2024-03-25T09:57:22-05:00 2023-06-30 231386942 CAMPBELL RAPPOLD & YURASITS LLP 1033 S CEDAR CREST BLVD ALLENTOWN PA 181035443 990 2022-07-01 231484205 THE LEHIGH CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES LEHI 6104336421 457 ALLEN STREET ALLENTOWN PA 18102 ABIGAIL GOLDFARB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6104336421 2024-03-21 1 ABIGAIL GOLDFARB 999009999 0 MELISSA A GRUBE CPA P00102173 6104357489 2024-03-18 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ABIGAIL GOLDFARB 457 ALLEN STREET ALLENTOWN PA 18102 6540735 0 X WWW.LEHIGHCHURCHES.ORG X 1954 PA DRIVEN BY FAITH TO BRING HEALING, HOUSING AND HOPE TO THE LEHIGH VALLEY'S MOST VULNERABLE, THE MISSION OF THE LEHIGH COUNTY CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES IS TO UNITE COMMUNITIES OF FAITH AS ECUMENICAL PARTNERS. PUTTING OUR FAITH INTO ACTION, WE MINISTER TO AND ADVOCATE FOR THOSE IN NEED AND ENCOURAGE ALL TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. 18 18 62 254 0 0 6102590 5393822 682667 844614 45602 89824 21626 -15502 6852485 6312758 0 0 0 0 2470479 2599506 0 0 114841 4289336 3842766 6759815 6442272 92670 -129514 5159637 4860370 2565350 2360968 2594287 2499402 X THE MISSION OF THE LEHIGH CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES IS TO UNITE COMMUNITES OF FAITH AS ECUMENICAL PARTNERS. PUTTING OUR FAITH INTO ACTION, WE MINISTER TO AND ADVOCATE FOR THOSE IN NEED AND ENCOURAGE ALL TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. 0 0 4256771 PATHWAYS HOUSING SERVICES' GOAL IS TO SERVE AS A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND FAMILIES WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WITH AN ARRAY OF RELATED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT THEY NEED TO FIND, AND MAINTAIN, AFFORDABLE AND SAFE HOUSING. THESE PROGRAMS ARE SPREAD ACROSS A CONTINUUM OF NEED AND INCLUDE: COORDINATED INTAKE/ASSESSMENT, HOMELESS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, HUD-BASED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, COUNTY CLEARINGHOUSE PROGRAMS, RAPID REHOUSING, AND HOMELESS PREVENTION/REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES. GENERALLY SPEAKING, PATHWAYS' AVAILABLE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH TOILETRIES, DIAPERS, BUS PASSES, MONEY MANAGEMENT, AND FILING OUT GOVERNMENT FORMS. PATHWAYS ALSO ADVOCATES FOR CLIENTS' NEEDS AND PROVIDES REFERRALS WHEN NEEDED. 497865 570056 THE HOMELESS OUTREACH AND POSITIVE-SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT (HOPE) PROGRAM PROVIDES A PATHWAY TO STABILITY FOR HOMELESS ADULTS DEALING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. ACCESSIBLE THROUGH INSURANCE, THIS 18-MONTH PROGRAM USES INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO GET INDIVIDUALS BACK ON THEIR FEET AND REDUCE HOSPITALIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM CONNECTS PARTICIPANTS WITH TREATMENT SERVICES AND ASSISTS IN AREAS INCLUDING HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, BENEFITS, TRANSPORTATION, MONEY AND PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT, AND LEGAL MATTERS. CASE MANAGERS ARE AVAILABLE 24-7 TO WALK ALONGSIDE PARTICIPANTS, TEACHING THEM LIFE AND COPING SKILLS, HELPING SET GOALS, AND GIVING THEM THE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO GET THEIR LIVES BACK ON TRACK. 426420 THE CONFERENCE KITCHEN ENSURES THAT THE WORKING POOR, HOMELESS, ELDERLY, CHILDREN, PEOPLE BETWEEN JOBS, INDIVIDUALS ON FIXED INCOMES, AND THOSE WHO HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN CAN RECEIVE A FREE NUTRITIOUS MEAL, THREE TIMES A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK. 699032 274558 DAYBREAK, ECUMENISM, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND LAZARUS HOUSEDAYBREAKDAYBREAK'S PURPOSE IS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS BY OFFERING SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SOCIALIZATION, RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO MEN AND WOMEN WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY BEING TREATED FOR THEIR ILLNESS, DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE, OR HIV/AIDS AND IMPOVERISHED ELDERLY. DAYBREAK SUPPORTS THE WIDER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CONTINUUM BY REQUIRING OF ITS MEMBERS ANNUAL PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT VERIFICATION. RESOURCES LEADING TO RECOVERY AND PROVIDED WITHIN DAYBREAK OR OTHER TLCC PROGRAMMING ARE THE REQUIREMENT THAT CUSTOMERS BE IN TREATMENT, THE AVAILABILITY OF COUNSELING AND PEER SUPPORT, MEANINGFUL PRE-EMPLOYMENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, LEISURE AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES, CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE ISSUES.DAYBREAK PROVIDES THREE NUTRITIOUS MEALS A DAY, REFERRALS, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, LIFE SKILLS AND SOCIALIZATION. THE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. ALL DAYBREAK MEMBERS LIVE BELOW 150% OF MINIMUM FAMILY INCOME LEVELS AND ARE EITHER HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. DAYBREAK MEMBERS ARE CONNECTED TO TLCC PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES HOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT, REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES, AND COMPREHENSIVE REFERRALS TO RESOURCES IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THEIR SELF-SUFFICIENCY NEEDS. ECUMENICAL SOUP KITCHEN: THE LEHIGH CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES; ECUMENICAL SOUP KITCHEN IN CENTER CITY ALLENTOWN SERVES MORE THAN 35,000 MEALS A YEAR AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED. SINCE 1982, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO ENSURE THAT THE WORKING POOR, HOMELESS, ELDERLY, CHILDREN, THOSE BETWEEN JOBS, INDIVIDUALS ON FIXED INCOMES AND THOSE WHO HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN RECEIVE AT LEASE ONE HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEAL EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.DAYBREAK HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH ITS FUNDERS TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT MEANINGFUL, OUTCOME-BASED GOALS FOR ITS MEMBERS. TO INCREASE THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF SPECIAL-NEEDS DAYBREAK MEMBERS BY DEVELOPING A PERSON-CENTERED GOAL PLAN FOR EACH THAT IDENTIFIES BARRIERS RELATED TO HOUSING, ECONOMICS, NUTRITION, LIFE-SKILLS, AND/OR HEALTH STATUS. PLANS ARE REVIEWED SEMI-ANNUALLY, GOALS REACHED RECORDED, AND NEW GOALS CREATED.TO INCREASE JOB READINESS AND SOCIAL SKILLS OF DAYBREAK MEMBERS WHOSE DISABILITIES CAUSE THEM DIFFICULTIES WITH ACCEPTING STRUCTURE, ROUTINE AND RESPONSIBILITY AS MEASURED BY THEIR PARTICIPATION IN AT LEAST 75 HOURS APIECE OF PRE-VOCATIONAL SERVICE HOURS (VOLUNTEER WORK OPPORTUNITIES).LAZARUS HOUSINGTHE LAZARUS HOUSING PROGRAM OFFERS SHARED HOUSING FOR ADULTS RE-ENTERING THE COMMUNITY FOLLOWING INCARCERATION. THE LAZARUS HOUSE HAS PROVED SUCCESSFUL IN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, DEVELOPING SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RETURNING TO PRISON.THIS SHARED-LIVING PROGRAM ADDRESSES THREE BARRIERS ADULTS RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON OFTEN FACE: (1) INSUFFICIENT INCOME TO AFFORD AN APARTMENT ON THEIR OWN; (2) THE ABSENCE OR ESTRANGEMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE PROVIDE A PLACE TO LIVE; AND (3) A LACK OF THE SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REDUCE FUTURE ARRESTS. 699032 274558 5880088 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 589 0 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X ABIGAIL GOLDFARB 6104336421 457 ALLEN STREET ALLENTOWN PA 18102 JOSEPH KEMMERLING BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 FULTON BROWN VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN LONG TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 REV DR SCOTT BROOKS-COPE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATIE ALBARELLI PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 REV DR BECKY BECKWITH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 J DAVID BOHRI MD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 YUVETTE HAILEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL GOLDFARB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 99318 0 18999 RICHARD BROWN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 REV PAUL KNAPPENBERGER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LEBER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 REV KEVIN NADOLSKI OSFS PHD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 REV CHARLENE SMALLS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN REZNIK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAM WEISS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MALCOLM WEST BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BROWN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE EVER HERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 99318 0 18999 0 0 0 0 0 24947 22974 4633031 712870 289354 5393822 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 844614 844614 844614 32029 32029 233387 175592 57795 57795 57795 21814 22974 52385 -30571 -30571 OTHER INCOME 900099 15069 15069 15069 6312758 844614 0 74322 120281 120281 1946490 1692572 202117 51801 376165 328240 38375 9550 156570 129529 23027 4014 20579 20579 787 787 28090 28090 83317 43602 17496 22219 212580 202365 8806 1409 16332 16289 33 10 7839 3551 3301 987 56847 55789 -5 1063 119082 107158 9820 2104 69234 60262 7389 1583 RENTAL ASSISTANCE 2667814 2667814 PROGRAM FOOD 274855 274846 9 0 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 167121 159675 6274 1172 BAD DEBT 30019 30019 88270 58921 10420 18929 6442272 5880088 447343 114841 296410 506077 112147 132058 445297 312111 234975 3883 48409 34239 3751449 554102 3411799 3197347 610600 649674 0 24981 5159637 4860370 156634 123887 439211 480743 157890 189501 71667 1739948 1566837 2565350 2360968 X 2051131 1909971 543156 589431 2594287 2499402 5159637 4860370 -129514 34629 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 543156 53260 24323 572093 638403 -73729 21518 543156 527905 131978 21480 638403 508102 38349 18546 527905 487067 43547 22512 508102 0.00000 0.67510 0.32490 0 0 230574 230574 3314006 461905 2852101 116865 82703 34162 90004 9494 80510 3197347 LONG TERM DEBT 1490189 LEASE LIABILITY 24981 NOTE PAYABLE 51667 1566837 X 6347387 34629 34629 6312758 0 6312758 6442272 0 6442272 0 6442272 PART IV, LINE 2B: THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS CUSTODIAL FUNDS UNDER THEIR HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM WHICH ACTS AS REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE FOR PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE BENEFITS THROUGH SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME AND/OR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY, OR OTHER PUBLIC AND/OR PRIVATE BENEFITS. THE PROGRAM ENSURES THAT THE INDIVIDUALS HOUSING, UTILITY, MEDICAL AND OTHER BILLS ARE PAID IN A TIMELY MANNER. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE AS CODIFIED IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740, INCOMES TAXES -UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FASB ASC 740 CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.THE STANDARD PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD HAS BEEN MET. THE STANDARDS ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES AND DISCLOSURE.THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR ACCRUED INTEREST OR PENALTIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, 2022 AND 2023 ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. ECUMENICAL 9016 0 9016 369 383 10513 146 H&HA WEEK 23794 14635 9159 2500 6856 16849 6915 3 11978 8339 3639 1310 557 5987 44788 22974 21814 2869 8549 27919 13048 52385 -30571 X 15 256037 COST X SERVICES 9 32261 COST X EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES 23 1056 COST 0 0 0 SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINES 19 AND 25 THE FIGURES IN COLUMN B ARE THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE IRS FORM 990, INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES, IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ADVANCE OF FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH INDIVIDUAL IS REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE SEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION USED BOTH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPARISONS FOR DETERMINING THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THEY COMPARED BOTH CLERGY AND LAY PACKAGES WITHIN SEVERAL DENOMINATIONS AND THE COMPENSATION PACKAGES OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY. EACH STAFF POSITION IS MATCHED TO A COMPARABLE POSITION IN THE DATA BASE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. A PAY RANGE IS DETERMINED AND INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION REVIEWED FOR CONSISTENCY AND FAIRNESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. THE RESULTING COMPENSATION PLAN IS REVIEWED BY SUPERVISORS, SENIOR STAFF AND THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.