2013-01-29T16:37:02-06:00 2012-09-30 DAVID J BROWN LLC 1751 TOWER DRIVE W SUITE 200 STILLWATER MN 550827596 990 2011-10-01 411452973 VALLEY OUTREACH VALL 6514302739 1911 CURVE CREST BLVD W STILLWATER MN 55082 MICHAEL STEBLAY 6514302739 2013-01-26 true DAVID J BROWN 6514303635 2013-01-29 X 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z CHRISTINE TUBBS 1911 CURVE CREST BLVD W STILLWATER MN 55082 1424500 false X VALLEYOUTREACHMN.ORG X 1982 MN VALLEY OUTREACH SERVES OUR ST. CROIX VALLEY NEIGHBORS IN NEED OF FOOD, CLOTHING, HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS, AND EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 10 10 9 323 0 1233483 1404050 0 3425 1341 -11572 -10903 1225336 1394488 621907 833524 0 379625 357798 0 70120 214625 287604 1216157 1478926 9179 -84438 645148 495304 96237 30194 548911 465110 X VALLEY OUTREACH SERVES OUR ST. CROIX VALLEY NEIGHBORS IN NEED OF FOOD, CLOTHING, HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS, AND EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. true false 804716 585938 659132 FOOD SHELF: THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 300 COMMUNITY FOOD SHELVES THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA, AND VALLEY OUTREACH OPERATES ONE OF THE FEW AND ORIGINAL 'BY- CHOICE' FOOD SHELVES. OUR CLIENTS ARE ABLE TO PERSONALLY PICK OUT THEIR FOOD, HONORING FAMILY PREFERENCES AND DIETARY NEEDS; WE BELIEVE THIS ASPECT OF CHOICE IS EMPOWERING. WE CURRENTLY GIVE OVER 40,000 POUNDS OF FOOD TO MORE THAN 400 FAMILIES EVERY MONTH, AN AVERAGE OF 45 POUNDS OF FOOD PER INDIVIDUAL SERVED, MORE THAN TWO TIMES STATEWIDE FOOD SHELF AVERAGE. IN OUR FISCAL YEAR WE GAVE OVER 480,016 POUNDS OF FOOD TO CLIENTS ON 11,462 INDIVIDUAL VISITS. BECAUSE OF OUR BUYING POWER WITH OUR FOOD BANK PARTNERS AND EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS, WE ARE ABLE TO LEVERAGE DONATED DOLLARS WITH A RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF 10 FOR EVERY 1 INVESTED. WE ADDITIONALLY PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WE SERVE WITH BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES EVERY AUGUST AND CHILDREN CAN SELECT FROM OUR LARGE SELECTION OF HALLOWEEN COSTUMES EACH OCTOBER. RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE STILLWATER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (ISD 834) ARE ELIGIBLE TO USE THE FOOD SHELF. 316904 160141 173838 CLOTHING CLOSET: THE VALLEY OUTREACH CLOTHING CLOSET HAS BEEN PROVIDING CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES TO OUR FAMILIES SINCE 2005, HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS SINCE 2008, AND CURRENTLY SERVES MORE THAN 400 HOUSEHOLDS EVERY MONTH. IN OUR 2011/2012 FISCAL YEAR, WE GAVE 62,705 ITEMS OF CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES AND 6,000 HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO CLIENTS ON 7,375 INDIVIDUAL VISITS. THE SELECTION OF CLOTHING AVAILABLE TO ADULTS GIVES CLIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRESS CONFIDENTLY FOR INTERVIEWS AND IN THE WORKPLACE. WE PROVIDE YOUNG WOMEN WITH PROM DRESSES AND ALL THE ACCESSORIES EACH YEAR. THE CLOTHING CLOSET SERVES RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PORTIONS OF EASTERN RAMSEY COUNTY, AND WESTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WISCONSIN. 154418 87445 90222 EMERGENCY FUND: OUR EMERGENCY FUND HAS BEEN PROVIDING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS SINCE 2005. THROUGH THE EMERGENCY FUND, WE: PROVIDE RENTAL OR MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE; MAINTAIN HEAT AND UTILITY SERVICES; REPAIR CARS SO THEIR JOBS CAN BE MAINTAINED (PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY); HELP PROVIDE ACCESS TO MUCH-NEEDED HEALTHCARE AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, AND PROVIDE HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SHORT-TERM (1 OR 2 NIGHTS) EMERGENCY SHELTER AT LOCAL MOTELS AND HOT MEALS. DURING CLIENT INTAKE INTERVIEWS WE PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH REFERRAL INFORMATION FOR OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH WASHINGTON COUNTY AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH MAY MEET OTHER NEEDS THE CLIENTS MAY HAVE. WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE BETWEEN 7,000 AND 10,000 IN EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AN AVERAGE OF 30 FAMILIES EVERY MONTH THROUGH THIS CRITICAL PROGRAM; WE PROVIDED 87,445 IN EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 873 INDIVIDUALS IN 2011/2012 FISCAL YEAR. 1276038 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 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 9 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MN WI X MARY PAUL 6514302739 1911 CURVE CREST BLVD W STILLWATER MN 55082 BRUCE HOLCOMB 2.00 X 0 0 0 CORY BUETTNER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA FRIESEN 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAN HALLSTROM 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY SALTZMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 TERESA VANDERBENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARC KIMBALL 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE PTACEK 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE STEBLAY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TED KOZLOWSKI 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHERINE KRISIK 55.00 X 66923 0 840 SALLY ANDERSON 55.00 X 55216 0 6304 CHRISTINE TUBBS 55.00 X 0 0 0 122139 7144 false false false 99786 30313 1273951 701745 1404050 1341 1341 18130 30313 30012 -11882 -11882 979 979 979 1394488 979 -10541 833524 833524 93043 25890 40644 26509 215648 185252 14415 15981 20407 14255 3283 2869 28700 20048 4618 4034 5286 5286 26668 200 26268 200 24131 20252 2404 1475 601 601 23875 8956 10000 4919 240 201 24 15 118801 99706 11834 7261 1358 657 503 198 1526 20 1506 23015 19316 2293 1406 5580 5301 167 112 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 17089 14342 1702 1045 INVENTORY ADJUSTMENT 14972 14972 TELEPHONE 9705 7467 1263 975 VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION 4472 2836 1636 10285 2843 4321 3121 1478926 1276038 132768 70120 91020 62853 339595 206127 20731 33141 34998 19082 19460 225886 74817 159548 151069 2528 234 66 645148 495304 75232 12321 21005 17873 96237 30194 X 525600 392885 23311 72225 548911 465110 645148 495304 X -84438 637 X false true true X X 794765 1038258 987355 1233483 1404050 5457911 794765 1038258 987355 1233483 1404050 5457911 575895 4882016 4566 3515 4750 3425 1341 17597 184 1060 1609 979 3832 5479340 0.89100 0.87120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false false false 147533 27424 120109 11752 6252 5500 66601 41141 25460 151069 ACCRUED ABSENCES 10630 ACCRUED PAYROLL 7243 17873 1394488 1478926 -84438 637 637 -83801 1395125 637 637 1394488 1394488 1478926 1478926 1478926 MN WI CHARITY DANCE 45227 28447 16780 27749 45227 28447 16780 27749 27749 -10969 true EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 873 87445 FOOD 11462 561684 FMV FOOD CLOTHING 7375 151746 FMV CLOTHING HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS 2028 8395 FMV HOUSEHOLD SCHOOL SUPPLIES 300 24254 FMV SCHOOL SUPPLIES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES FOOD, CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO CLIENTS BASED ON LOCAL RESIDENCY AND ALLOWED FREQUENCY REQUIREMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO BILL COLLECTORS ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS BASED ON LOCAL RESIDENCY AND ALLOWED FREQUENCY REQUIREMENTS. X 206688 FAIR VALUE PER ITEM X 260343 474897 FAIR VALUE PER POUND X SILENT AUCTION 108 17679 FAIR VALUE PER ITEM X OTHER 3 2481 FAIR VALUE PER ITEM false false false ANY SIGNIFICANT NEW PROGRAM SERVICES NOT LISTED ON A PRIOR RETURN FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT BEGIN ANY SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM SERVICES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2011-12. HOWEVER, THE WAY THE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE PRESENTED ON THIS 990 IS DIFFERENT THAN IN PRIOR YEARS. INSTEAD OF PROGRAMS BEING GROUPED INTO ONE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT (AS THEY HAD IN PRIOR YEARS), THEY ARE BEING SEPARATED INTO THE THREE MAIN PROGRAMS, AS TO PROVIDE MORE DETAIL. FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A WE ADDITIONALLY PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WE SERVE WITH BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES EVERY AUGUST AND CHILDREN CAN SELECT FROM OUR LARGE SELECTION OF HALLOWEEN COSTUMES EACH OCTOBER. RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE STILLWATER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (ISD 834) ARE ELIGIBLE TO USE THE FOOD SHELF. THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C BETWEEN 7,000 AND 10,000 IN EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AN AVERAGE OF 30 FAMILIES EVERY MONTH THROUGH THIS CRITICAL PROGRAM; WE PROVIDED 87,445 IN EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 873 INDIVIDUALS IN 2011/2012 FISCAL YEAR. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO APPROVE AND FILE THE 990. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER COMPLETES AND SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST REPORTING FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING CURRENT, RELEVANT COMPENSATION COMPARISON DATA FROM COMPARABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WITH COMPARABLE QUALIFICATIONS. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM 990, PART XI LINE 5 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION THE INCREASE IN NET ASSETS IS DUE TO THE INCREASE IN VALUE OF THE INVESTMENTS.