts a comprehensive annual review of the ceo's performance. This committee: 1) works collaboratively with the ceo to set agreed-upon annual and long-range performance goals. 2) conducts objective performance assessments in the areas of mission fulfillment, resource development, financial performance, staff development and progress with the implementation of the school's strategic plan. Based on the outcome of the annual assessment, the committee recommends the ceo's compensation to the full board of directors, which votes on and approves the compensation.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are all available upon request. In addition, the audited financial statements and form 990 are posted on the organization's website.”

“The average hours per week for titus herman and gloria manzenberger include 1 hour (per individual) attributable to southeastern guide dogs endowment trust (a related organization).”

“At southeastern guide dogs, more than 1,000 core volunteers play integral roles throughout the lifecycle of our mission, including raising puppies, hosting breeders, implementing major fundraising events, serving on our board, and actively supporting daily operations on campus. Volunteers serve in these mission critical areas: puppy raisers: about 350 volunteers in 7 states throughout the southeastern u.s. Foster our puppies, providing early training for future guide dogs from ages ten weeks to about 18 months. These volunteers meet twice monthly and reinforce education daily, teaching puppies basic obedience and early house manners. Puppy raisers provide socialization and sensory exposures, taking puppies along to offices, schools, malls, restaurants, airports, and more. Breeder hosts: approximately 50 local volunteers provide loving homes, healthy environments, and on-call transportation for reproductive services for our top-quality dogs that are selected by our state-of-the-art genetics and reproduction department to serve as breeders. Walkathon committees and volunteers: approximately 650 volunteers support our largest fundraiser of the year, our walkathon. Held at 9 locations throughout florida, walkathons are volunteer-driven and community sponsored. Volunteers plan, publicize, recruit sponsors, recruit walkers and teams, secure vendors, and liaise with community representatives for these highly successful fundraising events. Board members: our governing board is comprised of 17 business and community leaders throughout the southeastern united states who provide important direction and oversight to the organization. Campus volunteers: more than 400 dedicated volunteers support daily operations, including conducting early puppy education, operating our gift shop, serving at our reception desk, providing onsite tours, serving as offsite ambassadors, assisting in administrative special projects, taking photos, speaking at events, and caring for our dogs in our kennels and our canine assessment center.”

“Change in split interest agreement value -9,744.”

“There were no current year changes to the audit oversight process.”