Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Inc

“The draft of irs form 990 is reviewed by the staff and executive committee of the board of directors. Any changes are made by the tax preparation firm and the final draft is reviewed by the full board and approved during the business portion of the meeting.”

“The governance committee revisits the policy with the board annually and the policy is provided in the board orientation for all new members. Key contractors and staff are notified in their contract/employee policy upon hire/contract-signing and verbally reminded if need or concern arises. Responsibility for review of conflicts rests with the directors for staff, contractors, and volunteers who are not board members, and with board of directors and board members. Should a conflict arise, the individual with such conflict will not be allowed to vote on the transaction involved.”

“Executive director compensation, as well as compensation for the managment level immediately below the director position, are reviewed using comparative local pay data for like positions. A competitive compensation package is then decided upon, and the package presented to the executive committee of the board and voted upon.”

“Available upon written request.”

“Swaia fellowship and awards programs help native artists to refine and promote excellence in their art while also promoting native cultural beliefs that influence their work. The awards program grants ribbons and cash prizes in over 100 categories of art, with the "best of show" prize being highly coveted and instrumental in forwarding careers of receipients. In 2022, more than 1100 artist entries were received for the competition with nearly 100,000 in award monies. The fellowship award program gives small grants to seven adults and two youth native artists who have been selected through an application and jury process. The fellowship award recipients also receive educational opportunities to study with established swaia artists, promotion in swaia ads, magazine articles and press stories, and special honoring ceremonies.”

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