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NUTRITIONAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED DIRECTLY RELATED TO DECREASING INFANT MORTALITY RATES. 1167409 64636 AIDS CARE & EDUCATION - PROVIDES HIV COORDINATION OF CARE THROUGH DIRECT LINKAGE, SERVICE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS IN A FIVE COUNTY AREA. THE ACE PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE ONLY INITIATIVES IN NORTHEASE FLORIDA THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE WRAP AROUND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, THE ACE PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY AIDS NETWORK (CAN), OPENED A FULL SERVICE MEDICAL CLINIC WITH DENTAL SERVICES AND A COMMUNITY PHARMACY ON SITE. 275088 268130 MONEY MINDERS SERVICES PROGRAM - PROGRAM MANAGES THE FINANCES OF ABOUT 600 PEOPLE IN A FIVE-COUNTY AREA WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SOCIAL SECURITY OR PENSION BENEFITS BUT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE INCAPABLE OF SOUND FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING. 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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X LSS, IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHAPTER 220.13 OF THE FLORIDA STATUES, RESPECTIVELY. LPM IS A TITLE- HOLDING CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES ITS TAX POSITIONS FOR ANY UNCERTAINTIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION TAKEN. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE UPHELD ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT IS REQUIRED TO ANALYZE ALL OPEN TAX YEARS, AS DEFINED BY THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, FOR ALL MAJOR JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND CERTAIN STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL, OR NON-U.S. INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2015. AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE A LIABILITY FOR ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. X 1 909402 FMV SERVICES FMV false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, INC. (LSS) WAS FORMED IN 1979 BY LUTHERAN CONGREGATIONS LOCATED IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AS A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL MINISTRY ORGANIZATION. THE AGENCY IS LED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF A MAXIMUM OF 21 MEMBERS, 51 PERCENT OF WHOM MUST BE LUTHERAN, ACCORDING TO BYLAWS, AND 49 PERCENT OF WHOM ARE LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS. IN 1999, LSS FORMED AN AFFILIATE, LSS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. (LPM) TO OWN PROPERTY AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY. LPM'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS MADE UP OF SELECT MEMBERS OF THE LSS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 STEPS 2 SUCCESS - FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER (FOC) IS A CAREER AND FINANCIAL COACHING SERVICE CENTERS THAT HELP LOW-TO-MODERATE-INCOME PEOPLE BUILD SMART MONEY HABITS AND FOCUS ON THE FINANCIAL BOTTOM LINE. STEPS 2 SUCCESS PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER COUNSELING, ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL COACHING AND EDUCATION AND LOW-COST FINANCIAL PRODUCTS THAT HELP BUILD CREDIT, SAVINGS, AND ASSETS. STEPS 2 SUCCESS ALSO CONNECTS CLIENTS WITH INCOME SUPPORTS SUCH AS FOOD STAMPS, UTILITIES ASSISTANCE AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE. THE CORNERSTONE OF THE FOC MODEL IS PROVIDING THESE SERVICES IN AN INTEGRATED WAY - RATHER THAN AS STAND-ALONE SERVICES - AND WITH A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO HELPING CLIENTS REACH THEIR GOALS. EXPENSES 69,796. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 0. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D MONEY MINDERS SERVICES PROGRAM - PROGRAM MANAGES THE FINANCES OF ABOUT 600 PEOPLE IN A FIVE-COUNTY AREA WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SOCIAL SECURITY OR PENSION BENEFITS BUT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE INCAPABLE OF SOUND FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR CHRONIC SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR WHO ARE TOO YOUNG OR TOO OLD TO MAKE SOUND DECISIONS THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THEIR BASIC LIVING NEEDS ARE MET. EXPENSES 202,891. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 268,130. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION IS OPEN TO CONGREGATIONS OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD AND THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA WHOSE LEGAL ADDRESSES ARE IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND WHOSE APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF LUTHERAN CLERGY REPRESENTATIVES AND LAY MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE VOTING DELEGATES FROM EACH MEMBER CONGREGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THE RETURN BEING FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE ADVISED TO BE SENSITIVE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND SHALL AVOID ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR EVEN THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT. IN THE EVENT OF A VOTE ON AN ISSUE FOR WHICH A BOARD MEMBER BELIEVES HE OR SHE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SUCH MEMBER SHALL DECLARE THE CONFLICT OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THAT ISSUE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL: THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION BUDGET IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 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