2025-08-04T12:52:56-04:00 2024-12-31 201416603 BALDWIN CPAS PLLC 10180 LINN STATION ROAD SUITE 200 LOUISVILLE KY 40223 990 2024-01-01 824508863 FHGR INC FHGR 5027418818 409 MARQUETTE DRIVE LOUISVILLE KY 40222 LISA SCHARDEIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2025-08-04 true true CHRISTOPHER HATCHER P00340931 5025849793 2025-08-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z FIRST HOUR GRIEF RESPONSE LISA SCHARDEIN 16431 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD FISHERVILLE KY 40023 281189 false X WWW.FIRSTHOURGRIEF.ORG X 2018 KY OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FREE GUIDANCE AND COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT DURING WHAT MAY BE THE MOST DIFFICULT DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. 7 7 5 17 0 223676 245008 60349 16412 298 249 -22793 -12941 261530 248728 0 0 130244 101371 0 4781 171578 132079 301822 233450 -40292 15278 186773 201704 19520 19173 167253 182531 X OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FREE GUIDANCE AND COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT DURING WHAT MAY BE THE MOST DIFFICULT DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. false false 194829 2024 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUMMARY IN 2024, FIRST HOUR GRIEF RESPONSE, INC. SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ITS GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING SUDDEN LOSS. THE ORGANIZATION TRAINED 13 NEW GRIEF MENTORS AND GROUP FACILITATORS, INCREASING CAPACITY FOR ONE-TO-ONE AND GROUP-BASED SERVICES. WE HELD 68 FIRST-TIME INDIVIDUAL GRIEF MENTORING SESSIONS, ADDRESSING THE ACUTE NEEDS OF ADULTS FACING SUDDEN LOSS. YOUTH SERVICES SAW MEANINGFUL GROWTH. OUR HOPEWAVE IN-SCHOOL GRIEF PROGRAM PARTNERED WITH FOUR SCHOOLS, DELIVERING GRIEF SUPPORT IN SEVEN CLASSROOM SETTINGS AND SERVING 49 STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 18 YOUTH (AGES 8-18) ATTENDED MONTHLY YOUTH GRIEF WORKSHOPS, PROVIDING PEER CONNECTION AND CREATIVE OUTLETS FOR HEALING. WE PROVIDED TARGETED SUPPORT TO MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. THE STRIDES FOR HEALING SUICIDE-LOSS PROGRAM SERVED 6 ATTENDEES THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC WORKSHOP. EXODUS, A BI-MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP FOR THE UNHOUSED POPULATION, CONSISTENTLY REACHED AN AVERAGE OF 5 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION, ADDRESSING GRIEF IN A HIGH-RISK COMMUNITY. OUR SPECIALIZED GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS WERE HELD AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING MARQUETTE AND SECC BLANKENBAKER, FOR PEOPLE GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A SPOUSE, CHILD, PARENT, OR MISCARRIAGE. WE ALSO FACILITATED BIBLE-BASED GRIEF SUPPORT STUDIES FOR DEEPER SPIRITUAL PROCESSING. OUR THRIVE WORKSHOPS-MONTHLY CREATIVE HEALING EVENTS FOR GRIEVING ADULTS- WERE HELD NINE TIMES, FEATURING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PAINTING, BRACELET MAKING, AND MANDALA CREATION, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 6-8 ATTENDEES EACH. THE HOLIDAY GRIEF WORKSHOP, HELD AT STUDIO NULU AND FEATURING AUTHOR SANDY GROSS, HOSTED 18 GRIEVING PARTICIPANTS AND 5 STAFF MEMBERS, PROVIDING TOOLS FOR COPING WITH SEASONAL GRIEF TRIGGERS. IN NOVEMBER, WE CONDUCTED TWO "HOW TO HELP A GRIEVER" LUNCHEONS (TOTALING 20 ATTENDEES) TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS ON GRIEF SENSITIVITY. PROGRAM SERVICES OVERVIEW CORE PROGRAMS INCLUDED: "ONE-TO-ONE GRIEF MENTORING "HOPEWAVE IN-SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAM "MONTHLY YOUTH GRIEF WORKSHOPS "HOLIDAY GRIEF WORKSHOP "EMDR THERAPY SCHOLARSHIPS "STRIDES FOR HEALING SUICIDE-LOSS SUPPORT "THRIVE (ADULT CONNECTION WORKSHOPS) "GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS (LOSS OF SPOUSE, PARENT, CHILD, INFANT/MISCARRIAGE) "BIBLE-BASED GRIEF STUDIES "EXODUS: SUPPORT FOR THE UNHOUSED PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES AND INCOME PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSE: 87,294 PROGRAM SERVICES INCOME: 14,261 (INCLUDES 50% OF SALARY FOR DIANE CURTIS CLARK DUE TO DIRECT SERVICE DELIVERY IN HOPEWAVE AND CLIENT SUPPORT; INCLUDES RELATED MARKETING EXPENSES.) CLIENT SUPPORT & GRIEF MENTORING SPACE EXPENSE: 66,844 CLIENT SUPPORT INCOME: 51,524 (SPACE USED FOR HEALING SESSIONS, GROUP FACILITATION, AND WORKSHOPS.) 194829 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 14 0 5 true false false false false true true true true false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false X PAM FLOYD 5022353881 5078 S L AND N TURNPIKE MAGNOLIA KY 42757 X DIANE CURTIS CLARK EXECUTIVE DI 25.00 X 38182 0 0 VAUGHN BELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN BUCHANAN BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GORDON DABNEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON KERRICK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BURDETTE PARK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CLARK SPADER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PASTOR DAVID THOMAS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LISA SCHARDEIN EXECUTIVE DI 25.00 X 0 0 0 38182 false false false 103658 141350 245008 SERVICE FEES 11755 11755 WORKSHOPS 2457 2457 OTHER & MISC 1900 1900 DUES 300 300 16412 249 249 19520 103658 32461 -12941 -12941 248728 16412 -12692 93103 69827 23276 8268 6201 2067 15 15 400 400 19125 14344 4781 7367 5525 1842 12973 9730 3243 3092 2319 773 EAST END PROGRAMS 34728 34728 GRIEF PROGRAMS 27135 27135 RALPH AVE PROGRAMS 14161 14161 OPERATIONS 6476 4857 1619 6607 5987 620 233450 194829 33840 4781 62391 62066 124382 139623 15 186773 201704 1673 2379 17847 16794 19520 19173 X 167253 182531 167253 182531 186773 201704 15278 X false false false X 276362 129145 197170 138452 245008 986137 276362 129145 197170 138452 245008 986137 986137 84 298 249 631 6764 114679 31918 61124 214485 44 46 90 1201343 98562 0.82090 0.78230 X PART II, LINE 10 90 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED GOLF OUTING 52972 42572 10400 2545 6340 2537 1100 3682 LUNCHEON 33069 23949 9120 716 2248 5700 4648 2 37137 37137 1500 1445 123178 103658 19520 2545 8556 4785 6800 9775 32461 -12941 INFINITY PROPERTIES OFFICER - ED 24000 BLDG OCCUPANCY false SCHEDULE L, PART V ED, LISA SCHARDEIN OWNS THE BUILDING UNDER INFINITY PROPERTIES AND FHGR PAYS 2,000 PER MONTH IN RENT. LISA COVERS WATER, MOWING, AC/HEAT UPKEEP AND REPAIRS, AND PEST CONTROL. FHGR PAYS FOR ELECTRIC. THE SPACE IS 1529 SQ FEET. THE AVERAGE RENT FOR OFFICE SPACE IN LOUISVILLE IS 19.58 PER SQ FOOT. FHGR PAYS MORE THAN 17% BELOW THE AVERGAGE RATE FOR THEIR AREA WHEN YOU ALSO FACTOR IN THE EXTRAS LISA COVERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A 2024 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUMMARY IN 2024, FIRST HOUR GRIEF RESPONSE, INC. SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ITS GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING SUDDEN LOSS. THE ORGANIZATION TRAINED 13 NEW GRIEF MENTORS AND GROUP FACILITATORS, INCREASING CAPACITY FOR ONE-TO-ONE AND GROUP-BASED SERVICES. WE HELD 68 FIRST-TIME INDIVIDUAL GRIEF MENTORING SESSIONS, ADDRESSING THE ACUTE NEEDS OF ADULTS FACING SUDDEN LOSS. YOUTH SERVICES SAW MEANINGFUL GROWTH. OUR HOPEWAVE IN-SCHOOL GRIEF PROGRAM PARTNERED WITH FOUR SCHOOLS, DELIVERING GRIEF SUPPORT IN SEVEN CLASSROOM SETTINGS AND SERVING 49 STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 18 YOUTH (AGES 8-18) ATTENDED MONTHLY YOUTH GRIEF WORKSHOPS, PROVIDING PEER CONNECTION AND CREATIVE OUTLETS FOR HEALING. WE PROVIDED TARGETED SUPPORT TO MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. THE STRIDES FOR HEALING SUICIDE-LOSS PROGRAM SERVED 6 ATTENDEES THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC WORKSHOP. EXODUS, A BI-MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP FOR THE UNHOUSED POPULATION, CONSISTENTLY REACHED AN AVERAGE OF 5 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION, ADDRESSING GRIEF IN A HIGH-RISK COMMUNITY. OUR SPECIALIZED GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS WERE HELD AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING MARQUETTE AND SECC BLANKENBAKER, FOR PEOPLE GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A SPOUSE, CHILD, PARENT, OR MISCARRIAGE. WE ALSO FACILITATED BIBLE-BASED GRIEF SUPPORT STUDIES FOR DEEPER SPIRITUAL PROCESSING. OUR THRIVE WORKSHOPS-MONTHLY CREATIVE HEALING EVENTS FOR GRIEVING ADULTS- WERE HELD NINE TIMES, FEATURING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PAINTING, BRACELET MAKING, AND MANDALA CREATION, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 6-8 ATTENDEES EACH. THE HOLIDAY GRIEF WORKSHOP, HELD AT STUDIO NULU AND FEATURING AUTHOR SANDY GROSS, HOSTED 18 GRIEVING PARTICIPANTS AND 5 STAFF MEMBERS, PROVIDING TOOLS FOR COPING WITH SEASONAL GRIEF TRIGGERS. IN NOVEMBER, WE CONDUCTED TWO "HOW TO HELP A GRIEVER" LUNCHEONS (TOTALING 20 ATTENDEES) TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS ON GRIEF SENSITIVITY. PROGRAM SERVICES OVERVIEW CORE PROGRAMS INCLUDED: "ONE-TO-ONE GRIEF MENTORING "HOPEWAVE IN-SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAM "MONTHLY YOUTH GRIEF WORKSHOPS "HOLIDAY GRIEF WORKSHOP "EMDR THERAPY SCHOLARSHIPS "STRIDES FOR HEALING SUICIDE-LOSS SUPPORT "THRIVE (ADULT CONNECTION WORKSHOPS) "GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS (LOSS OF SPOUSE, PARENT, CHILD, INFANT/MISCARRIAGE) "BIBLE-BASED GRIEF STUDIES "EXODUS: SUPPORT FOR THE UNHOUSED PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES AND INCOME PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSE: 87,294 PROGRAM SERVICES INCOME: 14,261 (INCLUDES 50% OF SALARY FOR DIANE CURTIS CLARK DUE TO DIRECT SERVICE DELIVERY IN HOPEWAVE AND CLIENT SUPPORT; INCLUDES RELATED MARKETING EXPENSES.) CLIENT SUPPORT & GRIEF MENTORING SPACE EXPENSE: 66,844 CLIENT SUPPORT INCOME: 51,524 (SPACE USED FOR HEALING SESSIONS, GROUP FACILITATION, AND WORKSHOPS.) FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS SENT TO ANOTHER 3RD PARTY CPA AND THE BOARD TREASURER FOR REVIEW PRIPOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST WE WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VII DIANE CLARK WAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH JULY 2024. LISA SCHARDEIN TOOK OVER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES IN AUGUST 2024, BUT DID NOT ACCEPT A PAYCHECK UNTIL JANUARY 2025.