CGFNS INTERNATIONAL INC
3600 MARKET STREET SUITE 400, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104 www.cgfns.org

Total Revenue
$18,952,611
Total Expenses
$19,335,414
Net Assets
$13,121,389

Organizations Filed Purposes: IN RECOGNITION AND FULFILLMENT OF ITS CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC MISSION AND TO HELP ENSURE THAT FOREIGN EDUCATED NURSES AND CERTAIN OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIRE TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE U.S. AND CANADIAN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS HAVE OBTAINED THE REQUIRED EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND THEREBY HELPING TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDED IN THE U.S. AND CANADA, CGFNS INTERNATIONAL, INC. PROVIDES A NURSING KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN EDUCATED NURSES, AND VARIOUS ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION SERVICES OF CREDENTIALS THAT ARE USED BY FEDERAL, STATE AND PROVINCIAL AGENCIES IN MAKING A DETERMINATION WHETHER TO PERMIT THOSE NURSES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR LICENSURE AND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE U.S. AND CANADIAN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

TO VALIDATE THE CREDENTIALS OF FOREIGN EDUCATED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO HELP ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

VARIOUS CREDENTIALS EVALUATION SERVICES FOR FOREIGN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ARE PERFORMED THAT CONSIST OF AN EVALUATION OF FOREIGN LICENSURE AND FOREIGN ACADEMIC RECORDS IN TERMS OF U.S. COMPARABILITY AND/OR FOR AUTHENTICITY. DURING THE YEAR APPROXIMATELY 30,400 APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED AND ASSESSED AND 25,511 REPORTS WERE ISSUED.

VISASCREEN CERTIFICATION IS PROVIDED UNDER A FEDERAL SCREENING PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS SEEKING A U.S. OCCUPATIONAL VISA THAT COMPRISE AN EDUCATIONAL ANALYSIS, LICENSURE VERIFICATION, AN ENGLISH PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT, AND IN THE CASE OF NURSES, A TEST OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE. DURING THE YEAR APPROXIMATELY 9,600 APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED AND ASSESSED AND 8,160 CERTIFICATES WERE ISSUED.

THE NATIONAL NURSING ASSESSMENT SERVICE IS A PROGRAM TO CREDENTIAL INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED NURSES WHO SEEK EMPLOYMENT IN THE CANADIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. THE CREDENTIALING UTILIZES CURRICULUM, COURSE SYLLABUS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS, PRINCIPALLY FROM SOURCE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES, TO EVALUATE THE INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED NURSE IN TERMS OF CANADIAN NURSING PRACTICE. DURING THE YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 4,300 APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED AND ASSESSED AND 4,322 REPORTS WERE ISSUED.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Franklin ShafferPRESIDENT AND CEO40$417,973
Leo ClaybossCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$245,094
Peter PreziosiCHIEF INNOVATION & BUSINES40$213,278
Brian CarrollCHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER40$166,960
Julia To DutkaSTRATEGIST40$162,230
Carol TuttasCHIEF LEARNING OFFICER40$161,321
Keith MillerCHIEF OF STAFF40$159,193
Pamela MaraldoSECRETARY2$0
Timothy L VidaleTRUSTEE2$0
Allesandro StievanoTRUSTEE (RESIGNED APRIL 2019)2$0
Julie A FairmanTRUSTEE2$0
Penny Kaye JensenTRUSTEE2$0
Jack NeedlemanTRUSTEE2$0
Christine KovnerTREASURER2$0
Connie White DelaneyVICE CHAIR2$0
Barbara GreenTRUSTEE2$0
Sr Rosemary DonleyCHAIR2$0
Lynwood BrooksTRUSTEE2$0

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