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SOUTHERN SMOKE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
SOUTHERN SMOKE FOUNDATION (EIN 81-2423050)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-04-29
IRS object ID
202601199349301025
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2026-04-29T12:08:35-05:00ReturnTs
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Address Line12900 Weslayan Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
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Filer Filer

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Phone7135022508PhoneNum

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Address Line11302 Waugh Drive 970AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
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PersonLindsey BrownPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone7135022508PhoneNum
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Preparer PersonBarbara MurphyPreparerPersonNm
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Gross Receipts$5,704,258GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttps://southernsmoke.org/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSouthern Smoke is a crisis relief organization for people in the food and beverage industry.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTo provide support and assistance for those in the food and beverage community and their suppliers who are in crisis. We provide funds directly to people in need that are battling health crises, winter storm damage, natural disasters, and mental health needs.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,248,127ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,492,472GrantAmt
DescSouthern Smoke provides funding to individuals in the food and beverage industry who are in crisis. Established in 2016, our emergency relief fund has distributed more than $15 million to individuals in the food and beverage industry in crisis. Recipients in crisis experience needs related to medical bills, car accidents, weather catastrophes, family support assistance, and mental health. In 2025, the emergency relief fund provided relief to 918 individuals. To qualify for emergency relief funding or mental health services (described below in Line 4b), recipients must have worked in the food and beverage industry for a minimum of 6 months and an average of 30 hours per week. Every applicant must show proof of such employment by providing paycheck stubs and/or W2s.Desc

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DescSouthern Smoke provides free mental health services to food and beverage workers, providing 10,217 no-cost counseling sessions since 2020.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Phone7135022508PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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Kevin Gee
President2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
June Rodil
Vice President2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Petter Pettersen
Immediate Past President2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Benjamin Fink
Chairman, Finance Committe2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Shepherd
Founding Dir, Honorary Chair2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leighann Bakunas
Secretary2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vanessa Ames
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chree Boydstun
Board member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ikimi Dubose
Board member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Aaron Franklin
Board member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kaitlyn Goalen
Board member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sarah Grueneberg
Board member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cherif Mbodji
Board member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erin Smith
Board member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Toni Tipton-Martin
Board member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lindsey Brown
Executive Director40.000.00Yes (X)$159,258$0$12,873
Cris Tang
CFO40.000.00Yes (X)$145,973$0$7,699
Caroline Nabors Rosen
Director of Development40.000.00$131,969$0$8,333Yes (X)
Catarina Bill
Chief Mission Officer40.000.00$115,583$0$6,814Yes (X)
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Travel TravelGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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EOY$981,067EOYAmt

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EOY$104,316EOYAmt

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BOY$17,360BOYAmt
EOY$12,431EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$269,650EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$4,555,962BOYAmt
EOY$4,854,824EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$391,381BOYAmt
EOY$667,344EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$5,522,168EOYAmt

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EOY$5,791,818EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,964,683CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,135,907CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year$4,135,907CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,468,606TotalAmt
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,442CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$96,906CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$179,376CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$277,724TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$468,861CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$259,483CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$278,613CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,006,957TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,753,287TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.81510PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91970PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,897OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,466DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,431BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,431TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,593,896TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,593,896RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,593,896TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,019,071TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,019,071ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,019,071TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Southern Smoke FestivalEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,857,169GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,057,169CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$800,000GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$611,957RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$138,052FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$27,940EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Event2DecantedEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$945,495GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$356,520CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$588,975GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$103,069RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$58,627FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$3,998EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$140,000OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$97,277GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$97,277CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$22,045RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$3,549FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$1,125EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$2,899,941GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,510,966CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$1,388,975GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$737,071RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$200,228FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$33,063EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$140,000OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,110,362DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$278,613NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (10 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Cal Lutheran
60 W Olsen RdThousand OaksCA93160952962604501(c)(3)$105,386$0Mental Health Program
University of South Carolina
516 Main StColumbiaSC29201576001153Gov$47,379$0Mental Health Program
New York University
50 West 4th StNew YorkNY10012135562308501(c)(3)$35,030$0Mental Health Program
University of Maine
5717 Corbett HallOronoME04469016000769Gov$26,681$0Mental Health Program
Yeshiva
500 West 185th StNew YorkNY10033131624225501(c)(3)$24,800$0Mental Health Program
Roberts Wesleyan University
2301 Westside DrRochesterNY14624160743126501(c)(3)$16,380$0Mental Health Program
Florida Institute of Technology Inc
150 W University BlvdMelbourneFL32901596046500501(c)(3)$16,202$0Mental Health Program
Michigan School of Psychology
26811 Orchard Lake RdFarmington HillsMI48334382333042501(c)(3)$15,260$0Mental Health Program
Northern Illinois University
Lowden Hall Ste 201DekalbIL60115366008480Gov$10,448$0Mental Health Program
Austin Community College
6101 Highland Campus Dr Bldg 3000AustinTX78752742639966501(c)(3)$6,000$0Mental Health ProgramSte 4270
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org10Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeEmergency reliefGrantTypeTxt
Recipient918RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,492,472CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationApplicants are provided with a binding affidavit that acknowledges the Southern Smoke grant will be used solely for the emergency needs listed in their case, including but not limited to, housing and living expenses, medical bills and treatments, and disaster-related expenses. Grants are not distributed until the affidavit has been signed. Southern Smoke collects supporting documentation (e.g. lease and/or any eviction documentation for rental assistance, copies of medical bills and statements, insurance claims and payout notifications) for every expense for which emergency relief funding was provided. Based on the case and situation, Southern Smoke also verifies living expense needs with phone calls to landlords or property managers.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Lindsey Brown
Executive Director$159,258$0$0$0$0$0$5,174$0$7,699$0$172,131$0$0$0
Cris Tang
CFO$145,973$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$7,699$0$153,672$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLindsey BrownPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionExecutive Director and spouse of board member, Chris ShepherdRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$172,131TransactionAmt
TransactionCompensation and benefits for services performed as Executive DirectorTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescAuction itemsDesc
Contribution74ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$140,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Lindsey Brown and Chris Shepherd have a family relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm, reviewed by management and a complete copy of the 990 is provided to the entire board prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members, officers and certain employees are required to complete an annual disclosure statement to report all actual, perceived and potential conflicts of interest that have arisen as a result of their service or employment. The annual disclosure statement must be completed and returned in a timely manner. Board members, officers and certain employees are also required to provide notice to the President/CEO of actual, perceived or potential conflicts of interest as they occur throughout the year. The Board periodically reviews conflicts of interest disclosure statements for continued compliance.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation for the executive director and CFO was determined, approved and documented by independent board members and was based upon comparable data from similar organizations and included in a written employment contract. A finance and compensation committee reviews and analyzes salaries of others on the team.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe organization established a Finance, Compensation, and Audit Committee to provide oversight of the audit process. This committee is responsible for reviewing the audit plan, monitoring the audit process, and reviewing the final audit results with the independent auditor.