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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GIVE KIDS THE WORLD INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$70,184,568
Total expenses
$67,578,669
Contributions and grants received
$57,258,221
Grants paid
$41,846,190
Program service revenue
$9,123,070
Investment income
$2,698,196
Other revenue
$1,105,081
Total assets, end of year
$128,284,320
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,581,998
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$126,702,322
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$62,638,133
Management and general expenses
$1,934,318
Fundraising expenses
$3,006,218
Program service expenses (Part III)
$62,638,133

Program services were 92.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,125,039

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $286,076

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $55,847,106

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $45,770,937

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WISH FEE SPONSORSHIP

    total $9,123,070 · related or exempt $9,123,070

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,042,259 · excluded $2,042,259

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $37,044,202

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $36,380,450 · other assets $7,815

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $663,752 · other assets -$7,815

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $655,937 · excluded $655,937

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $2,416,237

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,125,039

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $2,194,543

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $221,694 · unrelated business $25,278 · excluded $196,416

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $580,657

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $170,336

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $410,321 · related or exempt $326,331 · unrelated business $83,990

  • 11a · Other revenue: GAIN ON PROCEEDS FROM INSURANCE S

    total $473,066 · related or exempt $473,066

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $473,066

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $38,699,710 · program services $38,699,710

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $3,146,480 · program services $3,146,480

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,147,790 · program services $805,011 · management and general $310,946 · fundraising $31,833

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,851,891 · program services $6,082,587 · management and general $693,196 · fundraising $1,076,108

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $165,051 · program services $82,558 · management and general $49,619 · fundraising $32,874

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $985,613 · program services $737,258 · management and general $118,228 · fundraising $130,127

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $627,978 · program services $456,731 · management and general $93,698 · fundraising $77,549

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $30,519 · management and general $30,519

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $71,853 · management and general $71,853

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $110,771 · management and general $110,771

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $22,550 · management and general $22,550

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $889,883 · program services $3,485 · management and general $1,051 · fundraising $885,347

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $321,383 · program services $178,690 · management and general $48,725 · fundraising $93,968

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $401,611 · program services $24,894 · management and general $136,439 · fundraising $240,278

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,567,746 · program services $2,519,135 · management and general $25,587 · fundraising $23,024

  • 17 · Travel

    total $137,243 · program services $34,428 · management and general $14,255 · fundraising $88,560

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,858,706 · program services $3,678,864 · management and general $84,447 · fundraising $95,395

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $685,327 · program services $653,410 · management and general $15,270 · fundraising $16,647

  • 24a · Other expenses: UBI TAXES

    total $44,800 · management and general $3,580 · fundraising $41,220

  • 24b · Other expenses: GUEST TRANSPORTATION AN

    total $3,387,874 · program services $3,347,043 · management and general $37,432 · fundraising $3,399

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE

    total $2,062,375 · program services $2,062,375

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES

    total $182,750 · management and general $14,603 · fundraising $168,147

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $178,765 · program services $125,474 · management and general $51,549 · fundraising $1,742

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,111,166 · end of year $1,080,044

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,364,206 · end of year $6,867,454

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,112,139 · end of year $2,460,552

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,694,641 · end of year $1,944,950

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $5,880,963 · end of year $7,960,129

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $469,908 · end of year $433,390

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $95,698,597

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $54,064,925

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $43,376,199 · end of year $41,633,672

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $60,116,366 · end of year $65,863,556

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $27,408 · end of year $40,573

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,338,554 · end of year $1,426,889

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $287,103 · end of year $155,109

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $116,708,104 · end of year $122,022,153

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,819,235 · end of year $4,680,169

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.GIVE KIDS THE WORLD'S MISSION IS TO CREATE HAPPINESS AND INSPIRE HOPE FOR CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LAUGH, PLAY TOGETHER, AND CREATE PRICELESS MEMORIES DURING CUSTOMIZED DREAM VACATIONS IN AN ACCESSIBLE NONPROFIT RESORT UNLIKE ANY PLACE ON EARTH. MORE THAN 30,000 CHILDREN IN THE U.S. ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A CRITICAL ILLNESS EACH YEAR, AND HALF CHOOSE TO VISIT CENTRAL FLORIDA AND ITS WORLD-FAMOUS ATTRACTIONS. GIVE KIDS THE WORLD IS THE NONPROFIT THAT FULFILLS ALL OF THESE WISHES. FROM LIFE'S SIMPLE PLEASURES TO THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF, EVERY WISH FAMILY IS TREATED TO AN ALL-INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION; ACCOMMODATIONS; ALL MEALS AND SNACKS; NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT; DONATED THEME PARK TICKETS; DAILY GIFTS; AND NONSTOP FUN AT THE VILLAGE, A STORYBOOK DESTINATION ALL ITS OWN FEATURING AN ARRAY OF ACCESSIBLE RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE IGNITE AN ENDURING SENSE OF HOPE IN THE HEARTS OF CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. ONE OF LESS THAN 1% OF ALL U.S. CHARITIES TO RECEIVE CHARITY NAVIGATOR'S HIGHEST RATING 17 YEARS IN A ROW, GIVE KIDS THE WORLD VILLAGE IS AN 89-ACRE, WHIMSICAL NONPROFIT RESORT IN CENTRAL FLORIDA THAT PROVIDES CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD WITH MAGICAL WEEK-LONG WISH VACATIONS AT NO COST. SINCE 1986, THE VILLAGE HAS WELCOMED NEARLY 200,000 WISH FAMILIES FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 77 COUNTRIES TO EXPERIENCE JOY, FORGET THEIR WORRIES, AND RECAPTURE SOME OF THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED DUE TO A CHILD'S ILLNESS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.GKTW.ORG.

  • FOR 37 YEARS, GIVE KIDS THE WORLD VILLAGE HAS FULFILLED ITS MISSION TO CREATE HAPPINESS, RENEW OPTIMISM AND IGNITE AN ENDURING SENSE OF HOPE IN THE HEARTS OF NEARLY 200,000 CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD DURING LIFE-CHANGING WEEK-LONG WISH VACATIONS IN OUR WHIMSICAL NONPROFIT RESORT...BUT WE HAVEN'T DONE IT ALONE. SEE SCHEDULE O.THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS, CORPORATE PARTNERS AND DONORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME, PASSION AND RESOURCES, ENABLING US TO KEEP FOUNDER HENRI LANDWIRTH'S LONG-AGO PROMISE TO NEVER TURN A WISH CHILD AWAY. AND TODAY, THAT COMMITMENT HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER. WITH EMPATHY AND COMPASSION AS OUR CORNERSTONES AND INTEGRITY AS OUR NORTH STAR, WE LEVERAGED OUR COLLECTIVE TALENTS TO EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC WITH GREATER RESOLVE AND UNWAVERING DETERMINATION TO MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE PRECIOUS FAMILIES WE SERVE; AND TOGETHER, WE ACHIEVED A REMARKABLE MILESTONE - WELCOMING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF WISH FAMILIES IN OUR HISTORY THIS FALL. IT TRULY DOES TAKE A VILLAGE. WE ARE GRATEFUL BEYOND WORDS FOR THE EFFORTS OF COUNTLESS CARING SUPPORTERS WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE ENABLED US TO CONTINUE INNOVATING, COLLABORATING AND CHANGING LIVES. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE DEBUTED OLIVIA'S OASIS, OUR NEW RELAXATION SPA FOR WISH PARENTS AND ADULT CAREGIVERS; MADE OUR ICONIC STAR EXPERIENCE EVEN MORE MAGICAL; DELIVERED THE JOY AND WONDER OF THE VILLAGE TO THOUSANDS OF ALUMNI WISH FAMILIES NATIONWIDE DURING OUR SUMMER ROAD TRIP, KICKSTARTING THE LAUNCH OF OUR GLOBAL ALUMNI CLUB; ELEVATED THE FOOD & BEVERAGE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR FAMILIES, TAKING OUR DINING OPERATIONS IN-HOUSE; AND TOOK OUR SIGNATURE GALA ON THE ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A MARDI GRAS-THEMED CELEBRATION IN THE BIG EASY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HELPED THOUSANDS OF WISH FAMILIES RELAX, RECONNECT AND RECAPTURE PRECIOUS MOMENTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED DUE TO A CHILD'S ILLNESS.

    Expenses $62,638,133 · Grants $41,846,190 · Revenue $9,922,467

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Annetta Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bob Owens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cathy Nash

    DIRECTOR - CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Charles Seravalli

    DIRECTOR - TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Crystal O'Hea

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dina Howell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gary Landwirth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Moyle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeff Vahle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Belden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Nichols

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Dodd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joseph Alverez End 0323

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike Hightower End 0523

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike Short

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Pamela Landwirth

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $367,103
    From this org
    $341,093
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,010
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $301,103
    Bonus
    $30,500
    Other
    $9,490
    Deferred
    $14,654
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,356
    Filer's total
    $367,103
  • Richard Mitchell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Kantor Beg 0523

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shannon Gravitte

    DIRECTOR - SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Steven Sparks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Suzanne Parchment

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wayne Charness

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy Racicot

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $261,779
    From this org
    $228,759
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,020
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,259
    Bonus
    $10,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,986
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,034
    Filer's total
    $261,779
  • Ian Cole

    CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $245,696
    From this org
    $214,071
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,625
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,071
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,232
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,393
    Filer's total
    $245,696
  • John Flaschner

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $252,866
    From this org
    $224,182
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,684
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,182
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,684
    Filer's total
    $252,866
  • Brad Hodum

    VP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $149,155
    From this org
    $132,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,705
    Hours/week
    50
  • Michael Bausman

    FACILITIES & RESOURCES DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $123,327
    From this org
    $106,147
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,180
    Hours/week
    50
  • Steven Amos

    VP OF ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $153,872
    From this org
    $118,901
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,971
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $108,401
    Bonus
    $10,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,817
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,154
    Filer's total
    $153,872

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
CHRISTMAS BONUSES ARE GROSSED UP. MAXIMUM PAYMENT IS $575. THE AVERAGE BONUS IS $300.
PART I, LINE 3
IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WITHOUT THE PRESIDENT PRESENT, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CONDUCTED THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REVIEW AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE WITH THE BOARD. BOARD INPUT WAS SOLICITED AND THE REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD CONSISTS SOLELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. THE REVIEW INCLUDES BOTH PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (EXPENSE MANAGEMENT, GUEST SURVEY RESULTS, TURNOVER, SAFETY, ETC.) AS WELL AS INPUT FROM THE BOARD DIRECTLY AGAINST THE MAJOR STRATEGIC PLAN ELEMENTS. ALSO INCLUDED WAS A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION USING THE GUIDESTAR COMPENSATION STUDY, THE USE OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, AND A REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 FOR ANOTHER SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
23 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440239349301204

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