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FOSTERING LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES

EIN 84-2535138 COLUMBIA, MO

Revenue 2024
$1,859,673
Expenses 2024
$1,301,292

Program services were 78.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P80
Classification
1200
Street
1400 FORUM BLVD STE 7A PMB 131

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SOCIO-ECONOMIC BARRIERS TO WELL-BEING AND/OR ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WEAVING RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS TOGETHER SO ALL YOUTH FLOURISH.

  • THE FLOURISH HOME ('FLOME') - TRANSITIONAL HOUSINGIN 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 2023, WITH LOWER-LEVEL RENOVATIONS COMPLETE AND THANKS TO A YHDP JOINT COMPONENT GRANT FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, THE FLOME STAFFING AND UNITS WERE EXPANDED TO SERVE 10 YOUTH AGES 16-24. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OPERATES 24/7, 365.

    Expenses $722,555

  • SCHOLARSHIPSFLOURISH'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 EXPENSE CATEGORY.

    Expenses $164,137 · Grants $131,709

  • $AVES THE STUDENTS ACHIEVING VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ($AVES) PROGRAM CONSISTS OF STAFF WORKING WITH ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO EARN DEPOSITS INTO A HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT BY PARTICIPATING AND LOGGING THEIR POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. IN 2022, $AVES ELIGIBILITY EXPANDED FROM ONLY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-12 AND IN 2023, FLO ENDED THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SEED SUCCESS/MOST 529 TO MANAGE THE ACCOUNT TRACKING IN OUR APRICOT SYSTEM AND TRANSACTIONS IN OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT, WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM OUR MAIN CHECKING ACCOUNT. 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 PARTICIPATING IN ANY OTHER FLO PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE PAIRED WITH A MENTOR, BUT IT IS FOLDED INTO SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS PROGRAMMING. 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 THE 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 NEEDS ARISE FOR THEIR MENTEE. MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS ARE PROVIDED ONGOING SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT BY FLO STAFF.

    Expenses $78,800

  • EMERGENCY & BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCEFLOURISH COMMUNITY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS AND YOUTH SPECIALISTS HELP SUBMIT AND PROCESS REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AND BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE FOR FLOURISH YOUTH PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. AGREEMENT PLANS ARE CREATED WITH CASE MANAGEMENT GOALS TO PREVENT THE NEEDS FROM RECURRING, WHEN POSSIBLE. MOST FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM COMES FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS. NEEDS CATEGORIES INCLUDE EDUCATION-RELATED, EMPLOYMENT-RELATED, FOOD, MEDICAL/PHYSICAL/MENTAL HEALTH, SHELTER/HOUSING, TECHNOLOGY/COMMUNICATION, AND TRANSPORTATION. MEETING BASIC NEEDS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM HELPS ADDRESS BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN FLO'S OTHER PROGRAMS, OFTEN BEGINS OR INCREASES THE DEPTH OF ENGAGEMENT, AND ENHANCES WELLBEING OUTCOMES OVERALL. INTERNSHIPS FLOURISH INTERNSHIPS HAVE GROWN INTO TWO STEPPED-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 WORK PART-TIME AND APPLY THEIR LEARNING TO COMPLETE A SERVICE PROJECT WHILE PREP II GETS MORE HAND-ON EXPERIENCE AT 40 HOURS A WEEK WITH ONLY ONE PROGRAMMING DAY WEEKLY. 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. 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 AND ITS 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 INCLUDE PROVIDING PEER-LED LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS AND FUN, SAFE ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING YOUTH VIOLENCE. AS FLO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING EXPANDS WITH YHDP, FLO IS SLOWLY BEGINNING TO TRANSITION THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF MAINTAINING THE LOCAL CHAPTER TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HAVE MORE CAPACITY FOR YOUTH-LED ADVOCACY/ORGANIZING. THE 2-YEAR GRANT THROUGH BOONE COUNTY FOR YOUTH MOVE FUNDING ENDED DECEMBER 2024.

    Expenses $56,166 · Grants $1,731

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • LORELI WILSON

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • RAE COOPER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • JEWELL SIMMS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CARL THOMAS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIERRE BANKS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVE LEON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SANDY OVERACRE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR ERYCA NEVILLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CLAIRE SLAMA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LINDSEY BITNER

    PAST DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EMILY THOROUGHMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BEATRICE STEWART

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $87,155
    From this org
    $78,363
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,792
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,859,673
    Expenses
    $1,301,292
    Contributions
    $1,868,955
    Grants paid
    $133,440
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $167,579
    Expenses
    $1,122,543
    Contributions
    $167,579
    Grants paid
    $169,857
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $323,803
    Expenses
    $1,115,631
    Contributions
    $323,803
    Grants paid
    $308,677

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,295,924
    Expenses
    $627,671
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,505,457

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $562,928
    Expenses
    $280,310
    Assets (EOY)
    $740,774

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.