2016-05-16T07:31:06-05:00 2015-12-31 470608676 MCDERMOTT AND MILLER PC 404 E 25TH STREET KEARNEY NE 68847 990 2015-01-01 470488294 UNITED WAY OF THE KEARNEY AREA INC UNIT 3082376840 4009 6TH AVE No 19 KEARNEY NE 68845 EILEEN DAKAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3082376840 2016-05-04 1 MINDY M OMAN CPA P00221337 3082345565 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z EILEEN DAKAN 4009 6TH AVE No 19 KEARNEY NE 68845 476098 0 X unitedwaykearneyarea.org X 1971 NE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FUNDRAISING FOR OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 31 31 4 0 0 0 459339 463845 0 0 4287 24 15048 12229 478674 476098 10000 10000 0 0 118360 101310 0 0 53510 392679 359503 521039 470813 -42365 5285 576287 576091 22749 17268 553538 558823 X THE UNITED WAY OF THE KEARNEY AREA'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE IN THE REGION. 0 0 89065 COMMUNITY SERVICES: EDUCATION - IMPROVING ON-TIME GRADUATION RATES CHANGES EVERY COMMUNITY FOR THE BETTER AND IT STARTS WITH PREPARING LOW-INCOME CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN AND KEEPING THEM ENGAGED IN SCHOOL THROUGH MENTORING AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. UNITED WAY PARTNERS WITH THE KIWANIS TO PREPARE BACKPACKS FULL OF SUPPLIES FOR OVER 1,000 LOCAL KIDS FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL. UNITED WAY SUPPORTS ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, GED CLASSES AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE COURSES FOR ADULT LEARNERS. LAST YEAR, THERE WERE 576 CALLS TO THE 211 LINE.PROGRAMS WERE FUNDED AS FOLLOWS: ADULT BASIC EDUCATION - $7,038; BOY SCOUTS, OVERLAND TRAILS COUNCIL - $11,807; GIRL SCOUTS, SPIRIT OF NEBRASKA COUNCIL - $12,361; HEAD START - $14,398; FRIENDS - $17,426; KEARNEY AREA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM - $742; RECREATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND - $3,376. 117130 COMMUNITY SERVICES: INCOME - MANY LOCAL FAMILIES SPEND MORE THAN 40% OF THEIR TAKE-HOME PAY ON HOUSING, WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH LEFT TO COVER OTHER NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD, UTILITIES, OR MEDICAL CARE. UNITED WAY'S PARTNER AGENCIES COLLABORATE TO PREVENT EVICTIONS AND HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR RENT AND UTILITIES.UNITED WAY PARTNERS WITH POSTAL CARRIERS TO STAMP OUT HUNGER AND BY TAKING CARE OF THE GIVING GARDEN THAT PRODUCED OVER 2,500 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE FOR THE MID NEBRASKA FOOD BANK.UNITED WAY RALLIES THE COMMUNITIES DURING THE HOLIDAYS WITH THE TOYS FOR TOTS GIVING PROJECT.PROGRAMS WERE FUNDED AS FOLLOWS: HOMELESS PREVENTION - $14,559; JUBILEE CENTER - $12,651; LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES - $58; COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM - $2,362; MINDEN SENIOR CENTER - $6,690; RAFT - $11,817; SALVATION ARMY - $35,137; SENIOR COMPANIONSHIP PROGRAM - $3,810; FOOD PANTRY DESIGNATIONS - $5,164. 153370 10000 COMMUNITY SERVICES: HEALTH - IN 2015, UNITED WAY OF THE KEARNEY AREA INVESTED $131,324 IN PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES.UNITED WAY AND OUR VOLUNTEERS STEP UP TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN TIMES OF DISASTER THROUGH EDUCATION SERVICES AND AS VOLUNTEERS FOR PROGRAMS THAT ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.THE 2015 COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS HELPED WITH THE INITIAL OPERATING COSTS OF THE HELPCARE CLINIC. A SECOND GRANT WAS AWARDED TO COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MID-NEBRASKA FOR THEIR TWO YEAR PILOT PROGRAM, "DRIVE TO SUCCESS".PROGRAMS WERE FUNDED AS FOLLOWS: ARC OF BUFFALO COUNTY - $18,697; CHILD ABUSE RESOURCE EDUCATION C.A.R.E. - $12,901; CITIZEN ADVOCACY - $4,828; HELPCARE CLINIC - $6,781; KEARNEY/BUFFALO COUNTY CASA - $10,211; PHELPS/HARLAN COUNTY CASA - $4,840; RED CROSS - $32,451; S.A.F.E. CENTER - $26,242; IMMUNIZATION CLINIC - $4,283; COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS - $10,000. 359565 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X EILEEN DAKAN 3082376840 4009 6TH AVE SUITE 19 KEARNEY NE 68845 LISA REESE-PARISH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 47862 0 WHITNEY COCHRAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRAVIS HOLLMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TAMMY BLANKENSHIP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM BUNGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF COOOPER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE KINNAMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DUSTIN FAVINGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KARI FISK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRAVIS GREGG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM HEACOCK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICK JOHNSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE LACE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY NITSCH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SPENSER KUHL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GITZY LODER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN REDINGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL RENNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUSTY RHYNALDS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL MUSICK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KANE RAMSEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TYLER SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE VANDEBERG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JILL WASHINGTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY WICHELT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE ZIEMKE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE BRANDT PAST PRESIDENT 3.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE NEILL PRESIDENT 3.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY BARTLING VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X 0 0 0 TONY PURVIS VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY BERNARD TREASURER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM WEGNER SECRETARY 3.00 X 0 0 0 0 47862 0 0 0 0 0 0 463845 90 463845 24 24 ANNUAL BANQUET, MISC R 900099 12229 12229 12229 476098 12253 0 0 10000 10000 90946 40828 36527 13591 2148 668 811 669 8216 3654 3307 1255 4350 1450 1450 1450 1171 1171 3147 68 3079 16940 5646 5647 5647 2293 765 764 764 3009 752 1505 752 AGENCY FUNDING 283434 283434 SUPPLIES 8164 1152 1286 5726 PRIZE EXPENSE 7113 0 0 7113 UNITED WAY OF AMERICA D 6370 1969 2312 2089 23512 9247 4061 10204 470813 359565 57738 53510 269257 304825 296087 256489 1584 1655 40780 31772 7958 9008 1401 4114 576287 576091 22749 17268 22749 17268 X 135114 156063 418424 402760 553538 558823 576287 576091 5285 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 464159 459882 463182 459339 463845 2310407 464159 459882 463182 459339 463845 2310407 2310407 1970 5470 7223 4287 24 18974 2310 1880 7281 15048 12229 38748 2368129 0.97560 0.97960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 40780 31772 9008 9008 X 476098 0 476098 0 476098 470813 0 470813 0 470813 Part X, Line 2: ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE THE COMPANY TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE COMPANY AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE COMPANY HAS OPEN TAX YEARS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2014, AND 2015. THE COMPANY'S POLICY IS TO INCLUDE PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH INCOME TAXES AS INCOME TAX AND INTEREST EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. THE COMPANY DID NOT INCUR ANY PENALTIES OR INTEREST ON INCOME TAXES FOR THE PERIODS BEING REPORTED. 0 HELPCARE CLINIC 3015 AVE A KEARNEY NE 68847 465551263 5000 COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MID-NEBRASKA PO BOX 2288 KEARNEY NE 688482288 476039628 5000 COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 TAX RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE RETURN WAS ALSO REVIEWED AT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c AT THE START OF EACH FUND DISTRIBUTION, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVEAL ANY RELATIONSHIPS WITH AGENCIES RECEIVING FUNDS AND ARE INSTRUCTED TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING WITH REGARD TO THE FUNDING FOR ANY AGENCIES WITH WHOM THEY HAVE RELATIONSHIPS. ON THE PURCHASING SIDE, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO ASKED TO REVEAL ANY RELATIONSHIPS WITH ANY MATERIALS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS. IF ANY RELATIONSHIPS EXIST, THEN THAT PARTICULAR EXPENDITURE WILL BE SET OUT FOR BID AND THREE BIDS ARE REQUESTED SO THE SELECTION CAN BE IMPARTIAL. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EXTENSIVE BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE. ANY PAY INCREASES ARE TIED TO THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THEN THE ENTIRE BOARD MUST APPROVE THE SALARY EXPENSE AS PART OF THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE UNITED WAY OF THE KEARNEY AREA OFFICE. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XI, LINE 2C NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR. PROCESS OF REVIEWING AUDIT HAS REMAINED THE SAME.