2014-05-02T09:44:23-00:00 2013-12-31 BHARAT C SHAH CPA 94 Purcell Street 2nd Floor Staten Island NY 10310 990 2013-01-01 550844632 SAJA GROUP INC SAJA 2037691935 C/o John Laxmi 17 Cotswood Road Greenwich CT 06830 JOHN LAXMI TREASURER 2014-05-02 false BHARAT SHAH 3474100812 2014-05-02 X 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Sovy Azhath 27 Woods End Lane Hartsdale NY 10530 114924 false X www.saja.org X 2003 NY 1 Provide a networking/resource forum for journalists interested in South Asia/ South Asian Diaspora, and 2 acting as resource to facilitate and promote accurate coverage of South Asia/Asians in North America. 5 5 0 5 0 39009 86829 26455 27584 1036 511 0 66500 114924 65464 62486 0 0 0 0 31382 35877 96846 98363 -30346 16561 506159 522720 0 506159 522720 1 to provide a networking and resource forum for journalists of South Asian origin and journalists interested in South Asia or the South Asian Diaspora and 2 acting as a resource to facilitate and promote accurate and quality coverage of South Asia and South Asians in North America. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b SAJA Group, Inc. has its Form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the Form 990 is ready for review, it is circulated elelectronically to members of the board of SAJA Group, Inc. for any comments or edits. The board members are provided at least 3 days to review the Form 990 and its contents and offer any comments through electronic means or at a conference call. All comments are carefully considered by the board and any necessary edits are incorporated into the final version of the Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c, 13 and 14 SAJA Group, Inc. has a conflict of interest policy in place. The policy is incorporated into the organizations bylaws. A whistleblowers policy and a document retention policy are also in place. These policy statements are circulated to all members of the board of directors of SAJA Group, Inc. Throughout the year, during conduct of the organizations activities, any situation which could pose a potential breach of any of these policies are pro actively addressed by the board to prevent breach and promote full compliance. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 SAJA Group, Inc.s governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to any member of the public upon request. The organizations website provides a link to the email address and phone number of the officer who may be contacted by any member of the public to obtain a copy of the governing documents, conflict of interest policy or financial statements. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a,b The five members of the governing body of SAJA Group, Inc. are designated by the board of directors of South Asian Journalists Association, Inc., a not-for-profit 501 c 6 organization. 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