Make-A-Wish of New Hampshire Inc

“There shall be an executive committee of the board of directors. The executive committee shall have and may exercise, between meetings of the board, all the delegable powers of the board to the extent not expressly prohibited by the nh revised statutes or by resolution of the board. The executive committee shall be comprised of the officers and the immediate past chair of the foundation (if serving on the board) and if not, one other director serving on the board will be elected by a 2/3 majority of the board. The executive committee shall meet when necessary and as situations warrant, as determined by the chairperson of the board.”

“The foundation worked closely with an independent public accounting firm engaged to prepare the form 990. The draft form 990 prepared by the accounting firm was reviewed by the foundation's president/ceo. The form 990 was then presented to the executive committee of the board of directors for their review. Subsequent to the committees approval, a complete copy of the final form 990 was provided to all voting board members prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The foundation maintains a conflict of interest and ethics statement as provided by the make-a-wish foundation of america for each officer, employee, board member, and volunteer. Such statements must be signed upon date of hire, election, or commencement of volunteer service, and at least annually thereafter. The signed statements are then submitted to and reviewed by the volunteer services coordinator if they are volunteers, and the president/ceo if from staff and board members. Review of the statements is monitored by the president/ceo. The procedures for addressing any conflicts of interest of which the president/ceo becomes aware include, but are not limited to the following: (1) determining the nature of the conflict via verbal or written communication with the interested person; (2) fully disclosing conflicting interests to the board; (3) the conflicted person recuses himself/herself from deliberating and decisions regarding the transaction; and (4) taking appropriate actions warranted by the conflict as recommended by the board up to and including termination of service.”

“The president/ceo's compensation was determined by the board of directors, consisting of independent persons. It was reviewed against national benchmarking salary studies, surveys done every few years by make-a-wish foundation of america, and by local salary survey conducted by state organizations and national benchmarking organizations. The board's discussions and decisions were contemporaneously documented. Documentation included the terms of the transaction and date it was approved, the members present during deliberations, and those who voted on it, and the comparability data relied upon and how it was obtained. This process was last completed in 2024.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interst policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“It is the founding principle of our vision to grant the wish of every eligible child, between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18. For wish kids, just the act of making their wish come true can give them the courage to comply with their medical treatments. With our wish making process we strive to bring a sense of excitement and hope during extremely difficult times and deliver a joyful life changing experience whether the wish is a princess party, swim with the dolphins, or the countless other possibilities dreamed up by the magical mind of a child. The make-a-wish foundation of new hampshire granted 97 life changing wishes in the fiscal year ending august 31, 2024. The total cost of wishes granted for the fiscal year was $1,665,353. Of this amount, $151,210 was contributed by various vendors who provided in-kind contributions such as travel and travel services, transportation, lodging, and other services and use of facilities to complete a child's wish. For financial statement purposes, these amounts are included as contribution revenue and granted wish expense. For form 990, however, the irs requires this amount be excluded from both revenue and expense.”

“Change in value of split-interest agreement 1,737.”