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Nonprofit · EIN 81-1057714

SEWING LAB

Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, MO 64106

Financials

$399K$397K2023$648K$423K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SEWING LAB by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$647,712$423,219$224,493$678,166$121,111$557,055
December 31, 2023990$398,785$397,429$1,356$422,973$90,411$332,562
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$611,246
of which government grants
$148,953
Program service revenue
$85,246
Investment income
$2,770
Net income from fundraising events
-$54,790
Other revenue
-$51,550

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$79,145
Other salaries and wages
$150,041
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$248,862
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$73,052
Travel
$5,761
Depreciation
$17,755
Program services (functional)
$249,859
Management and general (functional)
$163,234
Fundraising (functional)
$10,126

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$422,973
Total assets, end of year
$678,166
Total liabilities, end of year
$121,111
Net assets, end of year
$557,055
Land, buildings and equipment
$89,325
Net assets without donor restrictions
$147,946
Net assets with donor restrictions
$409,109
Gross receipts
$712,255
Employees
11
Volunteers
109
Year formed
2016
State of legal domicile
MO

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROBYN KERKAERTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOA
Trustee or director, Officer
40$87,011
BARBARA HADLEYBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
NANCY PETERSENBOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
JEAN MEYERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
AMY BARICKMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CARA VOSSBOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
JIM VANDYKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KATELYN PETERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ANN GREENLEAFBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROBYN KERKAERTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$76,019
CHRISTIAN MICHAEL SHUSTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
20$16,219
BARBARA HADLEYBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
NANCY PETERSENBOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KRIS SMITHERBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
AMY BARICKMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CARA VOSSBOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JACQUELINE SHRUMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KATELYN PETERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANN GREENLEAFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
526 CAMPBELL ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64106-1272
In care of
% LONNIE VANDERSLICE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
EILEEN BOBOWSKI, 526 CAMPBELL STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO 64106
Signed the 990
CARA VOSS, BOARD PRESIDENT
Phone
(816) 888-3051
Return prepared by
MARR AND COMPANY PC

Mission

THE SEWING LABS IS AN INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY TEACHING THELEGACY OF SEWING FOR EMPLOYMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ENRICHMENT.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • AT THE SEWING LABS, WE BELIEVE EVERYONE DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL DIGNITY. WE CREATE VIABLE, SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS TOWARD THAT DIGNITY THROUGH THE LEGACY, VOCATION, AND TRADE OF SEWING. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE MARGINALIZED OR OVERLOOKED, BY EQUIPPING THEM WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS THAT LEAD TO EMPLOYMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS.WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPIN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING DEMAND FOR SKILLED STITCHERS, THE SEWING LABS HAS BUILT A DIRECT WORKFORCE PIPELINE FOR THE GREATER KANSAS CITY REGION. OUR FLAGSHIP SEWING SALON TRAINING PROGRAM IS A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP THROUGH BOTH THE MISSOURI AND U.S. DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR. THIS 30-WEEK PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS TO BECOME INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS, COMPLETE WITH INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AND JOB PLACEMENT SUPPORT. IN 2024, WE SERVED 430 UNIQUE STUDENTS THROUGH 13,170 HOURS OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTTHE SEWING LABS IS POWERED BY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO GENEROUSLY SHARE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS. IN 2024, 109 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 3,692 HOURS IN ROLES RANGING FROM CLASSROOM SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, VOLUNTEERS GAVE 711.25 HOURS TOWARD COMMUNITY SERVICE SEWING PROJECTS, HELPING MEET URGENT NEEDS ACROSS KANSAS CITY. THE SEWING LABS ALSO RECEIVED 12,860 POUNDS OF DONATED FABRIC AND 71 SEWING MACHINES, KEEPING TEXTILE WASTE OUT OF LANDFILLS AND PUTTING MATERIALS DIRECTLY INTO THE HANDS OF OUR STUDENTS.FOOD ACCESS THROUGH HARVESTERS PARTNERSHIPIN PARTNERSHIP WITH HARVESTERS THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK, THE SEWING LABS DISTRIBUTED 440 POUNDS OF FOOD IN 2024 TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. THESE EFFORTS REACHED 282 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 256 ADULTS, 20 CHILDREN, AND 6 SENIORS. WHILE OUR CORE MISSION IS SKILLS TRAINING, WE UNDERSTAND THAT LEARNING AND HEALING CANNOT HAPPEN WHEN BASIC NEEDS GO UNMET. THIS PARTNERSHIP ENSURES OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE CRITICAL SUPPORT WHEN IT MATTERS MOST.MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS THROUGH SEWINGWE SEE DAILY EVIDENCE OF SEWING'S MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS. WHETHER IN A STRUCTURED CLASS OR THROUGH OUR EMOTIONAL CONFETTI ART THERAPY PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS REPORT INCREASED SELF-ESTEEM, REDUCED STRESS, AND A DEEP SENSE OF CALM AND CREATIVE FLOW. LED BY A LICENSED ART THERAPIST, THIS PROGRAM OFFERS A SAFE, HEALING SPACE FOR THOSE NAVIGATING TRAUMA, INSTABILITY, OR ISOLATION. FOR MANY, SEWING BECOMES MORE THAN A SKILL. IT BECOMES A LIFELINE.SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN INNOVATIONSUSTAINABILITY IS STITCHED INTO THE FABRIC OF OUR ORGANIZATION. WE UPCYCLE, REPURPOSE, MEND, AND TEACH OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. BY CHOOSING REPAIR INSTEAD OF REPLACEMENT AND REUSE INSTEAD OF WASTE, WE MODEL A MORE RESPONSIBLE, RESOURCEFUL WAY OF LIVING. SEWING IS NOT ONLY VOCATIONAL, IT IS ALSO REVOLUTIONARY WHEN IT COMES TO REDUCING TEXTILE WASTE AND HELPING BUILD A CIRCULAR ECONOMY.
    Expenses $249,859 · revenue $88,486

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
81-1057714
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2018
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B60)
Assets (IRS master file)
$678,166
Income (IRS master file)
$712,255

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$647,712$423,219$678,166XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$398,785$397,429$422,973XML
990December 2022$430,268$399,333$349,507IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-1057714).

Questions about SEWING LAB

What is the EIN of SEWING LAB?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SEWING LAB is 81-1057714.
Is SEWING LAB tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
Are donations to SEWING LAB tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SEWING LAB file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of SEWING LAB due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SEWING LAB last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of SEWING LAB?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names EILEEN BOBOWSKI.
Who are the officers and directors of SEWING LAB?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $87,011 (ROBYN KERKAERT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOA).
How much revenue does SEWING LAB have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $647,712, expenses of $423,219 and total assets of $678,166 at year end.

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