Sign Fracture Care International

“A draft of form 990 is provided to sign's ceo. The form 990 is presented for review to the board of directors. Any changes are then directed to the return preparer and addressed before the final return is filed.”

“The conflict of interest policy is monitored and reviewed by the chief compliance officer. The chief compliance officer requests annual conflict of interest statements from each board member. The statements are reviewed with the ceo/secretary and dispositioned. The president is briefed on findings along with the full board.”

“An annual performance review is conducted for all employees including the ceo. The entity's size, industry, type of organization, and position of responsibilities are considered in determining compensation adjustments. According to the organization's by-laws, the president is authorized to conduct the ceo's annual review and determine compensation. The organization utilizes a subscription to payscale which provides accurate salary information to establish pay ranges for employees. Payscale also allows the organization to input performance ranking data in order to obtain "recommended raises" via those ranks juxtaposed with where each individual's current salary lands in the salary range for their position.”

“The public may contact the organization at it's physical location to request copies of its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements.”

“Sign's vison is to create equality of fracture care throughout the world. In implementing its vision, sign empowers surgeons, implants hope and restores the lives of the injured poor around the world. Sign surgery enables people with severely broken bones to walk and return home within one week of surgery and return to normal function within a few weeks. Sign's mission is to give the injured poor access to fracture surgery by donating orthopaedic education and implant systems to surgeons in developing countries. Sign builds sustainable orthopaedic capacity in low- and middle-income countries (lmic) by educating local surgeons to care for and treat patients in their home communities. Sign equips the surgeons with the skills and tools they need, enabling them to provide ongoing care and support to their patients. This education is augmented through the provision of a sustainable supply of orthopaedic implants and instruments designed for use in low-resource hospital conditions. By empowering surgeons in lmic, these surgeons are able to achieve equitable results in the treatment they provide to patients in their communities. Sign designs and manufactures the sign im nail system which is designed for use in austere operating room conditions. Sign fracture care international is registered with the united states food and drug administration (fda). Sign manufactures finished medical devices in compliance with the code of federal regulations, fda quality system regulation. Sign maintains a quality management system that is certified to be compliant with iso 13485:2016. Additionally, sign distributes in-kind donations of products not manufactured by sign to some of the busier programs. According to the world health organization (who), the epidemic of injuries caused by road traffic accidents, work injuries, and conflicts affects 20 to 50 million people every year. Ninety percent of the people injured live in lmic where access to adequate care is limited. By equipping local surgeons with the skills and tools they need, sign enables them to provide ongoing care and support to their patients. This empowerment uplifts recipients and their families, enabling them to break free from the cycle of poverty. There are approximately 7,000 surgeons in more than 410 hospitals in 57 lmic which have benefited from sign education and the provision of implants and instruments. With more than 400,000 surgeries to date, and with an average family size of five, this means sign has touched and improved the lives of over 2 million people. Sign also responds to disasters and conflicts in locations where sign has existing programs or where sign programs need to be developed. Since electricity and other resources typically found in operating rooms aren't needed to perform sign surgery, it is an effective means to reduce the number of permanent disabilities for injured people following a natural disaster or conflict.”

“The organization has not changed their oversight process or selection process of selecting an independent auditor during the tax year.”