Southern California Academy of Sciences

“The return preparer emails a copy of the final version of form 990 to southern california academy of sciences president and director prior to its filing with the irs. President and/or director makes sure that the return is forwarded to the organization's designated trustees for their review and approval. Once approved by the board, president and/or director will email an acknowledgment back to the return preparer for final processing and filing.”

“Every individual trustee and senior administrator has the responsibility to ensure the entire board is made aware of situations that involve personal, familial, or business relationships that could create a real or perceive a conflict of interest. Thus, the board requires each trustee and institutional officer annually (a) to be familiar with the terms of this policy; (b) to disclose to the board chair any possible personal, familial, or business relationships that reasonably might give rise to a conflict involving southern california academy of sciences; and (c) to acknowledge by his or her signature that he or she is in accordance with the letter and spirit of this policy.”

“This simple policy delegates responsibility for managing the performance review and compensation determination process to a committee that will work with an external consultant.the bylaws of southern california academy of sciences establish a compensation committee that has general oversight of the organization's human resource plan. Specific duties include yearly evaluation of the president of the organization.a competent salary survey is used to benchmark compensation for the position utilizing industry- specific reports and other studies. The committee meets independent of the president to discuss performance relative to the position description. During theses deliberations, the committee also considers input obtained from other board members, staff, professional advisors, granted recipients, and other informed community leaders.once a consensus is reached regarding performance, a similar discussion is held concerning compensation relative to annual benchmark and established objectives.the committee presents its finding and recommendations, in an executive session without the president present, to the full board for review and approval. The committee and/or the board chair (a member of the committee) then meet with the president to discuss and document strengths, weaknesses, and goals for the upcoming year. Compensation for the upcoming year is also discussed and documented.”

“The organization's bylaws, form 990, and any other financial information is provided to public upon request. Organization's policies and procedures are communicated to its employees and volunteers at least annually.”