2021-05-17T09:55:20-05:00 2020-06-30 561131459 Stancil PC 4909 Windy Hill Drive Raleigh NC 27609 990 2019-07-01 460471896 First In Families of North Carolina FIRS 9192518368 3109 University Drive No 100 Durham NC 277073779 ELIZABETH MACMICHAEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9192518368 2021-05-17 1 Nicholas Lombardi Jr P00741321 9198721260 2021-05-16 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ELIZABETH MACMICHAEL 3109 University Drive No 100 Durham NC 277073779 1813734 0 X www.fifnc.org X 2001 NC Help people with developmental disabilities (and/or Traumatic Brain Injury) and their families achieve their short and long-term goals and give back to others. 9 9 21 70 0 0 1711564 1790908 9714 10850 1530 2076 939 9900 1723747 1813734 569706 635550 0 0 778508 805489 0 0 783 271889 255806 1620103 1696845 103644 116889 828860 1051500 52242 157734 776618 893766 X First In Families of North Carolina is a catalyst for people with disabilities and their families in NC to meet their self-defined needs by leveraging relationships and resources, and encouraging reciprocity in their communities. 2,625 short and long-term goals were met for 1,779 families impacted by IDD or TBI assisted statewide during the fiscal year ending 6/30/20. Of these 1,779 families, 35% (616) were never previously served by FIFNC. In addition, 28 member families were assisted through Lifetime Connections, and 21 individuals through Healthy Blue. 533 private NC businesses provided discounts on goods or services requested. 0 0 365650 244644 FIF Chapters providing family support through Alliance Health (AH) are Cumberland FIF, Durham FIF, Johnston FIF, and Wake FIF. All the FIF local Chapters help people with developmental and other disabilities to create the lives they aspire to now and for the future. Families or individuals apply for assistance to meet a short or long-term goal or obtain needed goods or services. Most of those assisted do not receive formal services; 886 families 47% do not get help through the Medicaid waiver. Families are offered opportunities to give back to other families at the time that they apply for assistance or later on; reciprocity by families served ("gave back") for fy1920 was: 28 families donated goods; 52 families donated time, and 1 family donated money. FIF partners with the business community and other families previously served, to meet the need of the applicant at the lowest possible cost. Through such assistance, the need is met, and public awareness is developed as well. Each Chapter is governed by a grassroots local Management Team comprised of people with disabilities, their family members, and invested community members. Met requests fall into and are measured within the following 14 categories of support are: Basic Needs, Camp/Programs, Advocacy Activities, Education, Emergency Housing/Utilities, Equipment, Health and Wellness, Home Repair/Modification, Household Items, Recreation, Technology, Therapy/Counseling, and Transportation. The Durham, Wake, Cumberland and Johnston chapters met 566 requests from 419 (unduplicated) families last year, including 36% (151) of whom were completely new to FIF (never previously assisted). Wake County also provided funding specifically for camp tuition to Wake FIF children with disabilities. These four chapters leveraged $42,353.00 from local businesses all of which was used directly to serve more families. 397710 224923 The Statewide Cross-Area Special Program includes the Quality Assurance and Technical Assistance program (QATA), the Lifeline Project, and the Lifetime Connections program. QATA provides oversight and guidance, technical assistance, strategic planning, maintenance of strong management teams, new staff training, an annual assessment through Core Indicators of Chapter Health, and a comprehensive family support database to all 13 FIF Chapters statewide, including the 9 managed directly by FIFNC. This assistance ensures high-quality, customer-led family support and adherence to the FIF model. QATA support in FY1920 included 12 on-site Chapter visits to meet with staff and management teams (policy-setting group), 11 monthly calls with all chapters, 676 one-to-one Technical Assistance requests resolved, 2 mini virtual training events (due to Covid, not in person), and an Information Line for immediate questions about eligibility, Policies and Procedures, the Salesforce Database, community outreach, etc. The Lifeline Project provides family support to individuals and families who live in the 35 NC Counties not covered by an FIF chapter. 12 of 13 Chapters scored over 85% on Core Indicators of Chapter Health (benchmark is 75% of the chapters scoring over 80%). In FY1920, Lifeline Project helped 129 families with 139 requests, statewide. Lifetime Connections provides future planning support to families who are planning for their child's or siblings well-being when they are no longer able to provide the support and advocacy needed for successful community life. This includes two core services, Future Planning Workshops, and a Personal Network for each member family. Families are assisted to put a comprehensive plan in place, including will(s), special needs trust, and letter of intent, and to develop Personal Networks for current (and future) quality of life and peace of mind. In FY1920 Lifetime Connections program provided 1 Future Planning Workshop, including topics on Supported Decision-making, and Building Personal Support Networks. Lifetime Connections actively supports 88 volunteers who support Personal Networks for 28 member families in 6 counties. These volunteers provide advice, goal-setting, and friendship. 269835 165984 Triad, Foothills, Central Carolina, and Five County Chapters of First In Families assisted 336 families last year, fulfilling 280 requests. 28% (94) of these families were completely new to First In Families. These Chapters assist residents of 20 counties, to create the lives they want now and in the future, and meet requests through the matching of public funding with additional support from private local businesses, foundations, or private citizens. These four chapters leveraged in fy1920 a total of $23,119.04 from private business, which went directly to meet the needs of more families. 525486 First In Families also provided rental assistance to adults with disabilities in Wake County, family support to children 0-18 with neurodevelopmental disorders including cerebral palsy throughout all 100 counties, and personal support networks for adults with traumatic brain injury in the greater Charlotte and Triangle regions of the state. FIFNC started a new program during the year called the TBI Waiver Guide. The goal of the program is to assist Alliance Behavioral Health with screening and determining eligibility for adults on the registry for the Traumatic Brain Injury Pilot Waiver for NC. This involved obtaining medical records that document the injury location, date and other specifics; obtaining or applying for full Medicaid insurance; and submitting all required documentation to Alliance for final eligibility and level of care determination. From January through June, FIFNC completed "processing" for 16 individuals and were in process with an additional 9 individuals. FIFNC also started a Covid-19 special response program which helped 184 families/individuals impacted by Covid-19, to meet 227 requests in the non-clinical social determinants of health areas of transportation, housing, basic needs, interpersonal violence and toxic stress, home-schooling related resources, and more. 525486 1558681 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 NC X ELIZABETH MACMICHAEL 9192518368 3109 UNIVERSITY DRIVE SUITE 100 DURHAM NC 277073779 CHRIS DEMETROPOULOS PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MARK BULLOCK VICE PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN MCDUFFIE TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY FERREIRA SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DUNCAN MANN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KRYSTA GOUGLER-REEVES BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JASON TUELL BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAT REID BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATIE LEDFORD BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 BETSY MACMICHAEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 70016 0 15212 70016 0 15212 0 0 0 0 0 10553 1468174 312181 108767 1790908 PROGRAM FEES 900099 10850 10850 10850 1921 1921 155 0 155 155 155 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 9900 9900 9900 1813734 20750 0 2076 635550 635550 84859 46709 37367 783 559103 487919 71184 4198 4145 53 112125 96704 15421 45204 37680 7524 1000 1000 14000 14000 452 452 103965 103965 5140 5140 4690 4068 622 3695 2465 1230 65238 65238 17941 17827 114 5200 4063 1137 Other Program Expenses 17617 16541 1076 Staff Training 3880 3880 Repairs & Maintenance 3601 2285 1316 Miscellaneous 3437 3155 282 5950 5895 55 1696845 1558681 137381 783 486675 328466 48447 248429 215873 380889 23277 31595 5426 3265 6742 12793 7084 7084 0 0 5507 5732 36913 40331 828860 1051500 34018 69583 70000 18224 18151 52242 157734 X 639108 667700 137510 226066 776618 893766 828860 1051500 116889 259 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 233013 203639 188487 333387 322734 1281260 233013 203639 188487 333387 322734 1281260 1281260 776 966 1290 1331 1469 5832 3282 8945 184 9900 22311 1309403 6343426 0.97850 0.98490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 211988 206673 418661 627992 52997 51668 104665 156998 36913 2560 1244 386 40331 35504 1767 358 36913 34461 1610 567 35504 33015 1784 338 34461 30592 2342 397 316 33015 1 0 7084 7084 0 0 ACCRUED VACATION 18151 18151 X 1854744 259 41203 41462 1813282 452 452 1813734 1737596 41203 41203 1696393 452 452 1696845 Part V, Line 4: The Organization's board has a policy of not spending any of the corpus until it grows to such an extent that a portion of its growth could be used to fund its programs while maintaining a sufficient corpus that can be held in perpetuity. Part X, Line 2: The Organization is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It has been classified as an organization that is not a private foundation under Section 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and qualifies for the 50 percent charitable contributions deduction for individual donors. If applicable, penalties and interest assessed by income tax authorities related to uncertain tax positions are included as expenses in the statement of activities. There were no interest and penalties recorded or included in the financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. The Organization is not currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service or the State of North Carolina. 1 CASH AND NON-CASH ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH MEMBERS WHO HAVE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES 1167 520367 108767 FMV CLOTHES, FURNITURE, ELECTRONICS, FOOD, ETC. Part I, Line 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS STRICT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ITS NEEDS BASED ASSISTANCE. THE CRITERIA, SUCH AS INCOME LEVEL, DISABILITY, AND LOCATION OF THE APPLICANT, IS PROCESSED THROUGH AN INITIAL SCREENING BY A KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF MEMBER, AND THEN A FLOW CHART IS USED TO DETERMINE IF THE FUNDS WILL COME FROM THE STATE OR FROM OTHER CONTRIBUTORS. MOST ASSISTANCE IS GIVEN DIRECTLY TO A THIRD PARTY, AND NO MONITORING IS REQUIRED AFTER PAYMENT IS MADE. HOWEVER, IF CASH IS GIVEN DIRECTLY TO THE APPLICANT, THEN RECEIPTS ARE REQUIRED TO SHOW HOW THE MONEY WAS USED. SURVEYS ARE ALSO CONDUCTED ON A SAMPLE BASIS. X 7743 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 55 3338 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 9 15998 FAIR MARKET VALUE X DISCOUNTS & DONATED GOODS FROM BUSINESS LEVERAGING 1 44569 FAIR MARKET VALUE X HOLIDAY GIFTS 122 14647 FAIR MARKET VALUE X BABY ITEMS 79 14629 FAIR MARKET VALUE X TOILETRIES 84 3514 FAIR MARKET VALUE X MISCELLANEOUS GOODS 17 3372 FAIR MARKET VALUE X EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES 15 692 FAIR MARKET VALUE X ELECTRONICS AND ENTERTAINMENT 2 225 FAIR MARKET VALUE X TOYS 3 40 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WILL REVIEW FORM 990 FOR ACCURACY BEFORE IT IS FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The organization refers to the comparability data made available by the NC Center of Nonprofits Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 UPON REQUEST Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES AND ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT.