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ALTHOUGH WE ARE A GRIEF CENTER PROVIDING FREE SERVICES AND RESOURCES, WE ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT AT OUR CORE. WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF PROFESSIONALS AND FAMILIES BOUND TOGETHER BY OUR OWN GRIEF EXPERIENCES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A BRIGHTER DAYS FAMILY GRIEF CENTER IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING MINNESOTA GRIEVING CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND ENTIRE FAMILIES WHEN THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS. RECOGNIZED BY THE TWIN CITIES GRIEF COMMUNITY AS THE PREMIER NON-PROFIT FAMILY GRIEF CENTER SINCE 2017, BRIGHTER DAYS HAS BEEN A RESOURCE TO MORE THAN 8,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS AS THEY FACE THE CHALLENGES OF A FAMILY MEMBERS TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS OR DEATH. ALONG WITH DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 80,000 IN FINANCIAL AID, BRIGHTER DAYS FREE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS HAVE HELPED FAMILIES FIND HOPEFUL WAYS TO PROCESS THEIR GRIEF WHILE HONORING THEIR LOVED ONE. BY FAR, THEIR MOST IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENT IS SENDING A PROCLAMATION TO OUR GOVERNOR TO HAVE CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY BECOME AN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED DATE IN MINNESOTA. EACH THIRD THURSDAY OF NOVEMBER, BRIGHTER DAYS WILL LEAD THE CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY INITIATIVE BY SPEAKING TO LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ACKNOWLEDGING CHILDREN'S GRIEF. THIS DAY ILLUMINATES THE NEED FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ABOUT A CAUSE THAT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND IGNORED, AND THE SIGNED PROCLAMATION IS DISPLAYED AT THE CENTER. 2023 WAS ANOTHER YEAR OF RECORD GROWTH FOR BRIGHTER DAYS. APPROXIMATELY 700 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN FREE PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, WELLNESS WORKSHOPS, AND CAMP ERIN - TWIN CITIES, WHERE THEY CONNECTED WITH OTHER FAMILIES, HONORED THEIR LOVED ONES, AND PROCESSED THEIR GRIEF. OUR MASTER LEVEL GRIEF COUNSELORS PROVIDED OVER 600 HOURS OF FREE COUNSELING SESSIONS AND SUPPORT GROUPS WITH CONTINUAL POSITIVE FEEDBACK OF THE GENUINE COMPASSION AND CARE THEY FELT WORKING WITH THEM. BRIGHTER DAYS HAS MANY GRIEF AND CAREGIVER-RELATED PARTNERS IN THE STATE AND HAS BECOME AN ANCHOR IN THE MINNESOTA GRIEF COMMUNITY. ASIDE FROM THEIR RENOWNED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS, A RESOUNDING DIFFERENCE IN THEIR MODEL OF CARE IS THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ADULT GRIEF. BRIGHTER DAYS PROVIDES DOZENS OF SUPPORT GROUPS AND WELLNESS WORKSHOPS FOR ADULT SIBLING LOSS AND PARENT LOSS, RECOGNIZING THAT GRIEF HAS NO AGE LIMIT. BRIGHTER DAYS ALSO WORKS TIRELESSLY TO ADDRESS GAPS IN THE GRIEF COMMUNITY IN RELATION TO OVERLOOKED OR UNDERSERVED CAUSES AND COMMUNITIES. HIGH ON THE LIST ARE DEATHS RELATED TO ADDICTION AND SUICIDE AS WELL AS BUILDING GREATER SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ, BIPOC, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. ONE OF THE LARGER NEEDS IS SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING ANTICIPATORY GRIEF. AS A PARTNER TO MANY HOSPICES AND HOSPITALS, OUR VOLUME OF CALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY. WE HAVE RECENTLY LAUNCHED AND IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMMING FOR BOTH CAREGIVERS AND PATIENTS THAT WILL NOW BE AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE FOR OUR PARTNERS. THIS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES FREE SUPPORT GROUPS AND WELLNESS WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND ADULTS WHO ARE FACING A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS OF THEIR OWN OR SOMEONE THEY LOVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 CAROLYN KINZEL VICE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT VICE PRES MARRIED COUPLE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR COMMENT FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST BE DISCLOSED IMMEDIATELY TO THE BOARD CHAIR FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTORS 69,546 0 0 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 ROUNDING -4