2025-07-21T09:44:55-05:00 2024-12-31 431490039 MARR AND COMPANY PC 1401 E 104TH STREET STE 100 KANSAS CITY MO 64131 990 2024-01-01 811057714 THE SEWING LABS SEWI 8168883051 526 CAMPBELL STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64106 CARA VOSS BOARD PRESIDENT 8168883051 2025-06-23 1 1 AUSTIN B HILL P03102837 8163638700 2025-06-23 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X EILEEN BOBOWSKI 526 CAMPBELL STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64106 712255 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. 8 8 11 109 0 0 371213 611246 80793 85246 0 2770 -53221 -51550 398785 647712 0 0 0 0 239398 248862 0 0 10126 158031 174357 397429 423219 1356 224493 422973 678166 90411 121111 332562 557055 X THE SEWING LABS IS AN INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY TEACHING THELEGACY OF SEWING FOR EMPLOYMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ENRICHMENT. 0 0 249859 88486 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. 249859 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 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 BOA 40.00 X X 87011 0 0 BARBARA HADLEY BOARD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY PETERSEN BOARD VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN MEYER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY BARICKMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARA VOSS BOARD PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM VANDYKE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATELYN PETER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANN GREENLEAF BOARD SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 87011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54380 148953 407913 99842 611246 CLASS FEES 541900 72785 72785 SEWING FACILITY RENTAL 531390 9683 9683 SCHOLARSHIP INCOME 541900 2778 2778 85246 2770 2770 9753 54380 64543 -54790 -54790 MISC REVENUE 900099 2627 2627 PROJECT INCOME 900099 613 613 3240 647712 88486 0 -52020 79145 48341 27584 3220 150041 91644 52292 6105 19676 12018 6857 801 28751 28751 5151 5151 2908 2644 264 10042 6240 3802 4465 4465 73052 71552 1500 5761 1211 4550 17755 17755 5763 5763 SUPPLIES 10440 10440 PRINTING & POSTAGE 2659 498 2161 FOOD & GIFTS 2436 2436 DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS 2432 992 1440 2742 1843 899 423219 249859 163234 10126 198751 36043 390442 34195 50777 153509 64184 107079 89325 82948 111579 422973 678166 4815 2173 85596 118938 90411 121111 X 233688 147946 98874 409109 332562 557055 422973 678166 224493 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 247172 272499 350631 371213 611246 1852761 247172 272499 350631 371213 611246 1852761 1852761 2770 2770 61 1135 2722 2229 3240 9387 1864918 0.99350 0.99600 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44620 6010 38610 108889 58174 50715 89325 FINANCE LEASE 4576 OPERATING LEASE 103524 DEPOSITS 3479 111579 FINANCE LEASE 4719 OPERATING LEASE 107304 ACCRUED PAYROLL 6915 118938 X 712255 64543 64543 647712 0 647712 487762 64543 64543 423219 0 423219 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, 2024, AND ACCORDINGLY, NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN ACCRUED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: AUCTION 64,543. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: AUCTION 64,543. X 1 ENCORE GRANT SERVICES INC 2613 SW WINTERVALLEY CIR LEES SUMMIT MO 64081 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 0 0 21381 -21381 21381 -21381 MO AUCTION 64133 54380 9753 4545 9504 50494 64133 54380 9753 4545 9504 50494 64543 -54790 X SEWING SUPPLIES 12860 64300 FAIR MARKET VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 206 34690 FAIR MARKET VALUE X SEWING MACHINES 71 852 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.