2022-01-04T11:08:53-06:00 2021-06-30 341602442 H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC 7555 FREDLE DR STE 110 CONCORD OH 44077 990 2020-07-01 341105038 UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY INC UNIT 4403523166 9285 PROGRESS PARKWAY MENTOR OH 44060 JENNIFER MCCARTY PRESIDENT/CEO 4403523166 2021-12-10 true JENNIFER MCCARTY XXX-XX-XXXX ROLLAND B STANDISH P00169705 4409512997 2021-11-18 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JENNIFER MCCARTY 9285 PROGRESS PARKWAY MENTOR OH 44060 1800252 false X WWW.UWLC.ORG X 1972 OH UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY, ALONG WITH ITS MISSION TO "MEASURABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN LAKE COUNTY", PROVIDES THE MOST EFFECTIVE CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH THE COMMUNITY MAY PARTICIPATE IN A VOLUNTARY, COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, SUPPORT AND FUND CURRENT HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS IN LAKE COUNTY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY IS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDS PROGRAMS IN THE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A BETTER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH BASIC NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY AFFECTS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS WHILE STRIVING TO MAKE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE ENTRUSTED CHAMPION THAT DRIVES IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING SERVICES THAT IMPACT EDUCATION, INCOME (FINANCIAL STABILITY) AND HEALTH. 20 20 7 500 0 2028953 1692729 0 78614 84639 29253 22884 2136820 1800252 1247171 931945 0 464832 493772 0 235320 226319 324814 1938322 1750531 198498 49721 3746795 3929567 1244872 899859 2501923 3029708 X UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY, ALONG WITH ITS MISSION TO "MEASURABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN LAKE COUNTY", PROVIDES THE MOST EFFECTIVE CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH THE COMMUNITY MAY PARTICIPATE IN A VOLUNTARY, COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, SUPPORT AND FUND CURRENT HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS IN LAKE COUNTY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY IS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDS PROGRAMS IN THE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A BETTER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH BASIC NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY AFFECTS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS WHILE STRIVING TO MAKE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE ENTRUSTED CHAMPION THAT DRIVES IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING SERVICES THAT IMPACT EDUCATION, INCOME (FINANCIAL STABILITY) AND HEALTH. false false 891633 814563 ALLOCATIONS AND AGENCY RELATIONS INCLUDE THE EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO BEST MEET THOSE NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S (UWLC) MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE CRITICAL DECISION- MAKERS WHEN MAKING PROGRAM FUNDING DECISIONS. STAFF LEAD THE GROUP, BUT IT IS THE COLLECTION OF 15-20 VOLUNTEERS THAT MEET WEEKLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO EVALUATE PROGRAMS, LISTEN TO AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, THEN DECIDES WHICH PROGRAMS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING. UWLC UPDATED THEIR FUNDING MODEL LAST YEAR, SO THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR OF FOLLOWING THAT MODEL. THIS ALLOWED NEW PROGRAMS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE, EVALUATED, AND ULTIMATELY RECEIVE FUNDING IF THE VOLUNTEER PANELS RATED IT ACCORDINGLY. UWLC UTILIZED THE SAME ONLINE PLATFORM FOR APPLICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS, SO OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO MEET EFFICIENTLY USING ZOOM AND GO THROUGH THE ONLINE PROCESS OF EVALUATING ALL THE PROGRAMS. TO RAISE THE DOLLARS THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ABLE TO ALLOCATE, HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES RUN WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS, INVOLVING CORPORATE GIFTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT GIVE INDIVIDUALLY THAT HELP KEEP LAKE COUNTY ENGAGED IN MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A STRONGER COMMUNITY, WHICH ARE: EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH. 490623 117382 COMMUNITY PLANNING INCLUDES COORDINATION OF AGENCY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. LAST YEAR, UWLC STARTED THE LAKE COUNTY RELIEF FUND (LCRF) AND ACTIVELY GRANTED OUT DOLLARS ON AS AS-NEEDED BASIS AFTER BEING EVALUATED BY STAFF LEADERSHIP. CONTINUING INTO THIS YEAR, FUNDS WERE STILL AVAILABLE TO GRANT WHICH AMOUNTED TO ANOTHER 75,000 BACK INTO THE LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOR PROGRAMS DIRECTED EFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC. AS WAS THE CASE LAST YEAR, WE HAD TO MAKE CHANGES TO OUR LARGEST VOLUNTEER EFFORT OF THE YEAR, DAY OF CARING. PLANNING TOOK PLACE IN JUNE AND THE ACTUAL COLLECTION HAPPENED IN JULY, BUT WE PARTNERED WITH SALVATION ARMY OF LAKE COUNTY TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH. WE ASKED COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO DONATE NEEDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES DURING A GIVEN WEEK AND THAT AMOUNTED TO BEING ABLE TO STUFF HUNDREDS OF BACKPACKS WITH SUPPLIES FOR CHILDREN ALL ACROSS LAKE COUNTY. IN THE MIDST OF THE LCRF AND GRANT ALLOCATION PROCESS IN THE SPRING, WE STILL RAN OUR ANNUAL FEED LAKE COUNTY DRIVE THROUGH A SOLICITATION MAILING AND SEVERAL COMPANIES STILL RAN FOOD DRIVES THAT WERE COMFORTABLE DOING SO. BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS, EVEN DURING A PANDEMIC, WE WERE ABLE TO HOST FOUR SEPARATE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TOTALING OVER 100,000 IN DIRECT FOOD PURCHASES FROM GIANT EAGLE, ON TOP OF DISTRIBUTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS DONATED BY AREA COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE ALSO HAVE TWO AFFINITY GROUP S THAT WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BELOW ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEM: EMERGING LEADERS (EL) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT HOST AN ANNUAL GOLF OUTING AND OTHER FUNDRAISING/NETWORK EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY ALSO EVALUATE THE GRANT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE REGULAR GRANT CYCLE, AND DECIDE WHICH ONES ALIGN WITH THE MISSION OF THE GROUP. THIS YEAR, THEY DECIDED TO FUND TWO PROGRAMS WITH THE 20,000 ALLOTTED TO THEM; DOLLY PARTON IMAGINARY LIBRARY (16,000) AND THE CAPTAINS CHARITIES READING PROGRAM (4,000). WOMEN UNITED (WU) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY WOMEN WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LAKE COUNTY. THEY WERE ABLE TO HOST SOME VIRTUAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A SPEAKER SERIES, AND THEIR SIGNATURE EVENT HELD IN DECEMBER, WOMEN'S WINTERFEST, WAS DONE AS A VIRTUAL RAFFLE THAT RAISED MORE MONEY THAN THE PAST IN-PERSON EVENTS WERE ABLE TO. DOLLARS RAISED FROM WU FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AT-RISK WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LAKE COUNTY, AND GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS THE EL GROUP. WOMEN UNITED ALLOCATED 50,000 TO SEVERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING FORBES HOUSE, CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER, AND WAS ABLE TO ALLOT FUNDS TO OAK HOUSE FOR THE GROUP TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR THE RESIDENTS. 1382256 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 7 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false OH X ZACH SIEBERT 4403523166 9285 PROGRESS PARKWAY MENTOR OH 44060 JENNIFER MCCARTY PRESIDENT/CE 40.00 X 119517 0 0 MORRIS BEVERAGE III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN ALLEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY BLISS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN BURTON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK BUSBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIOT CHRISTENSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARSITA FERGUSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATTI GAVORSKI 2ND VICE CHA 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE GRAF 1ST VICE CHA 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEREMY IOSUE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN FOLEY KESSLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA KULA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA MANOCCHIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MARN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL OLZAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOT PARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY PETERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW PHELPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM TOBIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 119517 1 false false false 179952 1512777 120757 1692729 84639 84639 12000 12000 12000 12000 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 10884 10884 10884 1800252 10884 96639 814563 814563 117382 117382 110000 55000 33000 22000 291036 146984 39894 104158 62557 31507 11371 19679 30179 15200 5485 9494 3642 3642 10633 10633 25545 12688 4430 8427 23883 10119 13764 4916 983 98 3835 19177 11122 5370 2685 853 430 155 268 28731 4533 24198 24143 14003 6760 3380 7861 3959 1429 2473 FOOD 103313 103313 PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATES 29902 15060 5435 9407 MISCELLANEOUS 26400 18969 2878 4553 TELEPHONE 10157 5116 1846 3195 5658 1325 529 3804 1750531 1382256 132955 235320 601063 400503 88558 74747 548408 412471 6754 8458 1158613 745035 437722 413578 2036451 2591213 27839 28597 3746795 3929567 88271 61594 1070001 748800 86600 89465 1244872 899859 X 1863109 2878784 638814 150924 2501923 3029708 3746795 3929567 49721 478064 X false true X true false X 2116633 2086016 1993109 2028953 1692729 9917440 2116633 2086016 1993109 2028953 1692729 9917440 121820 9795620 72138 118343 113814 90614 96639 491548 10408988 37254 0.94110 0.95180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 200500 200500 880263 670822 209441 77850 74213 3637 413578 REFUNDABLE ADVANCE - PPP 89465 89465 X 2308173 478064 29857 507921 1800252 1800252 1780388 29857 29857 1750531 1750531 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X UWLC IS ORGANIZED AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, IF ANY, ARE PROVIDED AT THE APPLICABLE RATES ON INCOME FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. UWLC HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING 2021 OR 2020. NO TAX ACCRUAL FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WAS RECORDED AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. true CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER 510164315 C3 21000 PROGRAMS BIRTHRIGHT LAKE COUNTY 237351568 C3 10000 PROGRAM SUPPORT CATHOLIC CHARITIES CORP 341908579 C3 25000 PROGRAM SUPPORT CROSSROADS 341458441 C3 64020 PROGRAM SUPPORT ECUMENICAL SHELTER NETWORK OF LC 341769046 C3 68000 PROGRAM SUPPORT FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION 340834212 C3 18400 PROGRAM SUPPORT FORBES HOUSE 341291205 C3 84500 PROGRAM SUPPORT HOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE 341256377 C3 20263 PROGRAM SUPPORT KIDNEY FOUNDATION LAKE CO CHAPTER 340827748 C3 25000 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING 237266637 C3 40000 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC 341081191 C3 105000 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE-GEAUGA RECOVERY CENTER 341119240 C3 28400 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE HEALTH DISTRICT FUND 341598598 C3 10000 ALLOCATION LIFELINE INC 237317490 C3 53000 PROGRAM SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY CITADEL 135562351 C3 64480 ALLOCATION, WU, EL SALVATION ARMY SERVICE UNITS 135562351 C3 15000 PROGRAM SUPPORT STARTING POINT 341650004 C3 15000 PROGRAM SUPPORT TORCHLIGHT YOUTH MENTORING ALLIANCE 341753916 C3 12000 PROGRAM SUPPORT YMCA 340714796 C3 67500 PROGRAM SUPPORT WICKLIFFE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GOV 10000 CHILDRENS BOOKS FAIR HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER 341602062 C3 15000 LAKE COUNTY BLACK LIVES MATTER 852708936 C3 10000 NAMI LAKE COUNTY 010917297 C3 26000 25 FOOD 114382 FMV EMERGENCY ASSIS HOUSEHOLD ITEMS 3000 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 RECIPIENT AGENCIES, NON AGENCIS AND OTHERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL OUTCOME MEASUREMENT REPORT WHICH IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND ALSO EVALUATION AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEES. SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV ALL GRANTEES ARE LOCATED IN LAKE COUNTY, OHIO. ADDRESSES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. THE PURPOSE OF ALL ALLOCATION AWARDS ARE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. CERTAIN OTHER GRANTS PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, UTIITIES, MEDICAL AND OTHER SUPPORT. IN 2020, THE LAKE COUNTY RELIEF FUND WAS CREATED TO ASIST THOSE AGENCIES PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO COVID-IMPACTED LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2019, A TOTAL OF 48 LOCAL FOOD BANKS HAVE BENEFITED FROM UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTYS DISTRIBUTION OF 84,875 POUNDS OF FOOD. WOMEN UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY WORKS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH THE PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS OF GIVING, ADVOCATING, AND VOLUNTEERING. OUR PURPOSE BEGINS BY HELPING FEMALES OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, FROM YOUNG GIRLS THROUGH ADULTHOOD AND INTO SENIOR STAGES OF LIFE. IT IS OUR DESIRE TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER WOMEN IN THIS COMMUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE LAKE COUNTY STRONGER. IT IS OUR GOAL TO CREATE A NETWORK OF WOMEN WHO CAN OFFER THEIR TIME, EXPERIENCE, AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THIS COMMUNITY. IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO GIVE BACK TO OTHER WOMEN; HELPING RAISE THEM UP TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. EMERGING LEADERS (EL) EMERGING LEADERS OF UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY SEEK TO BE CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF LAKE COUNTY YOUTH THROUGH LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN ORDER TO FACILITATE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS THAT WILL CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS. X 1 114382 1.74 PER PUND X HOUSEHOLD ITEMS 1 6375 FMV false true false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II IN FYE 2021, A TOTAL OF 40 LOCAL FOOD BANKS HAVE BENEFITED FROM UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTYS DISTRIBUTION OF 65,000 POUNDS OF IN-KIND FOOD. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY, ALONG WITH ITS MISSION TO "MEASURABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN LAKE COUNTY", PROVIDES THE MOST EFFECTIVE CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH THE COMMUNITY MAY PARTICIPATE IN A VOLUNTARY, COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, SUPPORT AND FUND CURRENT HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS IN LAKE COUNTY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY IS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDS PROGRAMS IN THE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A BETTER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH BASIC NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY AFFECTS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS WHILE STRIVING TO MAKE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE ENTRUSTED CHAMPION THAT DRIVES IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING SERVICES THAT IMPACT EDUCATION, INCOME (FINANCIAL STABILITY) AND HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ALLOCATIONS AND AGENCY RELATIONS INCLUDE THE EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO BEST MEET THOSE NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S (UWLC) MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE CRITICAL DECISION- MAKERS WHEN MAKING PROGRAM FUNDING DECISIONS. STAFF LEAD THE GROUP, BUT IT IS THE COLLECTION OF 15-20 VOLUNTEERS THAT MEET WEEKLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO EVALUATE PROGRAMS, LISTEN TO AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, THEN DECIDES WHICH PROGRAMS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING. UWLC UPDATED THEIR FUNDING MODEL LAST YEAR, SO THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR OF FOLLOWING THAT MODEL. THIS ALLOWED NEW PROGRAMS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE, EVALUATED, AND ULTIMATELY RECEIVE FUNDING IF THE VOLUNTEER PANELS RATED IT ACCORDINGLY. UWLC UTILIZED THE SAME ONLINE PLATFORM FOR APPLICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS, SO OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO MEET EFFICIENTLY USING ZOOM AND GO THROUGH THE ONLINE PROCESS OF EVALUATING ALL THE PROGRAMS. TO RAISE THE DOLLARS THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ABLE TO ALLOCATE, HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES RUN WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS, INVOLVING CORPORATE GIFTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT GIVE INDIVIDUALLY THAT HELP KEEP LAKE COUNTY ENGAGED IN MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A STRONGER COMMUNITY, WHICH ARE: EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITY PLANNING INCLUDES COORDINATION OF AGENCY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. LAST YEAR, UWLC STARTED THE LAKE COUNTY RELIEF FUND (LCRF) AND ACTIVELY GRANTED OUT DOLLARS ON AS AS-NEEDED BASIS AFTER BEING EVALUATED BY STAFF LEADERSHIP. CONTINUING INTO THIS YEAR, FUNDS WERE STILL AVAILABLE TO GRANT WHICH AMOUNTED TO ANOTHER 75,000 BACK INTO THE LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOR PROGRAMS DIRECTED EFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC. AS WAS THE CASE LAST YEAR, WE HAD TO MAKE CHANGES TO OUR LARGEST VOLUNTEER EFFORT OF THE YEAR, DAY OF CARING. PLANNING TOOK PLACE IN JUNE AND THE ACTUAL COLLECTION HAPPENED IN JULY, BUT WE PARTNERED WITH SALVATION ARMY OF LAKE COUNTY TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH. WE ASKED COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO DONATE NEEDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES DURING A GIVEN WEEK AND THAT AMOUNTED TO BEING ABLE TO STUFF HUNDREDS OF BACKPACKS WITH SUPPLIES FOR CHILDREN ALL ACROSS LAKE COUNTY. IN THE MIDST OF THE LCRF AND GRANT ALLOCATION PROCESS IN THE SPRING, WE STILL RAN OUR ANNUAL FEED LAKE COUNTY DRIVE THROUGH A SOLICITATION MAILING AND SEVERAL COMPANIES STILL RAN FOOD DRIVES THAT WERE COMFORTABLE DOING SO. BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS, EVEN DURING A PANDEMIC, WE WERE ABLE TO HOST FOUR SEPARATE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TOTALING OVER 100,000 IN DIRECT FOOD PURCHASES FROM GIANT EAGLE, ON TOP OF DISTRIBUTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS DONATED BY AREA COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE ALSO HAVE TWO AFFINITY GROUP S THAT WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BELOW ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEM: EMERGING LEADERS (EL) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT HOST AN ANNUAL GOLF OUTING AND OTHER FUNDRAISING/NETWORK EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY ALSO EVALUATE THE GRANT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE REGULAR GRANT CYCLE, AND DECIDE WHICH ONES ALIGN WITH THE MISSION OF THE GROUP. THIS YEAR, THEY DECIDED TO FUND TWO PROGRAMS WITH THE 20,000 ALLOTTED TO THEM; DOLLY PARTON IMAGINARY LIBRARY (16,000) AND THE CAPTAINS CHARITIES READING PROGRAM (4,000). WOMEN UNITED (WU) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY WOMEN WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LAKE COUNTY. THEY WERE ABLE TO HOST SOME VIRTUAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A SPEAKER SERIES, AND THEIR SIGNATURE EVENT HELD IN DECEMBER, WOMEN'S WINTERFEST, WAS DONE AS A VIRTUAL RAFFLE THAT RAISED MORE MONEY THAN THE PAST IN-PERSON EVENTS WERE ABLE TO. DOLLARS RAISED FROM WU FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AT-RISK WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LAKE COUNTY, AND GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS THE EL GROUP. WOMEN UNITED ALLOCATED 50,000 TO SEVERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING FORBES HOUSE, CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER, AND WAS ABLE TO ALLOT FUNDS TO OAK HOUSE FOR THE GROUP TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR THE RESIDENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AND PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW. AFTER REVIEW AND MODIFICATIONS, 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, TO WHICH THE BOARD HAS DELEGATED AUTHORITY FOR 990 REVIEW ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. AFTER THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE 990 AND APPROVED IT FOR FILING, THE INFORMATION RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO BEING ELECTRONICALLY FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WHEN VOTES ARE TAKEN ALL ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A IN DEPTH REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS REVIEW OF THE COMPARABILITY OF THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY WITH OTHER LIKE AGENCIES IS PERFORMED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. THE SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THERE WERE NO EMPLOYEES DEFINED AS KEY IN FISCAL YEAR JUNE 30, 2016, NOR WERE THERE ANY PAID OFFICERS OTHER THAN DISCLOSED ON LINE 15A. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.