2025-11-17T10:13:47-05:00 2024-12-31 431260512 GERDING KORTE & CHITWOOD PC CPA'S 20 SOUTH FIFTH STREET COLUMBIA MO 65201 990 2024-01-01 431483863 TRUE NORTH OF COLUMBIA INC TRUE 5738750503 P O BOX 1367 COLUMBIA MO 65205 JENNIFER GRAVES HICKAM DIRECTOR OF GRANTS 5738750503 2025-11-14 false AMY L WATSON P01362636 5734491599 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHELE SNODDERLEY PO BOX 1367 COLUMBIA MO 65205 2515324 false X TRUENORTHOFCOLUMBIA.ORG X 1987 TO EMPOWER ALL TO CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SAFETY, SHELTER, EDUCATION, AND TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY INTIMATE DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, STALKING AND SEX TRAFFICKING. 15 15 55 107 0 2262992 2385523 0 22509 27966 8660 24602 2294161 2438091 168965 192679 0 1381640 1422044 0 144913 370382 421412 1920987 2036135 373174 401956 3549609 4335212 57723 441370 3491886 3893842 X TO EMPOWER ALL TO CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SAFETY, SHELTER, EDUCATION, AND TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY INTIMATE DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, STALKING AND SEX TRAFFICKING. false false 1167550 80097 IN 2024, THE TRUE NORTH EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVED 266 RESIDENTS, INCLUDING 155 WOMEN, 107 CHILDREN, 3 MEN, AND 1 NON-CONFORMING OR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUAL, PROVIDING OVER 6,180 NIGHTS OF EMERGENCY SHELTER AND 10,436 SUPPORTIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR FAMILIES WAS 23 DAYS. SERVICES INCLUDED COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT EDUCATION, SAFETY PLANNING, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, COURT AND HOSPITAL ADVOCACY, PARENTING SESSIONS, INDIVIDUAL CHILD SESSIONS, ASSISTANCE WITH EX PARTE ORDERS OF PROTECTION, SUPPORT GROUPS INCLUDING LIFE SKILLS SESSIONS, AND VICTIM ADVOCACY. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE EMERGENCY SHELTER IS TO KEEP VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SAFE BY PROVIDING A SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL RESIDENCE AND ENSURING THAT EVERY RESIDENT LEAVES THE PROGRAM SAFER THAN WHEN THEY ARRIVED. RESIDENT DESTINATIONS OFTEN INDICATE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. IN 2024, 33.84% OF THOSE EXITING THE SHELTER TRANSITIONED TO SAFE, PERMANENT HOUSING OR EXTENDED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OF TWO YEARS OR MORE, 52.10% MOVED TO SAFE, TEMPORARY LOCATIONS, AND 4.69% RETURNED TO UNSAFE SITUATIONS. AMONG RESIDENTS COMPLETING EXIT INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS, 88.37% REPORTED PROGRESS TOWARD SAFETY GOALS, 62.79% REPORTED PROGRESS TOWARD HOUSING GOALS, 71.43% REPORTED PROGRESS ON LEGAL GOALS, 78.38% REPORTED PROGRESS IN BUILDING SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND 84.21% REPORTED PROGRESS IN UTILIZING COMMUNITY RESOURCES. ADDITIONALLY, 96.55% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED FEELING MORE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE, AND 89.36% REPORTED THAT THEIR CHILDREN NOW HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT HOME. 112563 112489 IN 2024, TRUE NORTH'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM SERVED 16 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 15 WOMEN, 17 CHILDREN, AND 1 MAN, PROVIDING 5,388 NIGHTS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND 546 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, HOUSING ADVOCACY, COUNSELING, COURT-RELATED ASSISTANCE, INDIVIDUAL CHILD SESSIONS, CHILD CARE, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR FAMILIES WAS 163 DAYS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE STABLE HOUSING WHILE REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO SURVIVOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN 2024, SEVEN FAMILIES EXITED THE PROGRAM, WITH ALL BUT ONE TRANSITIONING IN PLACE TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE, PERMANENT HOUSING, AND 100% OF THESE FAMILIES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. THREE NEW FAMILIES ENTERED THE PROGRAM AND OBTAINED SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH RENT AND UTILITIES SUBSIDIZED BY TRUE NORTH THROUGH A DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OFFICE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GRANT, AND THEY ALSO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE WITH SECURITY DEPOSITS FROM OTHER AGENCY RESOURCES. PARTICIPANTS WERE OFFERED COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WITH ALL PARTICIPANTS OPTING TO RECEIVE VOLUNTARY ONGOING SUPPORT. TRUE NORTH CONTINUES TO WITNESS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN PARTICIPANTS' SELF-ESTEEM AND RESILIENCY DESPITE PAST TRAUMA AND MULTIPLE BARRIERS. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION THREE YEARS AGO, 88.2% OF PROGRAM GRADUATES HAVE REMAINED STABLY HOUSED FOR OVER ONE YEAR. AT PROGRAM EXIT, 100% OF PARTICIPANTS MET AT LEAST 50% OF THEIR GOALS, AND 84% MET 75% OR MORE OF THEIR GOALS. 523488 93 IN 2024, TRUE NORTH'S NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PROGRAM SERVED 535 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, PROVIDING OVER 5,910 SUPPORTIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDED INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, CRISIS INTERVENTION, CASE MANAGEMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT EDUCATION, SAFETY PLANNING, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, COURT AND HOSPITAL ADVOCACY, PARENTING SESSIONS, CHILD EDUCATION SESSIONS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH EX PARTE AND FULL ORDERS OF PROTECTION. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES IS TO EMPOWER VICTIMS THROUGH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. AMONG PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING EXIT INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS IN 2024, 85.71% REPORTED PROGRESS TOWARD SAFETY GOALS, 100% REPORTED PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING EMOTIONAL NEEDS, 83.33% REPORTED PROGRESS ON LEGAL GOALS, 100% REPORTED PROGRESS IN BUILDING SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND 100% REPORTED PROGRESS IN UTILIZING COMMUNITY RESOURCES. ADDITIONALLY, 96.67% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED FEELING MORE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE, AND 96.67% REPORTED A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AS A RESULT OF THE SERVICES RECEIVED. TRUE NORTH'S OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN CHANGING ATTITUDES AND PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. 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ALL REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AS REQUIRED BY THE PROGRAMS. SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV THE NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS REPORTED FOR AID TO INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES RECEIVING ASSISTANCE THROUGH EACH PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR 2024 WERE 5,717 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN 2024, THE TRUE NORTH EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVED 266 RESIDENTS, INCLUDING 155 WOMEN, 107 CHILDREN, 3 MEN, AND 1 NON-CONFORMING OR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUAL, PROVIDING OVER 6,180 NIGHTS OF EMERGENCY SHELTER AND 10,436 SUPPORTIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR FAMILIES WAS 23 DAYS. SERVICES INCLUDED COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT EDUCATION, SAFETY PLANNING, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, COURT AND HOSPITAL ADVOCACY, PARENTING SESSIONS, INDIVIDUAL CHILD SESSIONS, ASSISTANCE WITH EX PARTE ORDERS OF PROTECTION, SUPPORT GROUPS INCLUDING LIFE SKILLS SESSIONS, AND VICTIM ADVOCACY. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE EMERGENCY SHELTER IS TO KEEP VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SAFE BY PROVIDING A SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL RESIDENCE AND ENSURING THAT EVERY RESIDENT LEAVES THE PROGRAM SAFER THAN WHEN THEY ARRIVED. RESIDENT DESTINATIONS OFTEN INDICATE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. IN 2024, 33.84% OF THOSE EXITING THE SHELTER TRANSITIONED TO SAFE, PERMANENT HOUSING OR EXTENDED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OF TWO YEARS OR MORE, 52.10% MOVED TO SAFE, TEMPORARY LOCATIONS, AND 4.69% RETURNED TO UNSAFE SITUATIONS. AMONG RESIDENTS COMPLETING EXIT INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS, 88.37% REPORTED PROGRESS TOWARD SAFETY GOALS, 62.79% REPORTED PROGRESS TOWARD HOUSING GOALS, 71.43% REPORTED PROGRESS ON LEGAL GOALS, 78.38% REPORTED PROGRESS IN BUILDING SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND 84.21% REPORTED PROGRESS IN UTILIZING COMMUNITY RESOURCES. ADDITIONALLY, 96.55% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED FEELING MORE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE, AND 89.36% REPORTED THAT THEIR CHILDREN NOW HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT HOME. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B IN 2024, TRUE NORTH'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM SERVED 16 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 15 WOMEN, 17 CHILDREN, AND 1 MAN, PROVIDING 5,388 NIGHTS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND 546 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, HOUSING ADVOCACY, COUNSELING, COURT-RELATED ASSISTANCE, INDIVIDUAL CHILD SESSIONS, CHILD CARE, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR FAMILIES WAS 163 DAYS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE STABLE HOUSING WHILE REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO SURVIVOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN 2024, SEVEN FAMILIES EXITED THE PROGRAM, WITH ALL BUT ONE TRANSITIONING IN PLACE TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE, PERMANENT HOUSING, AND 100% OF THESE FAMILIES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. THREE NEW FAMILIES ENTERED THE PROGRAM AND OBTAINED SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH RENT AND UTILITIES SUBSIDIZED BY TRUE NORTH THROUGH A DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OFFICE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GRANT, AND THEY ALSO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE WITH SECURITY DEPOSITS FROM OTHER AGENCY RESOURCES. PARTICIPANTS WERE OFFERED COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WITH ALL PARTICIPANTS OPTING TO RECEIVE VOLUNTARY ONGOING SUPPORT. TRUE NORTH CONTINUES TO WITNESS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN PARTICIPANTS' SELF-ESTEEM AND RESILIENCY DESPITE PAST TRAUMA AND MULTIPLE BARRIERS. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION THREE YEARS AGO, 88.2% OF PROGRAM GRADUATES HAVE REMAINED STABLY HOUSED FOR OVER ONE YEAR. AT PROGRAM EXIT, 100% OF PARTICIPANTS MET AT LEAST 50% OF THEIR GOALS, AND 84% MET 75% OR MORE OF THEIR GOALS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C IN 2024, TRUE NORTH'S NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PROGRAM SERVED 535 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, PROVIDING OVER 5,910 SUPPORTIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDED INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, CRISIS INTERVENTION, CASE MANAGEMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT EDUCATION, SAFETY PLANNING, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, COURT AND HOSPITAL ADVOCACY, PARENTING SESSIONS, CHILD EDUCATION SESSIONS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH EX PARTE AND FULL ORDERS OF PROTECTION. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES IS TO EMPOWER VICTIMS THROUGH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. AMONG PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING EXIT INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS IN 2024, 85.71% REPORTED PROGRESS TOWARD SAFETY GOALS, 100% REPORTED PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING EMOTIONAL NEEDS, 83.33% REPORTED PROGRESS ON LEGAL GOALS, 100% REPORTED PROGRESS IN BUILDING SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND 100% REPORTED PROGRESS IN UTILIZING COMMUNITY RESOURCES. ADDITIONALLY, 96.67% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED FEELING MORE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE, AND 96.67% REPORTED A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AS A RESULT OF THE SERVICES RECEIVED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D TRUE NORTH'S OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN CHANGING ATTITUDES AND PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN 2024, TRUE NORTH STAFF FACILITATED 47 PRESENTATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, STUDENTS, MEDICAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER AGENCIES, REACHING OVER 3,610 INDIVIDUALS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE COMPLETED 990 IS SCANNED EACH YEAR AND EMAILED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS DOCUMENT ARE DISCUSSED DURING THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DURING THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING IN MAY, EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS, UPDATES, AND SIGNS CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES. IF A BOARD MEMBER IS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES ARE MAILED TO THEM FOR UPDATES AND SIGNATURE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A CONTRACT NEGOTIATION IS PERFORMED BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES COMPENSATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIRECT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 37,641 RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 39,592 DIRECT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE -37,641 RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE -39,592