Jays Care Foundation

“Form 990 will be reviewed by the Executive Director (staff/management) and by the Executive Committee (Chairman, Vice Chairman and Treasurer, and President of the Toronto Blue Jays). Copies of Form 990 will also be distributed to the Board of Directors prior to submission to the Internal Revenue Service”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy through annual board membership reviews performed by the Governance Committee.”

“The process for determining the compensation of the organization's CEO, Executive Director, and top management officials is done through comparability and job grading conducted by Rogers Communications Inc.'s human resource department. Oversights and input from the Chairman of the Board, Vice Chair and Treasurer is also taken into consideration. More specifically, review and approval of compensation is conducted by the Chairman of the Board, with approval from Jays Care Foudation Board at year-end meetings. The Chairman of the Board also conducts in-camera sessions to discuss management after each meeting (a total of six times annually), he/she conducts monthly meetings and annual reviews of the Executive Director and management.”

“The process for determining compensation of officers and key employees of the organization is done through comparability and job grading conducted by Rogers Communications Inc.'s human resource department. Oversights and input from the Chairman of the Board is also taken into consideration, while the Executive Director reviews compensation annually. All compensation decisions are approved by the Chairman of the Board and the Board of Directors. Annual objective setting and reviews are conducted through Rogers Communications Inc.'s "Success Factors."”

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

“Rookie league has two distinct outcomes: 1) to enhance the life-skills and physical health of marginalized children; and, 2) to enhance positive self-identity and the employment skills of marginalized youth. In 2016, rookie leagues celebrating its 28th season, and will continue to shrink the opportunity gap for more than 7,500 children and youth in 99 communities from coast to coast. Form 990, part iii, line 4d home run scholars: jays care's home run scholars programs are specifically designed to enhance educational outcomes. The first home run scholars program that jays care launched was in partnership with pathways to education in 2007. Pathways has a vision of building a graduation nation - a country where every young person, regardless of socio-economic background, has an equal opportunity to graduate from high school and transition into post-secondary education or training. Since 2007, jays care foundation has provided over $1 million in financial support to pathways to education. This contribution has helped pathways open ten additional sites, operate in two new provinces, increase their student reach from 1,000 to more than 4,700 and increase their number of graduates from 459 to more than 3,000. Jays care community clubhouse: since 2010, jays care has been inviting children and youth who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend to enjoy a fun and unforgettable blue jays viewing experience in the jays care community clubhouse. The clubhouse is a safe space for children and youth to watch their toronto blue jays with a great view of the field and food and beverages provided. This interactive suite is equipped with memorabilia from many blue jays players, accessible bench and balcony seating, a special game time welcome on the video board and even a meet and greet with ace! Jays care is proud to offer this amazing space for use by non-profit groups whose mission and vision align with jays care; the suite comes with 42 tickets and catering included.”

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“All information on form 990 jays care foundation functional currency is in canadian dollars. All activities and all management is in canada. For 990 reporting purposes, the financial information was converted to u.s. Dollars using the following rates: income statement items using the yearly average rate: 1.2605 and balance sheet items using the year end rate: 1.3300.”