THE MISSION CONTINUES: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: THE MISSION CONTINUES (EIN 20-8742553)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-07-20
IRS object ID: 202142019349300784
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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 D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-07-20T15:24:53-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	431001367	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BROWN SMITH WALLACE LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6 CITYPLACE DRIVE SUITE 900	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63141	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	208742553	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE MISSION CONTINUES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MISS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3145888805	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1141 SOUTH 7TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63104	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARY BETH BRUGGEMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3145888805	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-07-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MARY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BETH BRUGGEMAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER M VACHA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01251998	PTIN
Phone	3149831200	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARY BETH BRUGGEMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1141 SOUTH 7TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$14,942,981	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MISSIONCONTINUES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	CONNECT MILITARY VETERANS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	76	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	6630	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,740,524	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$11,269,044	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$102,582	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$74,876	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$69,981	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$35,334	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,913,087	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$11,379,254	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$454,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$335,400	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,647,651	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,177,168	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,103,087	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,062,596	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,418,081	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$13,164,247	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$10,930,649	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$5,251,160	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$448,605	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,168,961	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,833,284	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$447,074	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$653,387	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,721,887	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,179,897	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WE CONNECT MILITARY VETERANS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (1)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,222,721	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$290,400	GrantAmt
Desc	SERVICE PLATOON PROGRAM - CONNECTS VETERANS IN A CITY TO TACKLE A NEW MISSION IN THEIR COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEERS WITHOUT PREVIOUS MILITARY SERVICE ARE WELCOME, AND PLATOONS OFTEN FORM PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS. EACH PLATOON IS VETERAN-LED, SUPPORTED BY A LEADERSHIP SQUAD, AND DIRECTED BY A PLATOON LEADER. PLATOON LEADERS COMMIT TO ONE YEAR OF SERVICE, PARTICIPATE IN LEADERSHIP TRAINING THROUGH THE SERVICE LEADERSHIP CORPS, AND HAVE ACCESS TO MENTORING AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF AND PARTNERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,258,438	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$45,000	GrantAmt
Desc	SERVICE LEADERSHIP CORPS (SLC) - DEVELOPS VETERANS' LEADERSHIP AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS USING ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN PRINCIPLES IN ORDER TO PREPARE THEM FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICE PLATOON PROGRAM. A VIRTUAL LEARNING CURRICULUM COMPLEMENTS IN-PERSON SESSIONS SPANNING THE SIX-MONTH PROGRAM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,137,578	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROGRAM SUPPORT AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP - ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS REQUIRE THREE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS THAT ARE DELIVERED IN A SCALABLE WAY: TECHNOLOGY TOOLS, PROGRAM DESIGN AND TRAINING, AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS SUPPORT. THIS ALSO INCLUDES TMC RESEARCH INTO LONG-TERM VETERAN IMPACT AROUND OUR EMPOWERED VETERAN'S INDEX AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS BY THE ORGANIZATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	DescDesc
$965,966	WOMEN VETERAN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (WLVP) - THIS PROGRAM CHANGES THE NARRATIVE ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOMAN VETERAN BY LEVERAGING THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND AUTHENTIC SELVES TO BECOME CHANGE-MAKERS, ALL WHILE ENHANCING THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS. BY THE END OF THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND PROGRAM, COHORT MEMBERS WILL HAVE MADE LIFELONG FRIENDS AND LASTING CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER WOMEN VETERANS. EVERYONE WILL FEEL EMPOWERED TO LEAD THE CHARGE FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
$594,460	MASS DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM- THIS PROGRAM BRINGS 100 VETERANS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL VETERANS FOR A WEEK OF IMPACT IN AN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITY. OVER SEVEN FULL DAYS, VETERANS CONNECT DEEPLY TO EACH OTHER AND TO A COMMUNITY THAT IS FACING SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES. THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THEY GAIN NEW SKILLS IN AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, CONNECTING WITH THEIR FELLOW VETERANS AND WITH THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY SERVE, AND THROUGH THEIR COMMUNITY IMPACT, THEY FIND A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE. FURTHERMORE, THE LARGE INFUSION OF RESOURCES INTO AN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITY SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MASS DEPLOYMENT PARTICIPANTS (AKA "CREW MEMBERS") RETURN HOME PREPARED AND ENERGIZED TO LEAD MOVEMENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR OWN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN 2020, THE ORGANIZATION SCALED DOWN THIS PROGRAM DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BUT THEY LOOK FORWARD TO RESTARTING IT WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.

ExpenseExpenseAmt

DescDesc

$965,966

WOMEN VETERAN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (WLVP) - THIS PROGRAM CHANGES THE NARRATIVE ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOMAN VETERAN BY LEVERAGING THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND AUTHENTIC SELVES TO BECOME CHANGE-MAKERS, ALL WHILE ENHANCING THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS. BY THE END OF THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND PROGRAM, COHORT MEMBERS WILL HAVE MADE LIFELONG FRIENDS AND LASTING CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER WOMEN VETERANS. EVERYONE WILL FEEL EMPOWERED TO LEAD THE CHARGE FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

$594,460

MASS DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM- THIS PROGRAM BRINGS 100 VETERANS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL VETERANS FOR A WEEK OF IMPACT IN AN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITY. OVER SEVEN FULL DAYS, VETERANS CONNECT DEEPLY TO EACH OTHER AND TO A COMMUNITY THAT IS FACING SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES. THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THEY GAIN NEW SKILLS IN AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, CONNECTING WITH THEIR FELLOW VETERANS AND WITH THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY SERVE, AND THROUGH THEIR COMMUNITY IMPACT, THEY FIND A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE. FURTHERMORE, THE LARGE INFUSION OF RESOURCES INTO AN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITY SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MASS DEPLOYMENT PARTICIPANTS (AKA "CREW MEMBERS") RETURN HOME PREPARED AND ENERGIZED TO LEAD MOVEMENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR OWN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN 2020, THE ORGANIZATION SCALED DOWN THIS PROGRAM DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BUT THEY LOOK FORWARD TO RESTARTING IT WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$1,560,426	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$8,179,163	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	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	161	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	76	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	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3145888805	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1141 SOUTH 7TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63104	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
NANA ADAE
CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER BISHOP
VICE-CHAIR/TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SALLY CHAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN CULVER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELE FLOURNOY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEN KORTEKAAS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL MCRAVEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAY ODIERNO
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MEGHAN O'SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY BETH BRUGGEMAN
PRESIDENT	40.00		Yes (X)	$221,673	$0	$8,778
JEREMY ALBRITTON
CHIEF OPERATING & FIN. OFF	40.00		Yes (X)	$200,512	$0	$4,162
LAURA L'ESPERANCE
SR VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS	40.00			$183,646	$0	$8,558	Yes (X)
SUSAN THAXTON
CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER	40.00			$180,351	$0	$5,475	Yes (X)
JENNIFER KOVACS
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	40.00			$154,683	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DOUG PFEFFER
SENIOR DIRECTOR, PL EXPERIENCE	40.00			$140,524	$0	$8,205	Yes (X)
GINA ROSEN
SENIOR DIRECTOR, IMPACT	40.00			$138,221	$0	$6,441	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,219,610	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$41,619	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	10	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER LLC
1500 WALNUT STREET SUITE 1200	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19102	ACCOUNTING SERVICES - PT CONTROLLER	$193,457
YELLOW LAB CONSULTING LLC
PO BOX 1247	COS COB	CT	06836	IT CONSULTING SERVICES	$173,032
NORTHGATE DIGITAL CORPORATION
301 SOUTH STATE STREET SUITE N-200	NEWTOWN	PA	18940	WEBSITE COSTS	$123,363
THE DUPONT CIRCLE HOTEL
1500 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	HOTEL/MEALS FOR WVLP & ALUMNI EVENTS	$117,066

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$11,077	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$1,446,243	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$9,811,724	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$242,554	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$11,269,044	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$60,012	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$60,012	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,539,621	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$26,210	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,539,560	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$11,407	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$61	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$14,803	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,864	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,864	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$9,742	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$11,077	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$12,760	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$3,018	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$3,018	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$38,352	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$38,352	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$38,352	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,379,254	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$110,210	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$335,400	TotalAmt
Program Services	$335,400	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$435,125	TotalAmt
Program Services	$202,250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$127,960	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$104,915	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,510,688	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,258,558	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$512,419	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$739,711	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,613	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,191	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,052	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$646,802	TotalAmt
Program Services	$488,042	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$90,078	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$68,682	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$474,697	TotalAmt
Program Services	$363,235	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$47,559	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$63,903	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,466	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,534	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,765	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$167	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$226,154	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100,105	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$115,177	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,872	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$598,803	TotalAmt
Program Services	$234,719	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$336,202	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,882	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$136,217	TotalAmt
Program Services	$136,181	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$177,307	TotalAmt
Program Services	$112,127	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,342	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,838	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$656,097	TotalAmt
Program Services	$527,346	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$104,383	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,368	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$379,111	TotalAmt
Program Services	$248,682	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$130,429	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$331,940	TotalAmt
Program Services	$317,131	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,223	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,586	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,685	TotalAmt
Program Services	$127,721	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,922	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,042	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,022	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,989	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,033	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,674	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,195	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$47,921	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,558	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROJECT SUPPLIES	$538,420	$538,420
VOLUNTEER & STAFF RECOG	$80,185	$19,915	$59,759	$511

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,930,649	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,179,163	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,648,399	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,103,087	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,975,658	BOYAmt
EOY	$487,441	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$566,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,087,775	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,360,166	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,602,818	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,248	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,428	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$442,319	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$421,737	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,011	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,582	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,100,208	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,373,061	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,653	BOYAmt
EOY	$218,179	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,168,961	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,833,284	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$411,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$653,387	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,200	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$447,074	BOYAmt
EOY	$653,387	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	$1,903,316	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,718,115	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,818,571	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,461,782	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,721,887	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,179,897	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,168,961	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,833,284	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$448,605	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$9,405	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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	$12,271,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,914,505	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,025,975	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,740,524	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,269,044	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$58,221,202	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,271,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,914,505	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,025,975	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,740,524	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,269,044	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$58,221,202	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$6,836,088	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$51,385,114	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,099	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$69,632	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$119,302	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$98,857	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$60,012	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$364,902	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$49,741	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,160	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$73,151	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$38,352	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$173,404	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$58,759,508	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.87450	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.91360	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	REFUNDS AND OTHER INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 49,741. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 12,160. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 73,151. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 38,352.	ExplanationTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$71,354	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$71,354	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$91,805	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$91,805	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$279,160	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$258,578	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$20,582	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$20,582	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,529,509	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$9,405	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$140,850	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$150,255	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$11,379,254	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$11,379,254	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,071,499	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$140,850	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$140,850	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$10,930,649	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$10,930,649	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE MISSION CONTINUES (TMC) CONSTITUTES A QUALIFIED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS, THEREFORE, EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TMC USES A LOSS CONTINGENCY APPROACH FOR EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW, AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. TMC HAS ADDRESSED THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES. IN THAT REGARD, TMC HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS, EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW, AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS AND BELIEVES THAT NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS NECESSARY, AT THIS TIME, TO COVER ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	HOUSTON BREAKFAST	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$20,819	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$11,077	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$9,742	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$3,670	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$3,085	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$6,005	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$20,819	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$11,077	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$9,742	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$3,670	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$3,085	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$6,005	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$12,760	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$3,018	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
SERVICE PLATOONS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY PROJECTS	726	$290,400
SERVICE LEADERSHIP CORPS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY PROJECTS	30	$45,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SERVICE PLATOONS ARE TEAMS OF VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, GUARDSMEN AND RESERVISTS THAT MOBILIZE TOGETHER TO SOLVE A SPECIFIC CHALLENGE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. EACH SERVICE PLATOON'S MISSION IS UNIQUE TO THE PLATOON AND THE CHALLENGES FACING ITS COMMUNITY. EACH MISSION IS ONGOING AND ORGANIZED AROUND MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY EVENTS. SERVICE PLATOONS COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO ENSURE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT. IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR VETERANS AND FOR THE COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEER SERVICE PLATOON LEADERS ARE SELECTED AFTER COMPLETING AN INTERVIEW PROCESS. SERVICE PLATOON AWARDS ARE PROVIDED TO THE ACTIVELY INVOLVED SERVICE PLATOON LEADERS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR VOLUNTEER POSITION. ALL OTHER EXPENSES FOR PLATOON PROJECTS AND GATHERINGS ARE SUBMITTED BY THE PLATOON LEADER FOR PAYMENT UNDER ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MARY BETH BRUGGEMAN
PRESIDENT	$221,673	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,548	$0	$230	$0	$230,451	$0	$0	$0
JEREMY ALBRITTON
CHIEF OPERATING & FIN. OFF	$200,512	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,565	$0	$1,597	$0	$204,674	$0	$0	$0
LAURA L'ESPERANCE
SR VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS	$183,646	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,358	$0	$1,200	$0	$192,204	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN THAXTON
CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER	$180,351	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,870	$0	$2,605	$0	$185,826	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER KOVACS
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	$154,683	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$154,683	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT INCLUDED A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA FROM VARIOUS NATIONAL VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER MIDWEST SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY HISTORY, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO UTILIZED THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE OVERALL ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDE SALARY BANDS AND BENCHMARKING FOR COMPENSATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$17,605	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	AIRLINE TICKETS	1	$200,000	FMV
Yes (X)	PROJECT SUPPLIES	1	$24,949	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3	AS A RESULT OF COVID-19, TMC MOVED FROM IN-PERSON PROGRAMS (WLVP, SLC) TO VIRTUAL SESSIONS OF PROGRAMS DURING 2020 AND CONTINUES TO DO SO DURING 2021. SERVICE PROJECTS DURING MOST OF 2020 WERE VIRTUAL AND ANY IN-PERSON PROJECTS ADHERED TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS/PROTOCOLS FOR THE AREA OF THE PROJECTS (I.E., NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, MASK REQUIREMENTS, ETC.). ADDITIONALLY, THE MASS DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM WAS SCALED DOWN AS A RESULT OF COVID-19.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	UPDATED BYLAWS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRETORS IN DECEMBER 2020. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDE: THE TERM OF SERVICE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCREASED FROM 2 YEARS TO 3 YEARS. DIRECTORS CAN BE ELECTED TO SERVE UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL THREE (3) YEAR TERMS, FOR A TOTAL OF NINE (9) YEARS, IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THERE SHALL BE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF THE CHAIRPERSON, VICE-CHAIRPERSON/TREASURER, SECRETARY, AND CHAIRPERSONS OF ANY OTHER COMMITTEES. THERE SHALL BE A FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF THE VICE-CHAIRPERSON AND AT LEAST TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ROLE OF TREASURER IS NOW COMBINED WITH THE VICE-CHAIRPERSON ROLE, INSTEAD OF WITH THE SECRETARY ROLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS INITIALLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A COPY IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS PERIODIC REVIEWS, SOMETIMES WITH THE HELP OF OUTSIDE ADVISORS, TO ENSURE IT IS CONSISTENT IN MONITORING AND ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE INVESTIGATED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD AND, IF NECESSARY, APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT INCLUDED A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA FROM VARIOUS NATIONAL VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER MIDWEST SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY HISTORY, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND POTENTIAL KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPARABILITY DATA FROM VARIOUS NATIONAL VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER MIDWEST SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, SALARY HISTORY, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS ANNUAL REPORT, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN THE COMMITTEE'S PROCESS OF OVERSEEING THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT FROM PRIOR YEAR.