2024-04-22T09:01:09-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 843134528 GIVING CIRCLE OF HERITAGE HUNT INC GIVI 7038816656 6901 Arthur Hills Dr Gainesville VA 20155 Victoria Yobp Secretary 7038816656 2024-04-22 Victoria Yobp 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X 98312 X 94245 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177 0 177 0 0 0 3890 98312 91700 0 0 0 0 0 5450 97150 1162 4793 0 5955 4793 5955 0 0 0 0 4793 5955 0 0 4793 5955 The purpose of the Giving Circle of Heritage Hunt is to increase awareness of local needs, promote volunteerism and effective philanthropy, and to make a positive change for residents in Prince William County, including Manassas and Manassas Park, by awarding grants to charirable organizations that focus on helping those in need. The Givng Circle awarded grants totaling $91,700 to 17 local charites. Program expenses - $25 Virginia Corporation Commission Filing Fee. $211 - Office supplies. ZOOM Account - $157; Membership meeting expenses - $286 91700 679 679 Georgiana R Ide Chair 15 0 0 0 Howard McDaniel Vice Chair 1 0 0 0 Victoria A Yobp Treasurer 10 0 0 0 Joanne Forrester Secretary 2 0 0 0 Mile Anzilotti Director-at-large 1 0 0 0 Bruce Prouty Director-at-large 1 0 0 0 Bernie Leech Director-at-large 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Victoria A Yobp 13329 Fieldstone Way Gainesville VA 20155 7038816656 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 64900 74960 83119 94245 317224 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 64900 74960 83119 94245 317224 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 317224 0 64900 74960 83119 94245 317224 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 IRS refund of late filing fee for 2022 return - $190 Member payments for dinner at holida gala - $3,700 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Form 990-EZ, Part 1, Line 10 - List of charitable organizations receiving grants from the Giving Circle of Heritage Hunt, Inc. There are no relationships to report. The following is a list of the organizations that received grants in 2023 and the amounts of those grant awards. ARTfactory (legal name is Center for the Arts of Greater Manassas/Prince William County) - $3,500. ARTfactory provides programs in the arts for both children and adults. The program targets children and adults in crisis, children going to a Title I school, those with behavioral issues that require services, and those considered at-risk. This grant will provide funding for scholarships to this program for approximately 85 individuals. Assistance League of Northern Virginia (ALNV) - $9,000. ALNV's Weekend Food for Kids program provides bags of non-perishable food items to elementary school children who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals during the week but are at risk of hunger during the weekends. This grant will provide partial funding for this program. BEACON for English Language and Literacy - $7,000. BEACON requested funds to expand their 'Pathway to Proficiency: Empowering Adult Learners through English Language Learning Circles' by a) opening an additional learning site to serve 120-130 students; b) increasing the number of classes; c) expanding the number of online Learning Circles to accommodate more studentsThis grant will be used to partially fund textbooks and instructional materials for this project. Boxes of Basics - $6,200. Boxes of Basics provides quality new and gently used clothing to children in need.This grant would provide supplemental clothing for 41 Boxes of Basics. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, Manassas - $3,500. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington Education and Workforce Development ministry offers instruction focused on the development of practical daily living skills as well as skills to help improve employment. Individuals who are not literate in their home language have the most difficulty learning English. This grant will help to provide funding for supplemental materials to reinforce and strengthen learning of English for these individuals at the most basic level. CASA-CIS (Court-appointed Special Advocates - Children's Intervention Services - $8,000. CASA-CIS's mission is to advocate for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse and neglect. They work to ensure that these children have safe, permanent homes and, when in crisis, receive all necessary emotional, mental, educational, and physical assistance that will enable them to thrive and be afforded every opportunity to reach their full potential and live quality lives as adults. They recruit and vet community members interested in volunteering as child advocates and conduct a high-quality training program. This grant will fund training for child advocates, training 14-16 new volunteers and continuing education for 15 current volunteers. Crossroads Connection - $4,000. The mission of Crossroads Connection is to reduce or eliminate hunger as a factor in the classroom. This is accomplished through a weekend food program. All children supported through the weekend food program attend one of 12 public schools in Gainesville and Haymarket. Teachers and counselors identify food-insecure children. However, the students remain anonymous. This grant will be used exclusively to purchase food. Habitat for Humanity Prince William - $3,500. Funding will be used to support the Bristoe Station Neighborhood Revitalization Program. The goal of this project is to address code violations for residential properties cited by the City of Manassas. The project encompasses 51 homes whose residents are families with disabled seniors, are low-incomes and/or are disabled veterans. Haymarket Regional Food Pantry - $8,000. The mission of the Haymarket Regional Food Pantry, an entirely volunteer organization, is to eliminate hunger in our community and surrounding areas by acquiring and distributing food to those who seek aid. They will also accomplish this mission by educating, empowering, and enlightening the community about the issues of hunger and nutrition. This grant will be used to purchase milk and eggs for their clients for the months of January and February 2024. House of Mercy - $8,000. The House of Mercy Mobile Food Pantry is an ongoing program to supply food to those who are homebound with fresh and non-perishable food monthly. This grant will be used exclusively to help to pay for food. Literacy Volunteers of America Prince William - $5,000. LVA-PW's mission is to provide dignity, equity, and inspiration through the gift of literacy and health literacy to low-literate and medically underserved adults in Prince William County. Their B4Literacy/B4HealthLitearcy program integrates health literacy with their English-based classes, thru providing a holistic approach to low literacy and low health literacy simultaneously. Expanding their scope to include health- related topics requires retooling and printing educational materials and retraining of volunteers. This grant will go toward printing new materials. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Prince William - $2,800. NAMI Prince William provides free mental health awareness, education, support, and advocacy programs to people in Greater Prince William County and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. Their project 'Youth and Family Mental Health Awareness and Education' is comprised of two components. This grant will go directly to funding these programs. Project Lifesaver - Prince William County Sheriff's Office - $3,500. Project Lifesaver is a program designed to protect, and when necessary, quickly locate individuals with cognitive disorders who are prone to the life-threatening behavior of wandering. This is accomplished by providing personal transmitters to be worn by at-risk individuals. This grant will support the cost of transmitters for people who are on their waitlist. Project Mend-A-House - $8,475. Project Mend-A-House helps low-income residents in Prince William County and the independent cities of Manassas and Manassas Park with home repairs and/or home modifications that they themselves cannot afford. Often, their work helps keep these residents living independently in a safe and healthy home. This grant will be used to replace an HVAC system, including air conditioner and gas furnace, for a low-income family. It will also fund a tub-to-shower conversion for an elderly couple with mobility issues. Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center - $3,750. This organization provides Therapeutic Riding programs, also known as Equine Assisted Activities (EEAs), to children and adults with a variety of disabilities and special needs. Horses provide a unique opportunity for these individuals to participate in a sport that provides physical, cognitive, and emotional benefits. In addition to riding, activities include caring for and grooming a horse, and learning about horse care and behaviors. This grant will support 50 lessons, which equates to the cost of therapeutic riding for 5 students or a full scholarship for two and a half students. Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center Restorative Justice Program - $2,000. The Restorative Justice Program helps referred juvenile offenders take responsibility for, and understand, the impact on victims of their actions, identify the thinking errors that led them to make a bad choice, and empowers them with tools to make better choices in the future. The Victim Impact Program maintains course resources and provides two-day classes to groups of offenders and family members. This grant will be used to provide supplies and materials related for these classes. Serve Our Willing Warriors - $5,475. The Warrior Retreat at Bull Run is the only cost-free, non-medical retreat in the area with the Warrior family as its focus. They provide the nation's wounded, ill and injured military service members and their families with five-night respite stays at the Retreat. The service members are referred primarily from Walter Reed National Military Hospital and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. This grant will enable SOWW to host three Warrior families at the Retreat for 5 days. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Meeting and event expenses (oreintations, recruitment meetings, and holiday gala- $4,591; Reimburse member who paid 2022 IRS late filing fee which was later refunded - $180; office supplies - $211; Virginia Corporation Commission Filing Fee - $25; ZOOM account $157; membership meeting expenses (program expense) - $286.03