Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 118,600 | 118,625 | 394,150 | 136,428 | 767,803 | |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 1,749,330 | 1,509,513 | 1,237,891 | 926,053 | 736,677 | 6,159,464 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 1,749,330 | 1,628,113 | 1,356,516 | 1,320,203 | 873,105 | 6,927,267 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 69,781 | 46,691 | 42,447 | 31,866 | 30,566 | 221,351 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 69,781 | 46,691 | 42,447 | 31,866 | 30,566 | 221,351 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 6,705,916 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 1,749,330 | 1,628,113 | 1,356,516 | 1,320,203 | 873,105 | 6,927,267 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 7,344 | 3,161 | 1,152 | 1,510 | 3,593 | 16,760 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 7,344 | 3,161 | 1,152 | 1,510 | 3,593 | 16,760 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 1,756,674 | 1,631,274 | 1,357,668 | 1,321,713 | 876,698 | 6,944,027 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | TODD OSSENFORT LACA OSSENFORT PRES/COO SEC/ADMINIST FAMILY RELATIONSHIP TODD OSSENFORT LACA OSSENFORT PRES/COO SEC/ADMINIST BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP LACA OSSENFORT ANNIE EDWARDS SEC/ADMINST VPCOUNSELING FAMILY RELATIONSHIP |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AND EMAILED IN DRAFT FORM TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, THE ADMINISTRATOR, AND THE CFO FOR THEIR REVIEW AND CONCURRENCE PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUALLY MONITORS PROPOSED OR ONGOING TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS TRANSACTIONS OCCUR. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY INCLUDES ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE ANY REAL OR APPARANT CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT THEY DISCOVER OR THAT IS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS CIRCULATED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND CERTAIN IDENTIFIED AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES TO ASSIST THEM IN CONSIDERING SUCH DISCLOSURES. WHEN SUCH A CONFLICT IS DISCOVERED,IT IS NOTED IN THE RECORD OF THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THOSE INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT ARE PRECLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS OR DELIBERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT OF THE CONFLICT, USING PERSONAL INFLUENCE TO AFFECT DELIBERATIONS, MAKING MOTIONS, VOTING, EXECUTING AGREEMENTS, OR TAKING SIMILAR ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION WHERE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST MIGHT PERTAIN BY LAW, AGREEMENT, OR OTHERWISE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE GOVERNING BODY APPROVES ANNUAL COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. SPREADSHEETS ARE PREPARED FOR REVIEW THAT INCLUDE CURRENT WAGES, AS WELL AS COMPARISONS WITH THE SOUTH DAKOTA OCCUPATIONAL WAGE PUBLICATION AND THE ABBOTT LANGER ASSOCIATION SURVEYS. THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS THE ADMINISTRATOR. THIS INDIVIDUAL IS EXCLUDED FROM BOARD SALARY DISCUSSIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | SEE FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A -- ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES FOLLOW THE PROCESS UTILIZED FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE PROCESS IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND INCLUDES THE COO, CFO, AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF COUNSELING. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE EXCLUDED FROM BOARD SALARY DISCUSSIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION COMPLIES WITH THE PUBLIC INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 6104 BY MAKING AVAILABLE ITS FORM 1023, APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 501(A), DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE IRS, FORMS 990, AND FORMS 990-T FOR ITS THREE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED TAX PERIODS (CURRENTLY NOT APPLICABLE BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO FILE A FORM 990-T FOR ANY OF ITS THREE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED TAX YEARS). HOWEVER, AS SECTION 6104 DOES NOT REQUIRE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) TO DISCLOSE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS CHOSEN NOT TO MAKE SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. |
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