| Form 990, part I, line 2 |
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Board Member Robert T. Bell and Chairman of the Board, Charles B. Wang have a business relationship. Board Member and Chief Executive Officer Susannah Schaefer and Chairman of the Board, Charles B. Wang had a business relationship during the fiscal year but this ended when Susannah became CEO of Smile Train in April 2013. Board of Directors Members Arthur J. McCarthy, Roy E. Reichbach, and Chairman of the Board, Charles B. Wang, have a business relationship. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 |
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The Form 990 was prepared by an international accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's financial department. A copy of the Form 990 was reviewed by the chair of the audit committee of the board of directors and the Form 990 was distributed to all active board members before filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c |
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Each officer, director, trustee and key employee of the organization is required to annually disclose any conflicts of interest that arise by virtue of employment, board service, or position with the organization. The organization monitors compliance with its conflict of interest policy through an annual questionnaire/disclosure statement that is distributed to these individuals. Also, when new directors or staff join the charity, they are required to complete the questionnaire. Potential conflicts are investigated immediately. Completed Questionnaires are available for inspection by any Board member and may be reviewed by the Organization's legal counsel. THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT MONITOR NEW CONTRACTS AND INVOICE PAYMENTS TO ASCERTAIN THAT THESE POLICIES ARE ADHERED TO. |
| Form 990 Part VI, Line 15a |
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The Board of Directors utilizes the services of independent compensation consultants to provide comparative data and periodically opine on the reasonableness of the executive director's and other key employees' compensation AS WELL AS TOP EXECUTIVES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b |
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THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IS PROPOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMiTTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION COMMiTTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO USES COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION DATA FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES. Periodically, an outside compensation consultant is retained to OPINE ON the reasonableness of the COMPENSATION OF THE HIGHEST PAID EXECUTIVES, including the top 5 highest paid compared to a selected peer group of charitable organizations. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 |
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The organization makes its Form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business. The Form 990 is also published on the internet at www.guidestar.org and on the organization's website. The organization's financial statements are posted on its website (www.smiletrain.org). Copies of documents are also provided to the public at the organization's headquarters in New York City upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 |
Reconciliation of Net Assets |
Release of potential legal liabilities 736,074 Gain/(loss) in currency translations (68,300) Rate Reductions and Accounts Payable Writeoffs 117,476 ------- Total 785,250 ======= |
| Form 990, Part VII |
Compensation |
Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Susannah Schaefer, commenced service with Smile Train in April of 2013. Since Smile Train's Form 990 reports compensation as of the date of the calendar year (12/31/2012) ending within their fiscal year (06/30/2013), Ms. Schaefer's compensation is not disclosed on this 990. Nevertheless, since she is compensated by Smile Train, she is a non-independent Board Member and is reported as such on Part VI, Line 1(b). |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.