2024-11-08T07:51:34-06:00 2023-12-31 430831507 ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP 800 MARKET STREET SUITE 500 ST LOUIS MO 631012501 990 2023-01-01 431801433 THE ST LOUIS BEREAVEMENT CENTER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE STLO 3149655015 1333 W LOCKWOOD 104 ST LOUIS MO 63122 REBECCA S BYRNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3149655015 2024-10-30 1 0 SEAN MCKENZIE P00953773 3146555500 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ANNIE'S HOPE REBECCA S BYRNE 1333 W LOCKWOOD 104 ST LOUIS MO 63122 960520 0 X WWW.ANNIESHOPE.ORG X 1998 MO TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO CHILDREN, TEENS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO GRIEVE A DEATH. 9 9 14 300 0 0 780909 763878 11078 17175 -1622 19427 73578 108822 863943 909302 0 0 0 0 515805 573709 0 0 123891 316655 322059 832460 895768 31483 13534 950067 962722 16194 15315 933873 947407 X TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO CHILDREN, TEENS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO GRIEVE A DEATH. 0 0 213109 CAMP COURAGE IS A FOUR-NIGHT/FIVE-DAY OVERNIGHT CAMP FOR GRIEVING KIDS AGES 6 - 11 YEARS. CAMP COURAGE TEENS (FORMERLY CAMP ERIN ST. LOUIS) IS A FOUR-NIGHT/FIVE-DAY OVERNIGHT CAMP FOR GRIEVING TEENS AGES 12 - 18. THESE TWO CAMP EXPERIENCES PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BEREAVED CHILDREN AND TEENS TO MEET EACH OTHER, THUS DECREASING THEIR SENSE OF ISOLATION, INCREASING THEIR SENSE OF NORMALCY, IMPROVING THEIR COPING SKILLS, EMPOWERING THEM TO TRY NEW THINGS, ENHANCING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, RETURNING JOY TO THEIR HEART, AND STIMULATING A (RE)DISCOVERING OF HOPE FOR THEIR FUTURE. CAMP COURAGE SERVED 61 UNIQUE CHILDREN, WHILE CAMP COURAGE TEENS SERVED 49 FOR A TOTAL OF 110. 80 UNIQUE ADULTS ATTENDED CLOSING CEREMONIES. ALTOGETHER, 190 KIDS AND ADULTS WERE SERVED AT OUR TWO GRIEF CAMPS. 145818 FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS EXIST TO UNITE GRIEVING FAMILIES IN A SAFE, COMFORTABLE, NON-JUDGMENTAL ENVIRONMENT, WHEREBY THEIR SENSE OF ISOLATION IS DECREASED, AND THEIR SENSE OF NORMALCY IS INCREASED, THEIR COPING SKILLS ARE IMPROVED, THEY FEEL MORE CAPABLE AND EMPOWERED TO MANAGE THEIR GRIEF, THEY ARE MORE EDUCATED ABOUT THE GRIEFPROCESS, ADULTS ARE MORE CONFIDENT SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE AND TOGETHER, THEY (RE)DISCOVER HOPE FOR THEIR FUTURE. IN 2023, THERE WERE FIVE SETS OF FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS SERVING 121 FAMILIES CONSISTING OF 188 KIDS, AGES 3 - 18, AND 156 ADULTS, FOR A TOTAL OF 344 PARTICIPANTS. 88735 SCHOOL SUPPORT & EDUCATION PROVIDES THREE DIMENSIONS OF SERVICE: SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORT GROUPS FOR GRIEVING STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOL DURING THE SCHOOL DAY; GRIEF EDUCATION TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND/OR STUDENTS; CRISIS INTERVENTION RESPONSE FOR SUDDEN DEATHS AMONG SCHOOL STAFF OR STUDENTS. IN 2023, 33 SETS OF SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORT GROUPS WERE HELD CONSISTING OF 196 STUDENTS AND 39 ADULTS FOR A TOTAL OF 235. TWO GRIEF EDUCATION SEMINARS ASSISTED 90 ADULTS. CRISIS INTERVENTION SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED THROUGH 16 REQUESTS, WITH 9 STUDENTS AND 60 ADULTS BEING SERVED FOR A TOTAL OF 69. SCHOOL SUPPORT & EDUCATION SERVED 205 STUDENTS AND 150 ADULTS FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 355. 33933 SPEAKERS INSTITUTE PROVIDES GRIEF EDUCATION TO THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY AT LARGE. ANNUALLY, A 32-HOUR COMPREHENSIVE GRIEF WORKSHOP OFFERS EXPANSIVE GRIEF EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS. IN 2023, 8 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED, GAINING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEORETICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF GRIEF; ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A GRIEF GROUP FACILITATOR; DYNAMICS OF THE GROUP PROCESS ACROSS THE AGE SPAN; AND HANDS-ON SKILLS/TOOLS FOR USE WITH GRIEVING INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION, SIMILAR TOPICS WERE PRESENTED TO 868 ADULTS AND 227 KIDS (A TOTAL OF 1,095) THROUGH 57 EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS GIVEN THROUGHOUT THE ST. LOUIS REGION. ALTOGETHER, SPEAKERS INSTITUTE EDUCATED 876 ADULTS AND 227 KIDS FOR A TOTAL OF 1,103 ATTENDEES. 37355 TEEN RETREATS ARE OVERNIGHT, WEEKEND EXPERIENCES FOR TEENS AGES 13 - 18, WHEREBY SIX SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS OCCUR BETWEEN PERIODS OF FUN, RELAXATION, AND DISCOVERY. THE ATTENDEES EXPLORE LIFE CHANGES, FAMILY DIFFERENCES, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, COGNITIVE, AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF GRIEF, COPING SKILLS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, ANGER MANAGEMENT, ETC. SOME OF THE TOOLS UTILIZED INCLUDE COLLAGES, MUSIC, WRITING, BODY MOVEMENT, AND ARTS AND CRAFTS. ANNIE'S HOPE HELD FOUR TEEN RETREATS SERVING 29 NON-UNIQUE TEENAGERS. 31997 SOCIAL EVENTS ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRIEVING FAMILIES TO MEET ONE ANOTHER IN A LIGHT-HEARTED, FUN SETTING. IN 2023, 10 SOCIAL EVENTS ALLOWED 165 FAMILIES COMPRISED OF 228 ADULTS AND 253 CHILDREN AND TEENS FOR A TOTAL OF 481 GUESTS.EVENTS INCLUDED ST. LOUIS BLUES HOCKEY GAMES, ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BASEBALL GAMES, MUNICIPAL THEATRE EVENTS, A NIGHT AT MADE FOR KIDS' MAKER-STUDIO, ART HIVE, ANNIE'S HOPE 25TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, A CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS MONTH RECOGNITION EVENT, AND CAMP-RELATED SOCIAL EVENTS. 8474 COMMUNITY GRIEF REFERRAL SERVICE PROVIDES CONNECTIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. THIS SERVICE SUPPLEMENTS THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT OFFERED BY ANNIE'S HOPE. IN 2023, 187 REFERRALS WERE GIVEN FOR 94 ADULTS AND 209 KIDS FOR A TOTAL OF 303. 2715 COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIBRARY IS AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES SERVED AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AS A RESOURCE FOR PRINT, AUDIO, AND VIDEO MEDIA FOCUSED ON GRIEF TOPICS. IN 2023, 21 ADULTS UTILIZED THE LENDING LIBRARY. MORE DETAILS ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 3689 HOPE & HEALING GATHERING IS A HOLIDAY GATHERING FOR GRIEVING FAMILIES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR STRUGGLES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, TO FEEL THE CONNECTION TO OTHERS WHO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THEIR PAIN, AND TO REMEMBER AND MEMORIALIZE THE PERSON WHO DIED. A CANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY WITH MUSIC, POETRY, PERSONAL TRIBUTES, DESSERT, AND A CREATIVE FAMILY ACTIVITY ARE ALL COMPONENTS OF THE EVENING. IN 2023, 27 ADULTS AND 20 CHILDREN AND TEENS ATTENDED FOR A TOTAL OF 47. 46716 HORIZONS PROVIDES HOME-BASED GRIEF SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WHO ARE ANTICIPATING A DEATH. STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS TRAINED IN THE GRIEF PROCESS ASSIST FAMILIES BY PROVIDING AN OUTLET FOR EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL PAIN AS THEY FACE THE DEATH OF SOMEONE SIGNIFICANT. A SAMPLE OF THE TOOLS USED TO FACILITATE THIS WORK INCLUDE CLAY WORK, ART, JOURNALING, BOOKS, IMAGINATIVE PLAY, LEGACY WORK, AND ADAPTIVE GAMES. IN 2023, 59 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED, CONSISTING OF 98 ADULTS AND 85 CHILDREN AND TEENS, FOR A TOTAL OF 183. 164879 612541 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ANNIES HOPE 3143681818 1333 W LOCKWOOD ST LOUIS MO 63122 X SEAN MCKENZIE TRUSTEE 0.38 X 0 0 0 BECKY BYRNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 13.75 X X 0 0 0 MARYANN LINGG CHAIR 0.75 X X 0 0 0 PAUL RAUSCHENBACH SECRETARY 0.00 X X 0 0 0 EMILY MCLEAN VICE CHAIR 0.62 X X 0 0 0 KAYLA DRADY TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN TOWLES-RICHARDS TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD FRAZIER TREASURER 0.44 X X 0 0 0 JERAMI MOODY TRUSTEE 0.62 X 0 0 0 JENNI REINI TRUSTEE 0.31 X 0 0 0 ECHO JIA TRUSTEE 0.03 X 0 0 0 DAVE HUNYAR TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY ZELENKA TRUSTEE 0.75 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 763878 21581 763878 PROGRAM FEES 900099 17175 17175 17175 19427 19427 156912 51218 105694 105694 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 3128 3128 3128 909302 39730 0 105694 489972 332695 86161 71116 50496 25744 6101 18651 33241 33241 1980 1980 8504 6560 1177 767 29408 26288 392 2728 24356 18567 3650 2139 9700 9636 64 1006 1006 15619 11902 2343 1374 LEASE AND RENTALS 97760 83461 12125 2174 LODGING AND CONTRACTED 48248 48248 FOOD & BEVERAGE 22360 22296 40 24 CONTRACT LABOR 20983 20983 42135 14791 2490 24854 895768 612541 159336 123891 183743 582095 763926 378229 2398 2398 950067 962722 2160 2699 700 13334 12616 16194 15315 X 773079 764009 160794 183398 933873 947407 950067 962722 13534 0 X 0 0 0 X 628471 559685 812459 780909 763878 3545402 3010 710 9141 11078 17175 41114 124434 69420 94703 117261 160040 565858 755915 629815 916303 909248 941093 4152374 24065 25336 49401 0 24065 25336 49401 4102973 6786 7937 5672 -1622 19427 38200 6786 7937 5672 -1622 19427 38200 762701 637752 921975 907626 960520 4190574 0.97910 0.98960 0.00910 0.00440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 33234 515 5826 334 39241 37697 1100 -5238 325 33234 34004 27 3978 312 37697 30122 4184 302 34004 25465 127 4832 302 30122 0 0 0 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 12616 12616 THE CHOCOLATE AFFAIR 84889 84889 26635 TRIVIA NIGHT 39855 39855 2317 2 32168 32168 14093 8173 156912 156912 14093 37125 51218 105694 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ONCE COMPLETED, THE FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES ARE SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW, THEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR ANNUALLY MUST SIGN A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY, AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT ANNIE'S HOPE IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 TO ENSURE ANNIE'S HOPE IS OPERATED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED.THE PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION AND THE RESULTS OF AN ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. A VOTING MEMBER OF ANY COMMITTEE WHOSE JURISDICTION INCLUDES COMPENSATION MATTERS AND WHO REVIEWS COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ANNIE'S HOPE FOR SERVICES IS PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THAT MEMBERS COMPENSATION OR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE COMMITTEE REGARDING COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ANNIE'S HOPE ARE STORED IN THE OFFICE FILES (HARD COPY) WITH ELECTRONIC COPIES, WHERE APPLICABLE, ON THE MAIN COMPUTER NETWORK. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW UPON REQUEST.