2014-01-22T08:41:40-06:00 2013-05-31 591818353 KAUFMAN ROSSIN & CO PA 2699 S BAYSHORE DRIVE MIAMI FL 33133 990 2012-06-01 650244316 THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC BUON 3052436001 1095 NW 14TH TERRACE 2ND FLOOR NO R-48 MIAMI FL 33136 DIANA C BERNING 3052436001 2014-01-22 1 JANET FIFER P01225772 3058585600 2014-01-21 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z MARC A BUONICONTI 1095 NW 14TH TERRACE MIAMI FL 33136 35617539 0 X WWW.THEBUONICONTIFUND.COM X 1991 FL THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR, AND AWARENESS OF, THE MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS, A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. 30 29 2 70 0 0 4013849 33934080 0 0 1693 -3149 -31431 -1068594 3984111 32862337 5575000 5930021 0 0 201467 347196 0 0 4455492 2910874 4859908 8687341 11137125 -4703230 21725212 8033836 29578213 621989 442632 7411847 29135581 THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR, AND AWARENESS OF, THE MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS, A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. 0 0 6197021 5930021 THE FUND RAISED MONEY FOR THE MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS, A RESEARCH CENTER DEVOTED TO THE TREATMENT OF AND RESEARCH FOR POTENTIAL CURE OF PARALYSIS INDUCED BY SPINAL CORD INJURIES.IN ADDITION, THE FUND PAID LOBBYISTS TO LOBBY THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND FEDERAL LEGISLATURES FOR APPROVAL OF FUNDING FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH. 6197021 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 33 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 30 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 CA CT FL GA IL KS MA NJ NY OH OK PA SC TN TX VA WI X X DIANA BERNING TREASURER 3052437154 1095 NW 14TH TERRACE 2ND FLOOR MIAMI FL 33136 JOHN A SCHNEIDER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARC A BUONICONTI 30.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD S ALDRICH JR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK F DALTON 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN W JORDAN II 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE M SAYFIE 30.00 X X 124167 247069 0 GARY ABRAMSON 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT BANTLE 3.00 X 0 0 0 INA BROEMAN 3.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS A BUONICONTI 30.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND G CHAMBERS 3.00 X 0 0 0 W DALTON DIETRICH PHD 3.00 X 0 0 0 MR JAMES FERRARO 3.00 X 0 0 0 PASCAL J GOLDSCHMIDT MD 3.00 X 0 0 0 SERGIO M GONZALEZ 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GRAY JR 4.00 X 0 0 0 BARTH A GREEN MD 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES PALLOTTA 3.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA SHALALA 3.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS J VERBITSKY 3.00 X 0 0 0 LEO BAXTER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES M CALLAHAN 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER CHUDNOFF 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL J DIMARE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD GRAY 3.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SIMON 3.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA RANGER NUNEZ 3.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM CARLIN 3.00 X 0 0 0 TIM GANNON 3.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA MORRISON 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA C BERNING 30.00 X 13500 161278 0 NICHOLAS A BUONICONTI III 20.00 X 195000 0 0 332667 408347 0 2 0 1 1 RONALD L BOOK PA 18851 NE 29TH AVENUE SUITE 1010 AVENTURA FL 33180 LOBBYING 267000 STEPHANIE SAYFIE-AAGAARD 730 BUTTONWOOD LANE BAY POINT FL 33137 FUND RAISING, EVENTS MARKETING MGT 121496 2 1232 9684351 24248497 388054 33934080 1472 1472 4621 -4621 -4621 -4621 1681987 9684351 2750581 -1068594 -1068594 32862337 0 0 -1071743 X 5930021 5930021 133500 98500 35000 203400 114243 89157 10296 5783 4513 85000 85000 40562 40562 267000 267000 360150 48590 311560 180731 180731 202104 29085 173019 387769 2711 385058 193298 22058 171240 EVENT PRODUCTION 1424011 1424011 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 1099497 1099497 PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO 208349 1440 206909 AWARDS AND GIFTS 164841 25404 139437 246596 96236 150360 11137125 6197021 484612 4455492 341 246 743700 726447 6295824 28291384 622620 208354 15028 13550 246027 248995 110296 89237 8033836 29578213 66160 27910 555829 414722 621989 442632 X 2684875 1898336 4726972 27237245 7411847 29135581 8033836 29578213 21725212 -1478 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 10011732 3209364 14432356 4013849 33934080 65601381 10011732 3209364 14432356 4013849 33934080 65601381 34066328 31535053 9715 1297 2724 1693 1472 16901 65618282 7125073 0.48060 0.70080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 267000 0 0 267000 0 EXPLANATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART II-B, LINE 1: THE FUND PAID LOBBYISTS TO LOBBY THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND FEDERAL LEGISLATURES FOR APPROVAL OF FUNDING FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH. 0 X 35202897 -1478 164632 2177406 2340560 32862337 0 32862337 13479163 164632 2177406 2342038 11137125 0 11137125 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: PART X, LINE 2: THE FUND ASSESSES ITS TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES" AS PRESCRIBED BY THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION, WHICH PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN FOR OPEN TAX YEARS (GENERALLY A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE LATER OF EACH RETURN'S DUE DATE OR THE DATE FILED) THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FUND'S MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS. GENERALLY THE FUND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY MAJOR TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE FISCAL 2008. THE FUND ASSESSES ITS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINES WHETHER IT HAS ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE FUND RECORDS THESE LIABILITIES TO THE EXTENT IT DEEMS THEM MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE INCURRED. INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE FUND BELIEVES THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING RECOGNITION OR MEASUREMENT IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON PAGE 9, LINE 8B INCLUDING 3 MAJOR EVENTS 2,177,406. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON PAGE 9, LINE 8B INCLUDING 3 MAJOR EVENTS 2,177,406. SPORTS DINNER 4651802 4063436 588366 85433 397449 224850 200383 DESTINATION FASHION 5328847 4666022 662825 159046 550634 500014 291651 33 1385689 954893 430796 253930 6050 81141 11366338 9684351 1681987 244479 1202013 730914 573175 2750581 -1068594 1 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI - MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS PO BOX 248106 CORAL GABLES FL 33124 590624458 501(C)(3) 5930021 SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH FOR TREATMENT OF AND CURES FOR PARALYSIS DUE TO SPINAL CORD INJURIES FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART IV: THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS THE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR OF THE MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS PRESENTS A SCIENTIFIC UPDATE REGARDING PROGRESS IN THE RESEARCH TO FIND A CURE FOR PARALYSIS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TWICE A YEAR AND MAINTAINS REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT ON-GOING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUZANNE M SAYFIE 124167 247069 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124167 247069 0 0 DIANA C BERNING 13500 161278 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13500 161278 0 0 NICHOLAS A BUONICONTI III 195000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 195000 0 0 0 BARTON G WEISS HONORARY BOARD MEMBER, MEMBER OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2505712 THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH A BUSINESS OWNED BY MR. WEISS FOR CATERING AND PRODUCTION CONSULTING SERVICES FOR TWO OF ITS MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS. ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE MADE ON AN ARM'S LENGTH BASIS. MR. WEISS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR HIS PERSONAL SERVICES AND DONATES A GREAT DEAL OF THE DESIGN PRODUCTION. 0 STEPHANIE SAYFIE-AAGAARD DAUGHTER OF BOARD MEMBER 121496 FUNDRAISING, SPECIAL EVENTS AND MARKETING MANAGEMENT 0 X AIRLINE TICKETS 51 74200 RETAIL VALUE X SMALL ITEMS 150 278116 RETAIL VALUE X TRAVEL 1 35738 RETAIL VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DIRECTOR NICHOLAS A. BUONICONTI IS THE FATHER OF PRESIDENT MARC A. BUONICONTI AND VICE-PRESIDENT NICHOLAS A. BUONICONTI, III. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. AFTER DISCUSSION OF THE DRAFT, A FINAL COPY IS PREPARED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT, THE FUND ENGAGES IN A EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ANALYSIS/STUDY WITH A QUALIFIED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ASSOCIATION/COMPANY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO REVIEW FINANCIAL INFORMATION ONLINE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24B, COLUMN D THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS THE RESULT OF WRITING OFF UNCOLLECTABLE PLEDGES. AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PROCESS: FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI - MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS PO BOX 248106 CORAL GABLES FL 33124 590624458 EDUCATION, RESEARCH & HEALTH CARE FL 501(C)(3) 170(B)(1)(A)(II) N/A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI - MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS B 5930021 CASH GRANT