2021-07-14T09:16:51-05:00 2020-08-31 861065772 DELOITTE TAX LLP TWO JERICHO PLAZA JERICHO NY 11753 990 2019-09-01 760116615 MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST & LOUISIANA INC MAKE 2814919474 12625 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY STAFFORD TX 77477 MELISSA HENDERSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2814919474 2021-07-13 1 CHRISTINE KAWECKI P00743140 5169187000 2021-07-13 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z YARA ELSAYED GUEST 12625 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY STAFFORD TX 77477 11155012 0 X WWW.TEXGULF.WISH.ORG X 1984 TX TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. 22 22 10 454 0 0 4884181 4604155 0 0 40596 551173 33476 20954 4958253 5176282 4214281 2528374 0 0 771526 873716 0 0 264440 354142 520354 5339949 3922444 -381696 1253838 18001406 19661463 600461 437747 17400945 19223716 THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA, INC. CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. 0 0 3276520 2528374 20954 THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST & LOUISIANA, INC. CREATES LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. THE FOUNDATION GRANTED 324 WISHES AT AN AVERAGE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $9,600 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2020. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.TEXGULF.WISH.ORG. 3276520 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X MELISSA HENDERSON 2814919474 12625 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY STAFFORD TX 77477 WILLIAM WINDHAM CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE LUECHT VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES GIRAUD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS HATFIELD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON THIELHORN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAYLIN WIEBE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CURTIS FESSLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA GEORGE DIRECTOR THROUGH 8/3/20 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID AINSWORTH DIRECTOR THROUGH 1/23/20 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ROBERTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED RAZIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC ELFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED WILLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAY LYNN GOSE DIRECTOR THROUGH 1/23/20 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON JENNARO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON KOHLL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SOUSA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHIE MALEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN PALMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATHEW KNOWLES DIRECTOR THROUGH 1/23/20 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW ACOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BONO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA MCGARR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN LANDRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS SELLERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BO REILY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA HENDERSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 18.00 X 50283 0 2745 TERESA ANDREPONT PRESIDENT & CEO 36.00 X 363204 0 15936 YARA ELSAYED GUEST PRESIDENT & CEO FROM 8/25/20 36.00 X 0 0 0 413487 0 18681 1 0 1 0 0 1318 4602837 644447 4604155 364760 364760 6165143 5978251 479 186892 -479 186413 186413 CREDIT CARD REBATES 900099 20954 20954 20954 5176282 20954 0 551173 2528374 2528374 423475 160792 173367 89316 303076 206132 36063 60881 72467 26903 28503 17061 31232 20407 3921 6904 43466 23788 11086 8592 1688 1688 52049 52049 78517 50477 12948 15092 2799 2799 28295 16504 4640 7151 4072 2606 733 733 42180 26994 7593 7593 5181 3323 929 929 3074 1984 545 545 120019 76808 21609 21602 NATIONAL DUES 165429 122418 23159 19852 AWARDS AND APPRECIATION 13805 8775 2525 2505 OTHER 3246 235 126 2885 3922444 3276520 381484 264440 221561 231280 922782 2193035 328686 561000 194912 89682 3174661 743937 2543713 2430724 13415823 13752151 373929 403591 18001406 19661463 518673 323001 81788 114746 600461 437747 X 9065708 9949474 8335237 9274242 17400945 19223716 18001406 19661463 X 1253838 577863 -8930 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4743923 4603399 4369878 4884181 4604155 23205536 4743923 4603399 4369878 4884181 4604155 23205536 561895 22643641 268075 264568 334674 369901 364760 1601978 31847 34711 26742 33476 20954 147730 24955244 0.90740 0.83810 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 31,847. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 34,711. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 26,742. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 33,476. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 20,954. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7742806 637523 639216 9019545 6807327 734050 201429 7742806 5685135 616645 505547 6807327 4349444 813439 522252 5685135 3290263 763700 295481 4349444 0.00000 0.75000 0.25000 0 0 630000 630000 2305311 569110 1736201 10125 10125 0 229225 164702 64523 2430724 DUE TO NATIONAL/OTHER CHAPTERS 114746 114746 X 6278528 577863 576432 1154295 5124233 52049 52049 5176282 4446827 576432 576432 3870395 52049 52049 3922444 PART V, LINE 4: THE FOUNDATION RESTATED ITS NET ASSETS TO PROPERLY CLASSIFY THE NET ASSETS BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S REVIEW OF EACH FUND BALANCE TO PROPERLY REFLECT DONOR INTENT. THE FOUNDATION HAS $9,019,545 HELD IN ENDOWMENT FUNDS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2020. $6,784,473 IS TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY, WITH THE EARNINGS OF $2,235,072 TO BE USED FOR WISH-GRANTING PURPOSES OR BUILDING-RELATED EXPENSES. PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AT AUGUST 31, 2020 AND 2019. 1 0 0 WISHES GRANTED 324 411605 2116769 FMV WISH GRANTING PART I, LINE 2: MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA, INC. DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS WISHES TO SELECT BENEFICIARIES THAT MEET THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THE WISH-GRANTING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION GENERALLY ALLOCATES FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS FOR THE WISH EXPENSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRAVEL STIPENDS (I.E. MEALS, TIPS, GAS, ETC.) FROM A STANDARDIZED WISH BUDGET. ALL WISH EXPENSES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM SERVICES AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE SUPPORTING WISH EXPENSE DOCUMENTATION IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION. OF THE TOTAL 324 WISHES GRANTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, TRAVEL STIPENDS OF $411,605 WERE PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO APPROXIMATELY 200 WISH BENEFICIARIES. THE ADDITIONAL CASH GRANTS OF $2,116,769 WERE PAID DIRECTLY TO VENDORS BY THE CHAPTER FOR THE BENEFICIARIES' WISHES. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TERESA ANDREPONT PRESIDENT & CEO 257550 0 80000 0 25654 0 15453 0 483 0 379140 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BONUSES AND SALARY INCREASES BASED ON THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE AND STAFF EFFORTS. BASED ON THOSE FACTORS, THE BOARD APPROVED A BONUS OF $80,000 FOR PRESIDENT & CEO TERESA ANDREPONT DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2019. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE MELISSA HENDERSON'S BONUS OF $4,530 WAS DETERMINED BY TERESA ANDREPONT DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2019 AND WAS WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED RANGE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. X 1 5037 COST/SELLING PRICE X WISH-RELATED 399 612572 COST/SELLING PRICE X OTHER 25 19329 COST/SELLING PRICE X EQUIPMENT 2 7509 COST/SELLING PRICE 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN (B) REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AFTER COMPLETION OF THE FORM 990, A DRAFT FORM IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT IS PROVIDED TO THE CHAPTER'S FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE DRAFT, THEN THE COMMITTEE CHAIR SENDS HIS APPROVAL TO THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT & CEO AND/OR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. AFTER RECEIVING APPROVAL, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE SIGNS THE FORM. THE FINAL SIGNED FORM IS SUBMITTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS STATEMENT AS PROVIDED BY THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA FOR EACH OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, BOARD MEMBER, AND VOLUNTEER. SUCH STATEMENTS MUST BE SIGNED UPON DATE OF HIRE, ELECTION, OR COMMENCEMENT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, AND AT LEAST ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE THEN SUBMITTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR IF THEY ARE FROM VOLUNTEERS, AND THE PRESIDENT/CEO IF FROM ALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS. REVIEW OF THE STATEMENTS IS MONITORED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF WHICH THE PRESIDENT/CEO BECOMES AWARE INCLUDES, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING (1) DETERMINING THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT VIA VERBAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, (2) FULLY DISCLOSING CONFLICTING INTERESTS TO THE BOARD, (3) THE CONFLICTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION, AND (4) TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTIONS WARRANTED BY THE CONFLICT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD UPTO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A FOR 2019 COMPENSATION, THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BOTH CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. IT WAS REVIEWED AGAINST NATIONAL BENCHMARKING SALARY STUDIES AND SURVEYS DONE EVERY FEW YEARS BY MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA. THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETINGS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED THE MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE OTHER OFFICERS WHO ARE COMPENSATED AND HAS NO EMPLOYEES WHO MEET THE DEFINITION OF KEY EMPLOYEES. THE SAME PROCESS LISTED ABOVE IS USED FOR OTHER STAFF, USING THE SAME INSTRUMENTS. SALARIES FOR STAFF OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT/CEO ARE DECIDED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EMPLOYEES IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR WITHIN LIMITS SET BY THE BOARD-APPROVED BUDGET. ALL SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON METRICS FROM PERFORMANCE REVIEWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BY-LAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ETC.) UPON REQUEST. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.TEXGULF.WISH.ORG AS WELL AS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -8,930.