2025-06-02T11:39:49-04:00 2024-12-31 202400673 PERKINS SCHAFFER CPAS INC 1208 LINCOLN HIGHWAY E NEW HAVEN IN 46774 990EZ 2024-01-01 352096448 DOWN SYNDROME ASSN OF NE INDIANA DOWN 2604719964 PO BOX 13611 FORT WAYNE IN 46865 ANDREA HILL TREASURER 2604719964 2025-05-21 false ADAM W SCHAFFER CPA P01610252 2604933929 2025-05-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.DSANI.ORG X X 189829 X 175689 453 13687 9163 4524 180666 81896 12785 4870 840 62831 163222 17444 340685 358129 X 344028 361045 344028 361045 3343 2916 340685 358129 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. DSANI WAS PROUD TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS TO OVER 250 FAMILIES DURING 2024. OVERALL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE WAS ON AN UPSWING AGAIN. 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. THIS GROUP DID BEGIN MEETING IN-PERSON AGAIN IN 2024. FAMILIES WHO HAVE MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN ARE STILL HESITANT TO ATTEND GROUP OUTINGS. THIS GROUP WAS NOT AS ACTIVE IN 2024, AS THERE WAS NO VOLUNTEER CHAIR. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE - 30 PEOPLE PER EVENT. 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 32 PEOPLE. THIS GROUP DID NOT MEET IN 2024, DUE TO LACK OF A VOLUNTEER CHAIR. FRIENDSHIP CLUB - AIMED AT 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. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR EVENTS: 20 (AT EACH OF FOUR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR). ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: BOWLING, LASERTAG, SWIMMING. SELF-ADVOCATES - INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO ARE 21 AND OLDER. TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR SOCIAL EVENTS - 108 (5 EVENTS IN 2023). ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: SPONSORING AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR YOUNGER FRIENDS WITH DOWN SYNDROME, PIZZA & MOVIE NIGHT, BOWLING, 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. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE - 5 AT EACH OF SIX GATHERINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: DINNER/FELLOWSHIP AT SIX DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS. THE DADS GROUP ALSO HOSTS AN ANNUAL GOLF OUTING. IN 2024, THE OUTING HOSTED 122 GOLFERS AND UTILIIZED OVER 24 VOLUNTEERS. 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 FIVE 2024 DINNERS - 67. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: DINNER MEETINGS - THE MOMS GROUP MET FIVE TIMES IN 2024, AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. 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 2024, 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 2024, WE WELCOMED 11 NEW FAMILIES TO DSANI. PROGRAM EVENTS - IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIAL-INTEREST OR AGE-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT DSANI TYPICALLY SPONSORS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, 2024 SAW DSANI HOSTING A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, NEW AND OLD. WE HELD A NUMBER OF ZOOM AND IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS THROUGH THE YEAR. VARIOUS SPEAKERS PRESENTED TOPICS PERTINENT TO THE DOWN SYNDROME COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HOSTED TWO IN PERSON WORKSHOPS, BRINGING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DOWN SYNDROME SPECIALISTS TO FORT WAYNE. A TOTAL OF 124 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE SESSIONS. WE OFFERED "IN THIS HOUSE WE CELEBRATE DOWN SYNDROME" YARD SIGNS IN MARCH 2024. OVER 100 PEOPLE REQUESTED THESE SIGNS. WE HOSTED A 3-21 (WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY) CELEBRATION IN 2024. A TOTAL OF 235 PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. WE HOSTED AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR OUR FAMILIES. 37 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. DSANI HOSTED A PONY RIDE EVENT FOR OUR FAMILIES. A TOTAL OF 43 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. WE HELD THE ANNUAL DSANI TINCAPS EVENT IN JULY, AS THIS WAS A TOTALLY OUTDOOR EVENT. THERE WERE 112 PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED. OUR ANNUAL BUDDY WALK, OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR, WAS ABLE TO BE HELD IN-PERSON, 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 2024, WE HOSTED OUR FAMILIES AT OUR ANNUAL FALL FEST EVENT. A TOTAL OF 139 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. IN OCTOBER 2024, AS PART OF DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH, WE OFFERED FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPOTLIGHT THEIR LOVED ONE IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST. 37 FAMILIES TOOK PART IN THIS OFFERING. WE WERE ABLE TO HOLD OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY IN EARLY DECEMBER. JUST OVER 250 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS VERY POPULAR EVENT. ONLY PRE-PACKAGED SNACK FOOD WAS SERVED, VISITS WITH SANTA ENJOYED AND GAMES AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES WERE ENJOYED BY CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE. ALONG WITH OUR MANY GROUPS AND PROGRAMS, DSANI ALSO PROVIDES: -LIBRARY RESOURCES -INFORMATIONAL EMAILS TO MEMBERS -OUTREACH & EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS & COMMUNITY GROUPS -RESOURCE REFERRALS TO FAMILIES WHO REQUEST SUCH -WEBSITE -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. 119799 119799 SHELLEY YODER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 76230 DR CHRISTOPHER BALTES PRESIDENT 2.00 0 MARCY ALBRIGHT VICE PRESIDE 2.00 0 ANDREA HILL TREASURER 2.00 0 BECCA ANDERSON SECRETARY 2.00 0 ETHAN PICKETT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 CHANTAL GEIGER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 DYLAN GEIGER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 TOM O'NEILL DIRECTOR EME 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false IN ANDREA HILL PO BOX 13611 FORT WAYNE IN 46865 2604719964 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 128766 175133 190189 190733 175689 860510 128766 175133 190189 190733 175689 860510 860510 201 312 358 423 453 1747 14509 18915 21911 13867 69202 931459 0.92380 0.93620 X PART II, LINE 10 FUNDRAISING EVENTS 69,202 DADS GOLF OUTIN 20219 6532 13687 9163 20219 6532 13687 9163 9163 4524 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 24,678 OFFICE EXPENSES 3,436 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 5,169 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 2,288 CONFERENCES 4,349 MEALS 77 INSURANCE 3,742 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 12,193 SUPPLIES 6,899 TOTAL 62,831 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 OFFICE EQUIPMENT 9,103 9,103 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 9,103 9,103 TOTAL 0 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 3,343 2,916 FORM 990-EZ, PART III 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-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 DSANI WAS PROUD TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS TO OVER 250 FAMILIES DURING 2024. OVERALL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE WAS ON AN UPSWING AGAIN. 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. THIS GROUP DID BEGIN MEETING IN-PERSON AGAIN IN 2024. FAMILIES WHO HAVE MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN ARE STILL HESITANT TO ATTEND GROUP OUTINGS. THIS GROUP WAS NOT AS ACTIVE IN 2024, AS THERE WAS NO VOLUNTEER CHAIR. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE - 30 PEOPLE PER EVENT. 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 32 PEOPLE. THIS GROUP DID NOT MEET IN 2024, DUE TO LACK OF A VOLUNTEER CHAIR. FRIENDSHIP CLUB - AIMED AT 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. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR EVENTS: 20 (AT EACH OF FOUR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR). ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: BOWLING, LASERTAG, SWIMMING. SELF-ADVOCATES - INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO ARE 21 AND OLDER. TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR SOCIAL EVENTS - 108 (5 EVENTS IN 2023). ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: SPONSORING AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR YOUNGER FRIENDS WITH DOWN SYNDROME, PIZZA & MOVIE NIGHT, BOWLING, 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. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE - 5 AT EACH OF SIX GATHERINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: DINNER/FELLOWSHIP AT SIX DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS. THE DADS GROUP ALSO HOSTS AN ANNUAL GOLF OUTING. IN 2024, THE OUTING HOSTED 122 GOLFERS AND UTILIIZED OVER 24 VOLUNTEERS. 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 FIVE 2024 DINNERS - 67. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: DINNER MEETINGS - THE MOMS GROUP MET FIVE TIMES IN 2024, AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. 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 2024, 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 2024, WE WELCOMED 11 NEW FAMILIES TO DSANI. PROGRAM EVENTS - IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIAL-INTEREST OR AGE-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT DSANI TYPICALLY SPONSORS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, 2024 SAW DSANI HOSTING A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, NEW AND OLD. WE HELD A NUMBER OF ZOOM AND IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS THROUGH THE YEAR. VARIOUS SPEAKERS PRESENTED TOPICS PERTINENT TO THE DOWN SYNDROME COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HOSTED TWO IN PERSON WORKSHOPS, BRINGING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DOWN SYNDROME SPECIALISTS TO FORT WAYNE. A TOTAL OF 124 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE SESSIONS. WE OFFERED "IN THIS HOUSE WE CELEBRATE DOWN SYNDROME" YARD SIGNS IN MARCH 2024. OVER 100 PEOPLE REQUESTED THESE SIGNS. WE HOSTED A 3-21 (WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY) CELEBRATION IN 2024. A TOTAL OF 235 PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. WE HOSTED AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR OUR FAMILIES. 37 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. DSANI HOSTED A PONY RIDE EVENT FOR OUR FAMILIES. A TOTAL OF 43 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. WE HELD THE ANNUAL DSANI TINCAPS EVENT IN JULY, AS THIS WAS A TOTALLY OUTDOOR EVENT. THERE WERE 112 PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED. OUR ANNUAL BUDDY WALK, OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR, WAS ABLE TO BE HELD IN-PERSON, 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 2024, WE HOSTED OUR FAMILIES AT OUR ANNUAL FALL FEST EVENT. A TOTAL OF 139 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT. IN OCTOBER 2024, AS PART OF DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH, WE OFFERED FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPOTLIGHT THEIR LOVED ONE IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST. 37 FAMILIES TOOK PART IN THIS OFFERING. WE WERE ABLE TO HOLD OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY IN EARLY DECEMBER. JUST OVER 250 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS VERY POPULAR EVENT. ONLY PRE-PACKAGED SNACK FOOD WAS SERVED, VISITS WITH SANTA ENJOYED AND GAMES AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES WERE ENJOYED BY CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE. ALONG WITH OUR MANY GROUPS AND PROGRAMS, DSANI ALSO PROVIDES: -LIBRARY RESOURCES -INFORMATIONAL EMAILS TO MEMBERS -OUTREACH & EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS & COMMUNITY GROUPS -RESOURCE REFERRALS TO FAMILIES WHO REQUEST SUCH -WEBSITE -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.