2025-10-31T14:43:06-05:00 2024-12-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 122 6TH STREET NORTH LA CROSSE WI 54601 990 2024-01-01 237376207 WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INC WINO 5074525591 402 EAST 2ND STREET WINONA MN 55987 SANDRA BURKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5074525591 2025-10-31 1 1 CARRIE LEONARD P00583499 6087841890 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SANDRA BURKE 402 EAST 2ND STREET WINONA MN 55987 1941438 0 X WWW.WINONAVS.ORG X 1972 MN WITH DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS, WE HELP PEOPLE ADDRESS LIFE'S CHALLENGES IN A RESPECTFUL AND DIGNIFIED MANNER. WE DO THIS THROUGH COORDINATED ASSISTANCE, FOOD PROGRAMS, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, NUTRITION EDUCATION AND CLOTHES SHOP. WVS RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE IN OUR MAJOR PROGRAMS. WVS WAS RECERTIFIED THROUGH THE POINTS OF LIGHT FOUDATION AS A SERVICE ENTERPRISE ORGANIZATION. THIS DEMONSTRATES HOW COMMITTED WVS IS TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVERING ON OUR MISSSION BY ALIGNING VOLUNTEER PASSIONS AND SKILLS WITH MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. 12 12 4 400 0 0 4037669 1681492 122989 127204 -247795 -193299 -21628 0 3891235 1615397 600641 614587 0 0 356132 343927 0 0 62952 307741 522342 1264514 1480856 2626721 134541 9057756 6950314 3268672 924248 5789084 6026066 X WITH DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS, WE HELP PEOPLE ADDRESS LIFE'S CHALLENGES IN A RESPECTFUL AND DIGNIFIED MANNER. WE DO THIS THROUGH COORDINATED ASSISTANCE, FOOD PROGRAMS, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, NUTRITION EDUCATION AND CLOTHES SHOP. WVS RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE IN OUR MAJOR PROGRAMS. WVS WAS RECERTIFIED THROUGH THE POINTS OF LIGHT FOUDATION AS A SERVICE ENTERPRISE ORGANIZATION. THIS DEMONSTRATES HOW COMMITTED WVS IS TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVERING ON OUR MISSSION BY ALIGNING VOLUNTEER PASSIONS AND SKILLS WITH MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. 0 0 811769 573901 WVS IS THE LARGER OF TWO FOOD SHELVES IN WINONA COUNTY. IN 2024, WE AVERAGED 1,088 VISITS TO THE FOOD SHELF EACH MONTH, A 22% INCREASE FROM 2023. FIRST TIME HOUSEHOLDS TOTALED 687 WHICH IS 39% MORE NEW HOUSEHOLDS THAN IN 2023.QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLDS HAVE INCOMES UP TO 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. FOR EXAMPLE, A SINGLE-PERSON HOUSEHOLD MAKING $45,180 ANNUALLY ($21.72 AN HOUR OR LESS) OR A FAMILY OF FOUR MAKING $93,600 ANNUALLY IS INCOME-ELIGIBLE TO USE THE FOOD SHELF.THANKS TO 6,915 VOLUNTEER HOURS, WE DISTRIBUTED 685,292 POUNDS OF FOOD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 81,037 MORE POUNDS THAN IN 2023. THAT IS ROUGHLY 52.5 POUNDS OF FOOD PER VISIT. OF THE 654,738 POUNDS OF FOOD THAT CAME INTO THE FOOD SHELF, 63% WERE PURCHASED & TEFAP PRODUCTS FROM CHANNEL ONE FOOD BANK, 21% WAS RESCUED FOOD, 12% WERE COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND 4% WAS PURCHASED FROM OTHER VENDORS. OF THE 137,760 POUNDS OF FOOD RESCUED, 30% WALMART (41,645)) 19% TARGET (25,807)) 16% HY-VEE (21,658) 11% KWIK TRIP 15,272)) 10% MIDTOWN (13,212)) 9% BLUFF COUNTRY CO-OP (12,099) 5% ALDI (7,767) 163699 HOME DELIVERED MEALS BEGAN LOCALLY IN 1971 AND SERVES QUALIFYING RESIDENTS OF THE CITIES OF WINONA AND GOODVIEW. VOLUNTEERS DELIVER MID-MORNING MEALS TO APPROXIMATELY 92 HOMEBOUND AND CONVALESCING ADULTS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, YEAR-ROUND. 95 INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS, 10 BUSINESSES AND 11 CONGREGATIONS COVER THE ELEVEN ROUTES. CLIENTS EITHER PAY FOR THEIR OWN MEAL AT $6.25 OR $6.75 WITH MILK OR ARE ON A WAIVER THROUGH THE COUNTY IN WHICH THEIR INSURANCE PAYS FOR THEIR MEALS. THE CLIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR QUALIFIES INDIVIDUALS FOR THIS PROGRAM, MONITORS THEIR MEAL REQUESTS, AND RECONCILES THE MONTHLY BILLING WITH INSURERS AND STEAK SHOP CATERING. OUR BOOKKEEPER SENDS THE RECONCILED BILLS TO THE CLIENTS. OUR PROGRAM IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERY SERVICE, WHICH IS FEDERALLY FUNDED, COORDINATED BY SEMCAC AND SERVES PEOPLE IN GREATER WINONA COUNTY. 111085 40687 OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES, WVS DEVELOPED THE COORDINATED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. OUR PARTNERS- THE LOCAL CHURCHES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS- TELL ANYONE LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE THAT WVS IS THE ONE-STOP-SHOP IN WINONA COUNTY FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES. OUR CLIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR UTILIZES A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO MAKE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS OR ISSUE VOUCHERS ACCORDING TO SPECIFIC GUIDELINES. SINCE WINONA HAS ABUNDANT RESOURCES, REFERRING INDIVIDUALS TO OUR CENTRALIZED HUB SAVES EVERYONE TIME, MAKES GETTING HELP SIMPLER, AND ULTIMATELY REDUCES DUPLICATION OF SERVICES. WVS IS ALSO FORTUNATE THAT A SPECIALIZED FUND FROM THE WINONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ALLOWS US TO ISSUE VOUCHERS FOR GASOLINE, BUS TICKETS, LODGING, DIAPERS, CAB RIDES, CLOTHING, RENT, DENTAL SERVICES AND ID'S, ETC. BASED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL'S CHALLENGING SITUATIONS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, 510 VOUCHERS WERE ISSUED TO 429 DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS TOTALING $40,400 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ADDITIONALLY, $1,121 FREE CLOTHING VOUCHERS WERE ISSUED TO INDIVIDUALS FOR CLOTHES SHOP. STAFF MADE 588 INTENTIONAL REFERRALS TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES.OUR NUTRITION EDUCATOR HELPS PEOPLE ACQUIRE THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THEIR NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING. SHE TALKS WITH INDIVIDUALS IN THE FOOD SHELF AND ON THE TELEPHONE ABOUT THE MEALS THEY PREPARE WITH THE FOOD SHELF ITEMS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE MONITORS THE FOOD INVENTORY BY PLACING WEEKLY ORDERS WITH OUR CHANNEL ONE FOOD BANK AND COORDINATES THE "GROCERIES ON THE GO" PROGRAM. 79854 THE CLOTHES SHOPTHE CLOTHES SHOP REOPENED ON JULY 1, 2024. THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, VOLUNTEERS GAVE 2,743 HOURS SELLING 18,196 ITEMS TOTALING $77,520 IN SALES TO SUPPORT OUR OPERATIONS. THE CLOTHES SHOP PROVIDES LOW-COST, HIGH QUALITY CLOTHING TO TRENDSETTERS, BARGAIN HUNTERS, THE ECO-FRIENDLY AND ANYONE LOOKING FOR A GREAT DEAL 4,076 PARCELS WERE DONATED, SORTED, AND PUT OUT FOR SALE DURING THE SHORT TIME WE WERE OPEN.HOLIDAY PROJECTSWVS STAFF COORDINATES THE FREE CONGREGATE EASTER DINNER, COMPLIMENTS OF CHARTWELLS DINING SERVICE OUT OF ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY. NINETEEN VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED 384 MEALS TO WINONA RESIDENTS ON EASTER SUNDAY. THE LION'S CLUB AND THE ELIZABETH CALLENDER KING FOUNDATION DONATED 500 HAM MEALS INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE. 79854 1166407 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES 5074525591 402 EAST SECOND STREET WINONA MN 55987 PETER BAGSHAW PAST PRESIDENT 7.00 X 0 0 0 MATT ESCH PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN MAHONEY VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE KOSIDOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER BEIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN BIESANZ SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH HOVEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK LARSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSIE RIVERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY SCHINDELDECKER TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN WEIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOLENE VASELAAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA BURKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 96691 0 0 96691 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 26055 1653413 515227 1681492 HOME DELIVERED MEALS 127204 127204 127204 55241 55241 248540 -248540 -248540 -248540 77501 77501 0 1615397 0 0 -66095 614587 614587 96691 72996 10144 13551 186856 141064 19603 26189 40278 30407 4226 5645 20102 15176 2109 2817 66270 66270 15114 15114 23325 380 22945 36212 29250 6962 85 85 95083 95083 103875 100691 1661 1523 6581 5924 657 FOOD PURCHASES 114295 114295 MISCELLANEOUS 36637 7518 15892 13227 VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION 12795 12795 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 5881 5881 6189 329 5860 1480856 1166407 251497 62952 773494 304449 847321 38966 1896700 999777 14207 27196 11199 39922 9159 5028 4929804 164499 3570579 4765305 1935097 769671 9057756 6950314 3268672 62892 861356 3268672 924248 X 3163478 4075869 2625606 1950197 5789084 6026066 9057756 6950314 X 134541 44905 -23464 81000 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1597584 1286918 1357933 4037669 1681490 9961594 1597584 1286918 1357933 4037669 1681490 9961594 1133509 8828085 -198 -1074 7890 68919 55241 130778 129474 132541 125630 122989 127204 637838 10730210 405434 0.82270 0.81710 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 100000 100000 4758748 98482 4660266 71056 66017 5039 4765305 BENEFICIAL INTEREST ASSETS 769671 769671 X 1793390 44905 158501 203406 1589984 23464 1949 25413 1615397 1556408 77501 77501 1478907 1949 1949 1480856 PART X, LINE 2: IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR INCOME TAX ACCOUNTING AND GENERALLY AVOIDS RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH POTENTIALLY PROBLEMATIC TAX POSITIONS THAT MAY BE CHALLENGED UPON EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ANY LIABILITY RESULTING FROM TAXING AUTHORITIES IMPOSING ADDITIONAL INCOME TAXES FROM ACTIVITIES DEEMED TO BE UNRELATED TO THE ORGANIZATIONS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS WOULD NOT HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 77,501. REALIZED GAIN/LOSS IN BENEFICIAL TRUST 81,000. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRASING EXPENSE 1,949. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 77,501. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRASING EXPENSE 1,949. 0 CLIENT NEEDS - GENERAL 40687 FMV FOOD PURCHASED AND DONATED 573900 $ PER LB X 99444 SELLING PRICE OF CLOTHIN X 1 415783 $ PER LB FEEDING AMERICA 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE AUDIT FIRM PRESENTS THE AUDIT AND 990 TO MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE INFORMATION AND ASKS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS CLARIFICATION FROM THE AUDIT FIRM. ONCE ACCEPTED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A COPY OF THE AUDIT AND 990 ARE SCANNED TO THE WVS SECURE WEBSITE FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. HARD COPIES OF THE AUDIT AND 990 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO BOARD MEMBERS. AT THE BOARD MEETING, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEIR MEETING WITH THE AUDITOR. ONCE ALL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED, THE BOARD VOTES TO FILE THE MN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FORM AND RELATED 990 AND TO ACCEPT THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS READ AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. DURING A BOARD VOTE, INDIVIDUALS WILL ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE IF THEY HAVE A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE MOTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS ITS ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO THE END OF THE YEAR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS THE CURRENT SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEY FROM THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS. BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION FOR THE NEXT YEAR.THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONDUCTS ANNUAL REVIEWS OF THE STAFF BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR AND PRIOR TO APPROVING THE BUDGET. BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENTS ANY CHANGES TO STAFF COMPENSATION FOR THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN COMPENSATION AS PART OF THE OVERALL BUDGET SETTING PROCESS AND POSTS THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON PRIOR TO THE JANUARY BOARD MEETING. THE NEW BUDGET,INCLUDING PROPOSED STAFF COMPENSATION, IS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD AT THE JANUARY BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE DOCUMENTS TO AN INDIVIDUAL UPON THEIR REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: REALIZED GAIN FROM INTEREST IN BENE 81,000.