Texas Nurses Foundation

“Serena bumpus, julia menegay, mary pakarinen, brandon bredimus, and edtrina moss are board members and/or officers of a related organization.”

“During the tax year, the organization amended its bylaws to: - change the number of board members to no less than three and no more than eleven, with staggered terms, and to serve two-year terms instead of one- year; - clarify authority of officers to delegate tasks to agents of the corporation; - revise officer descriptions to conform to contemporary practices: - to permit one vice-president instead of multiple vice- presidents; - to describe treasurer's role similarly to tna treasurer's role and conform to contemporary practice; - revise committee descriptions, consolidate sections on committees, and clarify committee powers/limits of authority: - add audit/finance committee and governance committee as standing committees; - remove authority of vice-president to sign checks from default policy; and - update to permit virtual meetings, regardless of technological changes over time.”

“Consistent with the organization's status as a type i "supporting organization" to the texas nurses association ("tna"), tna has the power under the organization's governing documents to select and appoint organization's board of directors, to remove such directors by a two-thirds vote of the tna board and to fill any vacancies that occur in the organization's board of directors.”

“Consistent with the organization's status as a type i "supporting organization" to the texas nurses association ("tna"), tna has the power under the organization's governing documents to select and appoint the organization's board of directors, to remove such directors by a two-thirds vote of the tna board and to fill any vacancies that occur in the organization's board of directors.”

“A member of the audit & finance committee will conduct a formal review of the tax return with the preparing cpa and recommend approval to the tnf board of directors. The tnf board of directors will review the tax return with preparing cpa and approve the filing of the return.”

“Organization monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy on a regular basis at board meetings. The board of directors of the organization must sign an annual statement.”

“Upon request, copies of the 990, exemption letter and 1023 will be provided in a timely manner and a reasonable charge may be made. Any other requests for foundation records should be in writing and referred to the chief executive officer.”

“Hours to related organization - texas nurses association (tna): serena bumpus 36.50 hrs tna julia menegay 35.00 hrs tna mary pakarinen 35.50 hrs tna jack frazee 36.25 hrs tna brandon bredimus 2.00 hrs tna edtrina moss 2.00 hrs tna salary, pension, and benefit expenses discussed listed in part vii, section a column d and in part ix, lines 5-10 of this return represent reimbursements paid to texas nurses association as a reasonable cost allocation for the time texas nurses association employees spend on texas nurses foundation matters. Texas nurses foundation has no employees of its own.”

“The texas nurses foundation (the "foundation") was established to receive contributions and provide funding to improve the health of texans through charitable initiatives that advance nursing practice, education, research, and/or leadership.”

“The tnf board approved awards to attend the texas nurses association (tna) annual conference. The foundation board of directors awards these funds to support the continuing nursing education of up to three (3) conference attendees. The foundation has written procedures for award eligibility, application and dissemination of awarded funds.”

“The texas peer assistance program for nurses (tpapn) is an approved peer assistance program under chapter 467 of the texas health and safety code. Tpapn's mission is to safeguard patients by providing early identification, support, monitoring, accountability, and advocacy to texas nurses who have an identified substance use and/or mental health condition or related incident, so they may safely practice nursing. Tpapn is a voluntary program that may serve as an alternative to texas board of nursing discipline. Additionally, tpapn provides education and outreach to the community to address stigma and promote early identification and intervention for nurses experiencing mental health and/or substance use issues. During the 2023-2024 fiscal year: 1,020 nurses were served 546 nurses were referred 219 nurses signed participation agreements 110 nurses completed tpapn 134 peer support partners tpapn holds peer support partner trainings monthly, tpapn lunch & learns quarterly and on request and has implemented a program that allows peer support partners to train either via virtual live courses or on-demand at their convenience while obtaining ce for many of the required training requirements.”