MIDLAND EMPIRE RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: MIDLAND EMPIRE RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT (EIN 43-1667582)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-04-03
IRS object ID: 202510939349300431
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule N
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-04-03T11:11:12-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4334 MUNSON STREET SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	CANTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	44718	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	431667582	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MIDLAND EMPIRE RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	LIVING INC (MERIL)	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MIDL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8162798558	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4420 SOUTH 40TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT JOSEPH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64503	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIE EDLUND	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8162798558	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-03-20	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER COLEMAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00743188	PTIN
Phone	3304972000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-03-11	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Final Return	Yes (X)	FinalReturnInd
Principal Officer	JULIE EDLUND	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4420 SOUTH 40TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT JOSEPH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64503	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,462,924	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MERIL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1994	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS THE ELIMINATION OF PHYSICAL, ATTITUDINAL AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SO THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS, WITH OUR WITHOUT A DISABILITY, ARE FREE TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS THEY CHOOSE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Contract Termination	Yes (X)	ContractTerminationInd
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	65	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	13	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$283,917	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$285,944	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,832,749	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,231,886	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$330,902	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,370,427	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,150	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,911	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,788,914	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,891,168	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$14,439	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,923,002	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,192,339	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$850,987	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,531,253	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,344,500	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,738,031	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,118,489	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$50,883	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,227,321	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,441,618	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$0	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$214,297	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,227,321	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS THE ELIMINATION OF PHYSICAL, ATTITUDINAL AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILIITIES SO THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS, WITH OR WITHOUT A DISABILITY, ARE FREE TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS THEY CHOOSE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (1)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,033,985	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$3,918,152	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,748,245	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONSUMER DIRECTED SERVICES THAT ALLOW FOR THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO LIVE IN A NURSING HOME OR OTHER INSTITUTIONAL SETTING. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES THAT ASSISTS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO GAIN INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ADVOCACY, TRAINING, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. INDIVIDUALS ALSO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE MATERIALS OR IMPROVE CONDITIONS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO BE LESS DEPENDENT UPON OTHERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$386,799	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,922	GrantAmt
Revenue	$462,594	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE IN-HOME PROGRAM ALLOWS MERIL'S LICENSED NURSES TO HELP WITH MEDICATION SETUPS, DIABETIC NAIL CARE, SKIN MONITORING, AND VITAL SIGN CHECKS. MERIL'S TRAINED PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS (PCAS) ASSIST PARTICIPANTS WITH PERSONAL CARE TASKS, SUCH AS COOKING, CLEANING, SHOPPING, AND BATHING.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$194,489	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,929	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,122	RevenueAmt
Desc	INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND PARTICIPATE AS THEY CHOOSE IN THE COMMUNITY. CLIENTS DO THIS BY ACCESSING ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE CORE SERVICES: ADVOCACY, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, PEER SUPPORT, AND TRANSITION SERVICES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$16,951	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$18,925	RevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$16,951	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$18,925	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$6,632,224	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	Yes (1)	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	65	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LIFE UNLIMITED	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8164743026	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	320 ARMOUR RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64116	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
EMILY BRAVO
CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KELLY NAROWSKI
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS FAGAN
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATIE CAROLUS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL MCCAMMON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KLECI MOSS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENTON RANDOLPH
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIM WRIGHT
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT HONAN
CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$10,904	$0	$0
DEANN YOUNG
INTERIM CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$17,723	$0	$738

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$28,627	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$738	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LIFE UNLIMITED INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	320 ARMOUR RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64116	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MANAGEMENT SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$140,364	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$285,069	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$875	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$285,944	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PCA MEDICAID	621610	$2,748,245	$2,748,245
IN HOME SERVICES	621610	$462,594	$462,594
MONEY FOLLOWS PERSON	621610	$10,613	$10,613
ABI INCOME	621610	$8,312	$8,312
MISSOURI ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY	621610	$2,122	$2,122

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,231,886	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$23,896	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$23,896	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,625	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,625	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,625	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,625	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$1,918,287	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$571,756	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$1,346,531	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,346,531	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,346,531	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$286	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$286	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$286	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,891,168	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,231,886	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,373,338	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,912,660	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,912,660	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,342	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,342	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$633,191	TotalAmt
Program Services	$602,562	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,629	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,827	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,631	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$196	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$154,542	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138,630	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,912	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,427	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,141	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,286	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$249,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,183	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$224,778	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,623	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,754	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,869	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,277	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,277	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,291	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,795	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,496	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,584	TotalAmt
Program Services	$217	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,367	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,167	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,678	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,489	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,429	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,030	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,399	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,307	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,855	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50,452	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,896	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,896	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,388	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,774	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,614	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,946	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,430	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,516	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,224	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,482	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,742	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PCA SERVICES	$1,801,167	$1,801,167
SMH SERVICES	$13,588	$13,588
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$1,808	$565	$1,243
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$1,784	$1,784

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,118,489	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,632,224	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$486,265	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,444,615	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$385,048	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$593,702	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,441,618	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$214,297	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$214,297	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,211,321	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,227,321	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,441,618	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,227,321	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$26,299	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$538,448	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$260,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$283,917	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$285,944	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,395,573	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$26,299	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$538,448	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$260,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$283,917	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$285,944	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,395,573	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$1,395,573	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,150	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,650	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,764	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,150	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$26,521	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$78,235	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,752	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$286	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,192	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,491,000	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$16,641,400	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.93600	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.95430	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$2,277	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$2,277	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH 18 OTHER CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING ACROSS THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO HIRE A THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT WHICH ADVOCATES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING APPROPRIATION BILLS WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,891,168	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,891,168	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,891,168	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,118,489	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,118,489	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,118,489	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS A QUALIFIED NONPROFIT AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES IS PRESENTED. IN ADDITION, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 509(A)(1). THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE STANDARD FOR EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED NO LIABILITY SHOULD BE RECORDED FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LIFE UNLIMITED INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	320 ARMOUR RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64116	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	431237483	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$1,928,611	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$1,984,049	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	FMV	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	RECEIVABLES, PROPERTY, NET OF LIABILITIES	NonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of Grant	MERGING OF OPERATIONS	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	CONSUMER ASSISTANCE FUND	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	37	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$10,342	CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method Used	FMV	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS THE NEEDS AND DISABILITIES OF ITS CLIENTS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS BASED ON THEIR NEEDS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule N IRS990ScheduleN

Liquidation Of Assets Table LiquidationOfAssetsTableGrp

Liquidation Of Assets Detail LiquidationOfAssetsDetail (3 entries)

Assets Distri Or Expnss PaidAssetsDistriOrExpnssPaidDesc	DistributionDistributionDt	Fair Market Value Of AssetFairMarketValueOfAssetAmt	Method Of FMV DeterminationMethodOfFMVDeterminationTxt	EINEIN	Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	IRC SectionIRCSectionTxt
LIFE UNLIMITED INC
CASH	2024-04-12	$1,928,611	BOOK VALUE	431237483	320 ARMOUR RD	NORTH KANSAS CITY	MO	64116	501(C)(3)
LIFE UNLIMITED INC
NET ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND PAYABLES	2024-04-12	$65,762	BOOK VALUE	431237483	320 ARMOUR RD	NORTH KANSAS CITY	MO	64116	501(C)(3)
LIFE UNLIMITED INC
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	2024-04-12	$1,918,287	APPRAISAL	431237483	320 ARMOUR RD	NORTH KANSAS CITY	MO	64116	501(C)(3)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Director Of Successor	Yes (1)	DirectorOfSuccessorInd
Employee Of Successor	0	EmployeeOfSuccessorInd
Owner Of Successor	0	OwnerOfSuccessorInd
Receive Compensation	0	ReceiveCompensationInd
Assets Distributed	Yes (1)	AssetsDistributedInd
Required To Notify AG	Yes (1)	RequiredToNotifyAGInd
Attorney General Notified	Yes (1)	AttorneyGeneralNotifiedInd
Liabilities Paid	Yes (1)	LiabilitiesPaidInd
Bonds Outstanding	0	BondsOutstandingInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2E:	PERSON(S) INVOLVED: EMILY BRAVO AND KELLY NAROWSKI
PART I, LINE 2E:	EXPLANATION OF INVOLVEMENT: BOARD MEMBERS OF MERIL WHICH JOINED THE BOARD OF LIFE UNLIMITED UPON MERGER TO CONTINUE REPRESENTATION OF SERVICE AREA

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3	EFFECTIVE APRIL 12, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO A BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT WITH LIFE UNLIMITED, INC., A NONPROFIT LOCATED IN NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI THAT OFFERS SIMILAR SERVICES AS THE ORGANIZATION. LIFE UNLIMITED, INC. ASSUMED CONTROL OF ALL OF THE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 12, 2024. PER THE AGREEMENT, ALL PROPERTY RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, LEASES, AND PATENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE TO BECOME THE PROPERTY OF LIFE UNLIMITED, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENTERED INTO A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH LIFE UNLMITED, INC. TO PROIVDE EXPERTISE IN THE OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, AND IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR REVIEW. THEN THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	VOTING BOARD MEMBERS MUST ANNUALLY DISCLOSE THEIR INVOLEMENTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, VENDORS OR ANY OTHER ASSOCIATIONS THAT MIGHT PRODUCE A CONFLICT. A BOARD MEMBER MUST EXCLUDE THEMSELF FROM ANY DELIBERATION OR VOTING ON AN ISSUE ABOUT WHICH HE OR SHE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THERE IS NO SELF-DEALING OR ANY CONDUCT OF PRIVATE BUSINESS OR PERSONAL SERVICES BETWEEN ANY BOARD MEMBER AND THE ORGANIZATION EXCEPT IF PROVIDED AS A DONATION ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY REVIEWS THE CEO'S SALARY AND BENEFITS ANNUALLY. THE BOARD DOCUMENTS THE PROCESS IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.