Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$7,828,654

Total expenses

$8,655,115

Contributions and grants received

$5,732,525

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$2,033,057

Investment income

$3,411

Other revenue

$59,661

Total assets, end of year

$6,519,050

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,675,592

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,843,458

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$6,973,864

Management and general expenses

$1,314,099

Fundraising expenses

$367,152

Program service expenses (Part III)

$6,973,864

Program services were 80.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, INC., OFFERS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO COMMUNITY IMPACT. WE OFFER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ACROSS ALL GENERATIONS TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY'S MOST CRITICAL NEEDS. EACH PROGRAM HAS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT ALIGN WITH EAST SIDE'S THREE PRIORITY IMPACT AREAS.SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP) - PROMOTES THE DIGNITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF OLDER, UNEMPLOYED, LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS BY PLACING THEM IN TEMPORARY PART-TIME COMMUNITY SERVICE JOBS IN WHICH THEY EARN MINIMUM WAGE. SCSEP SERVED 175 OLDER LOW-INCOME ADULTS THROUGH WORK EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS NEEDED FOR THE REMOTE AND BLENDED WORKPLACE. OF THESE, 17 EXITED THE PROGRAM AND FOUR TRANSITIONED TO UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT.VITAL LIVING - HELPS OLDER ADULTS ENGAGE WITH OTHERS, BETTER MANAGE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS, AND MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AND ALSO PROVIDES CAREGIVING SUPPORT THROUGH RESPITE, EDUCATION, AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. VITAL LIVING OFFERED THE FOLLOWING HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS IN 2023: 111 WERE PROVIDED TOOLS FOR FALL PREVENTION AND DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT; 400 WERE REFERRED TO RESOURCES TO HELP AGE-IN-COMMUNITY; 148 RECEIVED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND REFERRALS; 10 CAREGIVERS PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORT GROUPS AND LEARNED SELF-CARE; 8 CAREGIVERS HAD RESPITE WHILE CARE RECEIVERS ENJOYED ACTIVITIES; AND, 93 CAREGIVERS WERE PROVIDED WITH CAREGIVING RESOURCES.TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM WE PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION ACROSS ALL PROGRAM AREAS. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR SHOPPING, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AND OTHER NEEDS, TO PEOPLE 60 AND OVER AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. IN 2023, EAST SIDE PROVIDED 12,895 RIDES TO 294 OLDER AND/OR DISABLED ADULTS.

  Expenses $2,229,633 · Revenue $73,507

• CAMP BOVEY - LOCATED IN GORDON, WISCONSIN, CAMP BOVEY OFFERS NATURE EDUCATION AND OUTDOOR SKILLS THROUGH RESIDENTIAL CAMP SESSIONS FOR YOUTH, AGES 9-13, AND FAMILY GROUPS EACH SUMMER. CAMP BOVEY PROGRAMMING WAS PAUSED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2023 TO FOCUS ON GENERATING ADDITIONAL INCOME THROUGH PRIVATE RENTALS. OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAMS - FROM JANUARY AUGUST OF 2023, OUR FIVE OST PROGRAMS PROVIDED ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT AND MENTORING FOR 362 K-12TH GRADERS. OF YOUTH SURVEYED, 97% SAID THEY ENJOY THEIR EXPERIENCE AND FEEL CARED FOR BY STAFF AND 98% OF PARENTS SURVEYED FELT THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED THEIR CHILD'S ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN AUGUST, WE REDUCED OUR PROGRAM SIZE TO TWO SITES LUXTON LEARNERS AND MULBERRY JUNCTION FOLLOWING A LOSS IN FUNDING. MENLO PARK ACADEMY - MENLO PARK ACADEMY IS AN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ENROLLS AN AVERAGE OF SIXTY 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS EACH YEAR. MOST ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND IN CREDITS AND COME TO MENLO TO PROGRESS TOWARD GRADUATION. MENLO PARK EMBRACES STUDENTS WHO FEEL DISENFRANCHISED FROM TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTINGS AND STRUGGLE TO ENGAGE. THE SCHOOL UTILIZES SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING STRATEGIES TO CREATE A SAFE, WELCOMING, AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT TO REVIVE STUDENTS' ENTHUSIASM TO LEARN, GROW, AND ACHIEVE. MENLO ENROLLED 54 STUDENTS IN 2023, AND GRADUATED SEVEN, WITH FIVE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED.ASPIRE - THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE FOR REFERRED STUDENTS BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND CONNECTING THEM TO SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. IN 2023, ASPIRE SERVED 215 YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. 75% OF THE FAMILIES WHO ACCESSED THE PROGRAM RESOLVED ATTENDANCE ISSUES AND AVOIDED TRUANCY. 100% OF FAMILIES RECEIVED ASSISTANCE WITH ACCESSING DISTANCE LEARNING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES WHEN NEEDED, AND WITH REGISTERING FOR IN-PERSON LEARNING AND GETTING SCHOOL SUPPLIES IF NEEDED.

  Expenses $1,493,781 · Revenue $729,426

• CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY - PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED PREVENTATIVE AND NEEDS-BASED PROGRAMMING TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENRICH SELF-ESTEEM AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY COPING METHODS, AND ENCOURAGE HEALTHY RISK-TAKING. CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY SERVED 27 YOUTH THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND TARGETED GROUP THERAPY; OF THESE, 88% WERE BIPOC. 135 ADDITIONAL YOUTH WERE SERVED THROUGH GROUP PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.FAMILY HEALING - THIS PROGRAM TAKES A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE AND SEEKS TO HEAL AND TRANSFORM ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS SO THAT CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN THRIVE. IN 2023, 143 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED BY THE PROGRAM, WITH OVER 60% SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE PROGRAM.NORTHEAST CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (NECDC) - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN FROM SIX WEEKS THROUGH PRESCHOOL. THE PROGRAM HELPS CHILDREN TO DEVELOP PHYSICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND COGNITIVELY ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUAL LEARNING STYLES. IN 2023, 97 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED, INCLUDING 23 INFANTS, 29 TODDLERS, AND 45 PRESCHOOLERS. OF THESE CHILDREN, 74% OF INFANTS, 76% OF TODDLERS AND 87% OF PRESCHOOLERS ARE DEVELOPMENTALLY ON TRACK, AND THOSE ASSESSED AS NOT ON TRACK WERE REFERRED TO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH, SPEECH, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY.

  Expenses $1,257,092 · Revenue $1,230,124

• FOOD PROGRAMS - PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT FOR MINNEAPOLIS AND HENNEPIN COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING TRADITIONAL FOOD SHELVES OR GROCERY STORES. WE HAVE TWO BRICK AND MORTAR FOOD SHELF PROGRAMS AND A MOBILE FOOD SHELF PROGRAM SERVING 50 LOW-INCOME APARTMENT BUILDINGS. FOOD PROGRAMS DISTRIBUTED 987,069 POUNDS OF FOOD TO 10,527 PARTICIPANTS IN NEED IN 2023. OVER HALF OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTED WAS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

  Expenses $1,712,245

• YOUTH EMPLOYMENT - OFFERS YOUTH AGES 14-21 OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP AND ACHIEVE GOALS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS, PROVIDES JOB SKILLS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND HELPS FORGE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS, AND VOLUNTEER WORK TO HELP YOUTH GAIN ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE. THE PROGRAM PLACED AND SUPPORTED 31 LOW-INCOME YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN PAID INTERNSHIPS DESIGNED TO BUILD WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS.

  Expenses $281,113

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

Listed in Part VII

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

16 April 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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