2024-11-06T12:10:12-05:00 2023-12-31 411922135 MENDEN ACCOUNTING & TAX SVC 1275 RAMSEY ST STE 100 SHAKOPEE MN 553793135 990EZ 2023-01-01 263820795 A BETTER SOCIETY ABET 6125671005 PO BOX 945 CHANHASSEN MN 55317 KHAI TRAN BOARD CHAIR 6125940047 2024-11-05 true false KARA K WURDEN CPA P01288902 9524458753 2024-11-05 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X N/A X X 141211 X 128905 11908 398 141211 24603 15515 36 24350 64504 76707 6495 100 83302 X 6495 50948 32354 6495 83302 6495 83302 X WE ARE A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN 2008 WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES BY USING A UNIQUE APPROACH. WE TAKE NEW SOCIAL IDEAS, INCUBATE THEM, AND SCALE THEM INTO SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS. 2023 ACCOMPLISHMENTS A BETTER SOCIETY (ABS) CONTINUED TO LEAD MANY IMPACTFUL PROJECTS IN 2023. WORKING WITH THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY AND THE CARVER COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, ABS FORMED TWO INITIATIVES FOR THE COMMUNITY: FIX- IT CLINICS AND MOBILE BIKE REPAIR CLINICS. AT THE FIX-IT CLINICS, ABS PROVIDES RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH A VOLUNTEER FIXER TO RECEIVE FREE GUIDED ASSISTANCE AND WORK TOGETHER TOWARD A REPAIR OF THEIR BROKEN ITEM. IF AN ITEM CANNOT NOT BE FIXED, VOLUNTEERS WILL TRY THEIR BEST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE THE RESIDENT WITH PART NUMBERS, OTHER REPAIR OPTIONS OR RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES. IN 2023, 246 BROKEN ITEMS WERE BROUGHT TO THE 3 EVENTS HELD AT THE ABS OFFICE AND 227 WERE FIXED OR DIAGNOSED, WHICH GAVE A US A 92% SUCCESS RATE IN KEEPING OVER 4,000 LBS. OUT OF THE LANDFILL. ABS HELD 6 MOBILE BIKE REPAIR CLINICS IN 2023 ACROSS CARVER COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, WHERE RESIDENTS COULD BRING THEIR BIKE FOR A TUNE-UP OR MINOR REPAIRS. IN TOTAL, 40 TRAINED BIKE REPAIR VOLUNTEERS SPENT OVER 200 HOURS AT THESE EVENTS AND FIXED 170 BIKES. ANOTHER PROJECT THAT CONTINUED TO GROW DUE TO ABS LEADERSHIP WAS PROJECT LIN-KIJ. PARTICIPATING CARVER COUNTY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INCREASED FROM 26 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO 84 BY THE END OF THE YEAR. ORG TO ORG REFERRALS INCREASED FROM 38 TO 187 WHICH CONFIRMED THE TRUE POWER OF COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. 60664 60664 HEATHER TRAN EXECUTIVE DI 20.00 24000 KHAI TRAN BOARD CHAIR 15.00 0 DANIEL TURZINSKI TREASURER 1.00 0 LAURIE HERNANDEZ DIRECTOR 000.00 0 AARON LARSON DIRECTOR 000.00 0 RUTH LUNDE DIRECTOR 000.00 0 PAUL TUREK DIRECTOR 000.00 0 CLIFF MACLEOD DIRECTOR 10.00 0 false false false false false false false false false MN KHAI TRAN PO BOX 945 CHANHASSEN MN 55317 6125671005 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 61453 128905 190358 3751 12306 16057 65204 141211 206415 206415 65204 141211 206415 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 390 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 695 INSURANCE 1,316 MEETINGS 2,659 MEMBERSHIP FEES 1,561 OFFICE SUPPLIES 578 PROGRAM EXPENSES 11,382 SUPPLIES 5,769 TOTAL 24,350 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT 100 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 21,981 TRAILER 0 10,373 TOTAL 0 32,354 FORM 990-EZ, PART III WE ARE A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN 2008 WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES BY USING A UNIQUE APPROACH. WE TAKE NEW SOCIAL IDEAS, INCUBATE THEM, AND SCALE THEM INTO SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 2023 ACCOMPLISHMENTS A BETTER SOCIETY (ABS) CONTINUED TO LEAD MANY IMPACTFUL PROJECTS IN 2023. WORKING WITH THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY AND THE CARVER COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, ABS FORMED TWO INITIATIVES FOR THE COMMUNITY: FIX- IT CLINICS AND MOBILE BIKE REPAIR CLINICS. AT THE FIX-IT CLINICS, ABS PROVIDES RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH A VOLUNTEER FIXER TO RECEIVE FREE GUIDED ASSISTANCE AND WORK TOGETHER TOWARD A REPAIR OF THEIR BROKEN ITEM. IF AN ITEM CANNOT NOT BE FIXED, VOLUNTEERS WILL TRY THEIR BEST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE THE RESIDENT WITH PART NUMBERS, OTHER REPAIR OPTIONS OR RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES. IN 2023, 246 BROKEN ITEMS WERE BROUGHT TO THE 3 EVENTS HELD AT THE ABS OFFICE AND 227 WERE FIXED OR DIAGNOSED, WHICH GAVE A US A 92% SUCCESS RATE IN KEEPING OVER 4,000 LBS. OUT OF THE LANDFILL. ABS HELD 6 MOBILE BIKE REPAIR CLINICS IN 2023 ACROSS CARVER COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, WHERE RESIDENTS COULD BRING THEIR BIKE FOR A TUNE-UP OR MINOR REPAIRS. IN TOTAL, 40 TRAINED BIKE REPAIR VOLUNTEERS SPENT OVER 200 HOURS AT THESE EVENTS AND FIXED 170 BIKES. ANOTHER PROJECT THAT CONTINUED TO GROW DUE TO ABS LEADERSHIP WAS PROJECT LIN-KIJ. PARTICIPATING CARVER COUNTY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INCREASED FROM 26 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO 84 BY THE END OF THE YEAR. ORG TO ORG REFERRALS INCREASED FROM 38 TO 187 WHICH CONFIRMED THE TRUE POWER OF COMMUNITY COLLABORATION.