2025-10-06T11:44:16-07:00 2024-12-31 752593210 Sutton Frost Cary LLP 200 E Front St Suite 200 Arlington TX 76011 990 2024-01-01 752077719 OUR FRIENDS PLACE OURF 2145206268 6500 Greenville Avenue Suite 620 DALLAS TX 75206 HELENA BANKS CEO 2025-10-06 true true Carroll Elizabeth Arnott P01965628 8176498083 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z HELENA BANKS 1136178 false X WWW.OURFRIENDSPLACE.ORG X 1985 TX Our Friends Place is dedicated to helping young women break the generational cycles of abuse, neglect, poverty and homelessness through empowering self-reliance and independence. 22 21 14 700 0 1489134 999693 14026 17867 26172 26925 -122302 -94359 1407030 950126 0 0 765088 850248 0 180005 510351 534343 1275439 1384591 131591 -434465 3459705 2957832 276961 209553 3182744 2748279 Our Friends Place is dedicated to helping young women break the generational cycles of abuse, neglect, poverty and homelessness through empowering self-reliance and independence. false false 1109237 17867 Our Friends Places mission is to break the generational cycles of abuse, neglect, poverty, and homelessness through empowering self-reliance and independence. Our Friends Place programs emphasize empowerment, not entitlement, and guiding young women along a healthy path by stressing the importance of education, career planning, financial literacy, and self-reliance. Our Friends Place continuum of care serves homeless young women in our Transitional Living Center Program, at-risk youth, and their adult allies in our SOAR to Success homeless prevention program and continues engaging alumni after they graduate from our programs.Our Friends Place serves about 40 young women annually through two apartment-style Transitional Living Centers located in Old East Dallas. One center is in a historic neighborhood and Our Friends Place has been awarded for its care of the building by Preservation Dallas. The second center opened the doors to its first young woman in late 2015. Both homes are fully paid for and debt-free. Both deliver the same Transitional Living Center programwhich received a 2011 Award of Excellence from the Center for Nonprofit Managementwith a life skills curriculum and intensive case management from staff who live on site.Our Friends Places Transitional Living Center model prepares young women for self-sufficient adulthood. Each center has three client apartments with three bedrooms. A young woman who has experienced trauma is more likely to thrive in her studies and at her job when she has a bedroom to call her own. With her two apartment-mates, a young woman shares a kitchen, bathroom, and living room. As an apartment, all three residents are responsible for cleaning and upkeep of the common areas. Weekly life skills lessons are conducted as a group with all residents from all apartments in the Transitional Living Center and then those skills are practiced throughout the programs. Together, residents learn skills for securing and maintaining a stable job, financial literacy, social-emotional health, and other skills for successful self-sufficiency.The SOAR to Success program, Our Friends Places non-residential homeless prevention program, takes these same life skills into the community and served over 500 youth and their adult allies in 2023. This prevention program primarily focuses on serving young women, but young men and adult allies also benefit from this life skillset. SOAR to Success is a three-part program designed to meet specific needs of young women. The SOAR to Success program is delivered by three full-time employees. All have extensive experience working with youth, one has a Master of Education, and one is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW).In 2024, 38 women participated in the Transitional Living Center (TLC) program. Of those, 68 % of TLC participants successfully exited or stayed in the program, living at a TLC on average for 219 days. This allowed participants to increase their savings, with an average total of $1,781 among residents. Those working averaged a $15.65 hourly wage, compared to Texas minimum wage of $7.25.For young women participating in the SOAR to Success program, achievements are based on their knowledge and ability to use a range of skills for future stability. In 2024, SOAR served 1,162 participants across all modules. SOAR Discovery provided 240 impact hours at six partner locations, SOAR Workshops provided 669 impact hours at 10 partner locations and SOAR Take Flight provided 365 impact hours at 3 locations. 67% of SOAR to Success participants reported gaining four or more connections that can be accessed to improve resources, and 60% reported increased social-emotional health. Also, 76% of youth participants demonstrated motivation and persistence to achieve goals and overcome obstacles.After young women transition into their own apartments, graduate, or leave Our Friends Place (OFP) programs, they are engaged as OFP Alumni in many ways. Some assist with the orientation for young women new to the TLC program, some may return to share their lived experiences with clients after graduating our programs, and an alumna serves on our Board or Directors. Our Friends Place continues to provide resources and guidance to alumni who reach out.Providing a continuum of care that includes case management throughout our programs has positively impacted new, existing, and former clients as they learn to break the generational cycles of abuse, neglect, poverty, and homelessness. 1109237 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true 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 23 0 true 14 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 22 21 true false false false false true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X BOTTOM LINE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 2146497590 3105 125TH STREET LUBBOCK TX 79423 SUE T HESSELTINE-THRU 1024 Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 108167 0 3184 HELENA BANKS-FROM 724 CEO 40.00 0.00 X X 63000 0 0 BARBY CRABTREE Past President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER BENNETT Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHAROLYN D HEADROE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KENNY BRAXTON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WYNEE MCNABB CUNNINGHAM Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSYBELLE GOSSLEE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TALIA FERNANDEZ GRADOS President Elect 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BOBBIE SUE WILLIAMS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN OLSON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 COURNTEY DEAN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY SUSIE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER WILSON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GDAVID MONTEMAYOR Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ALICIA KING Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA RACHEL Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TRICIA BUCHHEIT Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 COURNTEY KUEBLER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BETH WILLIAMS Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JAIMIE SLAGEL President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH POST Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AUTUMN TUTSON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 171167 3184 1 false false false 0 194154 805539 2890 999693 TLC fees 624100 17867 17867 17867 26925 26925 0 210 210 0 0 89859 194154 186052 -96193 -96193 0 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 1624 1624 1624 950126 19491 -69058 0 0 0 0 174351 104611 34870 34870 0 552496 490702 16423 45371 7323 6707 101 515 59983 49411 4216 6356 56095 45998 3927 6170 0 0 0 0 0 0 79840 56315 4069 19456 0 13031 3419 1467 8145 18056 16870 450 736 0 133139 114187 6369 12583 4731 4512 214 5 0 0 0 0 87374 73258 14116 71767 64705 6785 277 MAINTENANCE ,REPAIRS & SECURIT 59266 59266 OTHER 47597 2605 1990 43002 DIRECT CLIENT CARE 14413 14413 TRAINING 2890 2258 352 280 2239 2239 1384591 1109237 95349 180005 89106 185860 1175935 896697 328966 155000 4200 0 0 0 0 0 26886 28379 2742539 1196944 1624814 1545595 0 0 0 0 209798 146301 3459705 2957832 56890 58326 220071 151227 276961 209553 X 2839153 2469779 343591 278500 3182744 2748279 3459705 2957832 -434465 X false true X true false X 1141183 1338756 1364312 1489134 999693 6333078 0 0 1141183 1338756 1364312 1489134 999693 6333078 608790 5724288 233 877 9693 29243 27135 67181 0 315 100 2933 1624 4972 6405231 76595 0.89370 0.88280 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 91949 91949 2395947 1055001 1340946 37430 37430 217213 104513 112700 1545595 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 151227 151227 X 952852 2726 2726 950126 950126 1387317 2726 2726 1384591 1384591 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and has not been classified as a private foundation as defined in the IRC. Income generated from activities unrelated to the Organizations exempt purposes is subject to tax under IRC Section 511. The Organization had no unrelated business income for the years ended December 31, 2024. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income tax. GAAP requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Organizations tax returns and recognition of a tax liability (or asset) if the Organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Organization, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2024, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. false GALA 284013 194154 89859 89859 6480 89713 284013 194154 89859 89859 6480 89713 186052 -96193 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Autumn Tutson, the appointed Alumni Liaison Board member received compensation for photography services provided at Our Friends Place events. This was disclosed and approved at a board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Executive Director and Finance Committee review a draft of the Form 990. The Form 990 is emailed to the board of directors for comment prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy is reviewed and signed by all board members at their new board orientation and it is also reviewed and signed annually by all board members. Therefore, all board members have a current signed copy on file. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a OFP utilizes the DFW Nonprofit Salary and Benefits Survey, which is compiled by the Community Council of Greater Dallas as a guide for typical nonprofit salaries for like positions. With this information, yearly budgets are created by the finance committee, reviewed and approved by the full board of directors yearly. The portion of this process that is formally documented would be the approval of the budget in the Executive Committee and Board Minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. FORM 990, PART VIII INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS The net economic benefit from our fundraising events is calculated as follows:Contributions from fundraising events reported on Part VIII, line 1c $ 194,154Gross income from fundraising events reported on Part VIII, line 8a 89,859Less: Direct costs of events reported on part VIII, Line 8b ( 186,052)Net economic benefit of fundraising events $ 97,961