2017-09-29T10:49:11-05:00 2016-12-31 411360831 OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD 2675 LONG LAKE ROAD ST PAUL MN 55113 990 2016-01-01 411360294 NEIGHBORS INC NEIG 6514551508 222 GRAND AVE W NO 100A SOUTH ST PAUL MN 550754000 CHARLES D THOMPSON PRESIDENT/CEO 6514551508 2017-09-15 1 LINDA M NELSON CPA P00205567 6514834521 66.162.54.114 2017-09-15 13:23:43 CD P E17B2AEEADC75E91AEDF0AA1B045F8A243F4AAD7 A44307C4F01B9CE862519690B183D53CD1B3D2E6 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z CHARLES D THOMPSON 222 GRAND AVE W NO 100A SOUTH ST PAUL MN 550754000 4087381 0 X WWW.NEIGHBORSMN.ORG X 1974 MN PROVIDE EMERGENCY & SUPPORTIVE ASSISTANCE THROUGH SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS & FAITH COMMUNITIES 14 14 23 1482 0 0 3663613 3825395 204483 198306 27366 26117 22502 25802 3917964 4075620 2933822 2968150 0 0 743325 846355 0 0 55758 260159 267192 3937306 4081697 -19342 -6077 3140582 3162353 270893 284811 2869689 2877542 X WITH THE HELP OF ITS VOLUNTEERS, NEIGHBORS, INC. WILL STRIVE TO REDUCE POVERTY, PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND BUILD COMMUNITY. 0 0 3663241 2954299 207298 NEIGHBORS HAS AN EXCEPTIONAL REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND REGION. OUR UNIQUE MODEL CENTERS ON DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES, 39 PERCENT OF WHOM ARE CHILDREN UNDER 18. IN 2016, 1,482 VOLUNTEERS SERVED NEARLY 110,000 NEIGHBORS IN NEED THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT HELP WITH FOOD, CLOTHING, TRANSPORATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH ST. PAUL, WEST ST. PAUL, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MENDOTA, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, LILYDALE AND SUNFISH LAKE. OF THOSE SERVED: 38 PERCENT ARE WHITE, 36 PERCENT ARE LATINO, 13 PERCENT ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, 9 PERCENT ARE MULTI-RACIAL, AND 4 PERCENT ARE ASIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, OR MORE THAN ONE ETHNICITY. ADDITIONALLY, MANY OF OUR SUPPORTIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SERVE DAKOTA COUNTY'S AGING POPULATION, WITH MORE THAN 600 SENIORS ACCESSING OUR SUPPORT IN 2016.GIVEN OUR LOCATION AND SERVICES OFFERED, NEIGHBORS DISTINGUISHES ITSELF AS A CLEAR LEADER IN NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY. MORE THAN 100 FAITH, BUSINESS, SCHOOL AND CIVIC GROUPS VOLUNTEER IN OUR PROGRAMS EACH YEAR, AND WE HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL REPUTATION AS A TRUSTED PARTNER WITH PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT SECTORS. WE MINIMIZE THE DUPLICATION OF SERVICES BY PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ALREADY IN PLACE, AND FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS FINANCIALLY SUPPORT OUR OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING. IN 2016, WE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR OUR CLIENTS:EMERGENCY SERVICES:* FOOD - OUR FOOD SHELF IS AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO AND SERVES THE MOST PEOPLE. EACH FAMILY SERVED IN THE FOOD SHELF RECEIVES SUFFICIENT FOOD FOR THREE MEALS A DAY FOR A WEEK - AVERAGING 47 POUNDS PER PERSON. IN 2016, NEARLY ONE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO AT LEAST 5,500 FAMILIES. THIS INCLUDES BOTH THE FOOD SHELF AND THE FRESH BAKERY, PRODUCE AND CANNED GOODS THAT ARE MADE AVAILBLE DAILY ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE FOOD FOR NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS (NAPS), AND COORDINATE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM THAT SERVES 45,000 MEALS TO LOCAL CHIDREN IN SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.*INDIVIDUAL SERVICES - UPON COMING INTO NEIGHBORS, INTAKE SPECIALISTS ASSIST PEOPLE THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE VISITS. THROUGH AN ASSESSMENT AND CONVERSATION, THEY WILL AUTHORIZE BOTH FOOD SHELF USAGE AND CLOTHING VOUCHERS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH REFERRALS TO OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION CLASSES, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING, EDUCATION RESOURCES, ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTERS. * EMERGENCY GRANTS AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING - NEIGHBORS STAFF WORK TO ALLEVIATE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL NEEDS FOR THOSE WHO ARE FACED WITH A FINANCIAL CRISIS. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE BUDGET COUNSELING, HELP PLANNING FOR LONG-TERM GOALS, AND MONETARY GRANTS. IN 2016, 147 PEOPLE RECEIVED $19,962 IN GRANTS TO ALLEVIATE THEIR IMMEDIATE CRISIS AND HELP THEM REGAIN STABILITY IN THEIR LIVES. GRANTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, MEDICAL BILLS, TUITION, TRANSPORTATION, OR CHILD CARE. 227660 13851 0 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES:* CLOTHES CLOSET - A RETAIL STORE THAT IS OPERATED ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS, AND SELLS DONATED CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO THE PUBLIC. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO PAY, A CLOTHING VOUCHER CAN BE APPROVED BY AN INTAKE SPECIALIST. IN 2016, WE DISTRIBUTED 654 VOUCHERS FOR A TOTAL OF $13,746. * DIAL A RIDE - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE TRANSPORTATION BY VOLUNTEER DRIVERS TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF RIDES TO NECESSARY MEDICAL, DENTAL AND COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS. * COME AS YOU ARE - AS ONE OF OUR OLDEST SERVICES, THIS GROUP MEETS MONTHLY AS SOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITES. MORE THAN 150 PARTICIPANTS ENJOY GAMES, CRAFTS, ENTERTAINERS AND MUSICIANS. THERE IS AN ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY, TALENT SHOW, BOWLING OUTING AND SUMMER PICNIC. PARTICIPANTS ENJOY BEING ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES TOGETHER, AND MORE THAN 50 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY ARE COMMITTED TO THE PROGRAM. * LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR, ADOPT A FAMILY, AND ADOPT A SENIOR - OUR HOLIDAY PROGRAMS FOCUS ON PROVIDING GIFTS TO BRIGHTEN THE SEASON FOR THOSE WHO MAY OTHERWISE HAVE NONE. VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZE AND DISTRIBUTE ITEMS DONATED TO THOSE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALSO ADOPT FAMILIES AND SENIORS BY PURCHASING ITEMS DIRECTLY FROM AN ESTABLISHED WISH LIST. * FURNITURE MATCH - WE WORK WITH DONORS AND CLIENTS TO MATCH FURNITURE NEEDS WITH DONATIONS. IN 2016, WE MATCHED 57 HOUSEHOLDS. BY THE NUMBERS, WE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SERVICE OUTCOMES IN 2016:14,131 FOOD SHELF INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED, 43,437 INDIVIDUALS ACCESSED THE DAILY BAKERY AND FRESH FOOD TABLE, 979,647 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED, 1,073 SENIORS RECEIVED A NAPS FOOD DISTRIBUTION, 45,165 SUMMER MEALS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE SERVED, 1,582 PEOPLE RECEIVED CLOTHING VOUCHERS, 2,122 PEOPLE RECEIVED RIDES THROUGH DIAL A RIDE, 705 FAMILIES AND SENIORS RECEIVED HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE, MORE THAN 5,000 REFERRALS WERE MADE TO OUTSIDE PROVIDERS FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE, 1,040 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN COME AS YOU ARE, 147 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE FOR A TOTAL OF $19,962. ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. LAST YEAR, THERE WERE 1,482 VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVED 44,240 HOURS. 3890901 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X CHARLES D THOMPSON 6514551508 222 GRAND AVE W STE 100A SOUTH ST PAUL MN 550754000 BRIAN COUNIHAN BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIETTE FRANCIS VICE CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JOE GULLERUD TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 GREG KUNTZ SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 PASTOR GAIL ALEXANDER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PASTOR KATIE ESTES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR TIM FELTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GLIEDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM LEONARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PASTOR ED NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JODEE PAAPE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE PATON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PASTOR LEESA SODERLIND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN WARNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN C KEMP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 106988 0 14510 106988 0 14510 1 0 0 0 0 140883 34410 3650102 2953277 3825395 SALES TO PUBLIC 900099 115496 115496 GOVERNMENT FEES 900099 82810 82810 198306 26117 26117 28571 34410 11761 16810 16810 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 8992 8992 8992 4075620 207298 0 42927 2968150 2968150 121497 65393 44536 11568 596852 523654 41666 31532 36347 29804 4362 2181 38317 31420 4598 2299 53342 43740 6401 3201 10165 8335 1220 610 26509 21738 3181 1590 13943 11433 1673 837 49211 40353 5905 2953 47545 38987 5705 2853 10363 8497 1244 622 11772 9653 1413 706 70814 58067 8498 4249 18747 15372 2250 1125 MISCELLANEOUS 14884 12205 1786 893 BAD DEBT 5000 4100 600 300 DIRECT EXP-PG9 LN 8B -11761 -11761 4081697 3890901 135038 55758 110120 37669 383340 454890 10359 9135 238513 279831 1558 2958 1980260 335444 1711204 1644816 678545 722590 6943 10464 3140582 3162353 69233 77068 201660 207743 270893 284811 X 2694148 2698761 4000 7240 171541 171541 2869689 2877542 3140582 3162353 -6077 13930 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2818358 4017274 3500825 3663613 3825395 17825465 2818358 4017274 3500825 3663613 3825395 17825465 465191 17360274 42406 19566 28269 27366 26117 143724 1599 3269 5736 1651 8992 21247 17990436 1001677 0.96500 0.95800 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 1,599. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 3,269. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 5,736. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,651. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 8,992. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 427212 39640 466852 424882 2330 427212 401120 23762 424882 331335 69785 401120 289547 41788 331335 0.63260 0.36740 0.00000 0 0 225000 225000 657000 99919 557081 903533 124133 779400 194727 111392 83335 1644816 FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS 207743 207743 X 4101311 13930 13930 4087381 -11761 -11761 4075620 4093458 11761 11761 4081697 0 4081697 PART V, LINE 4: THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO ENSURE FINANCIAL STABILITY BY PROVIDING A STEADY STREAM OF INVESTMENT INCOME WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES. PART X, LINE 2: ASC 740 DISCLOSURE FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BUT IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX IN 2016. THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS IDENTIFIED NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. SHOULD THAT STATUS BE CHALLENGED IN THE FUTURE, ALL YEARS SINCE INCEPTION COULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE IRS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS -11,761. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS 11,761. WALK TO END HUNGER 18928 16960 1968 2500 50 DUCK RACE 24999 17450 7549 100 4500 373 3154 2 19054 19054 100 984 62981 34410 28571 100 4500 2973 4188 11761 16810 1 NON-CASH ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES 107929 0 2901175 ESTIMATED FMV CLOTHING, FOOD, HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE, GIFT CARDS EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES 147 53124 0 AMOUNT PAID RENT, UTILITIES, MEDICAL EXP, ETC. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 2122 0 13851 VOLUNTEER DRIVER REIMBURSEMENT TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE-MEDICAL, OTHER APPTS. PART I, LINE 2: IN ORDER TO RECEIVE SERVICES FROM NEIGHBORS, RECIPIENTS NEED TO LIVE IN ONE OF THE NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY COMMUNITIES OF INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, SOUTH ST. PAUL, WEST ST. PAUL, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MENDOTA, SUNFISH LAKE OR LILYDALE. WE ALSO ASK PERSONS APPLYING FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AND A UTILITY BILL (PHONE, GAS, ELECTRIC, ETC.) MAILED TO THEM WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AT THEIR CURRENT ADDRESS. PART III, = (B) NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS SERVED THROUGH NON-CASH ASSISTANCE, CASH ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES REPRESENT, IN PART, FAMILIES SERVED, NOT THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS. IN DETAIL, 57,568 PERSONS ACCESSED THE FOODSHELF AND BAKERY SHELF, AND 45,165 CHILDREN WERE SERVED THROUGH THE SUMMER SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM. THE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM ASSISTED 705 FAMILIES. 1,225 PERSONS RECEIVED CLOTHING ASSISTANCE AT NO COST, AND THERE WERE 57 PLACEMENTS OF FURNITURE THROUGH THE FURNITURE MATCH PROGRAM. NEIGHBORS, INC. SERVED 147 FAMILIES IN ITS EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR 2,122 PERSONS. X 310262 ESTIMATED FMV X FOOD-SEE P.II 55000 2329521 ESTIMATED FMV X HOLIDAY GIFTS 16000 303504 ESTIMATED FMV X GIFT CERTIFICATES 1000 9990 ESTIMATED FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): EXPLANATION FOR NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS - NEIGHBORS, INC. RECEIVES FOOD SHELF DONATIONS FROM THOUSANDS OF DONORS THROUGH FOOD DRIVES AT AREA CHURCHES AND THROUGH OTHER EVENTS. CHRISTMAS DONATIONS AND GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE OFTEN COLLECTED ON OUR BEHALF BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS (CHURCHES, BUSINESS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.) AND BROUGHT TO US. THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS REPORTED IN COLUMN (B) IS ESTIMATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE THOSE PERSONS WHO SERVED AS VOLUNTEERS TO THE ORGANIZATION IN ANY GIVEN CALENDAR YEAR. THEY SHALL BE DEEMED MEMBERS FROM THE TIME THEY BEGIN THEIR VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND SHALL RETAIN THEIR MEMBERSHIP FOR ONE FULL CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THEY LAST GAVE THEIR SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD RECEIVES COPIES OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, DISCLOSING ANY CURRENT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ALL SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE THEN KEPT ON FILE. EACH BOARD MEETING BEGINS WITH A REQUEST THAT ANY BOARD MEMBER PRESENT WHO MIGHT HAVE A CONFLICT WITH ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA DECLARE THAT CONFLICT AT THAT TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A NEIGHBORS PARTICIPATES IN THE BI-ANNUAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NON-PROFITS COMPENSATION SURVEY, AND RECEIVES A COPY OF THE RESULTS WHEN IT IS COMPLETED. A COPY OF THE SECTION DEALING WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR EACH SURVEY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE USES THIS INFORMATION AS A GUIDE IN DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION, TEMPERED WITH AN AWARENESS OF THE ANNUAL SALARY BUDGET GUIDELINES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THIS PROCESS IS FOLLOWED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ELECTRONIC AND PRINTED COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ORGANIZING AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AUDIT AND 990S ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 11, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.