2014-12-18T12:27:41-06:00 2014-07-31 341510689 KOESTER DISALVO AND FRIED 5587 TURNEY ROAD GARFIELD HTS OH 44125 990 2013-08-01 451689767 CONNECTING FOR KIDS OF WESTLAKE OH CONN 4402505563 P O BOX 45372 WESTLAKE OH 44145 SARAH RINTAMAKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4402505563 2014-12-15 true KC KOESTER P00561921 2164757844 2014-12-05 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z X SARAH RINTAMAKI 1730 COES POST RUN WESTLAKE OH 44145 114901 false X CONNECTINGFORKIDS.ORG X 2011 OH OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. OUR FAMILIES: INCLUDE CHILDREN UNDER 13-YEARS OLD LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY OR THE EAST SIDE OF LORAIN COUNTY HAVE SOME CONCERN ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS) CONNECTING FOR KIDS SERVES ALL CHILDREN; WHETHER YOUR CHILD HAS A FORMAL DIAGNOSIS SUCH AS AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER OR ADHD OR IS SIMPLY DESCRIBED AS SHY, ANXIOUS, IMPULSIVE OR QUICK TO ANGER. WE SERVE ALL AREAS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FROM PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND COMMUNICATION TO ADAPTIVE AND COGNITIVE. 13 11 7 50 0 43384 83519 7095 3975 8 14802 18226 65281 105728 0 0 24815 58071 0 5083 38832 43668 63647 101739 1634 3989 30935 36036 5116 6228 25819 29808 X OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. OUR FAMILIES: INCLUDE CHILDREN UNDER 13-YEARS OLD LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY OR THE EAST SIDE OF LORAIN COUNTY HAVE SOME CONCERN ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS) CONNECTING FOR KIDS SERVES ALL CHILDREN; WHETHER YOUR CHILD HAS A FORMAL DIAGNOSIS SUCH AS AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER OR ADHD OR IS SIMPLY DESCRIBED AS SHY, ANXIOUS, IMPULSIVE OR QUICK TO ANGER. WE SERVE ALL AREAS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FROM PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND COMMUNICATION TO ADAPTIVE AND COGNITIVE. false false 56827 LIBRARY PROGRAMS CONNECTING FOR KIDS OFFERS A NUMBER OF FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AT THE WESTLAKE PORTER PUBLIC LIBRARY WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WITH A QUESTION OR CONCERN ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. WE HAD 1,278 PARTICIPANTS IN THESE PROGRAMS FROM MORE THAN 29 WEST SIDE SUBURBS THIS YEAR. WE OFFERED 17 PARENT DISCUSSION GROUPS LED BY LOCAL PEDIATRIC EXPERTS ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO FAMILIES INCLUDING "CREATING POSITIVE SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS" AND "IMPULSIVITY IN THE SCHOOL- AGE CHILD." WE HELD SIX COFFEE AND CHAT SUPPORT GROUPS LED BY A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER WHERE PARENTS MET AND DISCUSSED AN ARTICLE ABOUT PARENTING A CHILD WHO STRUGGLES FOR EXAMPLE "10 THINGS I WISH I HAD DONE AS A SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT FROM THE BEGINNING." WE HOLD MONTHLY MUSIC THERAPY & MORE HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS WHERE WE TEACH CAREGIVERS HOW TO USE MUSIC TO IMPROVE LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL SKILLS AND TEACH ME TO PLAY WHERE WE PARTNER WITH THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO FACILITATE A PLAYGROUP FOR PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. MEET AND GREET OUR ANNUAL MEET AND GREET PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO "SHOP AROUND" FOR WEST SIDE THERAPISTS, PROGRAMS AND CAMPS IN A CONVENIENT, ONE- STOP FORUM. WE HAD MORE THAN 100 FAMILIES ATTEND AND VISIT WITH MORE THAN 70 THERAPISTS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMP PROVIDERS AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO HOSTED A NETWORKING HOUR BEFORE THE DOORS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC TO ALLOW THE ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER AND WE INVITED PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO ATTEND AS WELL. EMPOWER THE PARENT EMPOWER THE PARENT IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN FOUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: CONNECTING FOR KIDS, MILESTONES AUTISM ORGANIZATION, NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) GREATER CLEVELAND, AND THE OHIO COALITION FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (OCECD). THESE ORGANIZATIONS IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO EDUCATE PARENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DIAGNOSIS PROCESS RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL A DIAGNOSIS IS GIVEN. THE GOALS OF THE EMPOWER THE PARENT BROCHURES ARE TO OUTLINE: 1) STATE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT SCREENINGS AND SERVICES; 2) LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT CAN OFFER EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO THE FAMILIES; AND 3) PRIVATE RESOURCES SUCH AS PSYCHOLOGISTS, COUNSELORS, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. THE BROCHURES WILL ALSO COMMUNICATE KEY MESSAGES SUCH AS: A) DON'T WAIT AND SEE IF A CHILD OUTGROWS A DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY; B) CHILDREN WHO DON'T QUALIFY FOR STATE/SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVICES MAY STILL BENEFIT FROM PRIVATE SERVICES; AND C) COUNSELING SERVICES CAN BE BENEFICIAL FOR MANY FAMILIES. WE ROLLED OUT THE EMPOWER THE PARENT BROCHURES TO MORE THAN 100 WEST SIDE PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. 26373 WEBSITE SUBSCRIBERS WEBSITE SUBSCRIBERS INCLUDES THE ELECTRONIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO KEEP OUR FAMILIES CONNECTED, SUCH AS OUR WEBSITE WITH PRIVATE CHATTING CAPABILITY AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA WITH FACEBOOK CHAT GROUPS, PINTEREST SITES AND MORE. OUR MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER IS SENT TO MORE THAN 700 FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS AND CONTAINS RELEVANT ARTICLES AND EVENTS. WE MAINTAIN AN ELECTRONIC DIRECTORY OF MORE THAN 70 WEST SIDE PEDIATRIC THERAPISTS, PROGRAMS AND CAMPS. FINALLY, THIS ALSO INCLUDES A POPULAR PARENT MATCH PROGRAM THAT MATCHES PARENTS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS INCLUDING A MINORITY COMPONENT WITH LATINO, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ASIAN AND ARABIC PARENT MENTORS. 26373 83200 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 7 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 13 11 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false OH X X KIM WYLIE 4402505563 P O BOX 45372 WESTLAKE OH 44145 SARAH RINTAMAKI EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 20494 0 0 KIM WYLIE TREASURER 6.00 X X 1401 0 0 KATHY NASH BOARD PRESID 6.00 X X 0 0 0 JEN NIEVES RESIGN APRIL 6.00 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN BARLOW MENTAL HEALT 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARK AGUIAR VICE PRESIDE 6.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTIE KIMBLER COUNTY SERVI 3.00 X 0 0 0 TERI LAGUARDIA THERAPIST 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MANGELS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 NICCOLE MCKWEN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KIM RILEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN SMITH CHILD INTERV 3.00 X 0 0 0 LISA FORSHEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA CAMPESINO SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA BAKER FINANCE COMM 3.00 X 0 0 0 21895 false false false 3300 80219 83519 PROFESSIONAL DUES 3975 3975 3975 8 8 27399 3300 9173 18226 105728 3983 X 37105 30000 7105 16224 12805 30 3389 509 74 323 112 4233 3275 699 259 2550 2550 23423 23423 3604 3404 200 10458 8505 853 1100 1134 1112 22 310 310 28 28 11 11 48 48 1236 1236 MISCELLANEOUS 866 292 379 195 101739 83200 13456 5083 1376 617 28311 32716 333 523 905 1648 570 48 522 10 10 30935 36036 5116 1945 4283 5116 6228 X 24052 23142 1767 6666 25819 29808 30935 36036 3989 X false true X true false X 5790 43384 83519 132693 5790 43384 83519 132693 7346 125347 1 1 132694 47385 0.94460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 570 48 522 522 ACCRUED PAYROLL TAXES 4283 4283 134784 29056 29056 105728 105728 130795 29056 29056 101739 101739 VAARIOUS 30699 3300 27399 9173 30699 3300 27399 9173 9173 18226 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. OUR FAMILIES: INCLUDE CHILDREN UNDER 13-YEARS OLD LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY OR THE EAST SIDE OF LORAIN COUNTY HAVE SOME CONCERN ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS) CONNECTING FOR KIDS SERVES ALL CHILDREN; WHETHER YOUR CHILD HAS A FORMAL DIAGNOSIS SUCH AS AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER OR ADHD OR IS SIMPLY DESCRIBED AS SHY, ANXIOUS, IMPULSIVE OR QUICK TO ANGER. WE SERVE ALL AREAS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FROM PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND COMMUNICATION TO ADAPTIVE AND COGNITIVE. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS HELP AT THE MEET AND GREET EVENTS. THEY ALSO ASSIT IN THE VARIOUS FUND RAISING EVENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A NEEDS PARENT FROM THE BEGINNING." WE HOLD MONTHLY MUSIC THERAPY & MORE HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS WHERE WE TEACH CAREGIVERS HOW TO USE MUSIC TO IMPROVE LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL SKILLS AND TEACH ME TO PLAY WHERE WE PARTNER WITH THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO FACILITATE A PLAYGROUP FOR PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THERAPISTS. THE BROCHURES WILL ALSO COMMUNICATE KEY MESSAGES SUCH AS: A) DON'T WAIT AND SEE IF A CHILD OUTGROWS A DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY; B) CHILDREN WHO DON'T QUALIFY FOR STATE/SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVICES MAY STILL BENEFIT FROM PRIVATE SERVICES; AND C) COUNSELING SERVICES CAN BE BENEFICIAL FOR MANY FAMILIES. WE ROLLED OUT THE EMPOWER THE PARENT BROCHURES TO MORE THAN 100 WEST SIDE PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D WEBSITE SUBSCRIBERS WEBSITE SUBSCRIBERS INCLUDES THE ELECTRONIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO KEEP OUR FAMILIES CONNECTED, SUCH AS OUR WEBSITE WITH PRIVATE CHATTING CAPABILITY AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA WITH FACEBOOK CHAT GROUPS, PINTEREST SITES AND MORE. OUR MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER IS SENT TO MORE THAN 700 FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS AND CONTAINS RELEVANT ARTICLES AND EVENTS. WE MAINTAIN AN ELECTRONIC DIRECTORY OF MORE THAN 70 WEST SIDE PEDIATRIC THERAPISTS, PROGRAMS AND CAMPS. FINALLY, THIS ALSO INCLUDES A POPULAR PARENT MATCH PROGRAM THAT MATCHES PARENTS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS INCLUDING A MINORITY COMPONENT WITH LATINO, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ASIAN AND ARABIC PARENT MENTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 MARK AQUIAR ANDREA CAMPESINO MARRIED FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AFTER BEING REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQESTED TO READ THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR AND SUBMIT ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS IN WRITING TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 6104(D) OF THE IRC AND THE REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND SUBJECT TO THE CHARGES PERMITTED BY LAW TO ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUEST IT. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE SERVICE 7,423 0 0 CONSULTING 16,000 0 0