2013-05-09T09:06:23-05:00 2012-12-31 431001367 BROWN SMITH WALLACE LLC 1050 N LINDBERGH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 631322912 990 2012-01-01 208742553 THE CENTER FOR CITIZEN LEADERSHIP CENT 3145888805 1141 SOUTH 7TH STREET SAINT LOUIS MO 63104 SPENCER KYMPTON 3145888805 2013-05-07 1 JENNIFER M VACHA P01251998 3149831200 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z THE MISSION CONTINUES SPENCER KYMPTON 1141 SOUTH 7TH STREET SAINT LOUIS MO 63104 6260541 0 X WWW.MISSIONCONTINUES.ORG X 2007 MO ASSIST VETERANS IN SERVING AS CITIZEN LEADERS; HONORING THE FALLEN THROUGH SERVICE 8 7 42 7515 0 0 7010030 6205012 0 0 9385 8963 -16072 -120798 7003343 6093177 612250 1310741 0 0 1273563 2248236 0 0 634200 1789895 1931724 3675708 5490701 3327635 602476 4504924 5287804 35171 168362 4469753 5119442 X THE MISSION CONTINUES CHALLENGES VETERANS TO SERVE AND LEAD IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS FUELED BY A DEEP BELIEF THAT OUR VETERANS ARE ASSETS. THE ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH ITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, SERVICE PROJECTS PROGRAM, AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. 0 0 2783017 1310741 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - THE MISSION CONTINUES AWARDS COMMUNITY SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS TO POST-9/11 VETERANS, EMPOWERING THEM TO TRANSFORM THEIR OWN LIVES BY SERVING OTHERS AND DIRECTLY IMPACTING THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE MISSION CONTINUES FELLOWS SERVE FOR SIX MONTHS AT A LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ADDRESSING KEY EDUCATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, OR SOCIAL ISSUES. THE MISSION CONTINUES AWARDED 316 FELLOWSHIPS IN 2012. STIPENDS WERE ISSUED TO 284 TOTAL RECIPIENTS DURING 2012. 935250 THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - VETERANS ARE OFTEN TOLD "THANK YOU" WHEN THEY RETURN HOME FROM MILITARY SERVICE, BUT THEY ALSO NEED TO HEAR "WE STILL NEED YOU". THROUGH ITS THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, THE MISSION CONTINUES IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND BROADCASTING THE MESSAGE THAT OUR RETURNING VETERANS ARE CIVIC ASSETS WHOSE STRENGTHS AND LEADERSHIP CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE COMMUNITIES HERE AT HOME. THE MISSION CONTINUES' GOAL IS TO FUNDAMENTALLY RESHAPE HOW OUR NATION WELCOMES HOME OUR VETERANS. 841678 SERVICE PROJECTS PROGRAM - THE MISSION CONTINUES CHALLENGES VETERANS OF ALL ERAS AND CIVILIANS OF ALL AGES TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY BY SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES. SERVICE PROJECTS PROVIDE A PLACE FOR VETERANS TO BE CITIZEN LEADERS AND FOR ALL CIVILIANS TO LIVE THE BELIEFS OF VETERANS WHILE SERVING BY THEIR SIDES. 7,515 VOLUNTEERS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY SERVED WITH THE MISSION CONTINUES IN 2012. 4559945 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 1 368 0 1 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN TX UT VA WV WI X THE ORGANIZATION 3145888805 1141 SOUTH 7TH STREET SAINT LOUIS MO 63104 ERIC GREITENS - CEOFOUNDER 50.00 X X 175000 0 11142 GARY GIGLIO 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY MCMURTREY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT GASSOFF 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAJ LARSEN 2.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA KIRSCH 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM NOONAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE MARIE BURGOYNE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN TIEN 2.00 X 0 0 0 SPENCER KYMPTON 50.00 X 165000 0 8498 MEREDITH KNOPP 50.00 X 120000 0 9430 460000 0 29070 3 0 1 0 0 468209 5736803 416385 6205012 8963 8963 44965 468209 167364 -122399 -122399 MISC REFUNDS 900099 1601 1601 1601 6093177 0 0 -111835 1310741 1310741 359640 284115 21579 53946 1571455 1155314 112897 303244 11597 8930 828 1839 151271 117599 10162 23510 154273 120708 4695 28870 40405 8080 28285 4040 416263 304466 27601 84196 219398 216374 3024 142928 95598 13207 34123 38305 31046 3589 3670 105814 76187 9523 20104 540093 473153 27736 39204 222084 214052 2050 5982 124067 99253 12407 12407 21236 11178 6437 3621 VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION 35962 9283 14493 12186 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCM 22903 22903 TAXES AND LICENSES 1266 1032 234 VOLUNTEER PROJECTS AND 1000 965 35 5490701 4559945 296556 634200 X 2683738 2200655 1491511 1996536 74275 478200 657003 176140 184230 480863 71170 131550 4504924 5287804 35171 168362 35171 168362 X 4395478 4016242 74275 1103200 4469753 5119442 4504924 5287804 602476 47213 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 227415 916376 1586278 7010030 6205012 15945111 227415 916376 1586278 7010030 6205012 15945111 1343088 14602023 130 670 2636 9460 8963 21859 825 825 10 3575 3782 2704 1601 11672 15979467 0.91380 0.86110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3750 1531 2219 101598 28945 72653 551655 145664 405991 480863 X 9237737 3144560 3144560 6093177 0 6093177 8588048 3097347 3097347 5490701 0 5490701 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADDRESSED THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES. IN THAT REGARD, THE ORGANIZATION 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. GALA AND AUCTION 456901 417696 39205 44383 295 92416 WELCOME HOME PARADE 40823 40823 17608 1 15450 9690 5760 7951 4711 513174 468209 44965 52334 295 114735 167364 -122399 1 STIPENDS FOR SERVICE FELLOWSHIP AWARDS TO POST-9/11 VETERANS 284 1310741 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: EACH OF OUR FELLOWS GOES THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE APPLICATION PROCESS IN WHICH THEY PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATEMENT, CHARACTER REFERENCES, AND PROOF OF DISABILITY AND RETIREMENT FROM MILITARY SERVICE. EACH FELLOW, ALONG WITH THEIR SITE SUPERVISOR, SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) THAT COMMITS THEM TO THEIR FELLOWSHIP SERVICE TERM. THE MOU ALSO INCLUDES SPECIFIC GOALS FOR THEIR FELLOWSHIP. EACH FELLOW REPORTS REGULAR QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE PROGRESS TOWARDS THEIR FELLOWSHIP GOALS. SITE SUPERVISORS ALSO PROVIDE A STATUS REPORT AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE FELLOWSHIP TERM. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERIC GREITENS - CEOFOUNDER 175000 0 0 0 0 0 5250 0 5892 0 186142 0 0 0 SPENCER KYMPTON 165000 0 0 0 0 0 2887 0 5611 0 173498 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO INCLUDED A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA FROM VARIOUS NATIONAL VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER MIDWEST SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE CEO'S SALARY HISTORY, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. X 9 76385 FMV X AIRLINE TICKETS 1 340000 FMV 1 0 1 0 METHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS: PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. CHANGES, IF ANY, ARE DISCUSSED AND INCORPORATED PRIOR TO FILING WITH 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 CEO INCLUDED A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA FROM VARIOUS NATIONAL VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER MIDWEST SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE CEO'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 INCLUDE 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. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ANY KEY EMPLOYEES (DEFINED BY IRS AS INDIVDIUALS RECEIVING IN EXCESS OF $150,000 OF REPORTABLE COMPENSATION). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 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.