Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,159,357

Total expenses

$1,117,700

Contributions and grants received

$1,161,836

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$3,891

Other revenue

-$6,370

Total assets, end of year

$609,007

Total liabilities, end of year

$301,442

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$307,565

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$926,907

Management and general expenses

$101,630

Fundraising expenses

$89,163

Program service expenses (Part III)

$926,907

Program services were 82.9% 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

• KINSHIP CONNECTIONS OF WYOMING IS DESIGNATED TO SERVE AS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES, PROVIDE AN ADVOCATE AND LIAISON FOR GRANDPARENTS OR OTHER KIN WHO ARE NEEDING ASSISTANCE WITH NAVIGATING THE SUPPORTS AND SERVICES, NETWORK AND EMPOWER FAMILIES TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR ONE ANOTHER. THE OVERALL OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO PROVIDE NAVIGATION SERVICES THAT INCLUDE HELPING FAMILIES ACCESS RESOURCES, DECREASING INTERACTIONS WITH CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS, INCREASING CHILD SAFETY, PERMANENCY, AND WELLBEING FOR THE CAREGIVER AND THE CHILDREN THEY ARE CARING FOR.

  Expenses $170,551

• AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER - IN MARCH 2023, WYOMING 211 PARTNERED WITH THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES, WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, WYOMING CENTER ON AGING AND THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OF WYOMING TO PROVIDE AN AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER (ADRC). WE HIRED OUR FIRST NAVIGATOR IN APRIL, AND SHE HAS RECEIVED CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE ALLIANCE OF INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES (AIRS) FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCE SPECIALISTS FOR AGING/DISABLED CERTIFICATION, AND BY SOAR TO ASSIST DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WITH THEIR SSI/SSDI APPLICATIONS AND PAPERWORK. ADRC NAVIGATORS PROVIDE UNBIASED, OBJECTIVE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE ABOUT A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING: AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, LONG-TERM CARE PLANNING, CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, NUTRITION, CAREGIVER SUPPORTS AND SERVICES AND SO MUCH MORE.

  Expenses $114,515

• COVID-19 - IN MARCH 2020, WYOMING 211 AND THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (WDH) PARTNERED TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC TELEPHONE HELPLINE FOR COVID-19 QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION. ON MARCH 16, 2020, WYOMING 211 STOOD UP ITS CALL CENTER TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WYOMING 211 IS STILL CONTRACTED WITH THE STATE OF WYOMING TO BE THE COVID HELPLINE.

  Expenses $78,600

• RIDE UNITED TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PROGRAM: WYOMING 211 PARTNERED WITH UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE AND LYFT TO ADDRESS PRESSING TRANSPORTATION NEEDS TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS SERVICES FOR SPECIFIC AND NEEDED SITUATIONS. RIDES CAN BE SCHEDULED FOR MEDICAL, EMPLOYMENT, FOOD, EDUCATION, LEGAL, HOUSING, AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. RIDE UNITED PROVIDES UP TO TEN (10) FREE OR DISCOUNTED ROUND TRIP RIDES PER MONTH VIA LYFT FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES. LIMITED RIDES MAY BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST CLIENTS IN GETTING CONNECTED TO NEEDED SERVICES AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR LONG DISTANCE AND/OR ON-GOING TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. THE 211 SPECIALIST WILL EXPLORE LONG- TERM TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR FUTURE NEEDS, IF NEEDED. THIS PROGRAM ENDED IN JUNE 2023. CIE: THROUGHOUT 2023, WYOMING 211 AND THE COMMUNICARE STEERING COMMITTEE CONTINUED THEIR WORK TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP A COMMUNITY INFORMATION EXCHANGE FOR THE STATE OF WYOMING. A COMMUNITY INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM WHICH IS A NETWORK OF CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS WHO COMMIT TO SHARING INFORMATION AND COORDINATING CARE WITH EACH OTHER. PARTNERS ACCESS A VARIETY OF TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY THAT HELP THEM IDENTIFY CLIENT NEEDS, CLOSE THE LOOP ON REFERRALS, COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS WORKING WITH SHARED CLIENTS, AND BETTER IDENTIFY AVAILABLE RESOURCES. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES, HEALTH AND EQUITY BY IMPROVING COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDERS. AS A RESULT, THEIR SHARED CLIENTS HAVE BETTER AND MORE EFFICIENT ACCESS TO THE SERVICES, CARE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, FUNCTIONING AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THE PROGRAM IS NOW SLATED TO LAUNCH EARLY SPRING 2024, IN LARAMIE COUNTY. THE GOAL WILL TO BE TAKE THIS PROGRAM STATEWIDE. IN DECEMBER 2023 WYOMING 211 LAUNCHED A MOBILE SEARCH ENGINE APP. IN EARLY 2023, WYOMING 211 WAS AWARDED 65,000 FROM THE ADDRESSING BASIC NEEDS AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH PROGRAM, WHICH IS PART OF THE COVID-19 HEALTH DISPARITY GRANT PROGRAM. UTILIZING THIS REIMBURSABLE GRANT, WYOMING 211 CREATED A MOBILE APP LISTING ALL SERVICES IN THE WYOMING 211 DATABASE TO ADD ANOTHER AVENUE FOR INDIVIDUALS ACROSS WYOMING TO ACCESS RESOURCES.

  Expenses $563,241

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

23 February 2024

IRS schema version

2023v4.0

Source object

202400599349301125

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