2024-05-06T16:32:00-07:00 2023-06-30 873976308 Goranson Tax and Consulting Inc 717 College Ave First Floor Santa Rosa CA 95404 990 2022-07-01 942250908 Willits Senior Inc WILL 7074596826 1501 Baechtel Road Willits CA 95490 Richard Baker Executive Dir. 2024-05-06 true Richard Baker 999009999 true Blake Gunter P02457939 7075421256 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Sue Sawyers 1501 Baechtel Road Willits CA 95490 883551 false X N/A X 1974 CA Providing meals for seniors, on wheels, and meals served at the center; and to provide transportation services for seniors in the community. 9 9 22 61 0 400843 392586 199202 179699 1390 709 298152 310557 899587 883551 0 0 575966 564767 0 18378 357047 317348 933013 882115 -33426 1436 1266202 1142140 42133 41179 1224069 1100961 Provide hot balanced meals, outreach, transportation and other services as needed for seniors in Willits, CA. false false 727164 179699 2022 NUTRITION PROGRAM Our Nutritional Program is classified as either C-1 or C-2.C-1 All onsite meals served which includes indoor dining, drive through pick up and those who walk to the senior center from the Redwood Meadows Seniors Apartments, right next door.C-2 (Meals on Wheel Program) These meals are delivered to homebound seniors with very limited mobility and for those who are recovering from recent surgery until their physical therapy is concluded.From January I, 2022 through December 31, 2022 we served 11,094 C-1 meals and 9,976 C-2 meals. Out total 2023 meal count was 21,070.T. R. Eriksen's Grant allowed us to offer our lunches to senor center members for$8.00 making it affordable to seniors on fixed incomes. Some of our seniors make two meals out of our lunches eating the soup and salad for lunch and the entree for dinner. We also delivered 157 Thanksgiving dinners (an increase from last year of 50 meals) via our Meals on wheels truck to homebound seniors. Senior isolation is very common, the social interaction between our meals on wheels drivers and our meal on wheels clients addresses this issue. The meals on wheels clients look forward to talking with our driver and always have a warm and welcoming smile when their lunches are delivered. I have delivered meals and have received countless heartfelt thank yous for our meals on wheels service. So many of our seniors depend on this essential service. Testimonials include, "I don't know what I would do without this service", "god bless you", "I can't cook anymore and even if I could your food tastes better, thanks for keeping me alive". In 2022, we began a 3-year fundraising strategy to raise funds to purchase a new meals on wheel truck, cost estimated at $60,000. The goal was to have funds in place so when the old truck has been laid to rest we can transition to a new truck without interruption of our meals on wheels service. To date we have raised $19,621.52 from an all you can eat brick oven Pizza Fundraiser, unfortunately the person who held the fundraiser at their house was unable to hold the fundraiser this year due to health concerns but we anticipate holding the event this spring.2022 PHYSICAL CHALLENGES (formerly Parkinson's) & LIFE CHANGES SUPPORT GROUPS T.R. Eriksen Foundation's donation helped pay Linda Posner $4,000 to facilitate these much-needed support groups from January 1 2022, through December 31, 2022. Both groups are back to meeting indoors, Each year I asked the participants of these support groups to write a few words about how these support groups impact their lives, here are a few of their responses.LIFE CHANGES TESTAMONALS (463 Participants)1) I cannot put into words how much this support groups means to me. T. J2)The support I receive gives me the strength to get up and face another day L.T3) I look forward to the loving nurturing healing environment. S.CPHYSICAL CHALLENGES TESTAMONIALS (397 Participants)1} Not having to face my struggles alone helps tremendously. K.L2} I need this group, thank god its available. G.R3} This group understands the unique challenges I face and thanks to them I do not have to face them alone. W.P TRANSPORATION From January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 we have provided 4,908 rides an increase of 38- from last year. T.R. Eriksen's grant monies allowed us to keep our transportation fares at $2.00 per trip in spite of inflation and significantly higher gas prices making transportation accessible for seniors on fixed incomes. Our seniors depend on our door through door transportation service. Our drivers carry our seniors' groceries from their shopping carts into their homes. They have come to rely and trust on us to get them to safely to and from their medical and dental appointments, banking errands, surgeries, physical therapy appointments and the most appointments of all, getting the ladies to get their hair done at the salon.Our senior transportation has always placed the highest priority on getting seniors to and from their health care appointments, 413 Seniors were driven to medical appointments, 337 were transported to Adventist Health Howard Memorial for X-rays and lab work, 9 to surgeries, another 65 seniors were transported to physical therapy, and 73 to dental appointments. 34 seniors received specialized medical care unavailable locally; Volunteer drivers transported seniors to address their medical concerns as far away as the bay area and as close as Ukiah. Your Grant allows us to provide healthcare access to our aging seniors facing various health-related issues. This makes a meaningful difference in the lives of all those fortunate enough to benefit from this much needed service. Our seniors are so appreciative not only of our transportation service but also the manner in which our drivers showed unwavering commitment to keep them safe. Isolation is more common in seniors than in other age groups, the social interaction between our drivers and passengers are mutually beneficial. OUT EACH DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL REP PAYEE Sherry Bixler is our Outreach worker who oversees our Financial Representative Payee services. The purpose of this program is to protect seniors from financial abuse. We receive referrals from Mendocino County Department of Health and Human Services Adult Protective Services (APS) for clients that need financial protection. Recently APS implemented policy that they will only pay for the financial rep payee service for 2 years. That's when the senior center steps in and takes these clients on as private pay clients. Seniors are vulnerable to financial abuse and targeted for financial scams. Our outreach worker pays clients rent, utilities and grocery cards etc. She also prioritizes paying for needs versus wants. The clients we would be helping are all on Social Security or fixed incomes. T. R. Eriksens $4000 donation allowed us to retain the APS clients that would have otherwise been left to fend for themselves. This is such an essential service that provide financial protection for 40 at risk seniors.Brief update at what's going on at the senior centerWe are still distributing free firewood, over 25,000 pieces of firewood this year. We begin distributing firewood the first week of November until it runs out, we also loan our free of charge a variety of medical equipment including but not limited to, wheel chairs, front wheeled walkers, seated walkers, bedside commodes, wheel chairs, shower stool, chairs and benches, crutches and an occasional hospital bed, last year we helped over 998 individuals through this program. We have regular exercise classes Mon- Fri 9 to 10 am, Tuesday Computer lab, Friday Night Bingo. Sunday Pancake Breakfast. We also distribute food commodities at Laughlin Fields on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Volunteers contributed 7169 in-kind donation of their hours which saved the senior center $111,11.95 this year. We held a volunteer appreciation luncheon that was well attended and all the volunteers commented on how much the enjoy contributed to the senior centers efforts to provide essential services to our seniors. 33% of labor is provided by volunteers, we would not be able to keep our doors open without them. 727164 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 22 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X Richard Baker 7074596826 1501 Baechtel Road Willits CA 95490 Richard Baker Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 60208 0 0 Gregory Mudd Finance Dir 20.00 0.00 X 36081 0 0 Gary Mann Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim King Vice President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Neff Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dorothy Roediger Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sue Sawyers President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carole Press Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brenda Reno Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Bennett Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Virginia Jorge Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 96289 0 false false false 0 298251 94335 392586 Administration 24189 24189 Meals 125266 125266 Outreach 2243 2243 Program Income 18932 18932 Transportation 8995 8995 74 74 179699 709 709 0 0 0 0 35522 35522 26201 0 275035 275035 275035 0 883551 179699 301945 0 0 0 0 96289 70417 21060 4812 0 409266 331505 69576 8185 0 18141 14694 3084 363 41071 33268 6982 821 0 0 2540 2057 432 51 0 0 0 0 14582 11811 2479 292 0 0 0 39159 31719 6657 783 0 0 0 0 0 27303 22115 4642 546 23255 18837 3953 465 Food 93611 93611 Utilities 47795 38714 8125 956 employee meals 21126 17112 3591 423 supplies 9017 7304 1533 180 38960 34000 4459 501 882115 727164 136573 18378 216217 244860 372414 178454 0 28420 27460 0 0 0 7931 7931 3730 192 1742946 1164134 533337 578812 0 0 0 0 104153 104431 1266202 1142140 42133 41179 42133 41179 X 1091791 968683 132278 132278 1224069 1100961 1266202 1142140 X 1436 -124544 X false false false X 305679 456486 464256 400843 392586 2019850 191021 191308 186353 201348 215221 985251 0 0 0 496700 647794 650609 602191 607807 3005101 0 0 3005101 2901 3257 2840 1390 709 11097 0 2901 3257 2840 1390 709 11097 0 288542 296553 324597 296006 275035 1480733 788143 947604 978046 899587 883551 4496931 0.66830 0.65150 0.00250 0.00240 X 94500 94500 906100 617322 288778 204434 15728 188706 537912 531084 6828 578812 Rounding 1 Undeposited funds 97 104431 X X X false Fundraising events 26201 26201 Community Sponsored Events 9321 9321 35522 35522 35522 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Our finance committee along with the president, Sue Sawyers, is presented with the proposed 990. They review the document and ask questions if needed. They make a recommendation to the full Board of Directors and a vote is taken to accept or reject the proposed 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The board and employees will review on an annual basis and sign the attached disclosure formAny admission of conflicts are reviewed by the Finance Committee Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Employee Committee is responsible for determining the compensation for management (currently the only management position is that of Director). The board reviews and votes on all compensation changes for the director. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Adjust book to tax = -$124544