2025-01-28T11:50:42-06:00 2024-03-31 411489071 SMITH SCHAFER & ASSOCIATES LTD 7500 HIGHWAY 55 SUITE 350 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55427 990 2023-04-01 411728341 COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE INC CESO 6128701125 1900 11TH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55404 JAMES DOLYNCHUK PRESIDENT 6128701125 2025-01-22 1 ADAM KELLERHALS P01568272 9529201455 2025-01-21 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CES INC JAMES DOLYNCHUK 1900 11TH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55404 2642274 0 X WWW.CESMN.ORG X 1992 MN PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICE TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN MEETING BASIC PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS. 10 10 32 12600 0 0 2726287 2003871 517722 600014 19382 34726 0 0 3263391 2638611 1597227 1242788 0 0 1028643 1078220 0 0 324186 681505 779168 3307375 3100176 -43984 -461565 2480372 1902949 258795 140528 2221577 1762421 X ROOTED IN GOD'S LOVING GRACE, COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE TRANSFORMS LIVES BY SERVING NEIGHBORS, SHARING RESOURCES AND BECOMING COMMUNITY - A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COME HUNGRY AND LEAVE HOPEFUL. 0 0 1101963 769449 CES SERVES SOUTH, SOUTHEAST, LORING NICOLLET WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE HISTORICALLY CHALLENGED PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS WHERE WE MAKE OUR HOME. OUR FOOD SHELF OPERATES AS A SUPERSHELF FOOD PROGRAM, ALLOWING OUR NEIGHBORS TO SHOP FOR THEIR NEEDS. IT TOOK OVER 1,600 VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST THE FOOD SHELF PROGRAM, EQUALING OVER 5,150 HOURS OF SERVICE. THROUGH THE DAILY FOOD SHELF, CES DISTRIBUTED OVER 233,000 POUNDS OF GROCERIES, ENOUGH FOR OVER 194,000 HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY FAMILIAR MEALS. WHEN YOU ADD OTHER FOOD SHELF PROGRAMS, SUCH AS BONUS FRIDAY AND OTHER SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS, THE POUNDS DISTRIBUTED ARE GREATER THAN 383,300. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPACTED BY AN EVER CHANGING, CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE SERVING A GROWING NUMBER OF THESE LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORS WHO NEED HELP MAKING ENDS MEET. ACROSS MINNESOTA, HUNGER HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC. IN FACT, ANNUAL FOOD SHELF VISITS IN MN INCREASED FROM 3.6 MILLION IN 2019 TO 7.5 MILLION IN 2023 (A 110% INCREASE IN FOUR YEARS). CES EXPERIENCED THIS TREND IN OUR OWN "BACKYARD." WE HAVE MET THIS NEED THROUGH A NEW ROBUST FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM THAT NOW OPERATED DAILY, WE INTRODUCED AN APPOINTMENT SYSTEM TO TREAT NEIGHBORS WITH DIGNITY AND MOST RECENTLY WE HAVE INTRODUCED THE FIRST REFRIGERATED FOOD LOCKER IN THE MID-WEST UNITED STATES THAT WILL GET CRITICAL FOOD TO FAMILIES THAT CAN BE PICKED UP AFTER NORMAL WORKING HOURS 24/7. REFURBISHMENT OF OUR "JEAN'S CLOSET PROVIDES NECESSARY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, CLOTHING SUPPLIES FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. NOT ONLY DID THE CES FOOD SHELF SERVE AN AVERAGE OF OVER 1,130 HOUSEHOLDS PER MONTH, BUT ALMOST 170 FAMILIES RECEIVED THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS MEALS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE NEIGHBORS WE SERVE AT CES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024 (APRIL 1, 2023-MARCH 31, 2024), 91% OF CES' FOOD SHELF VISITORS SELF-IDENTIFIED AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS OR PERSONS OF COLOR (BIPOC) WITH APPROXIMATELY 71% OF THOSE SERVED, SELF-REPORTED AS BEING HISPANIC, CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE OF CES FOOD SHELF. TO ADAPT TO THIS CHANGE, CES PROVIDED CULTURALLY FAMILIAR FOODS TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF BIPOC VISITORS AND CONTINUED TO PRIORITIZE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FRESH PRODUCE, LEAN PROTEINS, WHOLE GRAINS, AND OTHER HEALTHY FOOD STAPLES. TOGETHER, WE CONTINUE TO EQUIP FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND LOW-WAGE EARNERS TO BE ABLE TO PUT HEALTHY FOOD ON THEIR TABLES AND MOVE BEYOND A TIME OF CRISIS OR TRANSITION...TO STABILITY. AS ONE FOOD SHELF NEIGHBOR STATED: "IT'S COMFORTING TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I CAN FIND NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR ME AND MY SON. I'M THANKFUL FOR THE FOOD AND SAFETY. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T HAD IN WHAT FEELS LIKE FOREVER." 331363 36640 HOME DELIVERY (HD) PROVIDED ALMOST 121,300 POUNDS OF FREE HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY FAMILIAR GROCERIES TO A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF OVER 295 SENIORS (EQUIVALENT TO OVER 145,500 MEALS) (3). HUNGER WAS UP ACROSS MINNESOTA LAST YEAR AND VISITS TO FOOD INCREASED. BUT NOT ALL SENIORS COULD VISIT THEIR LOCAL GROCERY STORE OR FOOD SHELF. MANY SENIORS HAD BARRIERS LIKE TRANSPORTATION, MOBILITY AND HEALTH ISSUES, AND STRICT BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, SO HOME DELIVERY BROUGHT THE FOOD SHELF TO THEIR DOOR. ON AVERAGE, EACH DELIVERY INCLUDED 30-40 POUNDS OF FOOD. BEYOND MEALS, 100% OF NEW CLIENTS RECEIVED "INTAKE" INTERVIEWS AND ALL CLIENTS RECEIVED VITAL SOCIALIZATION AND CONNECTION TO RESOURCES, WHICH EQUIPPED THEM TO CONTINUE LIVING INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC WITH A NEW "NORMAL, AND THE CONTINUED RISING COST OF FOOD, THERE WAS A GROWING NUMBER OF THOSE IN NEED OF HOME DELIVERY SERVICES. ABOUT 85% OF CES FOOD SHELF VISITORS SELF-IDENTIFY AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, A PERSON OF COLOR, OR MULTI-RACIAL. TO QUALIFY, HD CLIENTS MUST BE AT OR BELOW 200 PERCENT OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. FOR OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM, WE OFFERED A FULL CHOICE MODEL. CLIENTS RECEIVED A SHOPPING LIST OR WERE CONTACTED VIA A PHONE CALL AND COULD FREELY SELECT ITEMS FROM VARIOUS CATEGORIES (INCLUDING MANY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC OPTIONS). VOLUNTEERS PRE-PACKED THE GROCERIES FOR EACH CLIENT AND DELIVERED THEM TO RECIPIENTS ON A SPECIFIED DAY, PROVIDING FREE NUTRITIOUS FOOD ALONG WITH A FRIENDLY VISIT BY VOLUNTEERS. ALTOGETHER, IT TOOK ALMOST 700 VOLUNTEERS TO FILL THE ORDERS, PACK, AND DELIVER THE FOOD. THIS EQUALED ABOUT 1,700 (8) VOLUNTEER HOURS OF SERVICE. THE RECIPIENTS RECEIVED CLOSE TO 40 POUNDS OF FOOD AND HYGIENE ONCE A MONTH, INCLUDING MEAT, EGGS, AND DAIRY PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL FRESH PRODUCE. TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL HD PARTICIPANTS, CES INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF CULTURALLY FAMILIAR FOODS. ADDITIONALLY, A PHONE CALL TO CLIENTS WAS MADE SO THEY COULD REQUEST CULTURALLY, OR DIETARY SPECIFIC ITEMS NOT OFFERED ON THE LIST. RISING FOOD EXPENSES STRAINED THE CES' BUDGET. YET, CES PURCHASED WHAT WE COULD (WITH AVAILABLE BUDGETS) AND WORKED WITH FOOD DRIVE PARTNERS, LOCAL CONGREGATIONS, ETC., TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REQUESTED ITEMS. SINCE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WERE IMMIGRANTS FROM EAST AND WEST AFRICA, OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM CONSISTENTLY OFFERED GOAT MEAT, FISH, LARGER QUANTITIES OF FRESH PRODUCE, FLOUR, SUGAR, RICE, DATES FOR RAMADAN, ETC. SOURCING A VARIETY OF FOODS FOR HD BECAME MORE DIFFICULT AS SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES IMPACTED OUR FOOD BANK AND RETAIL PARTNERS' INVENTORIES AND PRICES. WITH THE CHANGING CLIMATE OF LESS VOLUNTEERS AND THE INCREASED NEEDS OF THE RECIPIENTS, IT BECAME NECESSARY TO SEEK MORE FUNDING AND GRANTS TO UPGRADE THE PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT TO ADEQUATELY SUPPLY THOSE IN THE HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM. DESPITE THESE CONSTRAINTS, CES WAS COMMITTED TO EQUIPPING LOW-INCOME, HOMEBOUND SENIORS TO EAT HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY FAMILIAR MEALS AND BRING A VITAL SENSE OF COMMUNITY. . . RIGHT TO THEIR DOOR. 857998 415258 600014 ONE OF THE LARGEST MEALS ON WHEELS (CES MOW) PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA, CES MOW PROVIDED DAILY DELIVERY TO AN AVERAGE OF 300-330 HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND DISABLED ADULTS OF HOT OR FROZEN MEALS (DEPENDING ON THE CLIENT'S PREFERENCE), A FRIENDLY SMILE AND A DAILY VISIT AND WELLNESS CHECK. THE PURPOSE OF CES MOW IS TO ASSIST PEOPLE TO LIVE IN THEIR HOMES RATHER THAN INSTITUTIONS, PROVIDING THEM WITH A QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME A SAVINGS TO GOVERNMENT SOCIAL PROGRAMS. IN TOTAL, OVER 2,600 VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED AN EQUIVALENT OF ALMOST 105,200 POUNDS AND 87,700 HEALTHY PREPARED MEALS TO ABOUT 615 (5) HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES OR HEALTH CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PHILLIPS COMMUNITY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, LORING NICOLLET AREA, DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, AND NORTH MINNEAPOLIS LOGGING OVER 4,600 HOURS OF SERVICE. SEVENTY PERCENT OF CLIENTS WERE SENIORS, AND THE REMAINING 30 PERCENT WERE ADULTS (NON-SENIORS) THAT HAVE A DISABILITY OR UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION THAT KEPT THEM HOMEBOUND. MOW WAS OPEN TO ALL SENIORS AND ADULTS WHO WERE HOMEBOUND, BUT 94% WERE LOW-INCOME AND UNABLE TO PRIVATELY PAY FOR THEIR MEALS. THE MAJORITY OF CLIENTS' MEALS WERE SUBSIDIZED, IN PART, BY FUNDING FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY OR THE FEDERAL TITLE III OLDER AMERICANS ACT. 46% WERE FEMALE AND 54% WERE MALE. 40% WERE AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN, 40% WERE CAUCASIAN, 2% WERE HISPANIC/LATINO, 4% WERE NATIVE AMERICAN, 1% WERE ASIAN, AND 13% WERE UNREPORTED/OTHER. WITHOUT CES MOW, NEARLY ALL OUR 620+ CLIENTS WOULD EXPERIENCE HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY OR END UP IN AN INSTITUTION. CES HAS MADE MANY PROGRAM ADAPTATIONS THAT MAKE CES MOW MORE INCLUSIVE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS (E.G., INCREASED OUR DISTRIBUTION OF CULTURALLY FAMILIAR FOODS, HIRING A MULTILINGUAL STAFF, MAKING PRINT MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, ETC.) ADDITIONALLY, MEALS ON WHEELS ACCOMMODATE MANY CULTURAL AND DIETARY NEEDS (E.G., PORK-FREE, HALAL, LOW-SODIUM, VEGAN, VEGETARIAN, LACTOSE-FREE, GLUTEN-FREE). CES, ALONG WITH AREA ORGANIZATIONS, OPERATED A CENTRAL COMMISSARY TO PREPARE AND PACKAGE CATERED MEALS FOR A COALITION OF MOW PROGRAMS THAT SAVED COUNTLESS FUNDS. DURING THE HOLIDAYS, MOW DELIVERED HOLIDAY MEALS (THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS EVE), HOLIDAY GIFTS, AND HOLIDAY CHEER. HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS (HOME GOODS, CLEANING, AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS) WERE PROVIDED TO CLIENTS IN NEED, WHICH INCLUDED FANS TO THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE SUMMER, AS WELL AS WINTER JACKETS, HATS, AND MITTENS TO CLIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE WINTER GEAR. OTHER SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS WAS OFFERED AS WELL (E.G., EMERGENCY FINANCIAL SUPPORT, DELIVERING BIRTHDAY GIFTS, CONNECTING CLIENTS WITH RESOURCES LIKE SNAP AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, ETC.). FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, CES RECEIVED AN AMERICORPS VISTA AS PART OF A PROJECT TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH TO POTENTIAL MOW CLIENTS AND VOLUNTEERS. CES MOW EQUIPS THE MOST VULNERABLE AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SENIORS IN MINNEAPOLIS TO AGE IN PLACE VERSUS PAYING FOR MORE EXPENSIVE CARE (OFTEN PASSED ON TO LOCAL TAXPAYERS). CES MOW CAN DELIVER NOURISHING MEALS FOR A YEAR FOR LESS THAN $3,500 PER INDIVIDUAL. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE MN DHS ESTIMATES THAT ANNUALLY IT COSTS $60,000 FOR 44 HOURS PER WEEK OF IN-HOME CARE, $48,000 FOR AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY AND OVER $90,000 FOR NURSING HOME CARE. "WHEN YOU HAVE NO FAMILY, LIFE GETS HEAVY. THE VOLUNTEERS AT CES LISTEN AND DO NOT JUDGE. I AM HEALTHIER BECAUSE OF THE SERVICES AT CES." FROM A GRATEFUL MOW CLIENT. 21440 21440 ONE THING THAT SETS CES APART IS OUR ONE-TO-ONE CARING. CES SEEKS TO HELP CLIENTS MEET THEIR NEEDS THROUGH SUPPORT TO MOVE BEYOND CRISIS BY TAKING TIME TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WHEREBY PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO MOVE INTO A PRODUCTIVE LIFE. BESIDES OUR THREE MAIN PROGRAMS, HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR ISOLATED SENIORS, HOLIDAY GIFT CARDS FOR FOOD SHELF RECIPIENTS (WHICH WERE USED TO PURCHASE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MEAT CHOICES), HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, BIBLES, YEARLY BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES, WINTER GEAR, AND OCCASIONAL GIFT CARDS WERE ALSO GIVEN TO THOSE IN NEED. ONLY AS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, CES PROVIDES GAS AND BUS CARDS OR BUS TOKENS FOR A CLIENT TO GET TO WORK AND SOME UTILITY ASSISTANCE, SPECIFICALLY FOR WATER, AND TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND MONETARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. IF CES IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SERVICE, WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF OTHER RESOURCES/ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP THAT PERSON'S SPECIFIC NEED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, OVER 3,172 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES RECEIVED ABOUT $21,440 IN AID AND OVER 1,900 REFERRALS WERE MADE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR ADDITIONAL SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT ALL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AND MAKE A POINT OF INTERFACING WITH CLIENTS ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK, IDEAS, AND SUGGESTIONS. AS PART OF OUR MISSION - BUILDING COMMUNITY - WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP), WHICH PROVIDES GOVERNMENT COMMODITIES AND THE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SENIORS (NAPS), PROVIDING FOOD BOXES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND FOOD BANK FOR THOSE OVER 60. ANI-MEALS, A SEPARATE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, ENSURED THAT OUR SENIOR COMPANIONS HAD THE SAME ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND CARE. FOR MANY OF THESE HOMEBOUND CLIENTS, A PET PROVIDES VIAL COMPANIONSHIP, BUT MANY CLIENTS SHARED THEIR FOOD WITH THEIR PETS AS THEY STRUGGLED TO MAKE ENDS MEET. ANI-MEALS SERVED OUR NEIGHBORS BOTH WITH TWO LEGS AND FOUR. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, CES ANI-MEALS PROVIDED PET FOOD, VETERINARY CARE, MEDICATIONS, SUPPLIES, ETC. SO OUR ISOLATED CLIENTS COULD CARE FOR A COMPANION PET. ANI-MEALS SERVED 136 PETS OF 70 SENIORS. OUR MOTTO "FEEDING PETS, FEEDING HEARTS." JAMIE DOLYNCHUK JOINED CES IN FALL 2023 AS OUR NEW PRESIDENT. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MR. DOLYNCHUK AND OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CES IS BUILDING A BOLD VISION FOR HOW WE CAN DEEPEN AND EXPAND OUR IMPACT FOR OUR LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE PHILLIPS COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. THE PHILLIPS-MIDTOWN COMMUNITY HAS LONG BEEN A GATEWAY TO NEWLY ARRIVING IMMIGRANTS - MANY WHO HAVE A PERIOD OF FOOD INSECURITY. CES SEES GREAT PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY IN WELCOMING AND SERVING THESE NEW MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. TO MEET THE DIVERSE AND UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS, CES OFFERS PROGRAM MODELS THAT ARE GEARED TOWARDS DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND PROVIDES CULTURALLY FAMILIAR AND CULTURALLY UNIVERSAL FOODS, MULTILINGUAL SIGNAGE AND WEBSITE, AND MULTILINGUAL TRANSLATION VIA STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. 21440 21440 2312764 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 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 7 0 1 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X BOB REMAKEL 6128701125 1900 11TH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55404 RICHARD WISLAND CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES DOLYNCHUK PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 69557 0 0 KATIE SCHOEPPNER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUE MULKERN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KARIN VUKICH SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB REMAKEL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHUCK UPCRAFT MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PFLUM MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KANDE NGALAMULUME MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN WOHLRABE MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KITTY YANCEY MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PASTOR KORLA MASTERS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE LLOYD FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 35757 0 0 105314 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26998 19500 1957373 716871 2003871 MEAL REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 600014 600014 600014 38389 38389 3663 -3663 -3663 -3663 0 26998 0 0 2638611 596351 0 38389 1242788 1242788 92653 52303 22607 17743 897886 506855 219095 171936 8534 4192 3075 1267 79147 44304 19719 15124 106072 26173 69565 10334 114060 28139 74805 11116 2801 70 281 2450 82279 42057 888 39334 47035 20301 5086 21648 96518 96364 77 77 734 734 86966 86966 36138 35277 861 HEALTH AND LIFE INSURAN 123618 62637 34744 26237 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 24304 24304 COMMUNITY SERVICE 18340 18340 MISCELLANEOUS 15776 10037 5456 283 24527 11657 6233 6637 3100176 2312764 463226 324186 666507 110321 784506 841832 66581 123058 38181 48184 17512 30207 1358924 627292 790160 731632 116925 17715 2480372 1902949 137541 122444 121254 18084 258795 140528 X 2201577 1762421 20000 0 2221577 1762421 2480372 1902949 -461565 2409 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2392228 2676290 1960218 2726287 2003871 11758894 2392228 2676290 1960218 2726287 2003871 11758894 11758894 4861 5809 5014 19382 38389 73455 11832349 0.99380 0.79140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 73603 73603 922501 367614 554887 183616 143370 40246 179204 116308 62896 731632 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY 18084 18084 X 2644683 2409 3663 6072 2638611 0 2638611 3103839 3663 3663 3100176 0 3100176 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS A RESULT, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAX. THEREFORE NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS THAT MATERIALLY IMPACT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR RELATED DISCLOSURES. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL INFORMATIONAL RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON SALE OF ASSET MUSIC FOR FOOD 26998 26998 26998 26998 1 FOOD DISTRIBUTED TO INDIVIDUALS 128698 1221348 FMV OR INDUSTRY STANDARD VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS CLIENT ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS 3172 21440 FMV OR INDUSTRY STANDARD CLIENT ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SCHEDULE I PART III GRANTS ARE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SOME MONTHLY WHILE OTHERS ONCE A YEAR AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCIAL DEPARMENT. DOCUMENTATION IS KEPT FOR INCOMING NON-CASH FOOD DONATIONS WITH REGULAR IN HOUSE WORKBOOKS TO DOCUMENT INCOMING AND OUTGOING DISTRIBUTION. AS CASH DISBURSEMENTS ARE RECEIVED, THEY ARE COMPARED TO THE GRANT APPLICATION AND THE AREA OF FUNDING REQUESTED BY THE DONOR FOR COMPLIANCE. RECORDS ARE KEPT TO ENSURE CORRECT DOCUMENT EXPENDITURES WITH REGULAR MONITORING, WHICH MAY INCLUDE REPORTS AND SITE VISITS. FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH NUMEROUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE CES FOOD SHELF, HOME DELIVERY OF GROCERIES TO SHUT-IN'S, EAST AFRICAN FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERY OF MEALS TO SENIORS AND HANDICAPPED. CLIENT ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS INCLUDES DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR THE FOLLOWING: HOUSING AID, UTILITY BILLS, TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND OTHER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. ALL THESE ARE DISTRIBUTED AFTER AN INTERVIEW PROCESS TO DETERMINE NEED AND PAID DIRECTLY TO THE VENDOR WITH RECORD OF VERIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES. THE FASTER ACCOUNT IS A GRANT FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF SPECIAL NEEDS FOR INDIVIDUALS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIKE LLOYD FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 34423 0 0 0 1334 0 0 0 0 0 35757 0 0 0 X 12346 ESTIMATED FMV X 524 704525 VALUE PER POUND 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE (CES) IS ON THE FRONTLINES OF STRENGTHENING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND EQUIPPING LOW-INCOME ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS TO MOVE BEYOND CRISIS TO ATTAIN OR MAINTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND STABILITY BY PROVIDING HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOODS; EMERGENCY MATERIAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; ASSESSMENT AND REFERRALS TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; AND SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH A LISTENING AND CARING EAR, DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS AND SPECIAL TIMES OF PRAYER IF REQUESTED. CES EXECUTED ITS MISSION DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024 (FY 24), APRIL 1, 2023-MARCH 31, 2024, WITH OVER 130,350 CLIENT NEIGHBORS, A 13% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, TO THOSE LIVING IN THE PHILLIPS COMMUNITY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH, DOWNTOWN AND NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. THERE WAS ALMOST 622,800 POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED (EQUIVALENT TO OVER 519,000 HEALTHY MEALS) TO ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS ENDEAVOR TOOK ABOUT 5,325 VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST THE FOOD SHELF PROGRAMS, EQUALING ALMOST 12,600 HOURS OF SERVICE, AN INCREASE OF OVER 11% SINCE LAST YEAR. HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ILLNESSES THROUGH OUR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM WERE SERVED ALMOST 87,650 NOURISHING, PREPARED MEALS, ALONG WITH MUCH NEEDED SOCIALIZATION AND SMILES. OF THESE MEALS 30% OF OUR NEIGHBORS RECEIVED HOT MEALS AND 70% RECEIVED FROZEN MEALS. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FACED BY CES. INFLATION IS UP, DONATIONS ARE DOWN, AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE YET TO FULLY RETURN AFTER THE PANDEMIC. ACROSS MINNESOTA, HUNGER HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC. IN FACT, ANNUAL FOOD SHELF VISITS IN MN HAVE INCREASED FROM 3.6 MILLION IN 2019 TO 7.5 MILLION IN 2023 (A 110% INCREASE IN FOUR YEARS). WE ARE FEELING THESE TRENDS DEEPLY AT CES AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A 91% INCREASE IN VISITS FROM 2019 TO CURRENT, AND WE DO NOT SEE DEMAND SLOWING IN 2024. CES REACHED A DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY AS APPROXIMATELY 87% SELF-IDENTIFIED AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR A PERSON OF COLOR, NEARLY 5% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR PRIOR. MORE SPECIFICALLY, 47% SELF-IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC/LATINO/LATINA AND 12% AS EAST/WEST AFRICAN. IN THE FOOD SHELF PROGRAM, 37% OF CLIENTS WERE CHILDREN, 54% ADULTS, AND 9% SENIORS, WHILE IN THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, 30% WERE ADULTS AND 70% WERE SENIORS. CES ADAPTED TO THIS CHANGE BY OFFERING PROGRAM MODELS THAT WERE GEARED TOWARDS DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND PROVIDED MORE CULTURALLY FAMILIAR AND CULTURALLY UNIVERSAL FOODS, MULTILINGUAL SIGNAGE, AND MULTILINGUAL TRANSLATION VIA STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. WE STRIVE TO SERVE ALL OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED, AS CHRIST WOULD HAVE US DO, WITHOUT DISTENTION OR TEST. WE INVITE SUPPORT FROM VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS AND ARE OPEN TO COLLABORATING WITH OTHER AGENCIES, REGARDLESS OF RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. WE RESPECT THE DIGNITY OF EACH PERSON. WE ARE SERVANTS. WE ARE STEWARDS. WE ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS. CES IS WORKING TO DECREASE FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER FOR OUR LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORS - MANY WHO ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND HAVE MYRIAD BARRIERS TO OBTAINING FOOD - BY INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY CONNECTED FOODS VIA OUR SUITE OF HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAMS AND BY CONNECTING CLIENTS WITH OTHER RESOURCES THAT WILL SUPPORT THEIR STABILITY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A GUIDED BY OUR 2018-2021 STRATEGIC PLAN, CES CONTINUED TO MAKE MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS AND OUR NEIGHBORS A PRIORITY. DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHILE WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING, IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT MANY OF OUR HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS BECAME MORE ISOLATED. WITH LITTLE CONTACT WITH VOLUNTEERS, THIS ISOLATION INCREASED AND COMPOUNDED. AS A RESULT, TELECARE WAS CREATED. AS WE ENTERED OUR FY 24, OUR TELECARE INITIATIVE CONTINUED TO MAKE REGULAR PHONE CALLS TO OUR HOMEBOUND AND ISOLATED MEALS ON WHEELS AND HOME DELIVERY CLIENTS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY SOCIALIZATION OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH THESE CONVERSATIONS, THE VOLUNTEERS GATHERED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AND CONNECTED THEM WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT WILL EQUIP THEM TO CONTINUE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. AS PART OF OUR MISSION - BUILDING COMMUNITY - CES CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP), WHICH PROVIDED GOVERNMENT COMMODITIES, AND THE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SENIORS (NAPS), WHICH PROVIDED FOOD BOXES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND FOOD BANK FOR THOSE OVER 60. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF WERE AVAILABLE AT ALL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AND MADE A POINT OF INTERFACING WITH CLIENTS ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK, IDEAS, AND SUGGESTIONS. FOR INSTANCE, EACH MONTH OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM COORDINATOR CONNECTED WITH PARTICIPANTS TO ENSURE THEIR NEEDS FOR CULTURALLY OR DIETARY SPECIFIC FOODS WERE FULFILLED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 J. PAUL CARLSON & KATIE SCHOEPPNER - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE PASTOR OF AUGUSTANA LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVES AS A NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD, AND AUGUSTANA LUTHERAN CHURCH HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT ONE VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD WILL BE PROVIDED A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING THE REPORT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD TO DISCHARGE HIS OR HER DUTIES AS A DIRECTOR IN GOOD FAITH, IN A MANNER THE PERSON REASONABLE BELIEVES TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND WITH THE CARE AN ORDINARILY PRUDENT PERSON IN A LIKE POSITION WOULD EXERCISE UNDER SIMILAR CIRUMSTANCES. A CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION BETWEEN THIS ORGANIZATION AND ONE OR MORE OF ITS DIRECTORS, OR BETWEEN THIS ORGANIZATION AND AN ORGANIZATION IN OR OF WHICH ONE OR MORE OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS ARE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OR HAVE A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST, IS NOT VOID OR VOIDABLE BECAUSE THE DIRECTOR OR DIRECTORS OR THE OTHER ORGANIZATION ARE PARTIES OR BECAUSE THE DIRECTOR OR DIRECTORS ARE PRESENT AT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR A COMMITTEE AT WHICH THE CONTRACT OR TANSACTION IS AUTHORIZED, APPROVED OR RATIFIED, IF: A. THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION WAS, AND THE PERSONAL ASSERTING THE VALIDITY OF THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION SUSTAINS THE BURDEN OF ESTABLISHING THAT THE CONTRACT WAS, FAIR AND REASONABLE AS TO THE ORGAINZATION AT THE TIME IT WAS AUTHORIZED, APPROVED OR RATIFIED; OR B. THE MATERIAL FACTS AS TO THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION AND AS TO THE DIRECTOR'S OR DIRECTORS' INTEREST ARE FULLY DISCLOSED OR MADE KNOWN TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, AND THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE AUTHORIZES, APPROVES OR RATIFIES THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION IN GOOD FAITH BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, NOT COUNTING THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR OR DIRECTORS IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AND SHALL NOT VOTE. ALL PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS SALARY LEVELS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DETERMINED BY EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND AN INFORMAL ANALYSIS OF WAGES OFFERED BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS, MAKES ADJUSTMENTS IF NECESSARY AND RECOMMENDS A FINAL LEVEL LIST FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVAL. THE BOARD REVIEWS WAGES AS PART OF THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.