2026-06-09T10:09:42-04:00 2025-12-31 202400673 PERKINS SCHAFFER CPAS INC 1208 LINCOLN HIGHWAY E NEW HAVEN IN 46774 990 2025-01-01 352096448 DOWN SYNDROME ASSN OF NE INDIANA DOWN 2604719964 PO BOX 13611 FORT WAYNE IN 46865 ANDREA HILL TREASURER 2604719964 2026-05-27 ADAM W SCHAFFER CPA P01610252 2604933929 2026-05-27 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SHELLEY YODER 3320 N CLINTON STREET FORT WAYNE IN 46805 232688 false X WWW.DSANI.ORG X 2000 IN TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TO ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS, AND TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. 8 8 1 1100 0 175689 232181 0 453 507 4524 0 180666 232688 0 0 81896 85863 0 42790 81326 88455 163222 174318 17444 58370 361045 420125 2916 3626 358129 416499 X TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TO ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS, AND TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. false false 79336 DSANI WAS PROUD TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS TO OVER 260 FAMILIES DURING 2025. OVERALL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE WAS STEADY. INFANT-TODDLER PLAYGROUP - THE PLAYGROUP CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFANT AND YOUNGSTERS (AGES 0-4) TO PLAY AND SOCIALIZE WHILE THEIR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS FIND SUPPORT IN A FUN AND ENVIRONMENT. FAMILIES WHO HAVE MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN ARE STILL HESITANT TO ATTEND GROUP OUTINGS. THIS GROUP WAS NOT AS ACTIVE IN 2025, AS THERE WAS NO VOLUNTEER CHAIR. BUDDY CLUB - THIS GROUP OFFERS SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-12, TYPICALLY MEETING EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. CURRENT AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 20 PEOPLE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: PARK PLAY DATES, CRAFT DAY, ZOO MEET UPS, ETC. FRIENDSHIP CLUB - AIMED FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 13 TO 21, THIS GROUP INCLUDES TEENS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES, AS YOUTHS WITH DS DEVELOP FRIENDSHIPS IN SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS GROUP DID NOT MEET IN 2025 AS THERE WAS NO GROUP CHAIR. SELF-ADVOCATES - INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO ARE 21 AND OLDER. TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR SOCIAL EVENTS - 139 (5 EVENTS IN 2025). ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: SPONSORING AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR YOUNGER FRIENDS WITH DOWN SYNDROME, PIZZA & MOVIE NIGHT, BOWLING, FRIENDSGIVING DINNER, ETC. DADS GROUP - DADS APPRECIATING DOWN SYNDROME. THIS GROUP PROVIDES SPECIAL EVENTS TO BRING TOGETHER DADS IN SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER AND TO BUILD STRONG FAMILIES. THIS GROUP ONLY MET ONCE IN 2025 AS THE DADS CHAIR HAD TO STEP DOWN FROM THE POSITION, DUE TO JOB DEMANDS. MOMS GROUP - THIS GROUP WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE DSANI MOTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK WITH OTHER MOTHERS, LISTEN TO GUEST SPEAKERS AND ENJOY TIME WITH OTHER MOMS. ATTENDANCE DURING FOUR 2025 DINNERS - 50. OUTREACH - THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE IS UNDOUBTEDLY OUR MOST IMPORTANT, AS THIS IS THE COMMITTEE WHO WELCOMES FAMILIES NEW TO THE WORLD OF DOWN SYNDROME, INTO OUR ORGANIZATION. IN 2025, WE CONTINUED MEETING WITH NEW FAMILIES IN OUR 11 COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THIS WAS DONE TO INTRODUCE DSANI TO THEM, PROVIDE INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. IN 2025, WE WELCOMED 9 NEW FAMILIES TO DSANI. PROGRAM EVENTS - IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIAL-INTEREST OR AGE-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT DSANI TYPICALLY SPONSORS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, 2025 SAW DSANI HOSTING A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, NEW AND OLD. WE HELD A NUMBER OF ZOOM AND IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VARIOUS SPEAKERS PRESENTED TOPICS PERTINENT TO THE DOWN SYNDROME COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HOSTED IN PERSON WORKSHOPS, BRINGING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DOWN SYNDROME SPECIALISTS TO FORT WAYNE. A TOTAL OF 90 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE SESSIONS. WE HOSTED A 3-21 (WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY) CELEBRATION IN 2025. OVER 190 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. WE HOSTED AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR OUR FAMILIES. 67 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. DSANI HOSTED A PONY RIDE EVENT FOR OUR FAMILIES. A TOTAL OF 65 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. IN JUNE 2025, DSANI HOSTED THE EVER POPULAR AND REQUESTED ICAN BIKE CAMP. THROUGH A PROPRIETARY PROGRAM, THIS CAMP TEACHES PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (NOT ONLY DOWN SYNDROME), AGES 8+ TO INDEPENDENTLY RIDE A TWO WHEEL BIKE. WE HOSTED A TOTAL OF 36 RIDERS THROUGHOUT THIS ONE WEEK CAMP. INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS AND RIDERS, A TOTAL OF 81 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. WE HELD THE ANNUAL DSANI TINCAPS EVENT IN JULY, AS THIS WAS A TOTALLY OUTDOOR EVENT. THERE WERE 116 PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED. OUR ANNUAL BUDDY WALK, OUR LARGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR, WAS HELD IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. A TOTAL OF OVER 3,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS FANTASTIC CELEBRATION. WE SAW NEAR RECORD DONATIONS AND RECORD ATTENDANCE AT THIS EVENT, HELD ANNUALLY AT PARKVIEW FIELD. IN OCTOBER 2025, WE HOSTED OUR FAMILIES AT OUR ANNUAL FALL FEST EVENT. A TOTAL OF 169 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. IN OCTOBER 2025, AS PART OF DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH, WE OFFERED FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPOTLIGHT THEIR LOVED ONE IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST. 35 FAMILIES TOOK PART IN THIS OFFERING. IN NOVEMBER 2025, WE HOSTED DR. STACEY TAYLOR FOR A "BEHAVIOR NEWS YOU CAN USE" WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS. THERE WERE 30 ATTENDEES. WE HELD OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY IN EARLY DECEMBER. OVER 270 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS VERY POPULAR EVENT. ONLY PRE-PACKAGED SNACK FOOD WAS SERVED, VISITS WITH SANTA WERE A HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT; AND GAMES, CRAFT ACTIVITIES AND A DANCE WERE ENJOYED BY THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. ALONG WITH OUR MANY GROUPS AND PROGRAMS, DSANI ALSO PROVIDES: 1) LIBRARY RESOURCES 2) INFORMATIONAL EMAILS TO MEMBERS 3) OUTREACH & EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PRESENTATIONS TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS & COMMUNITY GROUPS 4) RESOURCE REFERRALS TO FAMILIES WHO REQUEST SUCH 5) WEBSITE 6) A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT/MENTOR NETWORK FOR PARENTS WE ALSO CONTINUED NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS, PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, ETC. AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. OUR DSANI FAMILY CONTINUES TO GROW, AS DO OUR OFFERINGS TO OUR FAMILIES. 79336 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false true false false IN X X ANDREA HILL 2604719964 PO BOX 13611 FORT WAYNE IN 46865 SHELLEY YODER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 79279 0 0 DR CHRISTOPHER BALTES PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCY ALBRIGHT VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA HILL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BECCA ANDERSON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ETHAN PICKETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHANTAL GEIGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DYLAN GEIGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 79279 false false false 2000 230181 232181 507 507 2000 232688 507 79279 31711 23784 23784 6584 2634 1975 1975 3015 3015 2901 1161 870 870 36039 14415 10812 10812 7971 3327 2322 2322 2681 1073 804 804 4290 4290 2040 816 612 612 7301 366 6661 274 4386 1754 1316 1316 MISC PROGRAM EXPENSE 11624 11624 SUPPLIES 5612 5612 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 525 525 BANKING FEES 70 28 21 21 174318 79336 52192 42790 361045 420125 9103 9103 361045 420125 2916 3626 2916 3626 X 358129 416499 358129 416499 361045 420125 58370 X false false X 175133 190189 190733 175689 232181 963925 175133 190189 190733 175689 232181 963925 963925 312 358 423 453 507 2053 14509 18915 21911 13867 69202 1035180 0.93120 0.92380 X PART II, LINE 10 FUNDRAISING EVENTS 69,202 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9103 9103 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 3626 3626 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TO ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS, AND TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DSANI WAS PROUD TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS TO OVER 260 FAMILIES DURING 2025. OVERALL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE WAS STEADY. INFANT-TODDLER PLAYGROUP - THE PLAYGROUP CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFANT AND YOUNGSTERS (AGES 0-4) TO PLAY AND SOCIALIZE WHILE THEIR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS FIND SUPPORT IN A FUN AND ENVIRONMENT. FAMILIES WHO HAVE MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN ARE STILL HESITANT TO ATTEND GROUP OUTINGS. THIS GROUP WAS NOT AS ACTIVE IN 2025, AS THERE WAS NO VOLUNTEER CHAIR. BUDDY CLUB - THIS GROUP OFFERS SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-12, TYPICALLY MEETING EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. CURRENT AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 20 PEOPLE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: PARK PLAY DATES, CRAFT DAY, ZOO MEET UPS, ETC. FRIENDSHIP CLUB - AIMED FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 13 TO 21, THIS GROUP INCLUDES TEENS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES, AS YOUTHS WITH DS DEVELOP FRIENDSHIPS IN SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS GROUP DID NOT MEET IN 2025 AS THERE WAS NO GROUP CHAIR. SELF-ADVOCATES - INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO ARE 21 AND OLDER. TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR SOCIAL EVENTS - 139 (5 EVENTS IN 2025). ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: SPONSORING AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR YOUNGER FRIENDS WITH DOWN SYNDROME, PIZZA & MOVIE NIGHT, BOWLING, FRIENDSGIVING DINNER, ETC. DADS GROUP - DADS APPRECIATING DOWN SYNDROME. THIS GROUP PROVIDES SPECIAL EVENTS TO BRING TOGETHER DADS IN SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER AND TO BUILD STRONG FAMILIES. THIS GROUP ONLY MET ONCE IN 2025 AS THE DADS CHAIR HAD TO STEP DOWN FROM THE POSITION, DUE TO JOB DEMANDS. MOMS GROUP - THIS GROUP WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE DSANI MOTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK WITH OTHER MOTHERS, LISTEN TO GUEST SPEAKERS AND ENJOY TIME WITH OTHER MOMS. ATTENDANCE DURING FOUR 2025 DINNERS - 50. OUTREACH - THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE IS UNDOUBTEDLY OUR MOST IMPORTANT, AS THIS IS THE COMMITTEE WHO WELCOMES FAMILIES NEW TO THE WORLD OF DOWN SYNDROME, INTO OUR ORGANIZATION. IN 2025, WE CONTINUED MEETING WITH NEW FAMILIES IN OUR 11 COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THIS WAS DONE TO INTRODUCE DSANI TO THEM, PROVIDE INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. IN 2025, WE WELCOMED 9 NEW FAMILIES TO DSANI. PROGRAM EVENTS - IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIAL-INTEREST OR AGE-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT DSANI TYPICALLY SPONSORS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, 2025 SAW DSANI HOSTING A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, NEW AND OLD. WE HELD A NUMBER OF ZOOM AND IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VARIOUS SPEAKERS PRESENTED TOPICS PERTINENT TO THE DOWN SYNDROME COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HOSTED IN PERSON WORKSHOPS, BRINGING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DOWN SYNDROME SPECIALISTS TO FORT WAYNE. A TOTAL OF 90 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE SESSIONS. WE HOSTED A 3-21 (WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY) CELEBRATION IN 2025. OVER 190 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. WE HOSTED AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR OUR FAMILIES. 67 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. DSANI HOSTED A PONY RIDE EVENT FOR OUR FAMILIES. A TOTAL OF 65 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. IN JUNE 2025, DSANI HOSTED THE EVER POPULAR AND REQUESTED ICAN BIKE CAMP. THROUGH A PROPRIETARY PROGRAM, THIS CAMP TEACHES PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (NOT ONLY DOWN SYNDROME), AGES 8+ TO INDEPENDENTLY RIDE A TWO WHEEL BIKE. WE HOSTED A TOTAL OF 36 RIDERS THROUGHOUT THIS ONE WEEK CAMP. INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS AND RIDERS, A TOTAL OF 81 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. WE HELD THE ANNUAL DSANI TINCAPS EVENT IN JULY, AS THIS WAS A TOTALLY OUTDOOR EVENT. THERE WERE 116 PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED. OUR ANNUAL BUDDY WALK, OUR LARGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR, WAS HELD IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. A TOTAL OF OVER 3,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS FANTASTIC CELEBRATION. WE SAW NEAR RECORD DONATIONS AND RECORD ATTENDANCE AT THIS EVENT, HELD ANNUALLY AT PARKVIEW FIELD. IN OCTOBER 2025, WE HOSTED OUR FAMILIES AT OUR ANNUAL FALL FEST EVENT. A TOTAL OF 169 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. IN OCTOBER 2025, AS PART OF DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH, WE OFFERED FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPOTLIGHT THEIR LOVED ONE IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST. 35 FAMILIES TOOK PART IN THIS OFFERING. IN NOVEMBER 2025, WE HOSTED DR. STACEY TAYLOR FOR A "BEHAVIOR NEWS YOU CAN USE" WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS. THERE WERE 30 ATTENDEES. WE HELD OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY IN EARLY DECEMBER. OVER 270 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS VERY POPULAR EVENT. ONLY PRE-PACKAGED SNACK FOOD WAS SERVED, VISITS WITH SANTA WERE A HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT; AND GAMES, CRAFT ACTIVITIES AND A DANCE WERE ENJOYED BY THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. ALONG WITH OUR MANY GROUPS AND PROGRAMS, DSANI ALSO PROVIDES: 1) LIBRARY RESOURCES 2) INFORMATIONAL EMAILS TO MEMBERS 3) OUTREACH & EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PRESENTATIONS TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS & COMMUNITY GROUPS 4) RESOURCE REFERRALS TO FAMILIES WHO REQUEST SUCH 5) WEBSITE 6) A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT/MENTOR NETWORK FOR PARENTS WE ALSO CONTINUED NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS, PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, ETC. AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. OUR DSANI FAMILY CONTINUES TO GROW, AS DO OUR OFFERINGS TO OUR FAMILIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TREASURER PRESENTS THE DRAFT OF FORM 990 TO THE BOARD AND LEADS DISCUSSION OVER ITS CONTENT. REVISIONS ARE MADE TO THE DRAFT AS NECESSARY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORMALLY APPROVES THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE USES AN ANNUAL NON-PROFIT SALARY REPORT AS THE BASIS FOR DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE REPORT COMPARES SALARIES OF LIKE-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AS THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.