Community Access Speech Therapy Inc.

“Autism included follows a structured review process for its annual form 990. The form 990 is prepared by the organization's external accountant or tax professional and then provided to the executive director for initial review. After this review, the completed form 990 is distributed electronically to all members of the board of directors for their review and comment prior to filing. Board members are given adequate time to ask questions, request clarifications, or recommend revisions. The board formally acknowledges its review before the return is submitted to the irs. Final filing is completed only after all board members have been given the opportunity to review the return.”

“Autism included determines compensation for its officers and directors (when applicable) through an independent, conflict-free board review process. Compensation decisions-if any-are based on the officer's role, responsibilities, time commitment, and comparable compensation data for similar positions at organizations of comparable size and mission. The board of directors reviews any proposed compensation using publicly available nonprofit compensation surveys and irs form 990 data from peer organizations. Any board member with a conflict of interest recuses themselves from the discussion. Currently, majority of autism included's officers and directors serve on a voluntary, uncompensated basis. When determining compensation for employees who are also board members, those members are exempt from discussion.”

“The organization makes its documents available to the public upon reasonable request. 990 forms are available on guidestar.org and irs.gov.”