2020-09-25T08:12:40-05:00 2019-12-31 431001367 BROWN SMITH WALLACE LLP 6 CITYPLACE DRIVE SUITE 900 ST LOUIS MO 63141 990 2019-01-01 208742553 THE MISSION CONTINUES MISS 3145888805 1141 SOUTH 7TH STREET SAINT LOUIS MO 63104 JEREMY ALBRITTON CHIEF OP. AND FIN. OFFICER 3145888805 2020-09-24 1 JENNIFER M VACHA P01251998 3149831200 199.119.121.196 2020-09-24 14:16:48 CD P 08EAF04B00B671FC13E9B7795467704C0BEA5ABB C340D3EF2BDA92E54C7D5C539E87C71E74BDDDF0 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MARY BETH BRUGGEMAN 1141 SOUTH 7TH STREET SAINT LOUIS MO 63104 10759301 0 X WWW.MISSIONCONTINUES.ORG X 2007 MO EMPOWER VETERANS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THROUGH MAKING AN IMPACT IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES 8 8 99 12000 0 0 14025975 7740524 0 0 119621 102582 -1422 69981 14144174 7913087 1119335 454000 0 0 6814277 7647651 0 0 1503264 4726337 5062596 12659949 13164247 1484225 -5251160 13266972 8168961 336591 447074 12930381 7721887 X THE MISSION CONTINUES EMPOWERS VETERANS, FACING THE CHALLENGE OF ADJUSTING TO LIFE AT HOME, TO FIND NEW MISSIONS. WE REDEPLOY VETERANS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEIR SHARED LEGACY WILL BE ONE OF ACTION AND SERVICE. 0 0 5945065 354000 SERVICE PLATOONS - THE SERVICE PLATOON PROGRAM CONNECTS TEAMS OF VOLUNTEER VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MOBILIZE TOGETHER TO SOLVE A SPECIFIC CHALLENGE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. OUR PLATOONS PARTNER WITH AREA NONPROFITS TO REBUILD THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH SERVICE PROJECTS AT SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, PARKS, AND BEYOND. PLATOON MEMBERS VOLUNTEER AS THEIR TIME PERMITS AND DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE FOSTERING CAMARADERIE WITH LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS. 1376250 PROGRAM SUPPORT AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP - ALL OF OUR 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. 1242899 100000 SERVICE LEADERSHIP CORPS - THE SERVICE LEADERSHIP CORPS (SLC) EMPOWERS VETERANS OF ALL GENERATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BE COMMUNITY-BASED LEADERS OF SOCIAL CHANGE. SLC PARTICIPANTS JOIN A NATIONAL MOVEMENT OF LIKE-MINDED VETERANS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO APPLYING THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE AND LASTING IMPACT. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF AN INNOVATIVE SIX-MONTH PROGRAM, SLC PARTICIPANTS LEARN TO PROBLEM SOLVE SOME OF OUR NATION'S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES ON A LOCAL LEVEL BY PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE SLC EMPLOYS A COHORT MODEL TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERAN CONNECTION AND PERSONAL GROWTH WITH AN INCREASED FOCUS ON OUTCOMES AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR VETERANS...(SEE SCHEDULE O)THIS PROGRAM REPRESENTS AN EVOLUTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WHICH WAS DELIVERED UNDER THAT NAME THROUGH 2018. 745155 MASS DEPLOYMENT - LAUNCHED IN 2016, INITIALLY AS PART OF THE SERVICE PLATOON PROGRAM, IS A TEAM-BASED PROGRAM THAT MOBILIZES VETERANS ALONGSIDE LOCAL PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS IN A SINGLE CITY OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK-LONG PROJECT. AT THE HEART OF THE EFFORT IS A TEAM OF OVER 75 VETERANS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO REPORT FOR DUTY FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK TO A SINGLE CITY. TOGETHER WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS, THIS TEAM CONCENTRATES THEIR EFFORTS TO HELP REVITALIZE NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKS AND SCHOOLS. EACH DAY, THE TEAM DEPLOYS AND EXECUTES A VARIETY OF HIGH-IMPACT MISSIONS INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION, LANDSCAPING, PAINTING, AND PUBLIC ARTS PROJECTS. 300800 WOMEN VETERAN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - A YEAR-ROUND, COHORT-BASED PROGRAM WHICH UNIQUELY SUPPORTS WOMEN VETERANS AND THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. FROM 2015 THROUGH 2019, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED AN ANNUAL SUMMIT TO UNITE WOMEN VETERANS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN SHARING INSIGHTS, DISCUSSING CHALLENGES AND TO EXCHANGING SOLUTIONS FOR ADDRESSING THEM. IN 2019, THE ENHANCED LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED TO ENABLE THIS LEARNING AND GROWTH MORE THAN JUST ONCE A YEAR. THE NEW CURRICULUM IS IMMERSIVE AND HELPS BUILD SKILLS ACROSS COMMUNICATION, NETWORKING, MENTORSHIP AND SELF-CONFIDENCE. 1045955 9610169 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 194 0 1 99 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN TX UT VA WV WI X X THE ORGANIZATION 3145888805 1141 SOUTH 7TH STREET SAINT LOUIS MO 63104 NANA ADAE CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER BISHOP FINANCE COM. CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN CULVER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE FLOURNOY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID GERGEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEN KORTEKAAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAY ODIERNO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN O'SULLIVAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SPENCER KYMPTON PRESIDENT (RES. 8/19) 40.00 X 244046 0 12086 MARY BETH BRUGGEMAN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 187083 0 7383 BRIAN CLYMER CHIEF FIN. & TECH. OFF. (RES. 9/19) 40.00 X 139719 0 0 JEREMY ALBRITTON CHIEF OPERATING & FIN. OFFICER 40.00 X 72000 0 2842 LAURA L'ESPERANCE VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 40.00 X 194558 0 13445 BARRY MATTSON VP, REGIONAL OPERATIONS 40.00 X 140344 0 18610 MEREDITH DARCHE SR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 131938 0 5953 DAVID DIAZ VP, REGIONAL OP. (RES. 7/19) 40.00 X 131017 0 12919 DOUG PFEFFER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WEST 40.00 X 130250 0 16330 1370955 0 89568 11 0 1 0 SOCIAL CAPITAL INC 980 N MICHIGAN AVE STE 1610 CHICAGO IL 60611 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CONSULTING 191737 YELLOW LAB CONSULTING LLC PO BOX 1247 COS COB CT 06836 IT CONSULTING SERVICES 187540 ON-RAMPS 307 7TH AVENUE STE 901 NEW YORK NY 10001 EXECUTIVE SEARCH SERVICES 125000 YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER LLC 225 FRANKLIN STREET 26TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 ACCOUNTING 112763 KFORCE INC 540 MARYVILLE CENTRE DR STE 110 ST LOUIS MO 63141 ACCOUNTING & DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT 108250 5 62883 7677641 265240 7740524 98857 98857 2820915 2817190 3725 3725 3725 25854 62883 29024 -3170 -3170 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 73151 73151 73151 7913087 0 0 172563 454000 454000 665161 223152 203888 238121 5757361 4697467 274613 785281 130786 108504 8488 13794 593439 472448 44377 76614 500904 380333 51210 69361 17953 8183 5800 3970 249235 113601 80521 55113 847446 262142 458127 127177 197851 197851 225381 79922 111215 34244 624535 370253 227120 27162 424143 75464 348679 1077716 933251 111032 33433 307132 265962 31642 9528 46988 16398 30590 71342 1846 45920 23576 PROJECT SUPPLIES 845393 845355 38 VOLUNTEER & STAFF RECOG 127481 104037 17554 5890 13164247 9610169 2050814 1503264 X 4492016 1975658 2871330 566017 2820867 2360166 45404 56248 495242 447231 95000 48011 2710251 3100208 232104 62653 13266972 8168961 336591 411874 35200 336591 447074 X 5780910 1903316 7149471 5818571 12930381 7721887 13266972 8168961 -5251160 42666 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 8461155 12271154 12914505 14025975 7740524 55413313 8461155 12271154 12914505 14025975 7740524 55413313 4354051 51059262 18200 17099 69632 119302 98857 323090 13507 49741 12160 73151 148559 55884962 0.91360 0.93060 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REFUNDS AND OTHER INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 13,507. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 49,741. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 12,160. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 73,151. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 97954 95450 2504 91805 91805 0 305483 259976 45507 48011 X 7977818 42666 22065 64731 7913087 0 7913087 13186312 22065 22065 13164247 0 13164247 PART X, LINE 2: 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. NEW YORK BREAKFAST 59850 39798 20052 64 9200 7700 6128 ST. LOUIS BREAKFAST 28887 23085 5802 925 2590 2417 88737 62883 25854 64 10125 10290 8545 29024 -3170 1 SERVICE PLATOONS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY PROJECTS 98 354000 SERVICE LEADERSHIP CORPS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY PROJECTS 40 100000 PART I, LINE 2: 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. X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SPENCER KYMPTON PRESIDENT (RES. 8/19) 229046 0 15000 0 0 0 6133 0 5953 0 256132 0 0 0 MARY BETH BRUGGEMAN PRESIDENT 184583 0 2500 0 0 0 7383 0 0 0 194466 0 0 0 LAURA L'ESPERANCE VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 187058 0 7500 0 0 0 7492 0 5953 0 208003 0 0 0 BARRY MATTSON VP, REGIONAL OPERATIONS 137844 0 2500 0 0 0 3647 0 14963 0 158954 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 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. PART I, LINE 4A DAVID DIAZ - $28,529 SEVERANCE PAYMENT X 2 247390 FMV X SOFTWARE 1 17850 FMV 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. 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.