The Hawn Foundation

“Board members goldie hawn and kate hudson have a family relationship.”

“A draft return was reviewed by the treasurer/ cfo, and a representative from the accounting firm responsible for the organization's books. A final public disclosure draft of the return was sent to the board for their review before filing form 990.”

“On an annual basis, all officers and directors are required to sign a written statement stating that such officer and or director has read such policy and has disclosed all possible conflicts.”

“Executive director's compensation was approved by the board of directors, taking into account competitive compensation levels (determined from review of certain 990's and other data) and was documented in an employment agreement.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and internal financial statements are available upon request.”

“The hawn foundation's mission is to improve the overall well-being of children, youth and adults by providing them with the tools they need to manage stress, regulate emotions, and face the challenges of the 21st century with resilience. The hawn foundation dba the goldie hawn foundation ("the foundation") is a california tax exempt nonprofit corporation formed for the purpose to improve the overall well-being of children, youth and adults by providing them with the tools they need to manage stress, regulate emotions, and face the challenges of the 21st century with resilience. The foundation's signature program, mindup, is a neuroscience-based curriculum that fosters the development of mental fitness and mental well-being of children age 3-14. Published by scholastic in 2011, the 15-lesson series focuses on four pillars: neuroscience, social-emotional learning (sel), positive psychology, and mindful awareness. These pillars work together to build a scaffolding of awareness that increases prosocial behaviors, self-regulation, social competence, and executive functioning. Mindup teaches children how to focus, take brain breaks when faced with challenges, build resilience, and manage stress. More information about our programs is available on the web at www.mindup.org. Mindup is accredited by casel, the world's leading organization dedicated to advancing socio-emotional learning. Mindup is a casel select program; these heavily vetted programs are based on the five competencies: self-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, responsible decision-making, and social awareness.”

“The amount shown on part xi, line 8 represents certain advanced training fees received in 2017 for services that were provided in 2018. The 2017 form 990 inadvertently reported such receipts as program service revenue as opposed to deferred revenue.”

“The organization had a financial audit for the first time in its history (a two year audit covering the 2017 and 2018 years).”