2024-11-07T23:27:43-07:00 2023-12-31 825363890 LTM Tax Prep & Accounting 8219 NE 102nd Ter Kansas City MO 64157 990 2023-01-01 472005923 GIVING HOPE & HELP INC GIVI 8165079760 2928 East 29th Street Kansas City MO 64128 Jessica McClellan President and CEO 8165079760 2024-11-07 1 1 Leslie Musonda P02155606 8165207119 2024-11-07 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Jessica McClellan 2928 East 29th Street Kansas City MO 64128 438815 0 X www.givinghelpandhope.org X 2014 MO Giving Hope and Help mission is to support domestic violence survivors, provide essential resources to end period poverty, empower college bound and non-traditional students and inspire cancer patients, lifting all those we serve to live their best life. 8 8 2 250 0 0 255904 408315 0 0 21 1015 -6299 -34033 249626 375297 74038 98944 0 0 59408 92307 0 0 30619 44262 69976 177708 261227 71918 114070 143187 260418 3173 6451 140014 253967 Giving Hope and Help mission is to support domestic violence survivors, provide essential resources to end period poverty, empower college bound and nontraditional students and inspire cancer patients, lifting all those we serve to live their best life. 0 0 84414 0 0 Giving Hope and Help Inc launched in honor of the Founder and President, Jessica L. McClellan, Thanksgiving birthday. The Thanksgiving Birthday Give launched Giving Hope and Help and the 1st Annual Feminine Hygiene Product Drive to collect sanitary napkins and tampons. Over 5,000 products were collected to benefit the domestic violence shelter, Hope House, with two locations in Jackson County. To date, Giving Hope and Help supports over 30 domestic violence shelters and places of refuge. In 2015, Giving Hope and Help also launched the first annual feminine product drive in Texas. The Texas drives were held annually through 2019. Throughout each year, Giving Hope and Help collects period products and packaged childrens and womens underwear through partnerships with businesses, organizations, companies, and the community to support the NO MENSTRUATOR WITHOUT PERIOD PRODUCTS MOVEMENT. Giving Hope and Help partnered with over 200 corporations and community nonprofits, churches, schools, and businesses to move the mission forward. This movement benefits domestic violence survivors and the shelters in which they live, natural disaster survivors, the homeless community, schools, women, and girls organizations and those in need of feminine care locally, across the country, and across the globe. Giving Hope and Help has also made a global impact to end period poverty. Since inception, Giving Hope and Help has shipped feminine products to 17 countries and counting. Giving Hope and Help has supported over 350 girls with period products and girls underwear in Limuru, Kenya from 2017 to present day. To date, Giving Hope and Help's impact has benefited over 55,000 women and girls, locally and globally. 64101 6500 0 The Education is Your Passport program provides educational and financial assistance for PreK through adult college students. The program's annual scholarship initiative, The Education is Your Passport Scholarship Program, benefits underserved high school seniors and non-traditional, college bound students. In 2023, the program awarded 15 college scholarships which included 5 cash scholarships along with a backpack filled with supplies, a laptop, bed in a bag, and other supplies needed for college. 1 FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP was awarded to Metropolitan Community College, Penn Valley. Additionally, 10 other students received a backpack filled with supplies, a laptop, bed in a bag, and other supplies needed for college. In 2023, Giving Hope and Help also hosted the annual back to school event, Operation Backpack, in partnership with the City of Kansas City, MO. The event was a huge success and made an impact in the community. Approximately 3,00 backpacks with school supplies and access to online hot spots were distributed. Other distributions included 220 tablets, 1,500 books, 10,000 period products, 200 gun locks, hand sanitizers, masks, toiletries, and food to over 500 families. 12176 0 0 LOVE Bags 4 Cancer initiative was launched in February 2015 in honor of Giving Hope and Help's Founder and President, Jessica McClellan's late niece, who fought cancer for 6 years. This initiative uplifts hospitalized cancer patients in honor of Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. The patients receive gift bags that include a gift card, hand sanitizer, note pad, pen, Kleenex, word search book, other novelties, and an inspiration greeting card. Over seven hundred cancer patients have been inspired and uplifted with the LOVE Bags 4 Cancer since February 2015. Giving Hope and Help partnered with Kansas City metro area hospitals in Kansas and Missouri to deliver the LOVE Bags 4 Cancer. In 2023, Giving Hope and Help distributed love bags to 120 recipients. Giviing Hope and Help hosted a breast cancer brunch for those battling or who have survived cancer. In 2023, 20 breast cancer survivors were honored at a brunch and were gifted LOVE Bags 4 Cancer. 4651 0 0 In 2023, Giving Hope & Help launched "A Way of Escape from Domestic Violence" with a life-saving purpose to aide women, clients, and residents of domestic violence shelters in the KC metro area with funding and resources to EQUIP, EMPOWER, and provide "A Way of ESCAPE from Domestic Violence, leading them to live life to their fullest potential free of violence and abuse. This program will provide women with the resources and financial assistance for transportation, rent, and utilities. 4651 0 0 165342 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X LTM Tax Prep & Accounting 8165207119 8219 NE 102nd Ter Kansas City MO 64157 Jessica McClellan Founder and President (Non-voting) 60 0 X 80000 0 0 Felissa Johnson Board Treasurer 2 0 X X 0 0 0 O Renee Sutherland Board Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Kevin E McClellan Board Member 3 0 X 0 0 0 Frances Marie Spearman Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Stacey Koenig Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jill Hays Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Lindsay St Germain Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Jacqueline Braswell Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 80000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53499 0 0 354816 141162 408315 0 0 0 0 0 886 0 0 886 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 0 0 0 129 129 129 0 0 29485 53499 63518 -34033 0 -34033 0 375297 129 0 -33147 X 98944 98944 80000 40000 16000 24000 5630 3378 1126 1126 6677 3275 1437 1965 1863 0 1863 0 22409 4194 14687 3528 1497 0 1497 0 6022 1291 4731 0 6885 117 6768 0 3011 0 3011 0 4279 1396 2883 0 3440 888 2552 0 2400 0 2400 0 2552 0 2552 0 Other Program Expense 11859 11859 0 0 Charitable Donations 3489 0 3489 0 Miscellaneous Expense 270 0 270 0 261227 165342 65266 30619 86775 49564 0 76132 0 0 0 6400 0 0 0 0 0 0 44437 118998 375 124 12000 2800 11600 9200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143187 260418 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3173 6451 3173 6451 X 140014 253967 0 0 140014 253967 143187 260418 114070 0 0 0 -117 0 X 0 0 0 X 34843 87338 167463 255904 408315 953863 34843 87338 167463 255904 408315 953863 103253 850610 1 1 6 21 886 915 269 40 0 0 129 438 955216 49407 0.89049 0.84089 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 2019: t-shirt sales; 2020: t-shirt sales; 2023: t-shirt sales RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12000 2800 9200 9200 2890 Missouri Income Tax 3158 Kansas City Local Tax 296 Kansas Income Tax 107 6451 Scholarship Gala 82984 53499 29485 0 12536 0 32942 2050 15990 0 0 82984 53499 29485 0 12536 0 32942 2050 15990 63518 -34033 1 Cash Scholarships 5 6500 0 Fair Market Value Scholarships are awarded to underserved high school seniors who must complete an application and submit required documents to be considered for a scholarship. Non-cash School Assistance 15 0 5250 Estimated Value Non cash school assistance included a laptop, a backpack filled with school supplies, a bed in a bag, and other miscellaneous supplies needed for school. Operation backpacks 3000 0 29281 Fair Market Value Approximately 3,000 backpacks with school supplies, online access to hot spots, and 220 tablets were distributed. Period and Hygiene Product Distributions 5000 0 59409 Fair Market Value Throughout the year, Giving Hope and Help collects period products and packaged childrens and womens underwear through partnerships with businesses, organizations, companies, and the community. This movement benefits women in domestic violence shelters, survivors of natural disasters, the homeless community, schools, women, and girls organizations and those in need of feminine care locally and globally. Love Bags for Cancer 120 0 1200 Estimated Value Love bags are intended to uplift patients who are battling cancer. The bags include various items such as gift cards, hand sanitizer, note pad, pen, Kleenex, word search book, other novelties, and an inspiration greeting card. Financial Assistance for Families 2 611 0 Fair Market Value Housing assistance, renter insurance, and food gift card assistance for families in need. Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Students who receive scholarships from Giving Hope and Help agree to complete a check in questionnaire after completing every first and second semester of college. Students are asked a series of questions relating to, but not limited to, the impact of the scholarship program on their college journey, their GPA, their major, credit hours, expected graduation date, achievements or accolades received during the year, and additional assistance they may need. X Period and Hygiene Products 169754 133970 Fair Market Value X Auction Items 52 7192 Fair Market Value 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 The President and CEO is married to a Board Member. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b There were no sub committees in 2023 with authority to act on behalf of the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board of Directors will receive a copy of the 990 to review prior to filing the 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members are required to review the conflict of interest policy at the annual board retreat and disclose and conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The President and CEOs salary is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other contractors included a contractor for database support, a grant writer, and professionals hired for program support.