2023-08-24T15:51:31-05:00 2022-12-31 390919055 RITZ HOLMAN LLP 330 E KILBOURN AVE SUITE 550 MILWAUKEE WI 53202 990EZ 2022-01-01 201644135 ESTHER INC ESTH 9208438083 PO BOX 784 NEENAH WI 54957 MARY BISSING-OLSON TREASURER 9208438083 2023-08-24 1 MARY BISSING-OLSON 999009999 0 KATY L SOMMER P00273273 4142711451 2023-08-22 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 5251 X WWW.ESTHER-FOXVALLEY.ORG X X 119430 X 57457 51507 155 10311 3697 6614 115733 60969 2748 56199 119916 -4183 99297 0 95114 X 93527 95878 5770 7365 99297 103243 0 8129 99297 95114 X FAITH COMMUNITIES WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPACT JUSTICE. THE VOLUNTEERS FOR CIRCLES OF SUPPORT WORK WITH RETURNING CITIZENS FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THEY MEET WITH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND OFFER THEM SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT AS THEY REINTEGRATE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. CIRCLES OF SUPPORT WILL ON OCCASION HELP OUT WITH ACUTE FINANCIAL NEEDS BUT FOR THE MOST PART IS THERE AS A SUPPORT SYSTEM. 0 8240 ESTHER RECEIVED MONEY FROM THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES AS PART OF A MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES FOR A JUST RESPONSE GRANT. WE USED THIS MONEY FOR EIGHT HOUSING ADVOCATES WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE TO LEAD OUR HOMELESSNESS EFFORTS. THEY ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FORMERLY INCARCERATED, STRUGGLING WITH HOUSING INSECURITY, YOUNG ADULTS, IMMIGRANTS, INDIVIDUALS FROM THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY AND THE FORMERLY EVICTED. THEY ARE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR WORK, WHICH IS COLLABORATING WITH THEIR PEERS ABOUT HOUSING INSECURITY ISSUES AND THEN MEETING REGULARLY AS A TEAM FOR DEBRIEFING AND TRAINING. MEMBERS OF THE TEAM HAVE SPOKEN PUBLICLY ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND HAVE WRITTEN ARTICLES FOR THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. THEY HAVE ORGANIZED THEMSELVES INTO A HOUSING ADVOCATE TEAM AND HAVE TAKEN ON THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE IT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THEM. THEY WANT TO SEE PUBLIC POLICIES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THEM (THEIR SELF-INTERESTS) AND THOSE WHOM THEY CARE ABOUT. OUR HOUSING ADVOCATES IN OSHKOSH ARE VERY ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING. THEY ARE COLLECTING PERSONAL STORIES FROM THOSE IMPACTED BY INACCESSIBLE HOUSING. THEY COLLECT STORIES FROM PEOPLE AT FOOD PANTRIES, HOMELESS SHELTERS, LONG-TERM HOTELS AND THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY. THOSE STORIES WILL BE THE BASIS OF THEIR ORGANIZING WORK AS THEY CONTINUE IN THEIR ADVOCACY WORK. THE GRANT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MAY, 2024. 16731 18031 ESTHER'S ENVIRONMENTAL TASK FORCE CO-SPONSORED A BLANKET EXERCISE DESIGNED TO HELP PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND HOW COLONIZATION OF THE LAND HAS IMPACTED THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE BEFORE COLUMBUS AND OTHER SETTLERS ARRIVED. THEY ALSO PARTICIPATED IN EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES AND AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF MINING. 0 2387 THE LEAD ORGANIZER, COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR AND ALL EXPENSES EXCEPT THE OFFICE ASSISTANT AND OFFICE SUPPLIES ARE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES. THE LEAD ORGANIZER IS NOT "MANAGEMENT", BUT AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN ALL PROGRAMMING. 20000 77078 105736 X KATIE OLSON LEAD ORGANIZER 40.00 0 0 0 GARY CREVIER PRESIDENT 5.00 0 0 0 DAVE FINK VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 0 0 0 MARY BECHLE SECRETARY 3.00 0 0 0 MARY BISSING-OLSON TREASURER 14.00 0 0 0 CINDY CARTER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 SARA COMPANIK DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 TERRY DAWSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JOYCE FROHN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 SHARYN GAWLICK DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 GWEN GIBSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 KATHLEEN GRIBBLE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WI MARY BISSING-OLSON PO BOX 784 NEENAH WI 54957 9208438083 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 79244 89298 108566 101946 108964 488018 79244 89298 108566 101946 108964 488018 19564 468454 30 155 185 13611 10352 3004 6614 33581 521784 0.89780 0.88970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 155. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 2,629. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 301. DESCRIPTION: TAXES. AMOUNT: 1,079. DESCRIPTION: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES. AMOUNT: 1,384. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 530. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 5,000. DESCRIPTION: DUES. AMOUNT: 12,075. DESCRIPTION: OTHER PROGRAM COSTS. AMOUNT: 33,201. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 56,199. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: LEASED EMPLOYEE DEPOSIT. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,000. DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 770. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,365. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: WISDOM ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 8,128. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.