2024-09-30T16:43:44-04:00 2023-12-31 351344820 DULIN WARD & DEWALD INC 9921 DUPONT CIRCLE DR W 300 FORT WAYNE IN 468251610 990 2023-01-01 822751938 LOST SPARROWS INC LOST 5742132413 PO BOX 751 WINONA LAKE IN 46590 DARREN GAGNON PRESIDENT 5742132413 2024-09-30 true false CARRIE B MINNICH CPA P00449902 2604232414 2024-09-30 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DARREN GAGNON PO BOX 751 WINONA LAKE IN 46590 251018 false X LOSTSPARROWS.ORG X 2017 AZ ADVOCATING FOR THE WORTH AND POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD, LOST SPARROWS WORKS TO EMPOWER AND EQUIP FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS AND COMMUNITIES TO LOVE, NURTURE, AND PROTECT VULNERABLE CHILDREN. 9 9 2 55 0 264895 205673 47550 42742 0 2603 312445 251018 38525 15622 0 75352 69547 0 21807 179320 206799 293197 291968 19248 -40950 92670 51720 0 92670 51720 X ADVOCATING FOR THE WORTH AND POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD, LOST SPARROWS WORKS TO EMPOWER AND EQUIP FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS AND COMMUNITIES TO LOVE, NURTURE, AND PROTECT VULNERABLE CHILDREN. false false 165151 15622 THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2023 SEEMINGLY SAW A RETURN TO NORMALCY FOR LOST SPARROWS. IT FELT LIKE OUR FIRST FULL YEAR OF STABILITY POST-COVID, WITH A STABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STABLE STAFF, AND OUR FIRST RETURN TO EASTERN EUROPE IN SEVERAL YEARS. CHANGE IS HARD, AND THE LAST FEW YEARS BROUGHT MORE THAN ENOUGH HARD, SO IT HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING TO GET BACK TO A CONSISTENT SENSE OF STABILITY. OUR FOSTER / ADOPTIVE PARENT SUPPORT GROUP HAD A TERRIFIC YEAR IN 2023. OUR LIST OF FAMILIES HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND, WITH OVER 86 FAMILIES THAT HAVE ATTENDED. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN A HOST OF VARIOUS SPEAKERS TO PROVIDE TRAUMA PARENTING EDUCATION, AND CONTINUED TO BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ATTENDEES. IN MAY OF 2023, OUR TEAM WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO EASTERN EUROPE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS. THREE OF US WERE ABLE TO SPEND TIME IN SARAJEVO WITH OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS MAKE SEVERAL NEW CONNECTIONS. WE PROVIDED TRAUMA TRAINING TO OVER 14 HOURS OF TRAUMA TRAINING TO OVER 80 CASE WORKERS, STAFF MEMBERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND ORPHANAGE STAFF. WE ALSO DELIVERED OVER 2500 WORTH OF SUPPLIES SUCH AS WEIGHTED BLANKETS, TOYS, AND THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS. WE ALSO HOSTED A DINNER FOR MOTHERS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. THESE MOMS ARE DOING THE HARD WORK OF RAISING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN AN AREA THAT ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO PLACE THEIR CHILDREN INTO AN ORPHANAGE. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE AND ENCOURAGING NIGHT. IN SEPTEMBER, WE HOSTED OUR 3RD ANNUAL TRAUMA CONFERENCE. OVER 415 PEOPLE ATTENDED OVER THE 2 DAYS, AND LISTENED TO OVER 25 SPEAKERS SHARE IN 30 DIFFERENT SESSIONS. IN ATTENDANCE WERE 75+ FOSTER PARENTS, 125+ EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL STAFF. FOSTER FAMILIES RECEIVED DOZENS OF TRAINING HOUR CERTIFICATES FOR THEIR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND MANY SOCIAL WORKERS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE OVER A DOZEN NASW APPROVED CEHS. THROUGH DONATIONS WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS TO EVERYONE THAT APPLIED FOR THEM, WHICH TOTALED MORE THAN 6000. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, MANY RELATIONSHIPS FORMED, AND FAMILIES WERE ENCOURAGED AND STRENGTHENED, AND OUR COMMUNITY GREW. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN BUILDING OUR ONLINE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, THE CENTER FOR HEALING CHILDHOOD TRAUMA. WE HAVE CREATED COURSES USING OUR RECORDED CONTENT FROM OUR CONFERENCES, WITH PLANS TO CREATE MANY MORE. THE WEBSITE IS PARENTINGCHILDRENWITHTRAUMA.ORG, AND OUR HOPE IS THAT IT WILL PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS ON THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA. 165151 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X X DARREN GAGNON 5742132413 PO BOX 751 WINONA LAKE IN 46590 DARREN GAGNON PRESIDENT 40.00 X 60000 0 0 MARK WORKMAN CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRANDON SCHMITT VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRUCE BARLOW SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM LENON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MALLIKA KLINGAMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLYTHE ROYAARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLA SCHLATTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHAEL HOFFERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUTIN SHAFFER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 60000 false false false 205673 205673 TRAUMACON 624190 42742 42742 42742 OTHER INCOME 900099 2603 2603 2603 251018 45345 X 5100 5100 10522 10522 57816 14454 37580 5782 11731 2933 7625 1173 10800 10800 3741 3741 78006 61582 14896 1528 15262 14530 476 256 20723 3730 13470 3523 36 36 12956 4931 8025 16685 6795 3297 6593 33349 32349 1000 1648 1648 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 8189 8189 OTHER 5404 2452 2952 291968 165151 105010 21807 92670 51720 92670 51720 0 0 X 92670 31720 20000 92670 51720 92670 51720 -40950 X false false false X 37837 51988 193790 264895 202186 750696 47550 42742 90292 37837 51988 193790 312445 244928 840988 5000 9700 103443 32762 150905 5000 9700 103443 32762 150905 690083 2603 2603 37837 51988 193790 312445 247531 843591 0.81800 0.81180 0.00000 0.00000 X PART III, LINE 12 OTHER INCOME 2,603 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true EUROPE GRANT MAKING 10522 10522 10522 EUROPE FOSTER CARE SUPPORT 6380 WIRE 1 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 GRANTEES MUST SIGN AN ATTESTATION FORM FROM AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE THAT EXPLAINS HOW GRANT FUNDS WERE SPENT. THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 EUROPE 10,522 0 false THE NEST PO BOX 677 WINONA LAKE IN 46590 932023473 501C3 5100 DONATION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2023 SEEMINGLY SAW A RETURN TO NORMALCY FOR LOST SPARROWS. IT FELT LIKE OUR FIRST FULL YEAR OF STABILITY POST-COVID, WITH A STABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STABLE STAFF, AND OUR FIRST RETURN TO EASTERN EUROPE IN SEVERAL YEARS. CHANGE IS HARD, AND THE LAST FEW YEARS BROUGHT MORE THAN ENOUGH HARD, SO IT HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING TO GET BACK TO A CONSISTENT SENSE OF STABILITY. OUR FOSTER / ADOPTIVE PARENT SUPPORT GROUP HAD A TERRIFIC YEAR IN 2023. OUR LIST OF FAMILIES HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND, WITH OVER 86 FAMILIES THAT HAVE ATTENDED. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN A HOST OF VARIOUS SPEAKERS TO PROVIDE TRAUMA PARENTING EDUCATION, AND CONTINUED TO BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ATTENDEES. IN MAY OF 2023, OUR TEAM WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO EASTERN EUROPE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS. THREE OF US WERE ABLE TO SPEND TIME IN SARAJEVO WITH OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS MAKE SEVERAL NEW CONNECTIONS. WE PROVIDED TRAUMA TRAINING TO OVER 14 HOURS OF TRAUMA TRAINING TO OVER 80 CASE WORKERS, STAFF MEMBERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND ORPHANAGE STAFF. WE ALSO DELIVERED OVER 2500 WORTH OF SUPPLIES SUCH AS WEIGHTED BLANKETS, TOYS, AND THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS. WE ALSO HOSTED A DINNER FOR MOTHERS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. THESE MOMS ARE DOING THE HARD WORK OF RAISING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN AN AREA THAT ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO PLACE THEIR CHILDREN INTO AN ORPHANAGE. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE AND ENCOURAGING NIGHT. IN SEPTEMBER, WE HOSTED OUR 3RD ANNUAL TRAUMA CONFERENCE. OVER 415 PEOPLE ATTENDED OVER THE 2 DAYS, AND LISTENED TO OVER 25 SPEAKERS SHARE IN 30 DIFFERENT SESSIONS. IN ATTENDANCE WERE 75+ FOSTER PARENTS, 125+ EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL STAFF. FOSTER FAMILIES RECEIVED DOZENS OF TRAINING HOUR CERTIFICATES FOR THEIR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND MANY SOCIAL WORKERS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE OVER A DOZEN NASW APPROVED CEHS. THROUGH DONATIONS WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS TO EVERYONE THAT APPLIED FOR THEM, WHICH TOTALED MORE THAN 6000. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, MANY RELATIONSHIPS FORMED, AND FAMILIES WERE ENCOURAGED AND STRENGTHENED, AND OUR COMMUNITY GREW. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN BUILDING OUR ONLINE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, THE CENTER FOR HEALING CHILDHOOD TRAUMA. WE HAVE CREATED COURSES USING OUR RECORDED CONTENT FROM OUR CONFERENCES, WITH PLANS TO CREATE MANY MORE. THE WEBSITE IS PARENTINGCHILDRENWITHTRAUMA.ORG, AND OUR HOPE IS THAT IT WILL PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS ON THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL PREVIEW THE 990, AND THEN PRESENT IT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO DIVULGE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FILL OUT A FORM THAT DETAILS THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. BOARD MEMBERS THAT DO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE NOT PERMITTED TO VOTE ON PERTINENT MOTIONS. OVERSIGHT OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IS GIVEN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ANNUALLY REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RETENTION AND/OR SALARY INCREASES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AT GUIDESTAR.ORG FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AR FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES 61,582 14,896 1,528