Liferoots Inc.

“The 990 was completed and provided to the organization. It was reviewed by the president & ceo, the finance director and the chairman of the board of directors. The 990 was then presented to the board of directors. All questions raised by the above parties were addressed and the 990 was modified accordingly before filing.”

“Liferoots, inc. Has developed and implemented a code of business ethics and conduct which has been rolled out to all staff at liferoots, inc. Through a training program and tracked via a training certification form and acknowledgement form that is required to be signed by each employee upon receiving the required training and a copy of the code of business ethics and conduct. This training is provided to all new hires and is provided on an annual basis to all employees. All required acknowledgement forms and training certification forms are maintained in each employee's personnel file. The conflict of interest policy is covered in the code of business ethics and conduct manual and the corresponding training materials. In addition, conflict of interest questionnaires are given to new hires to complete as part of their new hire orientation and reviewed by the human resources personnel for review and assessment. Finally conflict of interest questionnaires are periodically distributed to all executive management staff and board of directors based on the responses provided in the conflict of interest ackowledgement forms.”

“The board does an annual performance review of the president and ceo before fixing the amount of pay.”

“The ceo and hr gathers wage information quarterly to ensure wage ranges are comparative to similar organizations in the region. The ceo requires action plans from all directors annually per fiscal year. All directors ensure development plans are managed for all employees during the calendar year.”

“The 990 is available to the public through guidestar, the attorney general's office, and in the annual report which is on liferoots inc.'s website www.liferootsnm.com. Individuals can also request a copy of the financial statements. Governing documents including the conflict of interest policy are internal documents but copies are made available upon request. Some of the governing documents will now be available to the public since they will be submitting with the attorney general's office as part of the registration packet.”

“Contracts: this division engages in contractual custodial and grounds maintenance. Seventy-five percent of the direct labor performed on these contracts is by individuals with severe disabilities who could not maintain employment without liferoots support and training. Federal employment opportunities are provided by the abilityone program, a federal set-aside program created by the javits wagner o'day (jwod) act in 1971. Sourceamerica, which was established to implement the abilityone program, assists liferoots with managing jwod- abilityone contracts. Liferoots also performed services for state and municpal governments as a subcontractor to another nonprofit company, through a state-use program. Other contracts are won through competitive bidding. All of liferoots employment opportunities for adults with disabilities are integrated into the community. The contracts division employs an average of sixty individuals; an additional five individuals are employed through enclave contracts. Seventy-five percent of the direct labor employees are severely disabled and the average wage of the direct labor is 15.00 an hour plus benefits.”

“Early intervention services: this division provides intervention services and therapeutic support to children ages birth to three years old, by working with families to identify the needs of children who may have delays in development, uneven patterns of growth, or are at risk due to factors in their environment. Services are delivered in the child's home, remotely by computer or at one of the organization's locations and consist of: - evaluation and assessment - speech, occupational and physical therapies - therapeutic educational services therapy services - as provided by certified and licensed therapist in the following areas: - occupational therapy - assists with sensory development, fine motor skills, visual perception and visual motor skills to enhance a child's ability to function with their environment. - physical therapy - helps with an individual's endurance, body awareness, and strengthening to achieve optimal abilities. - speech and language therapy - helps children at all levels of communication realize confidence and independence. Services were provided to approximately 300 children during the year.”

“Adult community services: contract services - this program provides opportunities in the world of work to adults with disabilities and special needs. The program matches individuals with employers to jobs that fit both parties' needs and abilities. The program also provided job coaching support to individuals with disabilities employed in liferoots' custodial contracts as well as to individuals placed in liferoots' enclave contracts. Day habilitation - this program served adults with developmental disabilities by providing integrated and individualized community-based services. Individuals participated in activities such as exploration, recreation, education, and community service, customized for the individual's needs. Day habilitation services were discontinued as of april 2023. Skills for success - this program dedicated time, space, and equipment to help individuals discover their natural gifts, clarify vocational pursuits and obtain specifc resources toward developing employment strategies and succeed in realizing their passions in the community. The skills for success program included career readiness, language arts as well as math literacy, and encouraged adult students to learn independently, develop critical thinking skills and participate in group activities. The program was discontined in april 2023. Liferoots adult community services served approximately 100 adult clients monthly.”

“Contract labor 2,068,721 24,082 0 professional fees 7,172 171,522 0 commissions 158,999 0 0 total 2,234,892 195,604 0”

“Change in value of charitable trust.”