Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries Extended Employment Sheltered Work

“The board of directors also serve as board members of goodwill of western missouri and eastern kansas. Principal officers edward lada jr., and jay ketterling were employed and compensated by goodwill of western missouri and eastern kansas, a related tax-exempt entity, in 2019.”

“An independent accounting firm prepares and reviews the 990. The draft 990 is then reviewed by the ceo and cfo of the organization. Any questions or concerns are addressed at that time and any adjustments that need to be made are made. The final form 990, with all required schedules, is provided to all finance committee members for review prior to filing.”

“An annual statement is obtained from each officer and member of the board stating if there are any conflicts of interest or other issues that might result in a conflict of interest. These are reviewed and recommendations are made regarding any identified conflict. This can include abstaining from voting on a item in conflict or being asked to step down from the board.”

“Goodwill of western missouri and eastern kansas operates a website, the address is www.mokangoodwill.org. The agency's website highlights services, donations, and store sites and has an icon for fraud reporting. This is a website hosted by ethics point. Through this portal are the current policies on conflicts of interest, whistle blower, and our code of conduct. This site allows anyone to make fraud reports anonymously while engaging in on-line conversations. The organization provides upon request, copies of our articles of incorporation and by-laws. Audited financial statements are made available through www.mokangoodwill.org, the local community foundation (www.gkccf.org) and by request.”

“The compensation is provided by goodwill of western missouri and eastern kansas, a related entity, for services to both entities.”

“CONTRACT SERVICES PROGRAM - Our mission comes to life by empowering people who want to begin, maintain or advance their career. Goodwill operates two government contracts to provide janitorial services to the GSA and the DOD buildings. We provide training and employment to 128 individuals, many of whom have a significant disability and otherwise may have difficulty finding a job. In addition, the income earned from these contracts is, in turn, used to support the related mission of Goodwill of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas by providing funding for the training, job placement, work supports and related services provided through the GoodWorks Centers.”

“The helping hand of goodwill industries extended employment sheltered workshop is a part of the agency known as goodwill of western missouri and eastern kansas. That agency supports the helping hand entity to include the management and general expenses which are included in that agency's form 990.”

“The reason for amending: the 2019 form 990 is being amended to report the management fee expenses that were not reported on the books when the original tax return was filed. Form 990, part ix statement of functional expenses, line 11a had been updated to reflect this adjustment to expenses.”