2024-02-01T15:53:05-05:00 2023-06-30 391825995 GUINN VINOPAL & ZAHRADKA LLP 811 FIRST ST SUITE 103 HUDSON WI 54016 990EZ 2022-07-01 411444119 BELLIS BELL 9529440866 PO BOX 75 ELK RIVER MN 55330 TRACY MURPHY PRESIDENT 9529440866 2024-01-31 true TRACY MURPHY 999009999 true DAN PATRICK CPA P01771992 7153861212 2024-01-31 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X WWW.MYBELLIS.ORG X X 197558 X 184969 1526 11063 852 10211 196706 108280 37171 11051 3997 80091 240590 -43884 177405 -9598 123923 X 179110 128922 179110 128922 1705 4999 177405 123923 X BELLIS WAS FOUNDED IN 1983, INITIALLY AS THE ADOPTION COMMITTEE INC., BY A GROUP OF WOMEN IN THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING SUPPORT TO MOTHERS FACING CHALLENGES RELATED TO STIGMA, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, AND HEALTH AFTER PLACING A CHILD FOR ADOPTION. SINCE THEN, BELLIS HAS EXPANDED ITS EXPERTISE AND TRANSFORMED ITS SERVICES TO MEET TWO OVERLOOKED NEEDS WITHIN THE ADOPTION COMMUNITY: PEER-BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT DIVERSE ADOPTION EXPERIENCES. BELLIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY FEW ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES TO OFFER SAFE AND SHAME-FREE ENVIRONMENTS FOR MOTHERS NAVIGATING THE COMPLEX EMOTIONS OF ADOPTION. BELLIS IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE NATION THAT SERVES MOTHERS WHO HAVE LOST CUSTODY. PEER-BASED NETWORKS: OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS PEER-BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN ADOPTION EXPERIENCE. LICENSED PROFESSIONALS ENSURE THAT SHARING LIFE STORIES HAPPENS IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT OFFERS VALIDATION AND ACCEPTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: RETREATS FOR BIRTH MOTHERS; WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR MOTHERS WHOSE PARENTAL RIGHTS ARE TERMINATED (TPR); EVENING OF ADOPTION CONNECTION MONTHLY CONVERSATION FOR ADULTS WITH ANY TYPE OF ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE EXPERIENCE. 134307 CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS: PARTICIPANTS IN PEER-SUPPORT GROUPS, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH A VARIETY OF ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE CONNECTIONS VISIT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO SHARE THEIR ADOPTION STORIES WITH THE GOAL OF DESTIGMATIZING AND DEMYSTIFYING ADOPTION. THE PRESENTERS ARE TRAINED AND SUPPORTED BY BELLIS IN DEVELOPING THE SKILLS TO TELL THEIR STORIES TO STUDENTS EFFECTIVELY. 24467 158774 JENNIFER ELDREDGE EXECUTIVE DI 45.00 67500 TRACY MURPHY PRESIDENT 8.00 0 KRISTINE MOSER VICE PRESIDE 8.00 0 MONIQUE LINDQUIST TREASURER 8.00 0 KATE BOTTIGER BOARD MEMBER 8.00 0 X false false false false false false false false false MN JENNIFER ELDREDGE 12463 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE NW ELK RIVER MN 55330 9529440866 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 163733 106059 143756 143244 184969 741761 163733 106059 143756 143244 184969 741761 243620 498141 835 2610 160 66 1526 5197 746958 14750 0.66690 0.76800 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING EXPENSE 10,936 OFFICE EXPENSES 2,846 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXPENS 2,416 TRAVEL EXPENSE 1,674 CONFERENCES & MEETINGS 2,236 INSURANCE EXPENSE 5,609 BANK CHARGES 833 TELEPHONE 642 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 1,251 PAYROLL TAX EXPENSE 8,284 ANNUAL BIRTH MOTHER RETRT 5,874 EXPANDED SUPPORT TO BIRTH 37,490 TOTAL 80,091 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 NET UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) -9,598 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 1,705 4,999 FORM 990-EZ, PART III BELLIS WAS FOUNDED IN 1983, INITIALLY AS THE ADOPTION COMMITTEE INC., BY A GROUP OF WOMEN IN THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING SUPPORT TO MOTHERS FACING CHALLENGES RELATED TO STIGMA, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, AND HEALTH AFTER PLACING A CHILD FOR ADOPTION. SINCE THEN, BELLIS HAS EXPANDED ITS EXPERTISE AND TRANSFORMED ITS SERVICES TO MEET TWO OVERLOOKED NEEDS WITHIN THE ADOPTION COMMUNITY: PEER-BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT DIVERSE ADOPTION EXPERIENCES. BELLIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY FEW ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES TO OFFER SAFE AND SHAME-FREE ENVIRONMENTS FOR MOTHERS NAVIGATING THE COMPLEX EMOTIONS OF ADOPTION. BELLIS IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE NATION THAT SERVES MOTHERS WHO HAVE LOST CUSTODY. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 PEER-BASED NETWORKS: OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS PEER-BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN ADOPTION EXPERIENCE. LICENSED PROFESSIONALS ENSURE THAT SHARING LIFE STORIES HAPPENS IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT OFFERS VALIDATION AND ACCEPTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: RETREATS FOR BIRTH MOTHERS; WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR MOTHERS WHOSE PARENTAL RIGHTS ARE TERMINATED (TPR); EVENING OF ADOPTION CONNECTION MONTHLY CONVERSATION FOR ADULTS WITH ANY TYPE OF ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE EXPERIENCE. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS: PARTICIPANTS IN PEER-SUPPORT GROUPS, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH A VARIETY OF ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE CONNECTIONS VISIT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO SHARE THEIR ADOPTION STORIES WITH THE GOAL OF DESTIGMATIZING AND DEMYSTIFYING ADOPTION. THE PRESENTERS ARE TRAINED AND SUPPORTED BY BELLIS IN DEVELOPING THE SKILLS TO TELL THEIR STORIES TO STUDENTS EFFECTIVELY. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.