2021-10-08T17:05:06-05:00 2020-12-31 946214841 ARMANINO LLP 6 CITYPLACE DRIVE SUITE 900 ST LOUIS MO 63141 990 2020-01-01 237085010 CIRCLE OF CONCERN CIRC 6368612623 PO BOX 444 VALLEY PARK MO 630880444 CYNTHIA R MILLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6368612623 2021-09-23 1 CYNTHIA MILLER 999009999 JENNIFER M VACHA P01251998 3149831200 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CIRCLE OF CONCERN FOOD PANTRY MICHAEL BAUER PO BOX 444 VALLEY PARK MO 630880444 3363364 0 X WWW.CIRCLEOFCONCERN.ORG X 1969 MO IMPROVING EVERY LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY REDUCING HUNGER AND POVERTY. 13 12 5 275 0 0 2495514 3273600 0 0 37334 35687 -1406 4268 2531442 3313555 1851029 1440754 0 0 332177 372111 0 0 172012 295408 325079 2478614 2137944 52828 1175611 3388118 4586982 55559 59450 3332559 4527532 X CIRCLE OF CONCERN FEEDS THE HUNGRY AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES LIVING IN WEST ST. LOUIS COUNTY. 0 1 1265783 1028584 FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTIONS:IN 2020, CIRCLE OF CONCERN FED APPROXIMATELY 3,400 INDIVIDUALS, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1,181 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT WEST ST. LOUIS COUNTY. THROUGH MONTHLY APPOINTMENTS, FAMILIES RECEIVED A VARIETY OF NONPERISHABLE ITEMS AND FRESH FOODS - INCLUDING EGGS, DAIRY, PRODUCE AND FROZEN MEATS; AS WELL AS DETERGENT, DIAPERS AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS. FOR SAFETY CONCERNS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, FAMILIES RECEIVED THEIR GROCERIES CURBSIDE, AND OUR CASE MANAGEMENT WAS CONDUCTED VIA PHONE. 235127 179303 BIRTHDAY AND HOLIDAY PROGRAM:FAMILIES THAT STRUGGLE TO PAY THEIR MONTHLY EXPENSES OFTEN DO WITHOUT DURING THE HOLIDAYS. THROUGH FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVES, CIRCLE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE CLIENT FAMILIES WITH ALL THE FIXINGS TO MAKE THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR THEIR FAMILIES. THROUGH A HOLIDAY FUNDRAISING CAMPAGIN, WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY DISTRIBUTE $50 TARGET GIFT CARDS TO EACH INDIVIDUAL WE SERVED -- 700 FAMILES BENEFITED FROM OUR HOLIDAY ADOPTION EVENT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 374 CLIENT CHILDREN AGES 11 AND UNDER, RECEIVED HAND-SELECTED GIFTS, BOOKS AND TOYS TO CELEBRATE THEIR BIRTHDAYS. 141129 118894 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:IN 2020, 292 FAMILIES RECEIVED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MOST OFTEN TO PREVENT EVICTION OR UTILITY SHUT-OFF - CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS HARDSHIP FOR FAMILIES; ESPECIALLY WHEN CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED. WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER SUPPORT BEYOND WHAT WE TYPICALLY OFFER DUE TO A CARES FUND GRANT THAT AWARDED RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WHOSE INCOME WAS IMPACTED BY PANDEMIC-RELATED FURLOUGHS AND SHUT-DOWNS. 117070 79899 CIRCLE SCHOLARSHIPS:BECAUSE EDUCATION IS A KEY FACTOR IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY, THROUGH A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS CIRCLE AWARDED 36 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING OVER $75,000 TO LOW-INCOME STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE, TRADE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL TUITION. 48836 30250 BACK TO SCHOOL:IN 2020, CIRCLE HELPED 605 STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THROUGH OUR BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAM. DUE TO SAFE DISTANCING MEASURES, WE STREAMLINED THE PROGRAM, OFFERING $50 TARGET GIFT CARDS (RATHER THAN NOTEBOOKS, BACKPACKS, ETC.) FOR EACH STUDENT, SO THAT PARENTS THEMSELVES COULD PURCHASE BACKPACKS AND / OR OTHER SUPPLIES AS NEEDED FOR THEIR CHILDREN. 5681 3824 SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES / CAMPERSHIPS:THE PANDEMIC LED TO MANY CANCELLATIONS OF SUMMER CAMPS AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SO UNFORTUNATELY WE SERVED FEWER CHILDREN THAN TYPICAL THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. IN 2020, WE SERVED 29 CHILDREN THROUGH OUR SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM. 171587 113973 1813626 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 6368612623 PO BOX 444 VALLEY PARK MO 630880444 MICHAEL BAUER PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY VOLLMER VICE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ALLISON LOVE SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DOLORES RODENBERG TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LANA BIONDO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE BUKOWSKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS CHIBNALL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN ERNST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK HAASE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BERNIE HILLERMANN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA PEARSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL VANDABLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CINDY WOLK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA MILLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 91927 0 4164 91927 0 4164 0 0 0 0 0 7213 113743 3152644 811921 3273600 36185 36185 49311 49809 -498 -498 -498 0 7213 0 0 REBATES 900099 3299 3299 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 969 969 4268 3313555 0 0 39955 1440754 1440754 96091 22101 42280 31710 232275 162355 23744 46176 6368 4481 630 1257 12070 7354 2013 2703 25307 14324 5011 5972 38343 38343 2538 2538 32438 32438 85182 22144 22921 40117 9397 2579 748 6070 15251 14208 695 348 1161 1161 57119 51245 3916 1958 20671 17570 2067 1034 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 42497 36464 3804 2229 VOLUNTEER SERVICES 16886 16886 MISCELLANEOUS 2341 2341 MEMBERSHIPS 1255 1255 2137944 1813626 152306 172012 X 227415 961932 649213 731687 16500 225890 243054 5350 5834 2108896 705306 1444423 1403590 805033 1008947 30794 215438 3388118 4586982 55559 59450 55559 59450 X 3332559 4486398 41134 3332559 4527532 3388118 4586982 1175611 19362 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2157188 2586962 2072995 2495514 3273600 12586259 2157188 2586962 2072995 2495514 3273600 12586259 12586259 4590 6758 13453 34716 36185 95702 89 13087 13176 897 2042 10159 3280 4268 20646 12715783 0.98980 0.99060 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 897. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 2,042. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,090. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 171. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 969. REBATES - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 9,069. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 3,109. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,299. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 820934 151841 50363 1023138 745167 23486 52281 820934 748507 -3340 745167 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0 0 245076 245076 1642762 500640 1142122 221058 204666 16392 1403590 X 3332917 19362 19362 3313555 0 3313555 2137944 0 2137944 0 2137944 PART V, LINE 4: THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE A RETURN ON INVESTMENTS THAT SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION BOTH IN THE SHORT-TERM FOR ANNUAL INCOME AND THE LONG-TERM FOR MAINTENANCE AND GROWTH OF THE ENDOWMENT'S PURCHASING POWER. ACHIEVEMENT OF THE RETURN WILL BE SOUGHT FROM AN INVESTMENT STRATEGY WHICH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OPTIMAL RETURNS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF RISK AND VOLATILITY OF RETURNS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED A POLICY STATING THAT DISTRIBUTIONS OF INCOME/GAIN FROM THE FAIR VALUE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND TO OPERATING FUND SHALL BE RECOMMENDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. PART X, LINE 2: CIRCLE CONSTITUTES A QUALIFIED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS, THERFORE, EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. CIRCLE HAS ADDRESSED THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES. IN THAT REGARD, CIRCLE 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. 1 FOOD AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS 3400 293985 734599 FMV CANNED GOODS, BAKERY ITEMS, MEAT, MILK, EGGS, AND FRESH PRODUCE; PERSONAL CARE ITEMS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDING UTILITIES, RENT AND HOME REPAIRS, AND GASOLINE 292 118894 0 CASH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CIRCLE FAMILY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO PURSUE PROFESSIONAL OR TRADE SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, OR FOUR YEAR INSTITUTIONS. 36 79899 0 CASH BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES 605 30250 0 CASH HOLIDAY PROGRAM AND BIRTHDAY CLUB 1074 153747 25556 FMV HOLIDAY FOOD BASKETS AND GIFTS; WRAPPED BIRTHDAY GIFTS AND BIRTHDAY BAGS WITH CAKE FIXINGS AND PARTY FAVORS CAMPERSHIPS 29 3824 0 CASH PART I, LINE 2: CIRCLE OF CONCERN IS PRIMARILY A FOOD PANTRY. EACH INDIVIDUAL IS INTERVIEWED BY AN INTAKE WORKER OR CASE WORKER AND DETAILED RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED FOR THE NUMBER OF BAGS OF FOOD OR CASH PAYMENTS FOR HOUSING, UTILITY BILLS, OR OTHER NEEDS THAT ARE MET. CIRCLE GUIDELINES GENERALLY LIMIT CASH SUPPORT FOR UTILITIES, RENT ASSISTANCE, ETC. TO $500. CIRCLE OF CONCERN ALSO HAS A CRISIS FUND FOR MORE SERIOUS CASES. ASSISTANCE GRANTED THROUGH THAT FUND IS AWARDED FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT, APPROVAL AND DOCUMENTATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH CIRCLE POLICIES. THROUGH THE CLEAN SLATE PROGRAM AMERENUE ALSO PROVIDED FUNDING FOR UTILITY BILLS WHICH INCREASED THE REGULAR AMOUNT SOME INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED. NIKI VANDABLE FAMILY MEMBER OF CAROL VANDABLE, DIRECTOR 55130 EMPLOYMENT 0 X 10 49809 PUBLICLY TRADED EXCHANGE X 1500 729980 COMPARABLE SALES X BIRTHDAY BAGS 3000 23397 COMPARABLE SALES X THANKSGIVING BASKETS 150 8735 COMPARABLE SALES 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, CIRCLE OF CONCERN TOOK THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR CLIENTS. PROGRAMMING PIVOTED TO DELIVERING GROCERIES CURBSIDE AND CASE MANAGEMENT MEETINGS WERE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY. GIFT CARDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE HOLIDAY AND BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO REPLACE THE HOLIDAY ADOPTION AND BACK TO SCHOOL GOODS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ONCE THE 990 IS COMPLETED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CHANGES, IF ANY, ARE COMMUNICATED AND INCORPORATED FOR FINAL APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS FURNISHED TO, AND MUST BE COMPLETED BY, EACH DIRECTOR, PAID STAFF MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER INVOLVED IN MONETARY TRANSACTIONS (E.G. CASE AND INTAKE PERSONNEL, FACILITIES SUPERINTENDENT, CHAIRPERSONS OF BACK TO SCHOOL, BIRTHDAY CLUB, HOLIDAY ADOPTION, ETC.) THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE RETURNED TO THE ACCOUNTING OFFICE FOR THE CIRCLE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A CIRCLE OF CONCERN HAS TASKED THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE TO ANNUALLY REVIEW SALARIES AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE COMMITTEE INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT AND ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS AND THIS COMMITTEE DOES UTILIZE COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FROM OTHER LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD PANTRIES AND OTHER CHARITABLE AGENCIES. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO RECEIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR SALARY AMOUNTS FOR BUDGET AND PAYMENT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: CIRCLE OF CONCERN DOES NOT CURRENTLY COMPENSATE ANY OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES (PER IRS DEFINITION). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CIRCLE OF CONCERN MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.