DeSantis defends $10 million donation from state agency settlement to charity linked to his wife
AT NOON, 12 HOURS FROM NOW, ROCKLEDGE HOSPITAL WILL SHUT ITS DOORS FOR GOOD. WE ARE LIVE BREAKING DOWN. WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE WHO WORK HERE AND THE PATIENTS WHO NEED EMERGENCY CARE? PLUS, ORANGE COUNTY LEADERS FINALIZING PLANS TO LET OFFICERS WORK WITH ICE TO REMOVE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS. WHY? SOME PEOPLE ARE CALLING FOR THEM TO CHANGE THESE PLANS. AND CENTRAL FLORIDA’S HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS NOT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST ERIC BURRIS IS TIMING OUT. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN. WESH TWO NEWS STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M CHRISTINA WATKINS THAT BREAKING NEWS TODAY AT NOON TAKES US TO OSCEOLA COUNTY. REGARDING THE CASE OF 13 YEAR OLD MADELYN SOTO. LET’S GET YOU STRAIGHT TO WESH TWO. SPENCER TRACY JOINING US LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE IN KISSIMMEE. SPENCER, THE JUDGE RULED STEFAN STEARNS MUST BE BACK IN COURT TOMORROW. THAT’S RIGHT. NOW, ATTORNEYS FOR STEFAN STEARNS WANTED TO POSTPONE A HEARING ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW. THE JUDGE DENIED THE DEFENSE’S MOTION TO DELAY THAT SUPPRESSION HEARING. NOW, STEARNS WAS IN THE COURTROOM THIS MORNING, AND IT DID NOT LAST LONG. NOW WE JUST GOT NEW DOCUMENTS THAT SHOW THAT THE DEFENSE TEAM CLAIMED TO HAVE NEW CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. THE DEFENSE CLAIMS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT UNLAWFULLY COLLECTED EVIDENCE FROM STEARNS PHONE. IT’S A CLAIM THAT PROSECUTORS HAVE DENIED, STATING THAT STEARNS GAVE THEM CONSENT AT THE TIME. NOW, STEARNS IS ACCUSED OF ABUSING AND KILLING HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND’S DAUGHTER, 13 YEAR OLD MADELYN SOTO. HE FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES. NOW BACK OUT HERE. THAT SUPPRESSION HEARING IS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN TOMORROW. THE STATE ARGUED THAT THEY HAVE WITNESSES READY TO GO. OF COURSE, WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS AND BRING YOU THE LATEST HERE FROM OSCEOLA. FOR NOW, I’M COVERING OSCEOLA COUNTY. LIVE IN KISSIMMEE. SPENCER TRACY, WESH TWO NEWS. TAKING YOU TO BREVARD COUNTY NOW WHERE ROCKLEDGE HOSPITAL WILL SHUT ITS DOORS FOR GOOD. ORLANDO HEALTH BOUGHT THE HOSPITAL LAST OCTOBER AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT. LEFT IT IN POOR CONDITION. WESH TWO’S MEGAN MORIARTY IS LIVE OUTSIDE OF THAT HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW. AND MEGAN, WE KNOW MORE THAN 400 EMPLOYEES ACCEPTED POSITIONS AT ANOTHER HOSPITAL. AND A LITTLE UNDER 40 MEMBERS OF THE TEAM HERE ALSO ACCEPTED RETIREMENT PACKAGES. NOW, SOMETHING THAT IS JUST NEW THAT WE JUST LEARNED IN ABOUT THE LAST HOURS THAT THE CITY OF ROCKLEDGE SAYS THAT AS THIS HOSPITAL EXPECTS TO CLOSE AT 1159 TONIGHT, THAT E.R. WAIT TIMES ARE NOW UP ACROSS THE COUNTY. SO THEY ARE URGING PEOPLE TO SEEK OUT IF THEY NEED SOME MEDICAL CARE TO FIRST CALL YOUR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR OR UTILIZE THOSE STANDALONE URGENT CARES. SO THIS WAY YOU DO NOT OVERWHELM EMERGENCY ROOMS. IT’S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A CONCERN FOR MANY. AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL CLOSURE, WHICH HAPPENED BACK IN FEBRUARY, AND SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMMUNITY BACKLASH, WORKERS HOLDING RALLIES OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL, AND EVEN SOME CITY LEADERS CALLING ON THE HOSPITAL TO STAY OPEN, ASKING FOR THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM TO RECONSIDER. BUT HOSPITAL SYSTEMS SAY ROCKLEDGE HOSPITAL IS IN NEED OF MAJOR UPGRADES AFTER ORLANDO HEALTH BOUGHT THE HOSPITAL LAST YEAR, ADDING THAT AT THIS POINT IT IS BETTER TO CLOSE THE EXISTING HOSPITAL AND BUILD A NEW ONE. FIRE RESCUE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY HAS MADE PLANS TO ADAPT TO THE GAP IN HEALTH CARE BY BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL AMBULANCES FROM PRIVATE COMPANIES AS WELL, AND THERE ARE PLANS TO BUILD A BRAND NEW STANDALONE HOSPITAL BY ORLANDO HEALTH, AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL URGENT CARES. WE JUST DON’T HAVE A SPECIFIC LOCATION YET. THEY HAVE NOT ANNOUNCED THAT AHEAD ON WESH AT AHEAD AT 4:00, WE’LL BREAK DOWN THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL HAVE WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE AND WHAT THEY SHOULD DO GOING FORWARD. COVERING BREVARD COUNTY. LIVE IN ROCKLEDGE. MEGAN MORIARTY, WESH TWO NEWS. LET’S TALK NOW ABOUT THE DRY WEATHER WE’VE SEEN ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE PALM BAY FIRE CHIEF SAYS IT LIKELY WILL ISSUE A BURN BAN FOR PALM BAY, AND MAYBE EVEN BREVARD COUNTY AS A WHOLE. THAT’S AFTER YET ANOTHER BRUSH FIRE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS ONE STARTED YESTERDAY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY NEAR SAINT JOHNS HERITAGE PARKWAY IN BABCOCK STREET. IT’S WHERE PEOPLE DROP OFF THINGS TO RECYCLE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNTIES ALREADY ISSUED BURN BANS, INCLUDING ORANGE, SEMINOLE, LAKE, POLK, AND VOLUSIA. LET’S BRING IN FIRST WARNING, METEOROLOGIST ERIC BURRIS NOW IN ERIC THAT HOT AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY. YEAH, IT DOES INDEED. AND YOU KNOW, WE’VE GOT PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER OVER TOP OF US. BUT WHAT WE DO NOT HAVE FOR NOW IS ANY RAINFALL. OUR FIRST WARNING LIVE DOPPLER RADAR SCANNING AROUND BUT NOT FINDING ANYTHING. SO THAT’S CERTAINLY IS GOOD NEWS. NOW HERE’S A LOOK AT THE SATELLITE AND RADAR. COMPOSITE CLOUDS ARE BUILDING THROUGH. BUT ALL THE MOISTURE IS ALL THE WAY UP HERE INTO THE PANHANDLE AND EVEN UP INTO MISSISSIPPI. AND THAT’S WHERE IT WILL STAY. WE’VE GOT A BIG BLOCKING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, BASICALLY KEEPING ALL OF THE RAIN AWAY FROM US. SO WE BRING UP THE TEMPERATURES, WE GET PLENTY OF SUN, BUT IT DOES NOT ALLOW ANY RAINFALL TO MOVE IN. IT’S 80 DEGREES THIS NOON IN THE CITY, 81 IN THE VILLAGES ALONG THE SHORELINE, A MIXED BAG OF 70 FOR FLAGLER. BUT THE REST OF US HANGING OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. SO LOOKING AHEAD, TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO CLIMB. WE’LL GO TO ABOUT 90 DEGREES 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON. A NICE BREEZE OUT OF THE EAST SOUTHEAST, FIVE, TEN, EVEN 15 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN THROUGH THE SUNSET TONIGHT. NOTICE MORE AND MORE CLEARING BY OVERNIGHT. AND LOOKING AHEAD, WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RAINFALL. OUR FUTURECAST GOING ALL THE WAY TO NEXT WEEK LIKE SEVEN DAYS OUT, STARTING TO TIME OUT SOME SHOWERS TO THE PENINSULA. BUT LET’S TALK ABOUT WHEN MORE THAN JUST A FEW SHOWERS MOVE OUR DIRECTION. IT’S CENTRAL FLORIDA CERTIFIED. MOST ACCURATE FORECAST IN MINUTES. THAT RAIN HAPPENING NOW. ORANGE COUNTY LEADERS ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW IT PLANS TO WORK WITH THE FEDS ON IMMIGRATION. THEY ALREADY APPROVED A PLAN TO LET OFFICERS WORK WITH ICE ON REMOVING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS. WESH TOS BOB HAZEN IS LIVE AT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING RIGHT NOW. AND BOB, WE KNOW SOME PEOPLE ARE CALLING FOR THEM TO CHANGE THOSE PLANS. YEAH, THEY CAME TO THE MEETING, WHICH IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW BEHIND ME IN THE BUILDING HERE, AND THEY SAID THAT THE COUNTY IS GOING TO WORK WITH ICE ON IMMIGRATION, AND THEY AT LEAST NEED TO BE EXTRA TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT. SOME OF THEM EVEN HELD UP SIGNS DURING THAT MEETING FOR COMMISSIONERS TO SEE. THEY HAD THE NAMES OF PEOPLE THAT THEY SAID HAVE BEEN DETAINED BY ICE OR EVEN DEPORTED. COMMISSIONERS ARE SET TO HAVE A WORKSHOP HERE THIS AFTERNOON ON EXACTLY HOW THIS PROCESS WILL WORK. A LOT OF IT FOCUSES ON THE ORANGE COUNTY JAIL. LEADERS APPROVED HAVING IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT TRAINED 17 CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS SO THAT THEY CAN ALSO SERVE AS IMMIGRATION OFFICERS. THAT MEANS THEY’D BE ABLE TO TRANSFER JAIL INMATES WHO ARE IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY INTO ICE CUSTODY, AND EVENTUALLY TO BE DEPORTED. COMMISSIONERS SAID THEY HAD NO CHOICE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE STATE’S NEW IMMIGRATION LAW. BUT IMMIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS HERE CAME AND URGED THEM TO AT LEAST MAKE RECORDS AVAILABLE OF WHO IS BEING DETAINED, AND ALSO LET THEM KNOW THEIR RIGHTS. GIVE EVERY DETAINEE A FACT SHEET IN THEIR LANGUAGE, WITH THEIR RIGHTS. THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE AND A LIST OF LEGAL RESOURCES. IT’S A SMALL STEP, BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE’S LIFE. THEY ALSO WANT THE COUNTY TO MAKE A PUBLIC LIST OF WHO’S BEEN DETAINED, SO LOVED ONES CAN KEEP TRACK OF WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT’S HAPPENING. COMMISSIONERS HAVE ALSO RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT EXACTLY HOW THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE PAID FOR, AND THE EXTRA WORKLOAD THAT’S GOING TO BE ON OFFICERS WHO ARE ENFORCING THOSE IMMIGRATION LAWS. AGAIN, THEY’RE HAVING A WORKSHOP THIS AFTERNOON ON THAT WHERE WE SHOULD GET SOME OF THOSE DETAILS IRONED OUT. COVERING ORANGE COUNTY LIVE IN ORLANDO, BOB HAZEN WESH TWO NEWS. THIS AFTERNOON, WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE FOR THE DAYS OF MOURNING FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF POPE FRANCIS. AS NBC’S ANNE THOMPSON TELLS US, THE POPE’S COFFIN IS SET TO BE TRANSFERRED TO SAINT PETER’S BASILICA TOMORROW. AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S FUNERAL. THE NEXT FEW DAYS HERE AT THE VATICAN ARE STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE, AS CATHOLICS AROUND THE WORLD PREPARE TO SAY GOODBYE TO POPE FRANCIS. TOMORROW MORNING, HIS BODY WILL BE REMOVED FROM CASA SANTA MARTA, WHERE IT IS TODAY, AND IT WILL BE PROCESSED TO SAINT PETER’S BASILICA, WHERE IT WILL LIE IN STATE WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THAT’S WHAT WE BELIEVE AT THIS POINT. HIS FUNERAL MASS WILL HAPPEN AT SAINT PETER’S SQUARE ON SATURDAY MORNING. AND AFTER THAT MASS, THEN HE WILL BE BURIED AT THE BASILICA OF SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE. THAT IS NOT HERE ON VATICAN GROUNDS. IT’S ELSEWHERE IN ROME, BUT IT IS A CHURCH THAT HAS A VERY SPECIAL MEANING TO POPE FRANCIS. IT IS WHERE HE WOULD GO TO PRAY BEFORE AND AFTER EVERY TRIP HE MADE. AND THEN MOST RECENTLY, WHEN HE LEFT THE HOSPITAL. THAT’S THE LATEST FROM THE VATICAN. I’M ANNE THOMPSON. NOW, BACK TO YOU. BACK HERE AT HOME IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, THE TITUSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FDLE FINISHED ITS INVESTIGATION INTO AN OFFICER SHOOTING AND KILLING A MAN OUTSIDE OF HIS HOME. POLICE SAID THEY GOT A CALL TO ROBBINS AVENUE LAST MONTH ABOUT A SUSPICIOUS PERSON. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS OFFICERS ENDED UP SHOOTING 25 YEAR OLD MARIA CHARLES AFTER THEY SAY HE TRIED PICKING UP A GUN THAT FELL FROM HIS WAISTBAND DURING A STRUGGLE. THAT SHOOTING LED TO CRIES FOR JUSTICE, AS WELL AS TOWN HALLS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS ONCE THEY FINISH LOOKING AT THAT REPORT, THEY WILL SEND IT TO THE STATE ATTORNEY, WHO WILL DECIDE IF OFFICERS WILL FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES. THEN THE DEPARTMENT WILL DO ITS OWN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. AFTER THAT ENDS. CHARLES’S FAMILY WILL GET TO SEE THE BODY CAMERA VIDEO BEFORE IT’S RELEASED. TO ALL OF US. ALL NEW TODAY AT NOON. OVIEDO POLICE SHARED NEW PICTURES OF THE PEOPLE ACCUSED OF VANDALIZING THE OVIEDO MALL. LOOK AT THIS. THEY GAVE WESH TWO THESE PICTURES SHOWING TWO PEOPLE THEY THINK THEY COULD BE CONNECTED TO AT LEAST ONE BREAK IN. WE TOLD YOU ABOUT LAST WEEK. IT HAPPENED ON A BUS BELONGING TO OTB KIDS THAT PROVIDES PRESCHOOL AFTERCARE AS WELL AS OTHER PROGRAMS. POLICE SAY EVIDENCE FOUND IN THE BUS MAY BELONG TO THESE PEOPLE. POLICE ALSO SAY THE SUSPECTS VANDALIZED ONE BUS BETWEEN APRIL 13TH AND 14TH, CAUSING ABOUT $15,000 IN DAMAGE. AND THEN ON APRIL 15TH, POLICE SAY SOMEONE BROKE INTO TWO MORE BUSSES, BUT THEY’RE NOT QUITE READY TO SAY IF THIS IS CONNECTED TO THE FIRST BREAK IN. REGARDLESS, IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING, YOU’RE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OVIEDO POLICE. THERE IS A RALLY PLANNED TODAY IN BREVARD COUNTY AHEAD OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. ORGANIZERS WANT TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR A SATELLITE BEACH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER WHO’S NOT COMING BACK NEXT YEAR. THAT’S BECAUSE THE BOARD WILL NOT RENEW HER CONTRACT, BECAUSE SHE ADMITTED TO USING THE STUDENT’S PREFERRED NAME WITHOUT PARENT APPROVAL, AND THAT VIOLATES A STATE LAW. THE RALLY IS PLANNED FOR 4:00. THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING BEGINS TONIGHT AT 530. ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS SET TO TALK ABOUT HIRING OUTSIDE HELP TO TRY TO BRING STUDENTS BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM. IF HIRED, A COMPANY WOULD REACH OUT TO FAMILIES OF FORMER CPS STUDENTS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS TO RE ENROLL THEIR CHILD. THE DISTRICT WOULD PAY NEARLY $1,000 FOR EVERY FORMER STUDENT WHO RETURNS TO CAMPUS. STILL AHEAD AT NOON, TERRIFYING MOMENTS ON THE TARMAC, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FORCED TO EVACUATE THIS PLANE FROM ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HOW EXPERTS ARE TRYING TO EASE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. AND LATER, IS SOCIAL MEDIA LOSING ITS POPULARITY? THE NUMBER OF TEENAGERS CLOSING THE APP
DeSantis defends $10 million donation from state agency settlement to charity linked to his wife
Updated: 10:42 AM EDT Apr 23, 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month defended a state agency’s involvement with a $10 million donation to a charity founded by his wife as a “cherry on top” deal using funds from a settlement between the agency and the state’s largest Medicaid contractor.>> Video above: Top headlines in Central Florida DeSantis spoke after House Republicans questioned the donation to the Hope Florida initiative founded by his wife, Casey DeSantis.The donation was part of a $67 million settlement last fall between the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and Centene Corporation involving overpayments related to pharmacy benefit managers. State law mandates that money from the settlement be put in a trust fund or a general fund under legislative oversight.“When you do settlements, you can try to get as much money as you can, but this was in addition to what they were getting. This is kind of like a cherry on top where they agreed to make an additional contribution, and so we were served well by what ACHA did,” Ron DeSantis said at a news conference.Ron DeSantis called the settlement “100% appropriate” and said Republican lawmakers were “grasping at straws” to reflect negatively on the settlement, which he said has “nothing to do with Hope Florida.”The Hope Florida initiative was launched in 2021 by Casey DeSantis as a conservative approach to welfare focused on helping people become less reliant on taxpayer-funded services. According to state records, the nonprofit Hope Florida Foundation was established in 2023.Republican lawmakers have voiced concerns that taxpayer funds may have been used to prop up the First Lady’s key initiative, which could boost her resume in a potential campaign for governor in 2026. The current governor is in his second term and is term-limited.House Speaker Daniel Perez defended lawmakers’ questions about the donation, saying they mostly want to know how the money was received, where it went, how it was used and why.“So far it looks as though it could be illegal,” Perez said.“That $10 million was state money,” Republican Rep. Alex Andrade said during a tense hearing with a state agency head who oversaw Hope Florida. “I still have no idea why this was justified. I have very strong beliefs that this was not legal.”For weeks, Ron DeSantis has asked lawmakers to pass legislation to create a Hope Florida Office under the governor’s oversight, expand the program’s reach and require state agencies to participate.An analysis by House legislative staff released earlier this month delved deeper into the program’s charity arm, noting that the Hope Florida Foundation appears to be out of compliance with multiple state laws.According to the findings, the foundation has failed to submit an annual audit to the state’s auditor general and hasn’t published legally required information, including a brief description of its mission, a three-year financial plan, its code of ethics and its tax forms. Hope Florida did not provide required documents when asked to do so by House staff, according to the analysis.Casey DeSantis is not listed as an officer of the nonprofit, according to state records. Website records from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, where nonprofits are required to report financial information, do not include any documents from the Hope Florida Foundation.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month defended a state agency’s involvement with a $10 million donation to a charity founded by his wife as a “cherry on top” deal using funds from a settlement between the agency and the state’s largest Medicaid contractor.
>> Video above: Top headlines in Central Florida
DeSantis spoke after House Republicans questioned the donation to the Hope Florida initiative founded by his wife, Casey DeSantis.
The donation was part of a $67 million settlement last fall between the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and Centene Corporation involving overpayments related to pharmacy benefit managers. State law mandates that money from the settlement be put in a trust fund or a general fund under legislative oversight.
“When you do settlements, you can try to get as much money as you can, but this was in addition to what they were getting. This is kind of like a cherry on top where they agreed to make an additional contribution, and so we were served well by what ACHA did,” Ron DeSantis said at a news conference.
Ron DeSantis called the settlement “100% appropriate” and said Republican lawmakers were “grasping at straws” to reflect negatively on the settlement, which he said has “nothing to do with Hope Florida.”
The Hope Florida initiative was launched in 2021 by Casey DeSantis as a conservative approach to welfare focused on helping people become less reliant on taxpayer-funded services. According to state records, the nonprofit Hope Florida Foundation was established in 2023.
Republican lawmakers have voiced concerns that taxpayer funds may have been used to prop up the First Lady’s key initiative, which could boost her resume in a potential campaign for governor in 2026. The current governor is in his second term and is term-limited.
House Speaker Daniel Perez defended lawmakers’ questions about the donation, saying they mostly want to know how the money was received, where it went, how it was used and why.
“So far it looks as though it could be illegal,” Perez said.
“That $10 million was state money,” Republican Rep. Alex Andrade said during a tense hearing with a state agency head who oversaw Hope Florida. “I still have no idea why this was justified. I have very strong beliefs that this was not legal.”
For weeks, Ron DeSantis has asked lawmakers to pass legislation to create a Hope Florida Office under the governor’s oversight, expand the program’s reach and require state agencies to participate.
An analysis by House legislative staff released earlier this month delved deeper into the program’s charity arm, noting that the Hope Florida Foundation appears to be out of compliance with multiple state laws.
According to the findings, the foundation has failed to submit an annual audit to the state’s auditor general and hasn’t published legally required information, including a brief description of its mission, a three-year financial plan, its code of ethics and its tax forms. Hope Florida did not provide required documents when asked to do so by House staff, according to the analysis.
Casey DeSantis is not listed as an officer of the nonprofit, according to state records. Website records from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, where nonprofits are required to report financial information, do not include any documents from the Hope Florida Foundation.
