2020-11-09T10:34:54-06:00 2019-12-31 430765316 RUBINBROWN LLP ONE NORTH BRENTWOOD SAINT LOUIS MO 63105 990 2019-01-01 272081900 FOCUS MARINES FOUNDATION FOCU 3146511950 15455 MANCHESTER ROAD NO 476 BALLWIN MO 63022 RICHARD MEYER CFO 3146511950 2020-11-06 1 JAMES R RITTS P00362910 3142903300 71.14.215.226 2020-11-06 08:53:30 CS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 20D757FC92F0D2530603AB0F904D8D804D77B021 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z RICHARD MEYER 15455 MANCHESTER ROAD NO 476 BALLWIN MO 63022 890822 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 16 4 150 0 0 1159368 861150 0 0 5351 20372 19698 -11385 1184417 870137 0 0 0 0 161531 175421 0 0 98362 446216 625663 607747 801084 576670 69053 1762388 1849368 14404 11276 1747984 1838092 X TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER PROGRAMS FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS WHICH WILL ASSIST THEM IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIVES. 1 0 635103 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 OVER 900 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. 85 PARTICIPANTS WERE SERVED IN 2019. 35075 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 2019 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 REACHES 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. 670178 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X RICK MEYER 3146511950 172B AULD SPANISH COURT BALLWIN MO 63011 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 8.00 X X 11500 0 0 NORM HARRIMAN VP OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X X 45000 0 0 JOHN BRAUER DIRECTOR AT LARGE 10.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER JEFFERSON SECRETARY 4.50 X X 13680 0 0 MICKEY DRAKE DIRECTOR AT LARGE 7.00 X 0 0 0 TOM FISCHER DIRECTOR AT LARGE 5.00 X 0 0 0 COTRELL FOX DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATE HALL DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 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 64474 0 0 JACK QUINN DIRECTOR AT LARGE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE SCOTT DIRECTOR AT LARGE 7.00 X 0 0 0 KEN STREETT DIRECTOR AT LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 WENDELL W WEBB DIRECTOR AT LARGE 0.00 X 0 0 0 134654 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63610 797540 125597 861150 17872 17872 3500 1000 2500 2500 2500 8300 63610 19685 -11385 -11385 870137 0 0 8987 X 134654 88680 45974 28401 15877 12524 12366 7892 4474 11500 11500 10690 10690 138185 138185 22000 11500 10500 46042 31554 5133 9355 21580 16972 4608 251908 249807 2101 6083 4416 1667 12435 7214 5221 DEVELOPMENT & IT 45975 41695 4280 PARTICIPANT PROVISIONS 31474 31474 SUPPLIES 19315 16918 2397 CLOTHING 7511 7511 965 483 482 801084 670178 32544 98362 1259608 836028 482377 485290 7986 9710 26000 12666 12417 13334 505006 1762388 1849368 14404 11276 14404 11276 X 1745484 1810592 2500 27500 1747984 1838092 1762388 1849368 69053 21058 -3 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 944964 861865 825025 1159368 861150 4652372 944964 861865 825025 1159368 861150 4652372 1151937 3500435 127 410 2266 5385 17872 26060 6472 19698 26170 4704602 0.74400 0.73630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 485115 30689 515804 1.00000 0 0 16000 6000 10000 10000 6666 3334 13334 1044348 21058 133468 154526 889822 -19685 -19685 870137 954237 133468 19685 153153 801084 0 801084 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -19,685. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 19,685. PART XI, LINE 4B AMOUNT REPRESENTS EXPENSES INCURRED RELATED TO FUNDRAISING EVENTS. PART XII, LINE 2D AMOUNT REPRESENTS EXPENSES INCURRED RELATED TO FUNDRAISING EVENTS. FMF MESS NIGHT 52140 46440 5700 8170 5779 KC MESS NIGHT 19770 17170 2600 5375 361 71910 63610 8300 13545 6140 19685 -11385 COTRELL FOX BOARD MEMBER 12000 FOX IS AN OFFICER FOR JW TERRILL, FOCUS MARINES FOUNDATION'S INSURANCE BROKER. 0 X 31474 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 8000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 48 86123 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 III, LINE 2 FOCUS MARINES FOUNDATION CONDUCTED A COURSE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 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, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVALABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SPEAKERS FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 104,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 104,500. CLASS MENTORING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 32,000. PHOTOGRAPHY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,685. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,685.