2025-06-24T10:13:05-05:00 2024-12-31 EMERICK AND COMPANY PC 4520 MADISON AVE STE G KANSAS CITY MO 64111 990 2024-01-01 262063489 ARTISTS HELPING THE HOMELESS INC ARTI 8166681007 11412 KNOX ST OVERLAND PARK KS 662102910 KAR Y WOO DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT 8166681007 2025-06-24 1 0 JONATHAN MCKINZIE P01326474 8165312822 2025-06-24 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KAR Y WOO 11412 KNOX OVERLAND PARK KS 662102910 2385463 0 X WWW.AHH.ORG X 2008 MO THE MISSION OF ARTISTS HELPING THE HOMELESS IS TO REDUCE THE NEED AND COST OF CARE FOR THE HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING AID WITH RESPECT; ADDRESSING UNDERLYING ISSUES; PROVIDING ADVOCACY FOR THOSE IN NEED; WORKING WITH, RATHER THAN DUPLICATING EXISTING SERVICES; AND RAISING AWARENESS OF HOMELESS CHALLENGES. 14 13 30 25 0 0 2023046 2118826 233857 240667 20907 24700 12644 1270 2290454 2385463 186785 156594 0 0 1071933 1107832 0 0 12087 507773 644123 1766491 1908549 523963 476914 3138816 3126705 850524 361499 2288292 2765206 X WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING THE NEED AND COST OF CARE FOR THE UNHOUSED IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AHH SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF LOCAL SAFETY NETS BY FILLING GAPS AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO SERVICES. WHEN A SERVICE CONTINUUM CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN EITHER SCOPE OR PROCESS, PEOPLE FALL IN AND OUT OF SERVICE, MAKING THE PROCESS MORE INEFFICIENT AND COSTLY. CREATED IN 2010 AS A TRANSPORTATION-BASED HOSPITAL DIVERSION PROGRAM, AHH'S BE THE CHANGE PROGRAM GREW ORGANICALLY AS IT COLLABORATED WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO ADDDRESS INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES. 0 0 1836865 156594 241937 AHH OPERATES IN THE GREATER KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS. IN 2024, AHH ASSISTED 1,498 PEOPLE FROM ALL SEGMENTS OF THE LOCAL HOMELESS POPULATIONS BY INDIVIDUALLY TAILORING SERVICES TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS. THE SCOPE OF AHH SERVICES FALL WITHIN THREE LEVELS.GENERAL ASSISTANCE USUALLY INVOLVES ONE TO TWO INTERACTIONS, SUCH AS A RIDE, FOOD OR OVERNIGHT STAY TO MEET AN IMMEDIATE NEED. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES ONE-TIME CALL FOR REFERRALS FOR HOUSING OR OTHER PROVIDERS AND RIDES TO MEDICAL, LEGAL OR HOUSING SERVICES FOR BOTH SHELTERED AND UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS. ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AT RISK OF OR RECENTLY BECOMING UNHOUSED AND STRANDED TRAVELERS. AHH WAS CREATED IN 2008 TO FUND A SUNDAY MEAL PROGRAM. THAT MEAL CONTINUES AS A FORM OF OUTREACH, BUILDING TRUST WITHIN THE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY.DISCHARGE ASSISTANCE ASSISTS REFERRING CASE WORKERS AT VARIOUS FACILITIES IN IDENTIFYING, ARRANGING AND TRANSPORTING INDIVIDUALS UPON RELEASE FROM THAT AGENCY TO THEIR NEXT STEP. AHH IS UNIQUE ENSURING PREREQUISITES ARE MET FOR A WARM HANDOFF. IN SOME CASES, AHH WILL PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING AND, WHEN APPROPRIATE, FOLLOW-UP WITH ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. DISCHARGE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNTS FOR THE MAJORITY OF THOSE AHH ASSIST INCLUDE THOSE MOVING TO RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE.RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE AHH OPERATES 3 RESPITE HOUSES TARGETING OTHERWISE UNHOUSED MEN WHO LACK THE RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY, ACCESS AND FOLLOW-THROUGH WITH SERVICES. FOOD, SHELTER AND BASIC NEEDS ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, SO RESIDENTS CAN FOCUS ON PLANS FOR RECOVERY AND REINTEGRATION. AHH PROVIDED WRAP-AROUND SERVICES INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. SCHOOL, APPOINTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT LED TO OR RESULTED FROM BEING UNHOUSED. SIMILARLY, IN-HOUSE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON LIFE/COPING SKILLS, RECOVERY, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS, TO NAME A FEW, SO RESIDENTS WILL THRIVE AND LEAD FULFILLING LIVES. THE RESPITE HOUSES PROVIDE A CLEAN/SOBER ENVIRONMENT WITH PEER SUPPORT 24/7. AHH ALSO OPERATES 3 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES. INDIVIDUALS MAY PROGRESS THROUGH THESE LEVELS OF SERVICE. FOR INSTANCE, MOST RESPITE HOUSE RESIDENTS WERE INITIALLY DISCHARGE ASSISTANCE CLIENTS REFERRED BY CASE WORKERS. BESIDES THE OBVIOUS BENEFIT TO THE INDIVIDUALS, THIS PROGRAM BENEFITS OTHER SAFETY NET PROVIDERS AND OUR WIDER COMMUNITY. DURING THE RE-ACCREDITATION PROCESS, TWO URBAN CORE HOSPITALS CITED AHH AS A PRIMARY MEANS OF ASSISTING UNHOUSED PATIENTS BEING RELEASED. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH REDUCING RECIDIVISM AND FRAGMENTATION AND DUPLICATION OF SERVICES. RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDES THE MOST DRAMATIC IMPACT. AHH HOUSED 245 MEN IN 2024, AN AVEERAGE OF 64 EACH NIGHT. OF THOSE, 178 WERE AT RESPITE HOUSE. ONCE STABILIZED, 85%-90% OF RESPITE HOUSE RESIDENTS PROGRESS TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, INDEPENDENT LIVING, REUNITE WITH FAMILY OR TAKE ANOTHER STEP IN THEIR RECOVERY PLAN. AROUND 80% OF RESIDENTS MAINTAIN SOBRIETY (VS. 40%-60% IN OTHER SETTINGS) AND 80%-85% ARE EMPLOYED AT DISCHARGE. THEY HAVE GONE ON TO SUCCESSFUL CAREERS, BECOME HUSBANDS AND FATHERS AND, IN SOME CASES, HOMEOWNERS. A RECENT STUDY OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY PROGRAM DETERMINED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS HAD FEWER SUBSEQUENT JAIL STAYS AND AMBULANCE CALLS THAN A CONTROL GROUP THAT DID NOT PARTICIPATE. THE STUDY VALUED THE ANNUAL JAIL AND AMBULANCE COSTS AVOIDED TO BE BETWEEN $336,000 AND $550,000. AN INTERNAL ESTIMATE OF COST AVOIDED BY HOSPITAL EDS WOULD ADD $235,000 TO $395,000. THESE PRIOR RESIDENTS NOW PAY TAXES WHICH FUND THE VERY SERVICES THEY ONCE RELIED UPON. 1836865 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X RUSSELL W TOWNSLEY 8166681007 11412 KNOX ST OVERLAND PARK KS 662102910 MYSIHA WATSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ERIC VERNON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BOB TRYANSKY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENIFER SCHULTZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LEVEARN HICKS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DONDEE EBERHART DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LIZ DAVIS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SARA KIRCHER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RUSSELL W TOWNSLEY TREASURER 20.00 X X 0 0 0 DEAN KATERNDAHL CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MARCIA KATERNDAHL DIRECTOR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 KAR Y WOO DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 75000 0 0 NICOLE CURRY VICE CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ROB BAEHR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 75000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 585835 1532991 35911 2118826 RENTAL INCOME 513110 240667 240667 240667 11298 11298 13402 0 13402 13402 13402 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1270 1270 1270 2385463 241937 0 24700 156594 156594 75000 74438 281 281 950987 950799 94 94 81845 81686 159 393 393 11896 11896 36865 27370 9495 8183 6735 1195 253 122045 119997 2048 97239 97239 4277 4277 27152 27152 152622 151229 1393 96021 86720 9301 PROGRAMMING 41856 41856 SUPPLIES 39555 37750 1805 MISCELLANEOUS 6019 6019 1908549 1836865 59597 12087 16914 14482 667321 436853 671383 160791 9858 9421 3094640 589482 1773340 2505158 3138816 3126705 61271 128475 789253 233024 850524 361499 X 1410580 2619052 877712 146154 2288292 2765206 3138816 3126705 476914 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1300255 1724729 1239030 2023046 2118826 8405886 1300255 1724729 1239030 2023046 2118826 8405886 968524 7437362 3857 1392 2792 6907 11298 26246 2544 2705 12644 1270 19163 8451295 1018302 0.88000 0.87970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 267000 267000 2366652 282860 2083792 448471 304992 143479 12517 1630 10887 2505158 2434083 48620 48620 2385463 0 2385463 1957169 48620 48620 1908549 0 1908549 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: OTHER 0 FOOD, CLOTHING, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION 1498 24201 COST EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE RESPITE HSG; FOOD, SUPPLY 245 131733 COST EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE MEAL PROGRAM 5720 660 COST EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PART I, LINE 2: INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS FROM EVERY SEGMENT OF THE LOCAL HOMELESS POPULATION, UNHOUSED OR LIVING IN SHELTERS, RECOVERY OR TRANSITIONAL LIVING FACILITIES. MEAL PROVIDED ON WALK UP BASIS. SOURCING: HOSPITALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, JAILS, COURTS, HOMELESS AND RECOVERY AGENCIES, BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC AGENCIES/FACILITIES REFER INDIVIDUALS TO THE PROGRAM. AHH STAFF, MANY OF WHOM HAVE BEEN HOMELESS, ARE WELL KNOWN TO THE TARGET POPULATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE URBAN CORE. QUALIFICATION FOR SERVICE: DETERMINATION VARIES BY THE TYPE OF SERVICE. GENERALLY, THE REFERRAL SOURCES HAVE DETERMINED THE INDIVIDUAL IS HOMELESS, A PREREQUISITE FOR SERVICE. GAP SERVICES AND MEALS ARE PROVIDED TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN BOTH REFERRED (SHELTERS, POLICE, ETC) AND DIRECTLY REQUESTED SERVICE. INTAKE FORMS ARE NOT COMPLETED FOR MEALS AND GAP SERVICES BECAUSE QUALIFICATION FOR SERVICES IS APPARENT FROM THE SOURCE, NEED AND/OR PERSON'S APPEARANCE. QUESTIONS RELATED TO BEING HOMELESS ARE USED TO SCREEN PHONE REQUESTS. AN INTAKE FORM IS PREPARED FOR INDIVIDUALS REFERRED FOR DISCHARGE PLANNING AND RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY SERVICES. GENERALLY, REFERRING CASE WORKERS COMMUNICATE WITH AHH STAFF PRIOR TO STAFF CONDUCTING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, USUALLY AT THE REFERRING AGENCY. AHH IS UNIQUE IN BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH PEOPLE AS THEY PROGRESS FROM AGENCY TO AGENCY. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT REGARD TO SEX, AGE, RACE, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, VETERAN STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC FACTOR. EXCEPT FOR RENT CHARGED TRANSITIONAL (STEP 2) RESIDENTS, ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. THE PRIMARY REASONS FOR NOT PROVIDING SERVICE ARE (1) THE REQUESTED EXCEEDS AHH CAPACITY/TYPE OF SERVICE/TIME IS ALREADY COMMITTED, (2) THE PERSON IS NOT HOMELESS OR IN THE SERVICE AREA (GREATER KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA OR DOUGLAS COUNTY), (3) A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE INDIVIDUAL OR AHH STAFF. MONITORING USE OF FUNDS: AHH PROVIDES SERVICES OR GOODS TO THOSE IN NEED. AHH DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH, REFUNDABLE TRANSPORTATION TICKETS OR REPLACE GOODS OR SERVICES PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED BEFORE A REASONABLE TIME OF USE HAS ELAPSED. GAP SERVICES TEND TO INVOLVE ONE OR TWO INTERACTIONS TO ADDRESS A SPECIFIC NEED (A RIDE, FOOD, ETC). DISCHARGE PLANNING AND RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY SERVICES MAY INVOLVE A REFERRAL AND TRANSPORTATION OR COULD RESULT IN HOUSING WITH A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO MEET BROADER INDIVIDUAL OR SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES. AHH'S LONGITUDINAL APPROACH ALLOWS IT TO MONITOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES. AHH'S COLLABORATIVE APPROACH INVOLVES REFERRING AND OTHER SERVICES IN DETERMINING NEEDED SERVICES. X 2 35073 FMV X MISC 1 838 FMV 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DEAN KATERNDAHL, VICE CHAIR; MARCIA KATERNDAHL, DIRECTOR ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. KAR WOO, PRESIDENT; RUSS TOWNSLEY, DIRECTOR ARE PARTNERS IN BUSINESSES THAT DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH ARTISTS HELPING HOMELESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR AND INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARE AND REVIEW THE FORM 990. THE RESULTING FORM WITH ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OF BOARD MEMBERS ARE ADDRESSED WITH ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS MADE. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REDISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND, WITH THEIR APPROVAL, FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH APPLIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS IS ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD. THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS, SIGNED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER, ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND TREASURER TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS EXISTS. IF ANY CONFLICTS ARE IDENTIFIED, THE CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM BOARD MEETINGS DURING THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON RELATED TOPICS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND HIS SALARY IS SET. ADJUSTMENTS ARE RECOMMENDED BASED UPON PERFORMANCE AND LOCAL INDUSTRY SALARY SURVEYS, APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING. IN 2020, THE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WAS INCREASED, THE ONLY ADJUSTMENT SINCE THE AGENCY WAS FOUNDED (2008). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINNEGAN PLACE LLC 11412 KNOX OVERLAND PARK KS 66210 APARTMENTS MO 147836 614564 AHH