2021-11-12T17:19:52-06:00 2020-12-31 430765316 RUBINBROWN LLP ONE NORTH BRENTWOOD SAINT LOUIS MO 63105 990 2020-01-01 272081900 FOCUS MARINES FOUNDATION FOCU 3146511950 400 CHESTERFIELD CENTER NO 400 CHESTERFIELD MO 63017 TIMOTHY L SIMS TREASURER 3146511950 2021-11-12 1 TIMOTHY SIMS 999009999 MINDY G KRUEGER P01290370 3142903300 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X TIMOTHY L SIMS 400 CHESTERFIELD CENTER NO 400 CHESTERFIELD MO 63017 1589402 0 X FOCUSMARINESFOUNDATION.ORG X 2010 MO TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER PROGRAMS FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS WHICH WILL ASSIST THEM IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIVES. 16 13 4 70 0 0 861150 1563897 0 0 20372 25505 -11385 -12590 870137 1576812 0 0 0 0 175421 182229 0 0 116888 625663 308491 801084 490720 69053 1086092 1849368 2968552 11276 8131 1838092 2960421 X TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER PROGRAMS FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS WHICH WILL ASSIST THEM IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIVES. 0 0 278788 SEE SCHEDULE OFOCUS: FOCUS MARINES FOUNDATION CONDUCTS FOUR, MULTI-FACETED, SEVEN-DAY, TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR TO ASSIST WOUNDED MARINES AND NAVY CORPSMEN IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO CIVILIAN LIFE. ALL COSTS, INCLUDING AIRFARE, LODGING AND MEALS ARE PAID BY FMF. TO DATE, FMF HAS SERVED NEARLY 1,000 WARRIORS.UPON LEAVING THE MILITARY, MANY WARRIORS, ESPECIALLY THOSE SUFFERING PHYSICAL WOUNDS OR THE EMOTIONAL WOUNDS OF PTS/TBI, EXPERIENCE DEPRESSION AND A LACK OF DIRECTION WHICH CAN LEAD TO CONFUSION, DESPAIR AND, TRAGICALLY, SUICIDE. THESE SYMPTOMS CAN PERSIST OVER YEARS IF NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED. DURING THE WEEK AT FOCUS, PARTICIPANTS ARE GIVEN THE TOOLS TO BUILD REWARDING AND MEANINGFUL LIVES. THE PROGRAM STARTS WITH AN INTENSE, INTROSPECTIVE, 3-DAY WORKSHOP TO RECOGNIZE AND PURGE NEGATIVE TENDENCIES AND TO EMBRACE AND OVERCOME THE DIFFICULTIES OF CIVILIAN LIFE. SUPERB MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS INSPIRE PARTICIPANTS TO RISE ABOVE THEIR CHALLENGES, REJECT VICTIMIZATION, ADOPT POSITIVE HABITS, AND RECOGNIZE THEIR INHERENT POTENTIAL. PARTICIPANTS ARE COACHED IN PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS NETWORKING, RESUME WRITING, MOCK INTERVIEWS AND OTHER IMPORTANT TALENTS. DURING THE WEEK, PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE RENEWED HOPE AND DIRECTION, DEVELOP POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS, EXPERIENCE ENHANCED SELF-WORTH, AND ARE RE-COMMITTED TO THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. 49759 MENTORING:DURING EACH FOCUS PROGRAM, SELECT PARTICIPANTS FROM PREVIOUS COURSES ARE BROUGHT ON SITE TO MENTOR AND ENCOURAGE CURRENT PARTICIPANTS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOCUS COURSE, PARTICIPANTS ARE PAIRED WITH A MENTOR(S) WHO PROVIDES CONTINUING, INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT. DURING 2020, FOCUS EMPLOYED A FORMER MARINE ON AN HOURLY BASIS TO FACILITATE THE MENTORING PROCESS. AMONG SOME OF HER ENHANCEMENTS IS HER FACILITATION OF "REFOCUS" ZOOM SESSIONS WITH GRADUATES. FOCUS GRADUATES ALSO REACH OUT TO PAST PARTICIPANTS IN TIMES OF NEED TO ASSIST THEM IN THEIR JOURNEY FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO CIVILIAN LIFE. THE MENTORING PROCESS IS DYNAMIC, INTIMATE AND AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. 328547 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X TIMOTHY L SIMS 3146511950 400 CHESTERFIELD CENTER SUITE 400 CHESTERFIELD MO 63017 WALT SUHRE CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS SIMPSON PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 HARRY HEGGER VICE CHAIRMAN 7.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD MEYER CFO, THRU 3/12/2021 8.00 X X 900 0 0 NORM HARRIMAN VP OF DEVELOPMENT 20.00 X X 30480 0 0 JOHN BRAUER VP, DIR. OF STRATEGIC PLANNING 10.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER JEFFERSON SECRETARY 40.00 X X 34100 0 0 TOM FISCHER DIRECTOR AT LARGE 5.00 X 0 0 0 COTTRELL FOX DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICKEY DRAKE DIRECTOR AT LARGE 7.00 X 0 0 0 TOM ILGES DIRECTOR AT LARGE 7.00 X 0 0 0 WADE SCHOTT DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERI OBERHELMAN DIRECTOR- FOCUS PROGRAM 40.00 X 63425 0 0 JACK QUINN DIRECTOR AT LARGE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES SCOTT DIRECTOR AT LARGE 7.00 X 0 0 0 WENDELL W WEBB DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 128905 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2600 1561297 32546 1563897 25505 25505 0 2600 12590 -12590 -12590 1576812 0 0 12915 X 128905 75123 900 52882 40538 18238 22300 12786 7030 5756 32842 32842 3303 3303 59355 57802 264 1289 39150 31450 7700 37592 21164 650 15778 7977 5224 924 1829 19522 13690 1224 4608 58942 57904 1038 7334 5667 1667 12369 7191 5178 PATICIPANT PROVISIONS 10450 10450 DEVELOPMENT & IT 9924 9530 394 SUPPLIES 6426 4779 1647 CHALLENGE COINS 2353 2353 952 952 490720 328547 45285 116888 836028 2690 485290 2393882 9710 3466 26000 20000 13334 6000 505006 562514 1849368 2968552 11276 8131 11276 8131 X 1810592 2917921 27500 42500 1838092 2960421 1849368 2968552 1086092 36237 0 X 0 0 0 X 861865 825025 1159368 861150 1563897 5271305 861865 825025 1159368 861150 1563897 5271305 2084864 3186441 410 2266 5385 17872 25505 51438 6472 19698 26170 5348913 0.59570 0.74400 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 515804 50013 3303 562514 485115 30689 515804 1.00000 0 0 16000 10000 6000 10000 10000 0 6000 X 10450 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 22096 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RECORDED BY THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 COT FOX AND RICK MEYER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO REFRAIN FROM VOTING IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION FOR BOTH THE VICE-PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT AND THE FOCUS PROGRAM COORDINATOR ARE MONITORED TO ENSURE THAT SUCH COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE SIZE AND MISSION OF FOCUS MARINES FOUNDATION (FMF). THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE VICE-PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT IS WELL BELOW THE MEDIAN EXPECTED ANNUAL PAY FOR A TYPICAL FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR PER GUIDESTAR'S COMPENSATION REPORT. FURTHERMORE, BASED UPON ROBERT HALF'S SALARY GUIDE, FMF'S FOCUS PROGRAM COORDINATOR'S SALARY IS WELL WITHIN THE SALARY RANGE OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ARE MADE AVALABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SPEAKERS FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 46,348. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 46,348. OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,954. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 264. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,289. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,507. MENTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,500.