2024-10-29T07:10:53-05:00 2023-12-31 431490039 MARR AND COMPANY PC 1401 EAST 104TH STREET SUITE 100 KANSAS CITY MO 64131 990 2023-01-01 811057714 THE SEWING LABS SEWI 8168883051 526 CAMPBELL STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64106 CARA VOSS BOARD PRESIDENT 8168883051 2024-10-24 1 1 AUSTIN B HILL P03102837 8163638700 2024-10-24 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z EILEEN BOBOWSKI 526 CAMPBELL STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64106 470472 0 X THESEWINGLABS.ORG X 2016 MO THE SEWING LABS IS AN INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY TEACHING THE LEGACY OF SEWING FOR EMPLOYMENT,ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ENRICHMENT. 9 7 12 190 0 0 350631 371213 79478 80793 0 0 159 -53221 430268 398785 0 0 0 0 148438 239398 21372 0 852 229523 158031 399333 397429 30935 1356 349507 422973 2868 90411 346639 332562 X THE SEWING LABS IS AN INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY TEACHING THELEGACY OF SEWING FOR EMPLOYMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ENRICHMENT. 0 0 149407 83022 EVERY INDIVIDUAL DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL DIGNITY. HERE AT THE SEWING LABS, WE UNDERSTAND HOW TO HELP CREATE VIABLE PATHS TOWARD THAT FINANCIAL DIGNITY THROUGH THE LEGACY, VOCATION, AND TRADE THAT IS SEWING. BY TEACHING THE CORE FUNDAMENTALS OF SEWING, WE ARE PREPARING A PIPELINE OF STITCHERS FOR OUR GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY. THROUGHOUT 2023, WE WERE FLOODED WITH EMPLOYERS AND ENTREPRENEURS WHO SOUGHT TO HIRE TRAINED STITCHERS TO FILL THEIR HIRING NEEDS.TRAINING: TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF BUSINESSES HIRING STITCHERS, IN 2023 WE ARE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED WITH THE MISSOURI, KANSAS, AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AS A REGISTERED APPRENTICE SPONSOR AND ALSO TO SERVE AS A RELATED TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR TRAINING. THIS IS OFFERED AS PART OF OUR SEWING SALON TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH RESULTS IN AN APPRENTICESHIP AS PART OF COURSE COMPLETION. THIS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM CLEARLY INCREASES THE EMPLOYMENT VALUE OF OUR CLIENTS IN OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. IN 2023, THE SEWING LABS SERVED 634 INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS IN 21,424 HOURS OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. WE HAD 190 VOLUNTEERS SERVE THE ORGANIZATION GIVING 5,847 HOURS THEIR TIME. IN 2023, THE SEWING LABS RECEIVED IN KIND DONATIONS OF 17,682 POUNDS OF FABRIC AND NOTIONS AND RECEIVED 70 PLUS DONATED SEWING MACHINES.EMOTIONAL DIGNITY: THE SEWING LABS EXPERIENCES FIRSTHAND THE TREMENDOUS HEALTH AND WELLNESS BENEFITS THAT OUR CLIENTS GAIN THROUGH SEWING. EVERY DAY, WE SEE THE REMARKABLE BOOST TO SELF-CONFIDENCE AND THE SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT THIS SKILL BRINGS. SEWING BOOSTS MENTAL HEALTH BY ACTING AS A RELIEF VALVE FROM THE PRESSURES THAT SURROUND US IN OUR WORLD TODAY, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN AN AT-RISK SITUATION. FOCUSING ON ONE THING, SUCH ASSEWING, CAN CALM THE MIND, REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY, AND LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE. THIS SINGULAR FOCUS PUTS US INTO CREATIVE "FLOW", WHICH SOME SAY IS THE KEY TO HAPPINESS.GREEN INITIATIVES: SINCE OUR INCEPTION, REPURPOSING, RE-USE, RECYCLING, AND UPCYCLING HAVE BEEN A FOUNDATION FOR ALL THAT WE DO. IT IS THROUGH SEWING THAT WE SUPPORT AND ELEVATE SUSTAINABILITY. EVERY DAY WE ARE REPURPOSING MATERIAL, MACHINES, AND NOTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEWING LABS MAINTAINS THE MINDSET THAT LEARNING MENDING AND REPAIR ADD TREMENDOUS VALUE TO OUR WORLD. 149407 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 8168883051 526 CAMPBELL STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64106 ROBYN KERKAERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBER 40.00 X X 76019 0 0 BARBARA HADLEY BOARD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY PETERSEN BOARD VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KRIS SMITHER BOARD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY BARICKMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARA VOSS BOARD PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN MICHAEL SHUSTER BOARD MEMBER 20.00 X 16219 0 0 JACQUELINE SHRUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATELYN PETER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN GREENLEAF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 92238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34990 129963 206260 124732 371213 CLASS FEES 541900 62823 62823 SCHOLARSHIP INCOME 541900 16226 16226 SEWING FACILITY RENTAL 531390 1744 1744 80793 16237 34990 71687 -55450 -55450 MISC REVENUE 900099 1827 1827 PROJECT INCOME 900099 402 402 2229 398785 83022 0 -55450 220144 120613 99531 19254 10502 8752 24110 24110 7425 7425 4483 526 3957 2512 608 1052 852 2482 249 2233 3386 3386 64229 64229 1512 599 913 15316 15316 1978 1978 SUPPLIES 15397 14197 1200 FOOD & GIFTS 6379 1400 4979 DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS 4021 4021 PRINTING & POSTAGE 2334 513 1821 2467 200 2267 397429 149407 247170 852 256332 198751 3500 34195 153508 46429 86196 107079 3479 82948 349507 422973 2868 4815 0 85596 2868 90411 X 272627 233688 74012 98874 346639 332562 349507 422973 1356 -15433 0 X 1 X 1 X 1 0 X 293028 247172 272499 350631 371213 1534543 293028 247172 272499 350631 371213 1534543 1534543 14 61 1135 2722 2229 6161 1540704 0.99600 0.70380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44620 4668 39952 108888 41761 67127 107079 FINANCE LEASE 5984 OPERATING LEASE 73485 DEPOSITS 3479 82948 FINANCE LEASE 5888 OPERATING LEASE 74524 ACCRUED PAYROLL 5184 85596 X 446078 47293 47293 398785 0 398785 469116 71687 71687 397429 0 397429 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO SUCH PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND ACCORDINGLY, NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN ACCRUED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: AUCTION 47,293. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: AUCTION 71,687. X 1 ENCORE GRANT SERVICES INC 2613 SW WINTERVALLEY CIR LEES SUMMIT MO 64081 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 0 0 24691 -24691 24691 -24691 MO AUCTION 51227 34990 16237 5833 12217 53637 51227 34990 16237 5833 12217 53637 71687 -55450 LINNCA STEVENS SISTER OF KRIS SMITHER, BOARD SECRETARY 29116 COMPENSATION FOR MANAGERIAL SERVICES 0 X SEWING SUPPLIES 17682 88410 FAIR MARKET VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 127 27922 FAIR MARKET VALUE X SEWING MACHINES 120 8400 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF SEWING SUPPLIES REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF POUNDS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN SHARES THEIR REVIEW WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT IS RECUSED REGARDING ANY DISCUSSION OR DECISION MAKING RELATIVE TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA, AS IS STATED IN THE SALARY DETERMINATION POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.