KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES (EIN 48-1102008)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-05-10
IRS object ID: 201741309349303449
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-10T17:19:23-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	480567703	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KCOE ISOM LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3030 CORTLAND PO BOX 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	SALINA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	674021100	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	481102008	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CHILD CARE	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	KANS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7858233343	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 2294	AddressLine1Txt
City	SALINA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	674022294	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CONNIE BURKET	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7858233343	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-05-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CORLENE R LANGE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00007927	PTIN
Phone	7858251561	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-05-08	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	70.166.248.4	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-05-10	IPDt
IP Tm	17:00:11	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	BE575CDEB6553CDC99F49ECB5BA2F315E97ED1E7	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	9F8F9AFD72FA83DA36B1D421C880E9A48C93A9CA	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHILD CARE AWARE OF KANSAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LEADELL EDIGER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1508 E IRON AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SALINA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67401	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,896,859	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.KS.CHILDCAREAWARE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1992	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	KS	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	A STATEWIDE SYSTEM DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF CHILD CARE IN KANSAS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	21	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	16	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$69,019	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$102,362	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,576,286	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,766,647	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$4,835	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,794	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$17,866	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$22,056	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,668,006	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,896,859	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$182,804	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$133,719	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,043,403	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$977,206	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$28,329	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,305,999	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,748,620	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,532,206	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,859,545	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$135,800	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$37,314	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,610,448	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,535,635	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$637,457	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$489,710	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$972,991	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,045,925	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	HIGH-QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION IS AVAILABLE TO ALL KANSAS FAMILIES AND CHILDREN	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,554,603	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$32,200	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,727,926	RevenueAmt
Desc	CHILD CARE CONSUMER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND REFERRALS IS FUNDED BY THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE STATEWIDE NETWORK OF CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES WORK TOGETHER TO CONNECT FAMILIES ACROSS KANSAS TO CHILD CARE IN THEIR AREA. THE CHILD CARE AWARE OF KANSAS RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 10,988 CHILD CARE REFERRALS TO FAMILIES. IN ADDITION, 12,239 CHILDREN WERE SERVED, 36,335 CONSUMER EDUCATION MATERIALS WERE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES, AND 24,014 CONSUMER EDUCATION MATERIALS WERE PROVIDED TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.THE INFANT/TODDLER QUALITY STEPS PROJECT IS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN MAKING INTENTIONAL CHANGES AROUND KEY AREAS OF QUALITY BY FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR AREAS: QUALITY, AVAILABILITY, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. INFANT/TODDLER QUALITY STEPS SERVED 489 CHILDREN IN 57 CHILD CARE FACILITIES PROVIDING THEM WITH 757 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INTERACTIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$420,341	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$18,756	GrantAmt
Revenue	$450,205	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE CHILD CARE AWARE OF KANSAS' STRENGTHENING FAMILIES (SF) PROJECT FOCUSES ON REDUCING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT RISK FACTORS FOR KANSAS CHILDREN BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS WHO ARE IMPLEMENTING THE FIVE PROTECTIVE FACTORS: PARENT RESILIENCE, SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, KNOWLEDGE OF PARENTING AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CONCRETE SUPPORT IN TIMES OF NEED, AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE. SF SERVED 1,974 CHILDREN IN 59 CHILD CARE FACILITIES PROVIDING THE CHILD CARE FACILITIES WITH 611 OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INTERACTIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$358,527	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$37,225	GrantAmt
Revenue	$434,260	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE EARLY CHILDHOOD WELLNESS PROJECT FOCUSES ON IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS ENVIRONMENT, PRACTICES AND POLICIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS CHILDHOOD OBESITY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MEET IN THEIR LEARNING COLLABORATIVES TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF BEST PRACTICES AND ACCESS RESOURCES IN THE AREAS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NUTRITION, SCREEN TIME, AND BREASTFEEDING. EARLY CHILDHOOD WELLNESS SERVED 927 CHILDREN IN 61 CHILD CARE PROGRAMS PROVIDING THE CHILD CARE FACILITIES WITH 593 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INTERACTIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$225,612	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$45,538	GrantAmt
Revenue	$176,312	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES: THIS PROJECT PROVIDES ONGOING APPROVAL OF CCR&R PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CEU UNITS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. 125 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND 10 MODULES HAVE BEEN APPROVED.KANSAS QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM (KQRIS): A FIVE-STAR RATING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CHILD CARE PROGRAMS WITH AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WHICH IS FOLLOWED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM A CCR&R, PLUS A VARIETY OF INCENTIVES INCLUDING: STIPENDS, QUALITY AWARDS, EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS, AND SALARY SUPPLEMENTS. IN 2016, 14 CHILD CARE PROGRAMS PARTICIPATED IN KQRIS, IMPACTING 459 CHILDREN.EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: A QUALITY INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON EMERGENCY PLANNING, COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES FOR CHILD CARE PROGRAMS.REGION ONE: CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCY FOR 63 COUNTIES PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL REGIONS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS.T.E.A.C.H. (TEACHER EDUCATION AND COMPENSATION HELPS) EARLY CHILDHOOD KANSAS PROJECT: T.E.A.C.H. SCHOLARSHIPS MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABLE FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE AND PROVIDE COMPENSATION INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE FURTHER STUDY AND RETENTION. T.E.A.C.H. SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO COVER 108 EARLY CHILDHOOD COLLEGE CREDIT HOURS IN 2016.CHILD CARE AWARE TRAINING ACADEMY: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS OVER 200 ONLINE, RESEARCH-BASED COURSES ON A VARIETY OF ENGAGING TOPICS THAT MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THOSE IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD FIELD. COURSES ARE AVAILABLE IN A SELF-GUIDED, SELF-PACED ONLINE PLATFORM WITH 24/7 ACCESS. DURING 2016, 1,715 COURSES WERE TAKEN BY 105 CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CONTINUED LEARNING ENHANCES PRACTICES AND CREATES BETTER QUALITY EARLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THESE OPPORTUNITIES LEAD TO IMPROVEMENTS IN KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND PRACTICES. DURING 2016 WE COMPLETED 508 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS CONSISTING OF 1,313 HOURS. 5,927 CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ATTENDED THESE EVENTS.NEW WAVE TRAINING: IS AN ONLINE REAL-TIME VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TRAINING SYSTEM THAT COMBINES FACE-TO-FACE TRAINING WITH ONLINE TRAINING. CHILD CARE AWARE OF KANSAS COMPLETED 14 NEW WAVE TRAININGS IN 2016 FOR A TOTAL OF 32 HOURS TO 62 CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.PEDIATRIC FIRST AID AND CPR CERTIFICATIONS: HELPING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS LEARN LIFESAVING SKILLS AND MEET CHILD CARE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. CHILD CARE AWARE OF KANSAS STAFF HAVE COMPLETED 18 FIRST AID AND CPR CLASSES IN 2016 CERTIFYING 134 CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS. CHILD CARE WAGE$ KANSAS PROJECT: THE PROJECT IS A SALARY SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION-BASED SALARY SUPPLEMENTS TO REWARD CHILD CARE PROVIDERS FOR CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION AND REMAINING IN THE FIELD. THERE WERE 4 WAGE$ PARTICIPANTS IN 2016.BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY CHILD CARE DESIGNATION: BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY CHILD CARE DESIGNATION IS AN INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING FAMILIES AND BABIES ENROLLED IN CHILD CARE WHILE FOCUSING ON INCREASING THE DURATION OF BREASTFEEDING FOR WORKING MOTHERS. CHILD CARE PROGRAMS SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING FAMILIES AND BABIES BY IMPROVING CHILD CARE ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT IMPACT THE WELLNESS OF INFANTS. CHILD CARE PROGRAMS CAN SEEK THE BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY CHILD CARE DESIGNATION BY SUCCESSFULLY MEETING FIVE CRITERIA FOCUSING ON CREATING A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, UPDATED POLICES FOR FAMILIES, SHARING COMMUNITY RESOURCES WITH FAMILIES, STAFF KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING, AND UPDATED POLICIES FOR EMPLOYEES. 16 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS WERE DELIVERED WITH 223 CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS IN ATTENDANCE; 320 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSULTATIONS WERE COMPLETED; 24 DESIGNATIONS WERE AWARDED. VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS THAT HELP ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE IN KANSAS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$225,612	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$45,538	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$176,312	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,559,083	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	68	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	21	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	0	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEADELL EDIGER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7858233343	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1508 E IRON AVE SALINA KS	AddressLine1Txt
City	SALINA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67401	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CONNIE BURKET
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE CAST
VICE-PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRENDA FLANAGAN
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHERYL FIRSCHING
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMY ADAMS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUE BARRIENTOS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENDAL J CARSWELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEB CROWL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIM ENGELMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BETTY LAMMLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY NORRIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KYLE MATCHELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY MURPHY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PENNY STOSS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE YODER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRADFORD WILES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEADELL EDIGER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$98,802	$0	$12,463

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$98,802	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$12,463	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CHILD CARE AWARE OF EASTERN KANSAS
1100 SW WANAMAKER ROAD SUITE 101	TOPEKA	KS	66604	PROVIDE CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL	$658,898
THE FAMILY CONSERVANCY
444 MINNESOTA AVE SUITE 200	KANSAS CITY	KS	66101	PROVIDE CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL	$371,523
CHILD START INC
1002 S OLIVER	WICHITA	KS	67218	PROVIDE CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL	$314,733

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$102,362	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$102,362	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEES FROM GOVERNMENT A	900099	$1,786,416	$1,786,416
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS F	900099	$980,231	$980,231

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,766,647	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,794	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,794	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$22,056	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$22,056	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$22,056	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,896,859	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,788,703	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,794	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,069	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,069	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,650	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,650	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$111,265	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$88,919	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,359	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$708,618	TotalAmt
Program Services	$633,693	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$69,265	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,660	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,913	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,147	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$883	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,410	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,363	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,010	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,037	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,885	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,707	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$295	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,824	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,347	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,477	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,101	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,586	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$9,906	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$421	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,556	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,302	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,232	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,035	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,035	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,055	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,055	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CHILD CARE R&R SERVICES	$1,233,391	$1,233,391
SPECIAL PROJECTS/EVENTS	$120,190	$119,989	$44	$157
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	$102,298	$92,865	$9,005	$428
TRAINING	$24,904	$22,671	$2,166	$67

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,381	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,316	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$65	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,859,545	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,559,083	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$272,133	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,329	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$860,336	BOYAmt
EOY	$837,475	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$233,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$151,517	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,100	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,238	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$404,115	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$351,782	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,333	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$438,312	BOYAmt
EOY	$477,072	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,610,448	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,535,635	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$212,383	BOYAmt
EOY	$118,388	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$425,074	BOYAmt
EOY	$371,322	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$637,457	BOYAmt
EOY	$489,710	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$919,436	BOYAmt
EOY	$926,457	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$119,468	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$972,991	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,045,925	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,610,448	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,535,635	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$37,314	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$35,620	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,821,968	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,816,146	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,630,316	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,608,720	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,869,009	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$22,746,159	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,821,968	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,816,146	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,630,316	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,608,720	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,869,009	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$22,746,159	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$22,746,159	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,716	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,863	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,053	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,835	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,794	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,261	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$41,052	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$24,882	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,244	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$17,866	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$22,056	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$124,100	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$22,900,520	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99330	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99410	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$185,625	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$167,672	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$17,953	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$218,490	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$184,110	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$34,380	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$52,333	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FUND AT GREATER SALINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	Desc
Book Value	$477,072	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$477,072	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,932,479	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$35,620	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$35,620	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,896,859	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,896,859	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,859,545	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,859,545	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,859,545	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF AN ACCOUNTING STANDARD FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (14 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
25TH ANNIVERSARY 2016 PROJECT STIPENDS	14	$1,600
EARLY CHILDHOOD WELLNESS BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY CHILD CARE PROJECT	4		$5,475	FACE VALUE OF GIFT CARDS	AMAZON GIFT CARDS
EARLY CHILDHOOD WELLNESS PROJECT STIPENDS	91	$26,625
EARLY CHILDHOOD WELLNESS BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY CHILD CARE PROJECT INDIVIDUAL STIPEND	15	$1,075
INFANT/TODDLER QUALITY STEPS GRANTS	40	$24,700
INFANT/TODDLER QUALITY STEPS PROJECT STIPENDS	5	$2,500
INFANT TODDLER QUALITY SERVICE PROGRAM STIPEND INCENTIVE	200		$5,000	FACE VALUE OF GIFT CARDS	WAL-MART GIFT CARDS
REGION ONE: FAMILY STYLE DINING WESTERN KANSAS	14	$375
REGION ONE: ENHANCING CC QUALITY	9	$860
STRENGTHING FAMILIES PROJECT STIPEND	38	$14,100
TEACH EARLY CHILDHOOD KANSAS SCHOLARSHIPS	163	$17,516
REGION ONE: SALINE COUNTY PIECE/CAPS	8	$12,000
KQRIS - 21 DOUGLAS COUNTY SUCCESS BY 6	4	$4,600
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - TRAINING ACADEMY	27	$2,224

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ASSOCIATION RECEIVES FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE REPORTS FROM THE GRANTEES IN ORDER TO MONITOR THE USE OF THE FUNDS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION PROVIDE THAT THE CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE FIXED BY THE BY-LAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. THE FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY AND EACH MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE IN ELECTRONIC FORM PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	RELATIONSHIPS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE CONSIDERED IN DAILY OPERATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY. PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE NOT INVOLVED. DATA USED TO COMPLETE A COMPARABLE COMPENSATION STUDY INCLUDED FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS. THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED IN WRITING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AVAILABLE THE DOCUMENTS LISTED AT PART VI, LINE 19 OF THE FORM 990 AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE LOCATED AT 1508 E. IRON, SALINA, KS 67401.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.