Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York Inc.

“The executive committee shall consist of the chair of the board, the vice chair or chair elect, the secretary, the treasurer, the president & ceo (as a non-voting member) and the immediate past chair when applicable. The chair of the board shall serve as chair of the executive committee. Between regularly scheduled meetings of the board, the executive committee shall exercise the powers of the board to the full extent permitted by the laws of the state of new york, and except as limited by resolution of the board.”

“The foundation works with an independent public accounting firm engaged to prepare the return. The draft return prepared by the accounting firm will be reviewed by the foundation's president & ceo and co-treasurers. The form 990 is presented to the executive committee for their review. Subsequent to the committee's approval, a complete copy of the final form 990 will be provided to all voting members of the governing board 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 director of volunteer services if they are from volunteers, and the president & ceo if they are 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 includes 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 deliberations 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 is determined by the executive committee of the board as well as the hr committee of the board, consisting of independent persons. It was reviewed against national benchmarking salary studies, surveys done every few years by the make-a-wish foundation of america, and by local salary surveys conducted by state organizations and by national benchmarking organizations. The committee's discussion and decisions were contemporaneously documented. Documentation includes the terms of the transaction and the 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 performed during fiscal 2023.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available 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 central new york granted 96 life-changing wishes in the fiscal year ending august 31, 2024. The total cost of wishes granted for the fiscal year was $1,634,581. Of this amount, $106,217 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 beneficial interest held by others 27,927.”