Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$323,803

Total expenses

$1,115,631

Contributions and grants received

$323,803

Grants paid

$308,677

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$4,690,718

Total liabilities, end of year

$115,597

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,575,121

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$942,793

Management and general expenses

$162,048

Fundraising expenses

$10,790

Program service expenses (Part III)

$942,793

Program services were 84.5% 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 · 2022

• SCHOLARSHIPS FLOURISH'S FIRST FORMAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2020. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS SHAPED UNIQUELY FOR TRADE, TECHNICAL, LICENSING, CERTIFICATE, 2-YEAR OR 4-YEAR DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS, THE GOAL IS THE SAME--TO REDUCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC BARRIERS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR IN THE BOONE COUNTY AREA. IN ADDITION TO SCHOLARSHIPS, STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH GROUP MEETINGS, ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS, OR VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS. SOME SELECTED SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE ALSO PAIRED WITH MENTORS TO INCREASE THEIR PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT NETWORK AND HELP THEM MEET UNIQUE ACADEMIC/CAREER-RELATED GOALS. PREP INTERNS BEGAN TO BE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AT THE END OF THEIR PROGRAM BASED ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION IN 2022. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED IN LINE WITH 529-ELIGIBLE EXPENSES, WITH A CERTAIN PORTION POTENTIALLY BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR MORE FLEXIBLE SPENDING THAT FALLS INTO A BASIC NEEDS CATEGORY.

  Expenses $285,106 · Grants $112,145

• THE FLOURISH HOME ('FLOME')IN 2020, THE FLOURISH HOME OPENED FOR OPERATION WITH CAPACITY TO PROVIDE UP TO 6 YOUTH (AGES 16-19) EMERGENCY SHELTER AND/OR TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES, DEPENDING ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL HOUSING NEEDS. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE FOR CLIENT REFERRAL, INTAKE, ASSESSMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND DISCHARGE. RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OTHER FLO AND/OR COMMUNITY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AS THOSE ARE APPLICABLE, BASED ON THEIR CASE MANAGEMENT GOALS. GOALS ARE DEVELOPED BASED ON BIO-PSYCHO-SOCIAL ASSESSMENTS AND WITH INPUT FROM YOUTH AND THEIR OTHER SUPPORT SYSTEMS. EACH RESIDENT HAS THEIR OWN BEDROOM AND IS ASSIGNED CHORES TO HELP MAINTAIN A CLEAN, SAFE, STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT WITH SUPERVISION FROM QUALIFIED, CARING HOUSE PARENTS. IN 2022, RENOVATIONS TO THE LOWER FLOOR BEGAN WITH THE INTENT OF ADDING MORE BEDS FOR YOUTH AND FLO ALSO PURCHASED A VEHICLE TO ADDRESS RESIDENTS' TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS.

  Expenses $469,009

• $AVES THE STUDENTS ACHIEVING VALUING EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ($AVES) PROGRAM CONSISTS OF STAFF WORKING WITH ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO CREATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED 'GAME PLANS' THAT ALLOWS THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THAT ENHANCE THEIR WELLBEING AND EARN DEPOSITS INTO A 529 SAVINGS ACCOUNT FOR THEM. ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EARNING DEPOSITS ARE COORDINATED BY FLO STAFF, SUCH AS EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND/OR ARE PROVIDED BY FLO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VETERANS UNITED EMPLOYEES OR OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN 2022, $AVES ELIGIBILITY EXPANDED FROM ONLY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-12. HIGH SCHOOL $AVES STUDENTS ARE ALSO OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PAIRED WITH A MENTOR WHO CAN SUPPORT THEIR ACTIVITY COMPLETION AND EARNING GOALS. MENTORINGTHE GOAL OF MENTORING IS TO MATCH STUDENTS WITH A TRUSTED, CARING ADULT WHO CAN SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THEIR SOCIAL CAPITAL AND HELP THEM DEVELOP LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS. STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED IN OTHER FLOURISH PROGRAMS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR MENTORSHIP. VOLUNTEER MENTORS ARE RECRUITED, TRAINED, AND MATCHED BY STAFF FOR QUALIFYING STUDENTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN OTHER FLO PROGRAMS. MENTORS ENGAGE IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES THAT CAN INCREASE LIKELIHOOD OF THEIR MENTEES' POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS; INCLUDING SOME OF THOSE LISTED ON THEIR MENTEE'S GAME PLAN. THEY ALSO LIAISE WITH FLO CASE MANAGERS WHEN BASIC OR EMERGENCY NEEDS ARISE FOR THEIR MENTEE. MENTORS WORK WITH FLO STAFF TO CLARIFY STUDENT GOALS AND MENTORSHIPS ARE PROVIDED ONGOING SUPERVISION BY FLO STAFF.

  Expenses $152,492

• INTERNSHIPS FLOURISH INTERNSHIPS HAVE GROWN INTO TWO PROGRAMS, PREP I AND PREP II, AND ARE OFFERED TO RISING JUNIORS AND RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES EXPERIENCING BARRIERS TO HIGHER EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT. THE INTERNS WORK EITHER PART-OR FULL-TIME AND RECEIVE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN A REAL-WORLD, CORPORATE SETTING. PREP I INTERNS APPLY THEIR LEARNING TO COMPLETE A SERVICE PROJECT WHILE PREP II GETS MORE HAND-ON EXPERIENCE AT 40 HOURS A WEEK WITHOUT AS MUCH PROGRAMMING. INTERNS IN BOTH PROGRAMS WALK AWAY WITH AN EMPLOYMENT PORTFOLIO, INTERVIEW OUTFIT, A FUTURE CAREER OR HIGHER EDUCATION PLAN, AND ENHANCED SOFT AND HARD EMPLOYMENT SKILLS. THEIR PERFORMANCE IS MANAGED AND EVALUATED ALONG WITH THEIR FINAL PRESENTATION. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION, EACH INTERN RECEIVES A SCHOLARSHIP FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. EMERGENCY & BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCEFLOURISH COMMUNITY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS AND YOUTH SPECIALISTS HELP SUBMIT AND PROCESS REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AND BASIC NEEDS FOR FLOURISH PARTICIPANTS AND FAMILIES. AGREEMENT PLANS ARE CREATED WITH CASE MANAGEMENT GOALS TO PREVENT THE NEEDS FROM RECURRING. THE FUNDS FOR THIS ASSISTANCE ARE RAISED THROUGH FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND PROJECTS, MERCHANDISE SALES, AND PROPOSALS TO VUF. NEEDS CATEGORIES INCLUDE EDUCATION-RELATED, EMPLOYMENT-RELATED, FOOD, MEDICAL/PHYSICAL HEALTH, SHELTER/HOUSING, TECHNOLOGY/COMMUNICATION, TRANSPORTATION. MEETING BASIC NEEDS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORTS POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR FLO'S OTHER PROGRAMS.CASE MANAGEMENTCASE MANAGEMENT IS A WRAP-AROUND SERVICE WOVEN THROUGHOUT ALL FLOURISH PROGRAMS. QUALIFIED YOUTH SPECIALISTS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS ENGAGE, ASSESS, INTERVENE, REFER, MONITOR, EVALUATE, DISCHARGE, AND FOLLOW-UP LONG-TERM WITH FLOURISH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND SOMETIMES THEIR FAMILIES, TO ENSURE BASIC (PHYSICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS) ARE MET AND THAT SERVICES ARE COORDINATED AND ACROSS PROGRAMS OF FLOURISH AS WELL AS COMMUNITY PARTNERS. BOONE COUNTY YOUTH MOVEFLOURISH PREP INTERNS, WITH THE SUPPORT OF BOONE COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INITIATED A LOCAL CHAPTER WITHIN THE MEMBERSHIP NETWORK OF YOUTH MOVE NATIONAL, IN SUMMER OF 2022. BOONE COUNTY YOUTH MOVE IS A YOUTH-LED EFFORT, WITH UP TO FOUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIRS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR STIPENDS, RESPONSIBLE FOR ENGAGING OTHER COMMUNITY YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS ACTIVITIES AND MONTHLY MEETINGS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. STAFF FROM FLOURISH AND ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS SERVE AS SUPPORTIVE ADULTS TO HELP YOUTH IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO LEAD CHANGE ON ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEM. THE YOUTH'S PRIORITY STRATEGIES FROM INCEPTION THROUGH AT LEAST 2025 INCLUDE PROVIDING PEER-LED LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS AND FUN, SAFE ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING YOUTH VIOLENCE. HOUSING STABILITY PROGRAM THE HOUSING STABILITY PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2022 WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF THE BOONE COUNTY COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS, WHICH IS LED BY FLOURISH'S COORDINATED ENTRY SPECIALIST. THE HSP FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL FUNDERS AND THE BUILT FOR ZERO NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO END HOMELESSNESS. FLOURISH SERVES AS THE FISCAL AGENT, PROVIDING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO LANDLORDS WHO ACCEPT LOW-INCOME HOUSING VOUCHERS. THE LANDLORDS WHOSE APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO APPLY AT THE TENANTS MOVE-OUT FOR MONEY TO HELP COVER COSTS OF REPAIR TO PROPERTIES RENTED BY VOUCHER HOLDERS. THIS PROGRAM IS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT MAY BE RENTED BY LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE HOUSING SUBSIDIES SUCH AS SECTION 8. PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT IS AN EFFORT OF THE BOONE COUNTY COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS (BCCEH). FLOURISH SERVES AS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THE PROJECT THAT PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COUNTY ACCESS TO ENROLL FOR DIVERSE RESOURCES/SERVICES AT ONE, IN-PERSON EVENT. FUNDS GATHERED FROM PARTNERS FOR THE EVENT ARE USED FOR HYGIENE SUPPLIES AND MEALS PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS. THIS EVENT HELPS OUR COMMUNITY COMPLETE ITS HUD-REQUIRED ANNUAL POINT IN TIME COUNT AND SUPPORTS THE GOALS OF COORDINATED ENTRY FOR THE BCCEH.

  Expenses $36,186 · Grants $196,532

As filed on the 2022 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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

28 June 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202301959349301435

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