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Home My WebLink AboutGrant Request - Together for Children#43 Economic Development Fund Discretionary Grant Program Organization: Together For Children Organization Description: Established in 1989, this organization provides an educational program for families with children from birth through age three. The program meets once a week for two hours. They also participate in the Teen Parenting program at Bend High School. The objective is to prepare children with the skills that prepare them for school and help parents become better able to cope with stress thereby reducing the risk of child abuse. This organization has served 3,000 families Project Name: Together For Children Assistance Project Description: In 2003, the program lost state funding resulting in greater reliance on tuition, donations, grants and fundraising. Until this year, the organization has managed to sustain enough funding for the program. At risk of accruing debt to complete the current program year, these funds would allow the organization to complete the current year. Expenses are expected to be $6,202 for the April through June 2012. Tuition, donations and fundraising has covered $4,800. Project Period: April 20, 2012 — June 15, 2012 Amount of Request: $1,200 (Project Budget = $6,202) Previous Grants: • FY 2011: Community Grant $3,500 • FY 2012: Community Grant $5,000 Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org DESCHUTES COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION Direct Application to: Commissioner Tammy Baney Commissioner Anthony DeBone Date: Project Name: Project Beginning Date: Amount of Request: Applicant/Organization: Commissioner Alan Unger All Three Commissioners 7 fef4E'/" far- C/,;arepj,75. j /4))e -f q/,4 1ex), Qc) Address: Project End Date: Date Funds Needed: Tax ID#: ri=p/A6,--toy G/i, /df r 4/ f- /*.ife »L. Lir Contact Name(s): (el% e j):)f%p City & zip: Telephone: Email: 971'' / S-%/ g'0J7 Fax: Alternate Phone: "e 11,4freN tuiviA av On a separate sheet, please briefly answer the following questions: . -5/7 - )-YO y 1/-Z/JO-6i.39- 1. Describe the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, 2. Describe the proposed project or activity. 3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity. 4. Explain how the proposed project or activity will impact the community's economic health, 5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit. 6. Itemize anticipated expenditures*. Describe how grant funds will be used and include the source and amounts of matching funds or in-kind contributions, if any. If the grant will support an ongoing activity, explain how it will be funded in the future. ,Shitiie utrveti. d activities. COM Attach: Proof of the applicant organization's non-profit status. * Applicant may be contacted during the review process and asked to provide a complete line item budget. Tammy Baney: Anthony DeBone: Alan Unger: Amount: Amount: Amount: Signature: Signature: Signature: Together For Children is a non-profit 501(c) corporation modeled after the nationally recognized program Parents As Teachers, a program that believes: • all parents have strengths that can be made stronger through education and support • parents are their children's first and most important teachers • the birth to three years are a critical stage of development We provide an educational program for families with children from birth through three years of age. Families can enroll in the year program in Sisters and Bend which meet once a week for 2 hours in each community. Bend also has a baby group that meets for a shorter period of time. In addition, we are an important part of the Teen Parenting program at Bend High, thanks to a grant from Deschutes County. Together For Children has a vision that all children will be able to reach their potential and all parents will be competent parents. We envision children with skills that prepare them for school and parents able to cope with the stress of parenting, responding in positive ways to their children. We know that by reducing stress in parents we reduce the risk of child abuse. Our mission is to enhance the lives of children by strengthening families through parent education, parent/child interaction and community support. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors that believes strongly in the value of the program. Together For Children was established by the state of Oregon in 1989. Since that time the Central Oregon program has served over 3,000 families which could encompass 6 to 9,000 people. The children in these families have benefitted immensely by the early childhood education, the skills their parents have developed, the prevention of child abuse and the resources provided by their communities. Most have entered kindergarten prepared and ready to gain from the experience. The organization has had a continuing positive impact throughout the area. Unfortunately, the program lost its state funding in 2003 and has had to rely on tuition, donations, grants and fundraising since that time. The economic situation in Central Oregon has affected the Boards' ability to successfully sustain this challenge and for the first time they find themselves accruing dept in order to complete their program year in June. Predicted expenses for April through the first week of June come to approximately $6,200. Through tuition, donations and fundraising we hope to bring in near $4,800. This leaves a deficit of $1,200. This is why we have come to the county, requesting assistance to help us finish off the year unencumbered by debt. Without assistance, the Board is unsure of how to proceed. We currently have 25 families in Sisters and Bend who have paid full tuition for the term. Recently we concluded a fund raising campaign where supporters invested in our work. We also have the final weeks of the school year to provide the services the County has funded to the Teen Parents of Bend High. The overhead operating costs of the program are minimal; however, they too are impacted by the situation. The Board is committed to following through with these responsibilities and will work tirelessly to raise what ever funds are needed. At this point, the future of Together For Children is unclear. Additional Board members are being recruited to be visionary in regards to reorganization and projections. Presently, the focus is on completing this year successfully. Estimated Expected expenditures: * Payroll and payroll expenses = $5,200 * Rent = 250 * Bookkeeping = 150 * Office expenses / supplies = 30 * Insurance = 492 * Storage = 100 $6,202 Estimated Expected income: Tuition = 2,477 Grants obtained = 800 Donations = 1,000 Fund Raising = 525 County Lottery Dollars $4,802 1,200 $6,202 YA 00 000000 200844 9345 R18064 atDepartment of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service EO Rulings and Agreements P 0 BOX 2508 CINCINNATI OH 45201 005909.507007.0029.001 1 AT 0.346 705 II,1.I,,,II,lJ11 TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN 1029 NW 14TH STREET STE 103 BEND OR 91701 TE3 140556 158 510492062 Date of this notice: November 10, 2008 Notice Number: CP-1ss Taxpayer Identification Number: 51-0492062 Advance Ruling Period Ending Date: December 31, 2008 For assistance, call: 1-877-829-5500 Our records indicate that you were issued an advance ruling letter that treated you as a public charity, rather than a private foundation, during an advance ruling period that ends on the date indicated above. That letter required you to file IRS Form 8734 at the end of your advance ruling period to establish that you qualify as a public charity. New IRS regulations changed the procedures governing your public charity status. You are no longer required to file Form 8734 at the end of the ruling period. The regulations also provide that donors can rely on your advance ruling letter with respect to your public charity status unless the IRS changes that status, based on the organization no longer meeting an applicable public support test, and publishes notice of the change. If you have received Form 8734 from the IRS, please do not file it. Please keep your advance ruling letter along with this letter for your permanent records. The regulations also changed the rules for computing public support, consistent with the redesigned Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. For more information regarding those rules and the redesigned Form 990, please see the IRS website at www.irs.gov/eo. Page 1 (Rev. 07/2008)