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 fiscal year, the organization amended its bylaws to: - changed that director's may be reappointed to servce no more than three, two-year terms, for a total of six years of service or until their successor shall have been appointed and qualified. - add the governance committee to recommend a slate of officers each year and recommend bylaws changes to the full board.”

“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.”

“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 35.00 hrs tna julia menegay 34.00 hrs tna mary pakarinen 33.75 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 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 2024-2025 fiscal year: 1,036 nurses were served 600 nurses were referred 305 nurses signed participation agreements and/or pre-enrollment agreements. (183 signed original participation agreements, 6 signed renewal participation agreements and 116 signed pre-enrollment agreements) 165 nurses completed tpapn 138 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.”

“The participation evaluation grant description: during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, tpapn provided support through this grant to 102 nurses. Tpapn awarded grants to nurses who met eligibility requirements. Grants in the amount of 50% of the cost of the initial evaluation up to a maximum of 750, were paid directly to the evaluator after the evaluation was complete. Grants were not awarded for re- evaluations or to nurses who had previously received a grant under the policy. The pg25 grant desciption: the funds were originally donor restricted, which were reclassed and requested to be given to another 501c3 organization. The tnf award for tna annual conference: during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, tnf received 29 applications for the tna conference award. The foundation provided support to 2 registered nurses and 1 nursing student through the program. The clair b. Jordan initiative: during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, tnf provided a 2,500 project grant from the cbj initiative to support the tna ebp fellowship program. The grant supplied materials and covered meeting expenses for the cohort of 21 nurses. The tnf excellence in nursing awards: in january 2025, tnf established an award program to recognize seven nurses from across texas for clinical excellence, rising star, faculty excellence, team excellence, tpapn lighthouse and champion of nursing. Tnf received 53 nominations for these new awards, and honorees were recognized during the tnf gala in june.”