2025-08-15T10:30:52-05:00 2024-09-30 461379281 FRIERSON SOLA SIMONTON & KUTAC PLLC 801 TRAVIS ST STE 1900 HOUSTON TX 770025730 990 2023-10-01 311516122 BEAR BE A RESOURCE FOR CPS KIDS BEAR 7132749854 3572 E TC JESTER BLVD HOUSTON TX 77018 LARI PARADEE TREASURER 7132749854 2025-08-15 1 0 RAY FRIERSON CPACFP P00652742 7136519250 2025-08-14 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TAMMY HETMANIAK 3572 E TC JESTER BLVD HOUSTON TX 77018 4287862 0 X WWW.BEARESOURCEHOUSTON.ORG X 1990 TX BEAR: BE A RESOURCE FOR CPS KIDS DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY GOODS TO ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN WHO ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES UNDER THE CARE OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CPS) IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 27 26 0 2589 0 0 2409954 4151559 0 0 144 176 46629 -87004 2456727 4064731 1591022 2677240 0 0 495094 617830 0 0 227125 621600 682788 2707716 3977858 -250989 86873 3108548 3138584 731353 674516 2377195 2464068 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 1849643 1347519 "BEAR NECESSITIES" IS THE GIVING PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH EMERGENCY SUPPLIES ARE PROVIDED TO ANY CHILD UNDER THE CARE OF HARRIS COUNTY CPS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE REMOVED FROM UNSAFE HOMES. CPS CASEWORKERS OBTAIN EMERGENCY ITEMS SUCH AS CLOTHING, DIAPERS, FOOD, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND SHOES FROM THE "BEAR ROOMS AND BEAR'S WAREHOUSE IN HOUSTON. BEAR ROOM INVENTORY IS FUNDED BY FOUNDATIONS, FAMILY, AND CORPORATE GRANTS, AS WELL AS CASH AND IN-KIND GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS. BEAR EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS STAFF THE BEAR ROOMS. IN 2023, THE PROGRAM RECEIVED THE HELP OF THE 580 YEAR-ROUND VOLUNTEERS AND SERVED 32,503 CHILDREN. 608961 490637 "BEARING GIFTS" IS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TOYS AND GIFTS TO ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE OF CPS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. 26,623 CHILDREN RECEIVED GIFTS AND TOYS IN DECEMBER 2023. CASEWORKERS SUBMIT WISH LISTS FOR THE CPS CHILDREN TO BEAR STAFF. OVER 1,033 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED BEAR IN 2023 BY SORTING, BOXING, AND WRAPPING GIFTS. FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE FROM FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATE, CHURCH GROUPS, AND IN-KIND DONATIONS. 498454 438652 "BACK-TO-SCHOOL" IS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SCHOOL SUPPLIES, UNIFORMS, AND BACK PACKS TO CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE OF CPS IN HARRIS COUNTY. IN 2023, THIS PROGRAM SERVED 16,432 CPS CHILDREN WITH ESSENTIAL ITEMS NEEDED TO RETURN TO SCHOOL IN THE FALL. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY CORPORATE GRANTS, FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS AND IN-KIND DONATIONS. APPROXIMATELY 755 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WITH THIS PROGRAM IN 2023. 581944 400432 581944 400432 3539002 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 27 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X X TINA HOLMES 7132749854 3572 E TC JESTER BLVD HOUSTON TX 77018 STEVE SANDWEISS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARI PARADEE TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHY ANDERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HOBBS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE KARDESCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY LAUDADIO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE MEACHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY MERCER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES PHILPOTT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CINDY STEELE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIE BARNES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER JEFFERY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH MARSHALL CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NATALIE MOHTASHAMI VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KELLY SIMON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANIE DE AYALA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HOWE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA JONES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DUTCH PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRSTEN QUINN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA STEEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA LEE VAIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MALCOLM VELLA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT DANIEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND GOLDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE MCINNES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMMY HETMANIAK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 100606 22205 0 100606 22205 0 0 0 1 0 707423 3444136 1690518 4151559 176 176 136127 707423 223131 -87004 -87004 4064731 0 0 -86828 2677240 2677240 578364 454290 123839 235 39466 31000 8450 16 25847 25847 121394 81598 38626 1170 47235 35426 9447 2362 238741 238741 27609 20707 5522 1380 EVENT COSTS 221962 221962 3977858 3539002 211731 227125 1873895 1571372 82010 82136 70250 375200 205557 286092 24400 2500 290111 103926 147614 186185 704822 635099 3108548 3138584 23840 27198 707513 647318 731353 674516 X 2327195 2149456 50000 314612 2377195 2464068 3108548 3138584 86873 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2647950 2472902 2201482 2409954 4151559 13883847 501736 569971 685328 674096 672239 3103370 3149686 3042873 2886810 3084050 4823798 16987217 1227996 15759221 27 16 18 144 176 381 16987598 0.92770 0.94550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 42016 13050 28966 248095 90876 157219 186185 OPERATING LEASE ROU ASSET 627150 SECURITY DEPOSITS 7949 635099 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY - ST 65433 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY - LT 581885 647318 4736970 672239 672239 4064731 0 4064731 4650097 672239 672239 3977858 0 3977858 BEAR EVENING EVENT 637456 534731 102725 71568 69652 14555 9236 BEAR CLAY FOR KIDS 206094 172692 33402 56135 1985 1 843550 707423 136127 127703 71637 14555 9236 223131 -87004 0 BEAR NECESSITIES 32503 1347519 FMV CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS BEARING GIFTS 26623 490637 FMV TOYS, CLOTHING BACK TO SCHOOL 16432 438652 FMV CLOTHING AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES HEART GALLERY 89 400432 FMV IN-KIND PHOTOGRAPHY AND CHILD ENTERTAINMENT PART I, LINE 2: BEAR: BE A RESOURCE FOR CPS KIDS DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY GOODS TO ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN WHO ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES AND ARE UNDER THE CARE OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CPS) IN HARRIS COUNTY. REFER TO FORM 990, PART III FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TAMMY HETMANIAK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0 100606 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22205 0 122811 0 0 COMPENSATION FROM UNRELATED ORGANIZATIONS THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PAID BY HARRIS COUNTY PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BEAR DOES NOT AUTHORIZE OR ESTABLISH THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS. X 1611586 FMV X AUCTION ITEMS 68 36070 FMV X RAFFLE ITEMS 40 6701 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION MISSION BEAR: BE A RESOURSE FOR CPS KIDS DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY GOODS AND SERVICES SUCH AS NEW CLOTHING, SHOES, HYGENE ITEMS TO ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN WHO ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES AND ARE UNDER THE CARE OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CPS) IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. BEAR RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS WELL AS THREE OTHER BEAR STAFF MEMBERS ARE COUNTY EMPLOYEES, AND ALL THESE EMPLOYEES WORKED EXCLUSIVELY FOR BEAR. BEAR REIMBURSES THE COUNTY FOR AN EMPLOYEE'S SALARY COST AND RECOGNIZES THE AMOUNT OF THE REMAINING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE STAFF SUPPLIED BY THE COUNTY, BEAR CURRENTLY EMPLOYS ELEVEN STAFF MEMBERS AND HAS FOUR STAFF CONTRACTORS THAT ASSIST THE COUNTY STAFF IN SUPPORTING ALL BEAR ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D-OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIPTION IN ADDITION TO THE THREE PROGRAMS LISTED IN FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4A-C, IN FEBRUARY 2020, BEAR INITIATED THE HEART GALLERY WHICH UTILIZES THE POWER OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO CAPTURE THE INDIVIDUALITY AND DIGNITY OF CHILDREN LIVING IN FOSTER CARE AND IS DESIGNED TO FIND FOREVER FAMILIES FOR THESE CHILDREN. IN 2023, THE PROGRAM RECEIVED THE HELP OF 221 VOLUNTEERS AND SERVED 89 CHILDREN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS: THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE FORM 990. A COPY OF THE FORM IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EXPLANATION OF MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS: MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO FILE WITH THE CHAIRMAN A STATEMENT LISTING RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OUTLINES AND ELABORATES ISSUES REGARDING CONFLICTS AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IF A CONFLICT SHOULD OCCUR. IT IS A DETAILED DOCUMENT AND EACH BOARD MEMBER REVIEWS AND SIGNS THE AGREEMENT EVERY YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE: THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IRS FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A-EXPL. OF DELEGATED BROAD AUTHORITY TO COMMITTEE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF OFFICERS WHO WERE NOMINATED BY A NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND VOTED IN FAVOR OF BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE OFFICERS ARE CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, TREAURER AND SECRETARY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO OFFER RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING IMPLEMENTING NEW INITIATIVES.