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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LOST SPARROWS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$251,018
Total expenses
$291,968
Contributions and grants received
$205,673
Grants paid
$15,622
Program service revenue
$42,742
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$2,603
Total assets, end of year
$51,720
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$51,720
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$165,151
Management and general expenses
$105,010
Fundraising expenses
$21,807
Program service expenses (Part III)
$165,151

Program services were 56.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $205,673

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRAUMACON

    total $42,742 · related or exempt $42,742

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,603 · related or exempt $2,603

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,603

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,100 · program services $5,100

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $10,522 · program services $10,522

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $57,816 · program services $14,454 · management and general $37,580 · fundraising $5,782

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,731 · program services $2,933 · management and general $7,625 · fundraising $1,173

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,800 · management and general $10,800

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,741 · management and general $3,741

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $78,006 · program services $61,582 · management and general $14,896 · fundraising $1,528

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,262 · program services $14,530 · management and general $476 · fundraising $256

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,723 · program services $3,730 · management and general $13,470 · fundraising $3,523

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $36 · program services $36

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,956 · program services $4,931 · management and general $8,025

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,685 · program services $6,795 · management and general $3,297 · fundraising $6,593

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $33,349 · program services $32,349 · management and general $1,000

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,648 · management and general $1,648

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $8,189 · program services $8,189

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $5,404 · management and general $2,452 · fundraising $2,952

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $92,670 · end of year $51,720

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $92,670 · end of year $31,720

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $20,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ADVOCATING FOR THE WORTH AND POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD, LOST SPARROWS WORKS TO EMPOWER AND EQUIP FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS AND COMMUNITIES TO LOVE, NURTURE, AND PROTECT VULNERABLE CHILDREN.

  • THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2023 SEEMINGLY SAW A RETURN TO NORMALCY FOR LOST SPARROWS. IT FELT LIKE OUR FIRST FULL YEAR OF STABILITY POST-COVID, WITH A STABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STABLE STAFF, AND OUR FIRST RETURN TO EASTERN EUROPE IN SEVERAL YEARS. CHANGE IS HARD, AND THE LAST FEW YEARS BROUGHT MORE THAN ENOUGH HARD, SO IT HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING TO GET BACK TO A CONSISTENT SENSE OF STABILITY. OUR FOSTER / ADOPTIVE PARENT SUPPORT GROUP HAD A TERRIFIC YEAR IN 2023. OUR LIST OF FAMILIES HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND, WITH OVER 86 FAMILIES THAT HAVE ATTENDED. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN A HOST OF VARIOUS SPEAKERS TO PROVIDE TRAUMA PARENTING EDUCATION, AND CONTINUED TO BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ATTENDEES. IN MAY OF 2023, OUR TEAM WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO EASTERN EUROPE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS. THREE OF US WERE ABLE TO SPEND TIME IN SARAJEVO WITH OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS MAKE SEVERAL NEW CONNECTIONS. WE PROVIDED TRAUMA TRAINING TO OVER 14 HOURS OF TRAUMA TRAINING TO OVER 80 CASE WORKERS, STAFF MEMBERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND ORPHANAGE STAFF. WE ALSO DELIVERED OVER 2500 WORTH OF SUPPLIES SUCH AS WEIGHTED BLANKETS, TOYS, AND THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS. WE ALSO HOSTED A DINNER FOR MOTHERS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. THESE MOMS ARE DOING THE HARD WORK OF RAISING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN AN AREA THAT ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO PLACE THEIR CHILDREN INTO AN ORPHANAGE. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE AND ENCOURAGING NIGHT. IN SEPTEMBER, WE HOSTED OUR 3RD ANNUAL TRAUMA CONFERENCE. OVER 415 PEOPLE ATTENDED OVER THE 2 DAYS, AND LISTENED TO OVER 25 SPEAKERS SHARE IN 30 DIFFERENT SESSIONS. IN ATTENDANCE WERE 75+ FOSTER PARENTS, 125+ EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL STAFF. FOSTER FAMILIES RECEIVED DOZENS OF TRAINING HOUR CERTIFICATES FOR THEIR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND MANY SOCIAL WORKERS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE OVER A DOZEN NASW APPROVED CEHS. THROUGH DONATIONS WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS TO EVERYONE THAT APPLIED FOR THEM, WHICH TOTALED MORE THAN 6000. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, MANY RELATIONSHIPS FORMED, AND FAMILIES WERE ENCOURAGED AND STRENGTHENED, AND OUR COMMUNITY GREW. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN BUILDING OUR ONLINE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, THE CENTER FOR HEALING CHILDHOOD TRAUMA. WE HAVE CREATED COURSES USING OUR RECORDED CONTENT FROM OUR CONFERENCES, WITH PLANS TO CREATE MANY MORE. THE WEBSITE IS PARENTINGCHILDRENWITHTRAUMA.ORG, AND OUR HOPE IS THAT IT WILL PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS ON THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA.

    Expenses $165,151 · Grants $15,622

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Darren Gagnon

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $60,000
    From this org
    $60,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mark Workman

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brandon Schmitt

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce Barlow

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Lenon

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mallika Klingaman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Blythe Royaards

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marla Schlatter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachael Hoffert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jutin Shaffer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202432749349301363

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