High Fives Nonprofit Foundation

“Mark lefanowicz becca lefanowicz family”

“Prior to mailing the form 990, it is distributed via email to all board members to solicit comments, concerns, and questions. All comments, inquiries, and suggestions are responded to in a timely manner.”

“All interested persons have a duty to disclose any actual or possible conflicts of interest. After disclosure the interested person leaves the meeting and a discussion to determine if an actual conflict exists occurs. Persons with conflicts are allowed to present and then leave the room. Disinterested persons investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction. A vote by disinterested persons is held. If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, an investigation ensues and if it is determined that a violation has occurred, appropriate disciplinary and corrective action is taken.”

“High fives foundation evaluates the executive director annually on his/her performance. The committee after researching, obtaining, and documenting compensation levels and benefits for similarly qualified individuals in comparable positions at similar organizations, makes a recommendation to the full board for board approval. No member of the committee will be a staff member, the relative of a staff member, or have any relationship with staff that could present a conflict of interest.”

“Board members are not compensated. Determination of compensation for key employees, if any, is the same as for the executive director.”

“Minnesota, mississippi, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north carolina, north dakota, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, tennessee, virginia, wisconsin, west virginia”

“Available upon request. Documents are digitized and easily emailed or sent via regular mail. Alternatively, interested parties may visit the office to pick up or view the documents as well.”

“Form 990, part ix, line 2 and line 3 grants & other assistance: the organization primarily provides assistance for services and equipment. Services and equipment are paid for directly by the organization. Generally, cash is not provided to the recipients. A total of 220 recipients benefited during 2024. Twenty two (22) were greater than 5,000. Expense categories and amounts for 2024 are as follows... Adaptive equipment 435,569 healing network 156,659 medical equipment/health supplies 90,444 living expenses 16,000 programs 23,186 discretionary 287,107”

“Empowement fund: the empowerment fund provides financial support and equipment to life-changing injury survivors in the form of board-approved grants for adaptive sports equipment, home/vehicle modifications, the high fives healing network, medical equipment, and emergency care/injury expenses. Life-changing injuries include spinal cord injuries (sci), traumatic brain injuries (tbi), amputations, or other mobility-limiting injuries. Since 2009, the foundation has disbursed nearly 11 million in empowerment funding to over 1,000 traumatic injury survivors in 47 states and territories plus canada. In these 16 years, we've provided 384 adaptive bikes, 157 full sets of skiing equipment, and 54 surf/kiteboards to high fives athletes across north america, enabling survivors to rediscover their identity through sport. Military to the mountain: military to the mountains (m2m) is an adaptive winter sports camp of high fives foundation that introduces 30+ veterans and first responders annually to the healing effects of skiing and snowboarding at renowned resorts in the western u.s. The program initiates with nine weeks of intensive training at the adaptive training foundation in texas or through city of reno parks and recreation department followed by a week of adaptive winter sports at palisades tahoe in california or solitude mountain resort in utah. M2m tells the stories of u.s. Veterans and first responders who choose to embrace goal setting and athleticism as a way to enjoy life and all of its challenges. This program, which is 100% free for participants (including travel, lodging, meals, lift tickets, lessons/coaching, adaptive sporting equipment rentals, safety gear, winter sports apparel, and more), demonstrates our deep sense of appreciation for the men and women who serve our country and who have sustained life- changing injuries. 250 veterans and first responders have participated since this program was established in 2015. Adaptive camps: high fives foundation hosts 50-60 adaptive sports camps each year in which we take small groups of adaptive athletes all over the country, from ski resorts in vermont to mountain bike trails of nevada to beaches on maui, to hone their skills in five main pillars of sport: fly fishing, motor-fed sports, mountain biking, skiing/snowboarding, and surfing. Since establishment, we've hosted 236 adaptive sports camps with over 750 individuals experiencing a new sport for the first time and 1,650 total participants. Donated services: high fives received donated services totaling 23,780. 250 was for services related to adaptive camps and 23,530 was for legal services related to management and general administration. Neither the income nor the expenses were included in the amounts reported as revenue, expenses, or grants on the tax return.”