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OUR INTERVIEWS PROVIDE A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE SPACE FOR VICTIMS TO TALK ABOUT THE ABUSE IN A ONE VIDEO RECORDED INTERVIEW BY A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL. 188 INVESTIGATIVE (FORENSIC) INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED. WE PROVIDED FORENSIC INTERVIEW TRAINING TO 276 PROFESSIONALS. WE ALSO PROVIDED ADVOCACY TRAINING TO 950 PROFESSIONALS. WE TRAINED 992 PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON CHILD ABUSE RELATED TOPICS. THROUGH OUR SAFE AND STRONG CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM WE ARE RAISING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION EDUCATION ABOUT CHILD ABUSE. WE PROVIDED COMMUNITY AND PREVENTION EDUCATION TO 1782 CHILDREN THROUGH THE SAFE AND STRONG CHILD PROGRAM AND REACHED 222 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH GENERAL OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. 2774 FAMILY ADVOCACY SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED. ADVOCACY INCLUDES EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DURING A TIME OF CRISIS, SUPPORT AND NAVIGATION OF THE COURT SYSTEM, REFERRALS TO THERAPY AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND SAFETY PLANNING. 35 CHILD ABUSE MEDICAL EXAMS WERE CONDUCTED BY A CHILD ABUSE MEDICAL SPECIALIST. 784643 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true 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 15 0 15 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true false false MN X TRACIE CLANAUGH 2187278353 1402 EAST 2ND STREET DULUTH MN 55805 KELLY HAFFIELD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CINDY KENT VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAM REES TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DREW JENSEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY ZAGER OUTGOING CHA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HANNAH ALSTEAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAIGE BENSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF BOUCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE BRUNFELT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSEY CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONI CHRISTENSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG FREDLUND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN GEARY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE HAWKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN HEDIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON HOLETS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA JANKOFSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WADE RASCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIANNA WALDOCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACIE CLANAUGH EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 90150 0 4658 90150 4658 false false false 90347 1582651 1756106 3429104 TRAINING FEES 900099 97400 97400 FORENSIC INTERVIEW FEES 900099 77913 77913 FEE FOR SERVICE 900099 14046 14046 189359 8483 8483 27050 27050 27050 27050 6987 6987 6987 6987 90347 15688 -15688 -15688 3645295 189359 26832 X 94809 88172 3792 2845 401700 287049 54552 60099 13959 12174 746 1039 48805 43272 2444 3089 40110 30742 4488 4880 6774 5419 1355 9625 7700 1925 1633 1633 170111 136089 34022 18153 14068 2950 1135 44303 34334 7200 2769 6158 4926 1232 22346 17877 4469 45383 36306 9077 50204 38908 8158 3138 10399 8059 1690 650 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 11952 9562 2390 MISCELLANEOUS 7750 6007 1259 484 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 5135 3979 835 321 1009309 784643 144217 80449 310569 381685 246587 340432 415102 2281307 6470 10659 13071 3354350 405259 1139795 2949091 240031 245858 2362743 6217914 57572 93485 16665 21300 2026308 856464 2506 531 933207 2141624 X 955632 4033397 473904 42893 1429536 4076290 2362743 6217914 2635986 13336 -2568 X false true X true false X 497247 556776 711707 1356309 3429104 6551143 497247 556776 711707 1356309 3429104 6551143 484374 6066769 3207 2579 3619 22958 35533 67896 7494 5594 8470 61 21619 6640658 781395 0.91360 0.94290 X PART II, LINE 10 21,619 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 241118 241118 2880020 263414 2616606 204687 126270 78417 28525 15575 12950 2949091 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION 531 531 3656998 13336 13336 3643662 1633 1633 3645295 1007676 1007676 1633 1633 1009309 SPRING SPLASH 90347 90347 15688 90347 90347 15688 15688 -15688 FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM B FILING AMENDED FOR FINAL AUDITED NUMBERS. LINES THAT CHANGED ON FORM 990: PART VIII - LINE 1E: PREVIOUS: 362,769 AMENDED: 1,582,651 LINE 1F: PREVIOUS: 1,793,538 AMENDED: 1,756,106 UPDATES INCLUDED CORRECTION OF SCHEDULE B PART X: LINE 1: PREVIOUS: 391,559 AMENDED: 381,6585 LINE 3: PREVIOUS: 1,087,817 AMENDED: 2,281,307 LINE 4: PREVIOUS: 0 AMENDED: 6,470 LINE 10A: PREVIOUS: 3,357,528 AMENDED: 3,354,350 - ADDITIONAL CORRECT AMOUNT REPORTED ON SCHEDULE D LINE 19: PREVIOUS: 13,665 AMENDED: 21,300 LINE 23: PREVIOUS: 2,029,485 AMENDED: 2,026,308 LINE 27: PREVIOUS: 2,885,943 AMENDED: 4,033,397 LINE 28: PREVIOUS: 7,892 AMENDED: 42,893 ADDITIONAL CHANGES WERE BY 1 TO CORRECT ROUNDING ERRORS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FIRST WITNESS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER PROVIDES FORENSICALLY SOUND INTERVIEWS FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND VULNERABLE ADULTS WHO HAVE REPORTED SEXUAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL ABUSE, WITNESS'S VIOLENCE, OR WHO MAY HAVE BEEN OTHERWISE VICTIMIZED. OUR INTERVIEWS PROVIDE A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE SPACE FOR VICTIMS TO TALK ABOUT THE ABUSE IN A ONE VIDEO RECORDED INTERVIEW BY A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL. 188 INVESTIGATIVE (FORENSIC) INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED. WE PROVIDED FORENSIC INTERVIEW TRAINING TO 276 PROFESSIONALS. WE ALSO PROVIDED ADVOCACY TRAINING TO 950 PROFESSIONALS. WE TRAINED 992 PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON CHILD ABUSE RELATED TOPICS. THROUGH OUR SAFE AND STRONG CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM WE ARE RAISING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION EDUCATION ABOUT CHILD ABUSE. WE PROVIDED COMMUNITY AND PREVENTION EDUCATION TO 1782 CHILDREN THROUGH THE SAFE AND STRONG CHILD PROGRAM AND REACHED 222 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH GENERAL OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. 2774 FAMILY ADVOCACY SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED. ADVOCACY INCLUDES EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DURING A TIME OF CRISIS, SUPPORT AND NAVIGATION OF THE COURT SYSTEM, REFERRALS TO THERAPY AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND SAFETY PLANNING. 35 CHILD ABUSE MEDICAL EXAMS WERE CONDUCTED BY A CHILD ABUSE MEDICAL SPECIALIST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FIRST WITNESS FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THE BOARD. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE RETURN BEFORE APPROVING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS COMPLETED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR TERM. THEY ARE ASKED TO UPDATE THE FORM AS NEEDED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS AND DECIDES ON COMPENSATION REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON PERFOMANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 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