Ospirg Foundation Inc.

“A copy of the 990 is provided to all board members for review and comment. Executive director and administrator review in detail.”

“Ospirg foundation requires the board members and key employees to sign a conflict of interest policy at the beginning of each fiscal year and report any subsequent conflicts that may arise during the year.”

“The compensation committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations.”

“The compensation committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations.”

“The organization's form 990 and exempt applications are kept in our office and are available to the public upon request.”

“With public debate around important issues often dominated by special interests pursuing their own narrow agendas, ospirg foundation offers an independent voice that works on behalf of the public interest. Cont'd sch o ospirg foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, works to protect consumers and promote good government. We investigate problems, craft solutions, educate the public, and offer oregonians meaningful opportunities for civic participation.”

“Ospirg foundation is working to ensure that the health care industry does more to cut unnecessary waste and focus on preventive care that gets results, rather than passing the costs of this waste onto consumers. In fiscal year 2015, ospirg foundation continued working under a contract with the oregon department of business and consumer services to conduct in-depth analysis of significant health insurance rate hike proposals, as part of oregon's rate review process. Since 2010, additional scrutiny by state officials has cut over 180 million in waste from health insurance premiums for individuals and small businesses. In addition, ospirg foundation continued to monitor efforts to requiring insurers to more clearly quantify their progress in lowering costs and boosting prevention, and holding insurers accountable to strong benchmarks through oregon's rate review program. 2. Consumer protection ospirg foundation continued its work to give oregon consumers independent information to help consumers make the best choices. Through a joint public education program with the oregon state public interest research group, ospirg foundation distributed information to 100,000 households about options available under the new health care law and other key consumer rights. 3. Tax transparency and accountability how government collects and spends money is critically important. Tax and budgeting decisions are the most concrete way that government declares its public priorities and balances between competing values. To help oregon continue its progress towards greater transparency, ospirg foundation released its annual "following the money" report to the public and policymakers. The report ranks oregon's tax transparency efforts against the other states. In addition, ospirg foundation executive director dave rosenfeld continued to serve on oregon's transparency advisory commission to advise lawmakers and state officials on how to continue improving the state's disclosure of public dollars.”

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