Mississippi Nurses' Foundation Inc

“A draft of the form 990 is sent to the board of trustees via email. Form 990 is reviewed and any questions that arise from the board members are answered and/or cleared prior to the filing of the return.”

“The mississippi nurses' foundation monitors and enforces the conflict of interest policy by requesting a review of the policy annually and request all interested parties complete a disclosure form annually. If there is a potential conflict of interest, the information is presented to the organization's leadership and the governing body for review.”

“The board of trustees conducts an annual performance review of the executive director to assess the goals met, strengths, and weaknesses. Compensation is based on an incentive plan previously approved by the board. Any salary adjustment is based on satisfactory performance and the financial stability of the organization. Staff members are evaluated annually based on performance, goals met, and job satisfaction. Salary adjustments are recommended by the director and approved by the board.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the general public upon request.”

“The scholarship committee had seven volunteers who reviewed applications. The continuing education committee had 8 volunteers who reviewed applications on an as needed basis.”

“Mississippi nurses foundation program accomplishments: - awarded 72,500 in car tag stipends to nursing students and nurses seeking degrees across the educational continuum (ad, bsn, msn, phd, dnp). - provided scholarships to twenty-four schools of nursing throughout the state. - awarded mnf research award, the martha douglas school nurse award, nurse oneita dongieux award, and georgia bernard hall award. - brantley-fletcher book scholarship to support students with book fees. - continued to raise money to support nurses in need - supported and took part in mna annual convention - awarded 2,385 in stipends for nurses to attend annual convention - continued mnf's nurse leadership institute with funds from south mississippi home health. - continued to partner with the mississippi department of health office of emergency preparedness to provide hand washing supplies and educational materials to health science teachers and school nurses throughout the state. - supported the make-a-wish mississippi program and granted a child a wish. - awarded 44,700 in ph.d research awards for graduate nursing students.”