Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF GIFT IS TO CREATE AND SUPPORT UNIQUE PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE, STRENGTHEN, INSPIRE, AND BUILD COMMUNITIES WITH THE GOAL TO CONNECT OVER A BILLION PEOPLE THROUGH SELF-EMPOWERMENT AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, SOCIAL IMPACT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, AND STORYTELLING. WE STRENGTHEN DELIVERY THROUGH ALLIANCES WITH THOUSANDS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD TO ENERGIZE ENGAGEMENT, INSPIRE CONTRIBUTIONS AT EVERY LEVEL, AND AMPLIFY COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS IN INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, AND STRESS REDUCTION AND WELL-BEING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SPECIFIC POPULATIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, VETERANS SUFFERING FROM PTS, STUDENTS (K-12) AND TEACHERS AND FRONTLINE WORKERS.
IN ITS ISOLATION, THE COVID PANDEMIC OFFERED GIFT A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE NATIONAL AND GLOBAL TEAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT INCLUDE: * EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (THE NEW BRAIN SCIENCE OF 0 TO 5): SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR NEW MOTHERS AND FATHERS.* SELF-EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS* STRESS REDUCTION AND WELL-BEING MANAGEMENT* YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT GIFT TRAINED MORE THAN 6,000 AT-RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN MINDFULNESS IN SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, VETERANS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, GIFT PROJECTS TRAINING 25,000 DELAWAREANS.SUPERPOWERFUL SUMMIT - GIFT HAS ENLISTED MORE THAN 200 TOP EMPOWERMENT TRAINERS TO OFFER FREE ONLINE SELF-IMPROVEMENT TRAINING AROUND THE WORLD. THE PURPOSE IS TO USE THE BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY TO REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE AND EXCITE THEM ABOUT ELEVATING HUMAN BEHAVIOR. GIFT - 0 TO 5 - INITIATED A STATEWIDE COLLABORATION BENEFITING BABIES. 80% OF A BABY'S COGNITIVE CAPACITY IS LARGELY SET BY AGE 3. BY AGE THREE, NEW SCIENCE SHOWS THAT BABIES NEED TO BE SPOKEN TO, SUNG TO, READ TO, 25 TO 30 MILLION WORDS. IF THESE GOALS ARE NOT LARGELY MET, THE EXPERTS PREDICT 60% THAT CHILD WILL DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND TOO OFTEN END UP IN THE PENAL SYSTEM. GIFT SPONSORED A STATEWIDE 0 TO 5 CONFERENCE IN THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION AND IS WORKING WITH COLLABORATION OF NONPROFIT, HEALTH, BUSINESS, LABOR AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO MAKE THIS A DELAWARE POLICY IMPERATIVE. GIFT DEVELOPED A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO TRAIN 100,000 VETERANS SUFFERING FROM PTSD AND WAR TRAUMA IN MINDFULNESS - - GIFT'S PRESIDENT, SAM BEARD, IS THE ONLY FULL-TIME SALARIED EMPLOYEE. - GIFT IS MISSION DRIVEN. GIFT RELIES ON INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL CONTRACTS WHOSE VALUE ARE MORE THAN $600,000 BELOW MARKET RATE, WHICH ARE NOT REPORTED ON THIS 990 FORM. GIFT HAS ORGANIZED A GLOBAL MINDFULNESS - SUPERPOWER SUMMIT. GIFT ENGAGED AND INTERVIEWED MORE THAN 200 TOP WORLD EXPERTS FOR GLOBAL ONLINE DISTRIBUTION. THE PURPOSE IS TO USE THE BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY TO REACH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE AND EXCITE THEM ABOUT BENEFITING FROM MINDFULNESS. THE SUMMIT LAUNCHED IN 2019. GIFT DEVELOPED AN IMPORTANT FOCUS ON THE POWER OF CONNECT. GIFT COMMITTED TO A TOP 2020 PRIORITY TO DESIGN AND BEGIN IMPLEMENTING AN ONLINE CONNECT TRAINING SYSTEM TO ENLIST TOP EMPOWERMENT TRAINERS TO OFFER FREE TRAINING, BUILDING TO ONGOING SUBSTANTIAL REVENUE. GIFT CREATED A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO USE MINDFULNESS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF 100,000 U.S. VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SUFFERING FROM PTSD AND WAR TRAUMA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Samuel Beard | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 40 | $75,000 |
Nancy Leonard | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 6 | $10,395 |
Jose Antonio Tijerino | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Rachna Sharma | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Stellar Mangele | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Doug Lambert | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Olivia Soleil | BOARD MEMBER/CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
Sandon Nixon | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Pierre Sornin | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
Rika Saionji | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
Mark Holden | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Suzanne Hall | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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