2024-04-15T15:02:49-07:00 2021-12-31 990EZ 2021-01-01 831190963 COLTEN FOSTER MEMORIAL FUND My Story Isnt Over Yet Foundation COLT 9139542363 15302 Landauer Basehor KS 66007 Gina Foster Director 9139542363 2024-04-15 Gina Foster 999009999 0 11 1 AAL2 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X www.coltensstory.com X X 12815 12815 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12815 3200 0 0 0 0 41 0 3241 9574 40549 0 50123 40549 50123 0 0 0 0 40549 50123 0 0 40549 50123 The Colten Foster Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that was formed after the death of our 19 year old son to suicide on 6.18.2018. His death blindsided his family and friends. He never showed signs of mental illness. The foundation was formed because we do not want anyone else to suffer from this devastating loss, nor do we want others struggling with mental illness or suicidal ideation to suffer in silence. Our mission is to bring awareness about mental illness and suicide prevention as well as promoting mental wellness and resiliency to youth in our community. Since the foundations inception in 2018 We have provided $8,000 in scholarships to Basehor-Linwood high school seniors to attend trade, tech or vocational school as this was the path Colten had chosen. He was training to be an electrician. We will be providing 2 $1,000 scholarships again this spring. This year we will also be offering a $500 scholarship to a junior who will be doing trade school next year. We provide financial assistance annually to assist two teens in attending Young Life summer camp. We support their annual Sporting Clay Tournament fundraiser. We have donated a selection of books about understanding emotions and mental health to the 4 elementary schools in the USD 458 school district. The foundation provides educational training opportunities for school district staff, youth leaders and mentors in the communIty to empower them with knowledge and resources to be prepared to handle the ever increasing mental health challenges and needs of youth in our community. This past year we sent 11 people including school district staff & youth leaders to Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), a two day workshop for caregivers who want to feel more comfortable, confident and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. We are extending the training opportunities to include first responders in our community. The foundation partnered with Basehor Parents in Action to bring the Speak Up Foundation to BLHS to provide education about mental illness, suicide awareness and mental health to staff & students. We attend local events to provide resources and educational material about suicide prevention and mental health. Continue to seek opportunities to provide education and support about mental health and fight to end the stigma against mental illness. 3200 41 41 Gina Foster Director 15 0 0 0 Brandy Burch Treasurer 3 0 0 0 Hunter Foster Director 3 0 0 0 Dominic Foster Director 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KS Gina Foster 15302 Landauer Basehor KS 66007 9139542363 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 12815 12815 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12815 12815 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12815 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12815 12815 X Form 990-EZ, Header, Line A Mental health awareness and education. Filed originally on paper, the efile for hrblock.com would not process and I could not figure out why. I received a late notice letter from IRS stating that this must be efiled and a penalty was being incurred daily.