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MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA INC (EIN 76-0116615)
Tax period
2013-09-01 to 2014-08-31
Filed
2015-07-14
IRS object ID
201521959349300907
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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MissionTHE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA, INC. GRANTS THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH, AND JOY.MissionDesc
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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,335,978BOYAmt
EOY$1,649,411EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,570,127BOYAmt
EOY$1,982,904EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,969,055BOYAmt
EOY$10,365,262EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$186,449BOYAmt
EOY$401,923EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,132,464BOYAmt
EOY$2,623,965EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,287,968BOYAmt
EOY$13,391,150EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,858,095BOYAmt
EOY$15,374,054EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,415,097ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$465,301NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$222,784OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,328,773CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,393,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,220,622CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,412,229CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,099,836CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,455,255TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,328,773CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,393,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,220,622CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,412,229CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,099,836CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,455,255TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,202,695SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$17,252,560PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$314,994CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$334,132CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$345,624CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$396,876CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$367,999CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,759,625TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$22,214,880TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.77662PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.79164PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$934,925BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,474,802ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$208,190InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,617,917EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$208,072BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$722,133ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,720InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$934,925EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$208,072BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$208,072EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$208,072BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$208,072EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$208,072BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$208,072EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.91870PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.08130TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$848,936OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$848,936BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,385,658OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$104,170DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,281,488BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$101,268OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,974DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,294BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,123OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,125DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,998BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,187,716TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accrued Pending Wish Costs$1,623,550
DUE TO OTHER MAKE-A-WISH CHAPTERS$24,490
DUE TO MAKE-A-WISH FDN OF AMERICA$1,371
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,649,411TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,706,035TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$465,301NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$893,443DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$26,853OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,385,597RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,320,438RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$51,849InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$51,849RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,372,287TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,602,853TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$697,512DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$697,512ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,905,341ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$51,849InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$51,849ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,957,190TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Describe the intended uses of the organization's endowment fundsSchedule D, Part V, Line 4 Describe the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds The Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana, Inc. has $2,617,917 held in endowment funds as of August 31, 2014. These funds are to be held in perpetuity, with the earnings used for wish-granting purposes.
FIN 48 (ASC 740) Liability for Uncertain Tax PositionSCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 The Foundation is a not-for-profit organization exempt from federal income taxes under the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). However, the Foundation remains subject to income taxes on any net income that is derived from a trade or business, regularly carried on and not in furtherance of the purpose for which it was granted exemption. No income tax provision has been recorded as the net income, if any, from any unrelated trade or business, in the opinion of management, is not material to the financial statements taken as a whole. Management believes that no uncertain tax positions exist for the Foundation at August 31, 2014. The Foundation's 2011 through 2013 tax years are open for examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
recon of change in net assets from form 990 to financial statementsschedule d, part xi, line 2d other adjustments of $26,853 are for changes in value of split-interest agreements.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICABusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14742 N 24th StAddressLine1
Address Line2STE 400AddressLine2
CityPHOENIXCity
StateAZState
ZIP Code85016ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN860481941RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$300,000CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceN/ANonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantWish assistancePurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeVarious recipients for wishes grantedGrantTypeTxt
Recipient505RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$646,619CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$3,031,128NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceDirect cost/wishesNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceDescription of Organization's Procedures for Monitoring the Use of GrantsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationForm 990, Schedule I 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 VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES AND ARE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE SUPPORTING WISH EXPENSE DOCUMENTATION IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION. OF THE TOTAL 505 WISHES GRANTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, TRAVEL STIPENDS OF $646,619 WERE PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO APPROXIMATELY 373 WISH BENEFICIARIES. THE ADDITIONAL CASH GRANTS OF $3,721,140 WERE PAID DIRECTLY TO VENDORS BY THE CHAPTER FOR THE BENEFICIARIES' WISHES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2014, THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA CHAPTER WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE $300,000 TO THE WISH FULFILLMENT FUND OF THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA. THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO HELP GRANT WISHES IN CHAPTERS WITH LIMITED FUNDS. THE INTENDED USE OF THE FUNDS IS NOT DIRECTLY MONITORED AS THE RECIPIENT CHAPTERS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE SAME MISSION OF GRANTING WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTERESA ANDREPONTPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$201,601BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$49,737BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$22,827OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$12,096DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$286,260TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANFORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 4 THE CHAPTER HAS A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN. FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN AFTER REACHING 21 YEARS OF AGE AND UPON COMPLETION OF ONE YEAR OF SERVICE. UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN, ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES MAY ELECT TO DEFER A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SALARY SUBJECT TO CERTAIN IRC LIMITATIONS. THE CHAPTER MATCHES 50% OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS UP TO 6% OF THE EMPLOYEE'S SALARY. DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2013, THE CHAPTER GAVE $12,096 IN MATCHING FUNDS TO CEO & PRESIDENT TERESA ANDREPONT.
NON-FIXED PAYMENTSSCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 7 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKE 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 $49,737 FOR PRESIDENT & CEO TERESA ANDREPONT DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2013. VP OF PROGRAMS CATHY ANDERSON'S BONUS OF $6,217 AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE MELISSA HENDERSON'S BONUS OF $3,650 WERE DETERMINED BY TERESA ANDREPONT DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2013 AND WERE WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED RANGE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEPHANIE BUCHANANPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSECRETARY & BOARD MEMBERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$130,478TransactionAmt
TransactionSEE SCHEDULE L, PART VTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceBUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONSFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFORM 990, SCHEDULE L, PART IV DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013, STEPHANIE BUCHANAN WAS BOTH AN OFFICER OF UNITED AIRLINES AND ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CHAPTER THE CHAPTER PURCHASED AIRFARE ON BEHALF OF WISH FAMILIES OF APPROXIMATELY $130,478 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualPropertyGrp
Securities Publicly TradedSecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOtherGrp
CollectiblesCollectiblesGrp
Food InventoryFoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
TaxidermyTaxidermyGrp
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)TICKETS/FOOD/TRANS/LODGING221$800,413COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)FURNITURE & REMODELING26$581,162COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)FINISHING & FLOORING1$120,000COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)EVENT TICKETS187$96,155COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)OTHER WISH RELATED GOODS214$110,698COST/SELLING PRICE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Organization's MissionForm 990, Part I, Question 1 THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND LOUISIANA, INC. GRANTS THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO ENRICH THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH HOPE, STRENGTH, AND JOY.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP OF OFFICERSForm 990, Part VI, Question 2 Randy Acock / Matthew Acock Father/Son
PROCESS USED BY MANAGEMENT GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW 990Form 990, Part VI, Question 11 After completion of the Form 990, a draft form in electronic format is provided to the chapter's compliance committee. The compliance committee reviews the draft, then the committee chair sends his approval to the chapter president & CEO. 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 then filed with the IRS.
PROCESS TO MONITOR TRANSACTION FOR CONFLICT OF INTERESTForm 990, Part VI, Question 12C ON A YEARLY BASIS, THE CHAPTER'S EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN THE "ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS ASSURANCE STATEMENT." THE STATEMENTS ARE THEN RETURNED TO THE CHAPTER'S PRESIDENT & CEO. IF A DIRECTOR HAS A CONFLICT, THEN THE DIRECTORS WILL DISCUSS WHAT, IF ANY, STEPS TO TAKE. IF THE CONFLICT RELATES TO PROPOSED SERVICES, THE DIRECTOR WILL RECUSE HIMSELF FROM THE VOTING.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR CEO, EXEC. DIRECTOR OR TOP MGMTForm 990, Part VI, Question 15 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS PRIOR TO EACH FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING, THE CHAPTER'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW OUTSIDE SALARY SURVEYS FOR THOSE IN A SIMILAR POSITION TO THE FOUNDATION'S PRESIDENT & CEO. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN MAKES THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S NEW SALARY. THE DIRECTORS THEN DISCUSS THAT RECOMMENDATION AND MAKE A DECISION REGARDING THE NEW SALARY. FOR SALARIES OF OTHER DIRECTORS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE FOUNDATION, THE PRESIDENT & CEO MAKES SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST & FIN STMTSForm 990, Part VI, Question 19 THE CHAPTER 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.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCEForm 990, Part XI, Line 9 In-Kind Services Capitalized in Plant Property & Equipment $195,931. OTHER ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST $ 26,853. ------------ TOTAL OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE $222,784