Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & Northern Florida

“The executive board shall consist of the board chair, vice chair, fundraising chair, wish granting chair, legal chair, secretary, treasurer and the immediate past board chair as an ex-officio member for the year following his or her board chairperson-ship. Executive board members must be members of the board of directors and shall be elected annually by the board of directors. The executive board may act on behalf of the corporation in day to day business operations when the board of directors is not in session, reporting actions to the board of directors at the next succeeding meeting for ratification. The executive board shall be charged with submitting to the board of directors for consideration resolutions concerning unusual or extraordinary matters affecting the operation of the corporation and reviewing and approving state and federal income tax or informational returns.”

“Once the form 990 is completed by our outside accounting firm, it is reviewed by management and the finance committee. Once approved by the finance committee, a complete copy of the draft return is provided to the board of directors for review and approval prior to filing with the irs.”

“The organization adopted a "statement of values, code of ethics and conflict of interest policy" (the "coi statement") with which all officers, directors, employees and volunteers are required to comply and acknowledge by signing, upon their initial involvement with the organization and annually. Thereafter, an "annual conflict of interest and ethics assurance statement" (the "coi statement") the coi statement requires officers, directors and key employees to disclose the existence of any family and/or business relationships they may have with other officers, directors or key employees of the organization. The secretary of the board is charged with ensuring the coi statement and addendum are signed each year by directors, while the organization's human resources department is charged with ensuring those documents are signed by officers and key employees. If any covered person discloses a potential or actual conflict, the following procedure is followed (1) the conflicting interest is fully disclosed to the board, (2) the covered person responds to any factual questions from the board related to the disclosed conflict, and (3) the board, without the covered person, discusses the conflict and approves or disapproves the proposed transaction.”

“The executive committee of the board, comprised solely of independent directors, none of whom have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement, is accountable for setting a reasonable compensation package for the president/ceo. The committee performs an annual review of the president/ceo and establishes goals for the next fiscal year. The committee also gathers benchmarking data relevant to officers from comparable national nonprofit organizations and analyzes the salary survey results provided by make-a-wish foundation of america. The compensation packages for other officers and key employees are determined by the president/ceo. The president/ceo performs an annual review of the officer or employee and establishes goals for the next fiscal year. The president/ceo also evaluates benchmarking data relevant to officers and employees from comparable national nonprofit organizations and analyzes the salary survey results provided by make-a-wish foundation of america. The organization's written records include the (1) terms of the compensation arrangements, (2) a description of the comparable data relied upon by the executive committee, and (3) documentation of the decisions made by the executive committee. This process was last completed in 2023.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and finanical statements 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 central & northern florida granted 425 life changing wishes in the fiscal year ending august 31, 2024. The total cost of wishes granted for the fiscal year was $6,196,004. Of this amount, $616,821 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.”

“Loss on early termination of lease -8,821.”