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SPEAKER SERIES PROGRAMS FEATURED LOCAL, PEDIATRIC PROFESSIONALS GIVING VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS ON VARIOUS CHILDHOOD TOPICS. THE SPEAKER SERIES ADDRESSED TOPICS SUCH AS DISABILITIES, SOCIAL SKILLS AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. PROGRAMS SUCH AS ADDRESSING COVID BEHAVIORS, ACADEMIC ANXIETY AND COPING WITH CANCER, COVID AND OTHER ILLNESSES HELPED FAMILIES STILL TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC AND ITS AFTERMATH. COFFEE AND CHAT IS A SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILIES FACING SIMILAR STRUGGLES THAT IS FACILITATED BY A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL. COFFEE AND CHAT SESSIONS FEATURED DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR INCLUDED TOPICS ON SELF-CARE SUCH AS MUSIC FOR MENTAL HEALTH, PARENTING IN LONELY, RECONNECTING FOR YOURSELF AS WELL AS VARIOUS LGBTQ CAREGIVER SUPPORT TOPICS, AND TOPICS OF INTEREST FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS. INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS HELPED THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK AMERICANS OR LATINX EXPLORE PRESSING ISSUES SUCH AS HEALING FROM THE TRAUMA OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM, BLACK FAMILIES BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS, USE YOUR STORY FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND CONNECT YOUR STORY TO PEOPLE AND ISSUES. TEACH ME TO PLAY WAS BACK IN SESSION DURING THE SPRING OF 2022 AFTER TAKING A HIATUS DURING THE PANDEMIC. THIS POPULAR PROGRAM ALLOWS CHILDREN TO PLAY AND INTERACT WITH PEERS WHILE FAMILIES CAN GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND DISCUSS STRATEGIES WITH AN EARLY INTERVENTION SPECIALIST AND SPEECH- LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST. MUSIC THERAPY & MORE IS A HANDS-ON PROGRAM LED BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPIST. IT IS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN (AGES 0-6 YEARS) WHO ARE STRUGGLING IN AN AREA OF DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHES FAMILIES HOW TO USE MUSIC TO IMPROVE THEIR CHILD'S ACADEMIC, MOTOR, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SKILLS AS WELL AS BEHAVIOR. THIS POPULAR PROGRAM WAS HELD IN- PERSON AT THREE LIBRARY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE 2021-2022 PROGRAM YEAR AND HELD VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM DURING THE WINTER MONTHS FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS WHO WERE NOT YET READY TO ATTEND AN IN-PERSON PROGRAM. CONSULTS HELD DURING THE 2021-2022 PROGRAM YEAR OFFERED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL OPTIONS. A SPEECH AND LANGUAGE CONSULT IN THE FALL ALLOWED FAMILIES TO CONSULT WITH A SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST TO DISCUSS THEIR CONCERNS. IN THE SPRING, A SENSORY CONSULT WAS HELD WHERE FAMILIES CONSULTED WITH A PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST TO DISCUSS SENSORY ISSUES. CONNECTING FOR KIDS OFFERS RESOURCES FOR A NUMBER OF CONCERNS INCLUDING ANXIETY, ATTENTION ISSUES, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, EPILEPSY AND SENSORY ISSUES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HELPS FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY MAKING FRIENDS, STRUGGLING ACADEMICALLY OR FACING A MAJOR LIFE CHANGE SUCH AS PARENTS DIVORCING. RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONNECTING FOR KIDS WEBSITE, WHICH INCLUDES AN ONLINE SERVICE PROVIDER DIRECTORY. MORE THAN 1,700 FAMILIES CONNECT ANY TIME THROUGH FIVE MODERATED FACEBOOK GROUPS. IN JANUARY 2022, CONNECTING FOR KIDS BEGAN OFFERING INDIVIDUAL RESOURCE SESSIONS CALLED ASK US 1:1. THESE SESSIONS ALLOW FAMILIES TO REGISTER FOR A 30-MINUTE TIME SLOT AND MEET WITH A FAMILY RESOURCE SPECIALIST. DURING THESE ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS, FAMILIES CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND GET INFORMATION ON A WIDE RANGE OF CONCERNS FROM ADAPTED PROGRAM OPTIONS AND SCHOOL STRUGGLES TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SPECIFIC DIAGNOSES. TIME SLOTS ARE AVAILABLE BY PHONE, ZOOM OR FACEBOOK MESSENGER. MORE THAN 1,250 FAMILIES FOUND INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE PROGRAM. CONNECTING FOR KIDS HELD TWO RESOURCE FAIRS IN 2022 - ONE IN LORAIN COUNTY AND THE OTHER IN WESTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY, WHICH GARNERED MORE THAN 640 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS. THOSE WHO ATTENDED COULD EITHER CHOOSE AN IN-PERSON OPTION OR WERE INVITED TO PICK UP A GRAB & GO RESOURCE BAG IN THE PARKING LOTS FOR THE EVENTS. 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FASB ASC 740 DETAILS HOW COMPANIES SHOULD RECOGNIZE, MEASURE, PRESENT, AND DISCLOSE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. AS SUCH, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WOULD REFLECT EXPECTED FUTURE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS PRESUMING THE TAXING AUTHORITIES' FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSITION AND ALL RELEVANT FACTS, IF THEY EXISTED. THE MANAGEMENT OF CONNECTING FOR KIDS BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. CONNECTING FOR KIDS TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ARE THE PERIODS ENDED JULY 31, 2019 AND FORWARD. WINTER EVENT 108742 24500 84242 65118 BOWLING 7465 7465 2700 116207 24500 91707 67818 67818 23889 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CONNECTING FOR KIDS (CFK) IS A LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES IN CUYAHOGA, LORAIN AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES WHO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR CHILD. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ALL FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT FORMAL DIAGNOSES WHO ARE 12 YEARS AND YOUNGER. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ARE A CRITICAL PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND DURING THE 2021-2022 PROGRAM YEAR, CONNECTING FOR KIDS UTILIZED MORE THAN 90 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP LOWER ORGANIZATIONAL COSTS. VOLUNTEERS WERE USED TO ASSEMBLE BEHAVIOR TOOLKITS FOR THE POPULAR BEHAVIOR CHAT SERIES. VOLUNTEERS WERE ALSO UTILIZED TO HELP IN THE CHILDCARE ROOM TENDING TO CHILDREN WHILE THEIR PARENTS ATTENDED EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN ANOTHER ROOM OF THE LIBRARY. DURING THIS PROGRAM YEAR, FAMILIES VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME IN THE PARENT MATCH PROGRAM SO THAT PARENTS WHO ARE A LITTLE FURTHER INTO A DIAGNOSIS OR CONCERN CAN BE MATCHED AND SHARE EXPERIENCES WITH A FAMILY DEALING WITH A NEW DIAGNOSIS TO PROVIDE A LITTLE EXTRA CAMARADERIE ON THE JOURNEY. IN ADDITION, CONNECTING FOR KIDS IS ABLE TO KEEP PROGRAM COSTS LOW BY HAVING PROFESSIONALS TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AS SPEAKERS FOR SPEAKER SERIES AND COFFEE AND CHAT PROGRAMS. LASTLY, VOLUNTEERS WERE USED AT EVENTS INCLUDING A BOWLING FUNDRAISER AT THE ELKS LODGE, ANNUAL FUNDRAISER AND TWO RESOURCE FAIRS. VOLUNTEERS GREETED GUESTS, SOLD RAFFLE TICKETS, HANDED OUT RESOURCE BAGS AND HELPED AS NEEDED DURING THESE EVENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CONNECTING FOR KIDS STAFF MEMBERS FIELDED AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN PHONE CALLS, EMAIL AND TEXTS PER DAY FROM FAMILIES ASKING FOR RESOURCES AND HELP. DURING THE 2021-2022 PROGRAM YEAR, CONNECTING FOR KIDS RECORDED 1,100 PARTICIPANTS FOR IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. SPEAKER SERIES PROGRAMS FEATURED LOCAL, PEDIATRIC PROFESSIONALS GIVING VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS ON VARIOUS CHILDHOOD TOPICS. THE SPEAKER SERIES ADDRESSED TOPICS SUCH AS DISABILITIES, SOCIAL SKILLS AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. PROGRAMS SUCH AS ADDRESSING COVID BEHAVIORS, ACADEMIC ANXIETY AND COPING WITH CANCER, COVID AND OTHER ILLNESSES HELPED FAMILIES STILL TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC AND ITS AFTERMATH. COFFEE AND CHAT IS A SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILIES FACING SIMILAR STRUGGLES THAT IS FACILITATED BY A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL. COFFEE AND CHAT SESSIONS FEATURED DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR INCLUDED TOPICS ON SELF-CARE SUCH AS MUSIC FOR MENTAL HEALTH, PARENTING IN LONELY, RECONNECTING FOR YOURSELF AS WELL AS VARIOUS LGBTQ CAREGIVER SUPPORT TOPICS, AND TOPICS OF INTEREST FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS. INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS HELPED THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK AMERICANS OR LATINX EXPLORE PRESSING ISSUES SUCH AS HEALING FROM THE TRAUMA OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM, BLACK FAMILIES BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS, USE YOUR STORY FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND CONNECT YOUR STORY TO PEOPLE AND ISSUES. TEACH ME TO PLAY WAS BACK IN SESSION DURING THE SPRING OF 2022 AFTER TAKING A HIATUS DURING THE PANDEMIC. THIS POPULAR PROGRAM ALLOWS CHILDREN TO PLAY AND INTERACT WITH PEERS WHILE FAMILIES CAN GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND DISCUSS STRATEGIES WITH AN EARLY INTERVENTION SPECIALIST AND SPEECH- LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST. MUSIC THERAPY & MORE IS A HANDS-ON PROGRAM LED BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPIST. IT IS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN (AGES 0-6 YEARS) WHO ARE STRUGGLING IN AN AREA OF DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHES FAMILIES HOW TO USE MUSIC TO IMPROVE THEIR CHILD'S ACADEMIC, MOTOR, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SKILLS AS WELL AS BEHAVIOR. THIS POPULAR PROGRAM WAS HELD IN- PERSON AT THREE LIBRARY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE 2021-2022 PROGRAM YEAR AND HELD VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM DURING THE WINTER MONTHS FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS WHO WERE NOT YET READY TO ATTEND AN IN-PERSON PROGRAM. CONSULTS HELD DURING THE 2021-2022 PROGRAM YEAR OFFERED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL OPTIONS. A SPEECH AND LANGUAGE CONSULT IN THE FALL ALLOWED FAMILIES TO CONSULT WITH A SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST TO DISCUSS THEIR CONCERNS. IN THE SPRING, A SENSORY CONSULT WAS HELD WHERE FAMILIES CONSULTED WITH A PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST TO DISCUSS SENSORY ISSUES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B CONNECTING FOR KIDS OFFERS RESOURCES FOR A NUMBER OF CONCERNS INCLUDING ANXIETY, ATTENTION ISSUES, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, EPILEPSY AND SENSORY ISSUES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HELPS FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY MAKING FRIENDS, STRUGGLING ACADEMICALLY OR FACING A MAJOR LIFE CHANGE SUCH AS PARENTS DIVORCING. RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONNECTING FOR KIDS WEBSITE, WHICH INCLUDES AN ONLINE SERVICE PROVIDER DIRECTORY. MORE THAN 1,700 FAMILIES CONNECT ANY TIME THROUGH FIVE MODERATED FACEBOOK GROUPS. IN JANUARY 2022, CONNECTING FOR KIDS BEGAN OFFERING INDIVIDUAL RESOURCE SESSIONS CALLED ASK US 1:1. THESE SESSIONS ALLOW FAMILIES TO REGISTER FOR A 30-MINUTE TIME SLOT AND MEET WITH A FAMILY RESOURCE SPECIALIST. DURING THESE ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS, FAMILIES CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND GET INFORMATION ON A WIDE RANGE OF CONCERNS FROM ADAPTED PROGRAM OPTIONS AND SCHOOL STRUGGLES TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SPECIFIC DIAGNOSES. TIME SLOTS ARE AVAILABLE BY PHONE, ZOOM OR FACEBOOK MESSENGER. MORE THAN 1,250 FAMILIES FOUND INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AFTER BEING REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUESTED TO READ THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR AND SUBMIT ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS IN WRITING TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 6104(D) OF THE IRC AND THE REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, COPIES OF THE ORGANZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND SUBJECT TO THE CHANGES PERMITTED BY LAW TO ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUEST IT. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 3,200 0 CONSULTING 17,246 9,705 0 TOTAL 17,246 12,905 0