2023-10-26T10:40:36-05:00 2023-03-31 411489071 SMITH SCHAFER & ASSOCIATES LTD 7500 HIGHWAY 55 SUITE 350 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55427 990 2022-04-01 411728341 COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE INC CESO 6128701125 1900 11TH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55404 RICHARD WISLAND BOARD CHAIR 6128701125 2023-10-13 RICHARD WISLAND 999009999 1 ADAM KELLERHALS P01568272 9529201455 2023-10-13 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CES INC RICHARD WISLAND 1900 11TH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55404 3263391 0 X WWW.CESMN.ORG X 1992 MN PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICE TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN MEETING BASIC PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS. 13 13 34 4223 0 0 1960218 2726287 579022 517722 5014 19382 0 0 2544254 3263391 1130855 1597227 0 0 835015 1028643 0 0 290979 510470 681505 2476340 3307375 67914 -43984 2368068 2480372 97968 258795 2270100 2221577 X ROOTED IN GOD'S LOVING GRACE, COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE TRANSFORMS LIVES BY SERVING NEIGHBORS, SHARING RESOURCES AND BECOMING COMMUNITY - A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COME HUNGRY AND LEAVE HOPEFUL. 0 0 1465814 1181948 FOOD SHELF: CES SERVES SOUTH, SOUTHEAST, LORING NICOLLET WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE HISTORICALLY CHALLENGED PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS WHERE WE MAKE OUR HOME. OUR FOOD SHELF OPERATES AS A SUPERSHELF FOOD PROGRAM, ALLOWING OUR NEIGHBORS TO SHOP FOR THEIR NEEDS. IT TOOK OVER 1,450 VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST THE FOOD SHELF PROGRAM, EQUALING OVER 4,800 HOURS OF SERVICE. THROUGH THE FOOD SHELF, CES DISTRIBUTED OVER 224,300 POUNDS OF GROCERIES, ENOUGH FOR 186,920 HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY FAMILIAR MEALS. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPACTED BY AN EVER CHANGING, CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE SERVING A GROWING NUMBER OF THESE LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORS WHO NEED HELP MAKING ENDS MEET. IN MINNESOTA, FOOD SHELF VISITS WERE UP 53% IN 2022 VERSUS 2021 AND HIT A NEW RECORD HIGH FOR DEMAND. CES EXPERIENCED THIS TREND IN OUR OWN "BACKYARD." AFTER THE PANDEMIC, THE FOOD SHELF WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE SUPERSHELF MODEL OF SHOPPING FOR MORE NUTRITIONAL PRODUCE AND PROTEINS ALONG WITH PICKING OUT THEIR OWN PREFERENCES. NOT ONLY DID THE CES FOOD SHELF SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 505 HOUSEHOLDS PER MONTH (A 51% INCREASE OVER THIS TIME LAST YEAR), BUT OVER 400 FAMILIES RECEIVED THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS MEALS. THE PANDEMIC ERA-SURGE OF EMERGENCY GRANTS AND DONATIONS HAVE ALSO SLOWED, AND VOLUNTEERISM HAS BEEN SLOW TO REBOUND AFTER THE PANDEMIC. SIMULTANEOUSLY, INFLATION CAUSED FOOD PRICES TO RISE TO 40-YEAR HIGHS AS WELL AS FOOD DONATIONS WERE DOWN MAKING OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS MORE EXPENSIVE. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023 (APRIL 1, 2022-MARCH 31, 2023), 91% OF CES' FOOD SHELF VISITORS SELF-IDENTIFIED AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS OR PERSONS OF COLOR (BIPOC) WITH APPROXIMATELY 71% OF THOSE SERVED, SELF-REPORTED AS BEING HISPANIC, CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE OF CES FOOD SHELF. TO ADAPT TO THIS CHANGE, CES PROVIDED CULTURALLY FAMILIAR FOODS TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF BIPOC VISITORS AND CONTINUED TO PRIORITIZE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FRESH PRODUCE, LEAN PROTEINS, WHOLE GRAINS, AND OTHER HEALTHY FOOD STAPLES. TOGETHER, WE CONTINUE TO EQUIP FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND LOW-WAGE EARNERS TO BE ABLE TO PUT HEALTHY FOOD ON THEIR TABLES AND MOVE BEYOND A TIME OF CRISIS OR TRANSITION...TO STABILITY. AS ONE FOOD SHELF CLIENT SUMS IT UP, "I COME HERE FOR HEALTHY FOOD AND CONVERSATION. WHEN YOU HAVE NO FAMILY, LIFE GETS HEAVY. THE VOLUNTEERS AT CES LISTEN AND DO NOT JUDGE. I AM HEALTHIER BECAUSE OF THE SERVICES AT CES." 351998 47917 0 HOME DELIVERY: HOME DELIVERY (HD) PROVIDED OVER 147,700 POUNDS OF FREE HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY FAMILIAR GROCERIES TO A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF OVER 389 SENIORS (EQUIVALENT TO ALMOST 123,100 MEALS). HUNGER WAS UP ACROSS MINNESOTA LAST YEAR AND VISITS TO FOOD SHELVES HIT A RECORD HIGH FOR DEMAND. BUT NOT ALL SENIORS COULD VISIT THEIR LOCAL GROCERY STORE OR FOOD SHELF. MANY SENIORS HAD BARRIERS LIKE TRANSPORTATION, MOBILITY AND HEALTH ISSUES, AND STRICT BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, SO HOME DELIVERY BROUGHT THE FOOD SHELF TO THEIR DOOR. ON AVERAGE, EACH DELIVERY INCLUDED 39 POUNDS OF FOOD. BEYOND MEALS, 100% OF NEW CLIENTS RECEIVED INTAKE INTERVIEWS AND ALL CLIENTS RECEIVED VITAL SOCIALIZATION AND CONNECTION TO RESOURCES, WHICH EQUIPPED THEM TO CONTINUE LIVING INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC WITH A NEW "NORMAL, AND THE CONTINUED RISING COST OF FOOD, THERE WAS A GROWING NUMBER OF THOSE IN NEED OF HOME DELIVERY SERVICES. IN FY 23, 83% WERE SENIORS AND THE REMAINING 17% WERE ADULTS (NON-SENIORS) THAT HAD A DISABILITY OR UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION THAT KEPT THEM HOMEBOUND, 100% WERE LOW-INCOME, 62% WERE FEMALE AND 38% WERE MALE, 66% WERE EAST/WEST AFRICAN, 12% WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK, 10% WERE CAUCASIAN, 4% NATIVE AMERICAN, AND 8% OTHER. TO QUALIFY, HD CLIENTS MUST BE AT OR BELOW 200 PERCENT OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. FOR OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM, WE OFFERED A FULL CHOICE MODEL. CLIENTS RECEIVED A SHOPPING LIST OR WERE CONTACTED VIA A PHONE CALL AND COULD FREELY SELECT ITEMS FROM VARIOUS CATEGORIES (INCLUDING MANY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC OPTIONS). VOLUNTEERS PRE-PACKED THE GROCERIES FOR EACH CLIENT AND DELIVERED THEM TO RECIPIENTS ON A SPECIFIED DAY, PROVIDING FREE NUTRITIOUS FOOD ALONG WITH A FRIENDLY VISIT BY VOLUNTEERS. ALTOGETHER, IT TOOK ALMOST 550 VOLUNTEERS TO FILL THE ORDERS, PACK, AND DELIVER THE FOOD. THIS EQUALED TO OVER1,600 VOLUNTEER HOURS OF SERVICE. THE RECIPIENTS RECEIVED CLOSE TO 40 POUNDS OF FOOD AND HYGIENE ONCE A MONTH, INCLUDING MEAT, EGGS, AND DAIRY PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL FRESH PRODUCE. TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL HD PARTICIPANTS, CES INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF CULTURALLY FAMILIAR FOODS. ADDITIONALLY, A PHONE CALL TO CLIENTS WAS MADE SO THEY COULD REQUEST CULTURALLY, OR DIETARY SPECIFIC ITEMS NOT OFFERED ON THE LIST. RISING FOOD EXPENSES STRAINED CES' BUDGET. YET, CES PURCHASED WHAT WE COULD (WITH AVAILABLE BUDGETS) AND WORKED WITH FOOD DRIVE PARTNERS, LOCAL CONGREGATIONS, ETC., TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REQUESTED ITEMS. SINCE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WERE IMMIGRANTS FROM EAST AND WEST AFRICA, OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM REGULARLY OFFERED GOAT MEAT, FISH, LARGER QUANTITIES OF FRESH PRODUCE, FLOUR, SUGAR, RICE, DATES FOR RAMADAN, ETC. SOURCING A VARIETY OF FOODS FOR HD BECAME MORE DIFFICULT AS SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES IMPACTED OUR FOOD BANK AND RETAIL PARTNERS' INVENTORIES AND PRICES. WITH THE CHANGING CLIMATE OF LESS VOLUNTEERS AND THE INCREASED NEEDS OF THE RECIPIENTS, IT BECAME NECESSARY TO SEEK MORE FUNDING AND GRANTS TO UPGRADE THE PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT TO ADEQUATELY SUPPLY THOSE IN THE HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM. IN SPITE OF THESE CONSTRAINTS, CES IS COMMITTED TO EQUIPPING LOW-INCOME, HOMEBOUND SENIORS TO EAT HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY FAMILIAR MEALS AND BRING A VITAL SENSE OF COMMUNITY. . . RIGHT TO THEIR DOOR. 701887 367362 517722 MOW: ONE OF THE LARGEST MEALS ON WHEELS (CES MOW) PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA, CES MOW PROVIDED DAILY DELIVERY TO AN AVERAGE OF 300-330 HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND DISABLED ADULTS OF HOT OR FROZEN MEALS (DEPENDING ON THE CLIENT'S PREFERENCE), A FRIENDLY SMILE AND A DAILY VISIT AND WELLNESS CHECK. THE PURPOSE OF CES MOW IS TO ASSIST PEOPLE TO LIVE IN THEIR HOMES RATHER THAN INSTITUTIONS, PROVIDING THEM WITH A QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME A SAVINGS TO GOVERNMENT SOCIAL PROGRAMS. IN TOTAL, OVER 2,000 VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED 75,920 HEALTHY PREPARED MEALS TO ABOUT 540 HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES OR HEALTH CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PHILLIPS COMMUNITY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, LORING NICOLLET AREA, DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, AND NORTH MINNEAPOLIS LOGGING OVER 4,100 HOURS OF SERVICE. SIXTY-NINE PERCENT OF CLIENTS WERE SENIORS, AND THE REMAINING 31 PERCENT WERE ADULTS (NON-SENIORS) THAT HAVE A DISABILITY OR UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION THAT KEPT THEM HOMEBOUND. MOW WAS OPEN TO ALL SENIORS AND ADULTS WHO WERE HOMEBOUND, BUT 94% WERE LOW-INCOME AND UNABLE TO PRIVATELY PAY FOR THEIR MEALS. THE MAJORITY OF CLIENTS' MEALS WERE SUBSIDIZED, IN PART, BY FUNDING FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY OR THE FEDERAL TITLE III OLDER AMERICANS ACT. 46% WERE FEMALE AND 54% WERE MALE. 41% WERE AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN, 31% WERE CAUCASIAN, 4% WERE HISPANIC/LATINO, 3% WERE NATIVE AMERICAN, 2% WERE ASIAN, AND 19% WERE UNREPORTED/OTHER.WITHOUT CES MOW, MANY OF OUR CLIENTS WOULD EXPERIENCE HUNGER OR END UP IN AN INSTITUTION. DURING THE PANDEMIC, MANY WERE MORE ISOLATED THAN EVER. BECAUSE OF THIS ISOLATION, TELECARE (A TELEPHONE WELL CHECK AND CONVERSATION PROGRAM) BEGAN AND CONTINUED DURING FY 23. THESE VOLUNTEERS MADE PHONE CALLS TO OUR HOMEBOUND SENIOR CLIENTS, WHO EXPRESSED GREAT APPRECIATION FOR THE HIGH-QUALITY SOCIAL CONNECTIONS THEY MADE AND THE SUPPORT THEY RECEIVED. CES, ALONG WITH AREA ORGANIZATIONS, OPERATED A CENTRAL COMMISSARY TO PREPARE AND PACKAGE CATERED MEALS FOR A COALITION OF MOW PROGRAMS THAT SAVED COUNTLESS FUNDS. DURING THE HOLIDAYS, MOW DELIVERED HOLIDAY MEALS (THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS EVE), HOLIDAY GIFTS, AND HOLIDAY CHEER. HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS (HOME GOODS, CLEANING, AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS) WERE PROVIDED TO CLIENTS IN NEED, WHICH INCLUDED FANS TO THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE SUMMER, AS WELL AS WINTER JACKETS, HATS, AND MITTENS TO CLIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE WINTER GEAR. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023, MEALS ON WHEELS EXPERIENCED SOME CHALLENGING TIMES DUE TO SEVERAL FACTORS. FUNDING FROM THE CARES ACT (FEDERAL HUNGER RELIEF FUNDS) ENDED EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED. WHEN THIS FUNDING ENDED, CES HAD TO ASSESS IF CLIENTS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR COUNTY OR FEDERAL TITLE III FUNDING, AND IF THEY WERE, AID THEM IN THE TRANSITION. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF CLIENT ATTRITION THROUGH THE ARDUOUS PROCESS. OUR LONG-TIME PROGRAM MANAGER LEFT CES. THROUGH THE TRANSITION OF HIRING A NEW MANAGER, CES LOST TRACTION ON ITS CLIENT OUTREACH EFFORTS. CES MEALS ON WHEELS BECAME FULLY STAFFED DURING THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 23 AND HAS BEGUN TO COMPLETE MORE OUTREACH EFFORTS. EVEN AS WE EMERGED FROM THE PANDEMIC, CES MOW SERVED 23% MORE CLIENTS THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND WITH RISING FOOD AND LABOR COSTS, IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE TO KEEP UP WITH THE NEED. THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ESTIMATED THAT 44 HOURS PER WEEK OF HOME CARE COST $60,000 ANNUALLY, AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY COST WAS OVER $48,000 ANNUALLY, AND A NURSING HOME COST WAS OVER $90,000 ANNUALLY. WITH A PER MEAL COST OF ABOUT $9.50, CES MOW CAN EQUIP SENIORS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AT A BETTER VALUE TO SOCIETY (~$3,500 ANNUALLY). WITH THESE STATISTICS AND THE NEW STAFFING, CES MOW IS MOVING IN AN UPWARD POSITIVE POSITION. CES IS UNDETERRED IN OUR COMMITMENT TO RELIEVE THE HUNGER AND ISOLATION OF OUR HOMEBOUND NEIGHBORS IN NEED. ONE THING THAT SETS CES APART IS OUR ONE-TO-ONE CARING. CES SEEKS TO HELP CLIENTS MEET THEIR NEEDS THROUGH SUPPORT TO MOVE BEYOND CRISIS BY TAKING TIME TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WHEREBY PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO MOVE INTO A PRODUCTIVE LIFE. BESIDES OUR THREE MAIN PROGRAMS, HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR ISOLATED SENIORS, HOLIDAY GIFT CARDS FOR FOOD SHELF RECIPIENTS (WHICH WERE USED TO PURCHASE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MEAT CHOICES), HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, BIBLES, YEARLY BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES, WINTER GEAR, AND OCCASIONAL GIFT CARDS WERE ALSO GIVEN TO THOSE IN NEED. ONLY AS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, CES PROVIDES GAS AND BUS CARDS OR BUS TOKENS FOR A CLIENT TO GET TO WORK AND SOME UTILITY ASSISTANCE, SPECIFICALLY FOR WATER, AND TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND MONETARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. IF CES IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SERVICE, WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF OTHER RESOURCES/ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP THAT PERSON'S SPECIFIC NEED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, OVER 2,430 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES RECEIVED ABOUT $28,150 IN AID AND ALMOST 1,145 REFERRALS WERE MADE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR ADDITIONAL SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT ALL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AND MAKE A POINT OF INTERFACING WITH CLIENTS ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK, IDEAS, AND SUGGESTIONS. FOR INSTANCE, EACH MONTH OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM MANAGER AND STAFF CONNECT WITH PARTICIPANTS TO ENSURE THEIR NEEDS FOR CULTURALLY OR DIETARY SPECIFIC FOODS WERE FULFILLED. ALSO, IN-HOME ASSESSMENTS WERE COMPLETED FOR ALL NEW PARTICIPANTS TO THE MEALS ON WHEELS TITLE III PROGRAM PRIOR TO THEM RECEIVING DAILY NUTRITIOUS MEALS.AS PART OF OUR MISSION - BUILDING COMMUNITY - WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP), WHICH PROVIDES GOVERNMENT COMMODITIES AND THE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SENIORS (NAPS), PROVIDING FOOD BOXES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND FOOD BANK FOR THOSE OVER 60. ANI-MEALS, A SEPARATE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, ENSURED THAT OUR SENIOR COMPANIONS HAD THE SAME ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND CARE. FOR MANY OF THESE HOMEBOUND CLIENTS, A PET PROVIDES VIAL COMPANIONSHIP, BUT MANY CLIENTS SHARED THEIR FOOD WITH THEIR PETS AS THEY STRUGGLED TO MAKE ENDS MEET. ANI-MEALS SERVED OUR NEIGHBORS BOTH WITH TWO LEGS AND FOUR. OUR DRIVERS MADE 870 DELIVERED TO NEARLY 100 CLIENTS WITH ALMOST 12,700 POUNDS OF PET FOOD AND CAT LITTER, FEEDING ALMOST 170 FURRY FRIENDS. OUR MOTTO "FEEDING PETS, FEEDING HEARTS."DURING THE PANDEMIC, DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING, MANY OF OUR HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS BECAME MORE ISOLATED. AS A RESULT, TELECARE WAS CREATED. DURING FISCAL YEAR 23, OUR TELECARE INITIATIVE OF 40+ VOLUNTEERS MADE REGULAR PHONE CALLS TO ABOUT 200 OF OUR HOMEBOUND AND ISOLATED MEALS ON WHEELS AND HOME DELIVERY CLIENTS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY SOCIALIZATION OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH THESE CONVERSATIONS THE VOLUNTEERS GATHERED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS, CONNECTED THEM WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT WILL EQUIP THEM TO CONTINUE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023 (FY 23), APRIL 1, 2022-MARCH 31, 2023, THE STRATEGIC PLAN WAS UPDATED TO BECOME MORE RELEVANT TO THE CHANGING TIMES, ESPECIALLY AFTER MOVING ON FROM THE PANDEMIC, WHICH BROUGHT A NEW NORMAL TO THE WORLD. THE BASICS OF THE CES MISSION REMAIN THE SAME, BUT THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND GOALS SUSTAINED A NEW OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. CES CONTINUES TO MAKE MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS AND OUR NEIGHBORS A PRIORITY, IMPLEMENTING A PLAN AS WE SEEK TO EXPAND AND DEEPEN OUR IMPACT NOWAND INTO THE FUTURE! 2519699 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X BOB REMAKEL 6128701125 1900 11TH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55404 RICHARD WISLAND CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 J PAUL CARLSON MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE SCHOEPPNER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE CLIFFORD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE LLOYD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 45.00 X X 99826 0 0 KARIN VUKICH MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE ANDERSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHUCK UPCRAFT MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PFLUM MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KANDE NGALAMULUME MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN MACLIN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN KINGERY MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN WOHLRABE MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KITTY YANCEY MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PASTOR KORLA MASTERS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 99826 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2726287 1071745 2726287 MEAL REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 517722 517722 517722 19382 19382 3263391 517722 0 19382 1597227 1597227 946355 536434 266666 143255 10581 4658 3530 2393 71707 40548 16068 15091 93628 34208 43614 15806 4209 519 3690 61618 9266 6909 45443 27553 19244 2814 5495 110740 71937 26677 12126 265 265 83740 30146 36846 16748 31641 29389 1732 520 HEALTH AND LIFE INSURAN 82161 42900 19873 19388 EVENTS 65332 100 65232 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 36663 36663 COMMUNITY SERVICE 20846 20846 63109 45868 6217 11024 3307375 2519699 496697 290979 613996 666507 755502 784506 62564 66581 1992 0 58986 38181 13182 17512 1356533 566373 861846 790160 0 116925 2368068 2480372 97968 137541 0 121254 97968 258795 X 2236273 2201577 33827 20000 2270100 2221577 2368068 2480372 X -43984 -4539 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2118721 2392228 2676290 1960218 2726287 11873744 2118721 2392228 2676290 1960218 2726287 11873744 2446218 9427526 3716 4861 5809 5014 19382 38782 11912526 0.79140 0.79540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 73603 73603 926171 344425 581746 185758 124407 61351 171001 97541 73460 790160 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 95816 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY 25438 121254 X 3263391 0 3263391 0 3263391 3307375 0 3307375 0 3307375 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS A RESULT, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAX. THEREFORE NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS THAT MATERIALLY IMPACT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR RELATED DISCLOSURES. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL INFORMATIONAL RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. 1 FOOD DISTRIBUTED TO INDIVIDUALS 115885 1597227 FMV OR INDUSTRY STANDARD VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS CLIENT ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS 2431 FMV OR INDUSTRY STANDARD CLIENT ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SCHEDULE I PART III GRANTS ARE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SOME MONTHLY WHILE OTHERS ONCE A YEAR AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCIAL DEPARMENT. DOCUMENTATION IS KEPT FOR INCOMING NON-CASH FOOD DONATIONS WITH REGULAR IN HOUSE WORKBOOKS TO DOCUMENT INCOMING AND OUTGOING DISTRIBUTION. AS CASH DISBURSEMENTS ARE RECEIVED, THEY ARE COMPARED TO THE GRANT APPLICATION AND THE AREA OF FUNDING REQUESTED BY THE DONOR FOR COMPLIANCE. RECORDS ARE KEPT TO ENSURE CORRECT DOCUMENT EXPENDITURES WITH REGULAR MONITORING, WHICH MAY INCLUDE REPORTS AND SITE VISITS. FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH NUMEROUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE CES FOOD SHELF, HOME DELIVERY OF GROCERIES TO SHUT-IN'S, EAST AFRICAN FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERY OF MEALS TO SENIORS AND HANDICAPPED. CLIENT ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS INCLUDES DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR THE FOLLOWING: HOUSING AID, UTILITY BILLS, TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND OTHER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. ALL THESE ARE DISTRIBUTED AFTER AN INTERVIEW PROCESS TO DETERMINE NEED AND PAID DIRECTLY TO THE VENDOR WITH RECORD OF VERIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES. THE FASTER ACCOUNT IS A GRANT FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF SPECIAL NEEDS FOR INDIVIDUALS. X 37076 ESTIMATED FMV X 24 1032708 VALUE PER POUND 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE (CES) IS ON THE FRONTLINES OF STRENGTHENING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND EQUIPPING LOW-INCOME ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS TO MOVE BEYOND CRISIS TO ATTAIN OR MAINTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND STABILITY BY PROVIDING HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOODS; EMERGENCY MATERIAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; ASSESSMENT AND REFERRALS TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; AND SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH A LISTENING AND CARING EAR, DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS AND SPECIAL TIMES OF PRAYER IF REQUESTED. CES EXECUTED ITS MISSION DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023 (FY 23), APRIL 1, 2022-MARCH 31, 2023, WITH OVER 115,000 CLIENT NEIGHBORS, A 6% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, TO THOSE LIVING IN THE PHILLIPS COMMUNITY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH, DOWNTOWN AND NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. THERE WAS ALMOST 640,000 POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED (EQUIVALENT TO OVER 533,300 HEALTHY MEALS) TO ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS ENDEAVOR TOOK ABOUT 4,225 VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST THE FOOD SHELF PROGRAMS, EQUALING OVER 11,325 HOURS OF SERVICE, AN INCREASE OF 14% SINCE LAST YEAR. HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ILLNESSES THROUGH OUR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM WERE SERVED 75,920 NOURISHING, PREPARED MEALS, ALONG WITH MUCH NEEDED SOCIALIZATION AND SMILES. AFTER THE PANDEMIC AND RETURNING TO A NEW NORMAL, CES' NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCED AN EVEN GREATER INCREASE IN THE COST OF FOOD, UTILITIES, HOUSING, AND OTHER LIVING EXPENSES. HOWEVER, CES FOUND A WAY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE GROWING NUMBER OF THOSE WHO STRUGGLED TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLES (EVEN THOUGH CES' FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND LABOR COSTS INCREASED). CES REACHED A DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY AS 84% SELF-IDENTIFIED AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR A PERSON OF COLOR, NEARLY 10% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR PRIOR. MORE SPECIFICALLY, 53% SELF-IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC/LATINO/LATINA AND 16% AS EAST/WEST AFRICAN. IN TOTAL, 42% OF CLIENTS WERE CHILDREN, 49% ADULTS, AND 9% SENIORS. CES ADAPTED TO THIS CHANGE BY OFFERING PROGRAM MODELS THAT WERE GEARED TOWARDS DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND PROVIDED MORE CULTURALLY FAMILIAR AND CULTURALLY UNIVERSAL FOODS, MULTILINGUAL SIGNAGE, AND MULTILINGUAL TRANSLATION VIA STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. WE STRIVE TO SERVE ALL OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED, AS CHRIST WOULD HAVE US DO, WITHOUT DISTENTION OR TEST. WE INVITE SUPPORT FROM VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS AND ARE OPEN TO COLLABORATING WITH OTHER AGENCIES, REGARDLESS OF RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. WE RESPECT THE DIGNITY OF EACH PERSON. WE ARE SERVANTS. WE ARE STEWARDS. WE ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS. DUE TO COVID'S LARGE GROUP RESTRICTIONS IN 2021, CES WAS FINALLY ABLE TO HAVE THEIR 50TH YEAR CELEBRATION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022, INSTEAD OF 2021, THE ACTUAL 50TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY. THERE WAS A NEW COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO ADAPT OUR MODEL AND PROGRAMS TO BE SUSTAINABLE AND RELEVANT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF NEIGHBORS IN NEED ACROSS THE PHILLIPS COMMUNITY, ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH AND NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A GUIDED BY OUR 2018-2021 STRATEGIC PLAN, CES CONTINUED TO MAKE MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS AND OUR NEIGHBORS A PRIORITY. DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHILE WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING, IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT MANY OF OUR HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS BECAME MORE ISOLATED. WITH LITTLE CONTACT WITH VOLUNTEERS, THIS ISOLATION INCREASED AND COMPOUNDED. AS A RESULT, TELECARE WAS CREATED. AS WE ENTERED OUR FY 22, OUR TELECARE INITIATIVE OF 60+ VOLUNTEERS MADE REGULAR PHONE CALLS TO 250+ OF OUR HOMEBOUND AND ISOLATED MEALS ON WHEELS AND HOME DELIVERY CLIENTS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY SOCIALIZATION OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH THESE CONVERSATIONS, THE VOLUNTEERS GATHERED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AND CONNECTED THEM WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT WILL EQUIP THEM TO CONTINUE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. AS PART OF OUR MISSION - BUILDING COMMUNITY - CES CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP), WHICH PROVIDED GOVERNMENT COMMODITIES, AND THE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SENIORS (NAPS), WHICH PROVIDED FOOD BOXES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND FOOD BANK FOR THOSE OVER 60. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF WERE AVAILABLE AT ALL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AND MADE A POINT OF INTERFACING WITH CLIENTS ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK, IDEAS, AND SUGGESTIONS. FOR INSTANCE, EACH MONTH OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM COORDINATOR CONNECTED WITH PARTICIPANTS TO ENSURE THEIR NEEDS FOR CULTURALLY OR DIETARY SPECIFIC FOODS WERE FULFILLED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 J. PAUL CARLSON & KATIE SCHOEPPNER - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE PASTOR OF AUGUSTANA LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVES AS A NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD, AND AUGUSTANA LUTHERAN CHURCH HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT ONE VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD WILL BE PROVIDED A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING THE REPORT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD TO DISCHARGE HIS OR HER DUTIES AS A DIRECTOR IN GOOD FAITH, IN A MANNER THE PERSON REASONABLE BELIEVES TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND WITH THE CARE AN ORDINARILY PRUDENT PERSON IN A LIKE POSITION WOULD EXERCISE UNDER SIMILAR CIRUMSTANCES. A CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION BETWEEN THIS ORGANIZATION AND ONE OR MORE OF ITS DIRECTORS, OR BETWEEN THIS ORGANIZATION AND AN ORGANIZATION IN OR OF WHICH ONE OR MORE OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS ARE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR HAVE A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST, IS NOT VOID OR VOIDABLE BECAUSE THE DIRECTOR OR DIRECTORS OR THE OTHER ORGANIZATION ARE PARTIES OR BECAUSE THE DIRECTOR OR DIRECTORS ARE PRESENT AT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR A COMMITTEE AT WHICH THE CONTRACT OR TANSACTION IS AUTHORIZED, APPROVED OR RATIFIED, IF: A. THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION WAS, AND THE PERSONAL ASSERTING THE VALIDITY OF THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION SUSTAINS THE BURDEN OF ESTABLISHING THAT THE CONTRACT WAS, FAIR AND REASONABLE AS TO THE ORGAINZATION AT THE TIME IT WAS AUTHORIZED, APPROVED OR RATIFIED; OR B. THE MATERIAL FACTS AS TO THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION AND AS TO THE DIRECTOR'S OR DIRECTORS' INTEREST ARE FULLY DISCLOSED OR MADE KNOWN TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, AND THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE AUTHORIZES, APPROVES OR RATIFIES THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION IN GOOD FAITH BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, NOT COUNTING THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR OR DIRECTORS IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AND SHALL NOT VOTE. ALL PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS SALARY LEVELS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DETERMINED BY EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND AN INFORMAL ANALYSIS OF WAGES OFFERED BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS, MAKES ADJUSTMENTS IF NECESSARY AND RECOMMENDS A FINAL LEVEL LIST FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVAL. THE BOARD REVIEWS WAGES AS PART OF THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: RIGHT OF USE ASSET LEASE ADJUSTMENT -4,539.