Laura Baker School Association

Organization Overview

Laura Baker School Association is located in Northfield, MN. The organization was established in 1979. According to its NTEE Classification (B28) the organization is classified as: Special Education, under the broad grouping of Education and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Laura Baker School Association employed 221 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Laura Baker School Association is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2021, Laura Baker School Association generated $5.6m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 0.4% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $5.9m during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 0.9% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

Part 3 - Line 1

TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND OTHER SERVICES TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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OAK STREET RESIDENTIAL SERVICES: AN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THESE SERVICES ARE LICENSED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPT OF HEALTH (ICF-DD AND SUPERVISED LIVING FACILITY) AND THE MINNESOTA DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES (CONSOLIDATED STANDARDS FOR LICENSED PROGRAMS SERVING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES). SERVICES ARE FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH MEDICAID AND ARE AUTHORIZED THROUGH EACH PERSONS INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM AND THEIR COUNTY OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. OUR RATES ARE DETERMINED BY THE MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. INCREASES/DECREASES ARE APPROVED THROUGH THE MN LEGISLATURE. CURRENTLY AT 19, WE ARE LICENSED TO SERVE 30 PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. EACH PERSON SERVED RECEIVES SERVICES 24 HOURS A DAY AND RECEIVES ACTIVE TREATMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST HIM/HER TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE IN ANY AREAS THAT LIMIT HIS/HER ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. ACTIVE TREATMENT INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL SERVICE AND PROGRAM PLANS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL WHICH ARE REVIEWED AND UPDATED MONTHLY, QUARTERLY AND ANNUALLY TO MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD THOSE GOALS. WE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO EACH PERSON IN THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: SELF-CARE (E.G. DRESSING, GROOMING, TOILETING), MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ACCESS AND INTEGRATION, MOBILITY, LEISURE AND RECREATION.


COMMUNITY SERVICES: THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE NORTHFIELD AREA IN EACH PERSON'S HOME. WE OPERATE 6 COMMUNITY RESIDENTAL HOMES WHICH SUPPORT 3 OR 4 PEOPLE EACH. WE HAVE ANOTHER 10 CLIENTS TO WHOM WE PROVIDE IN-HOME SUPPORT IN THEIR OWN HOMES OR APARTMENTS. THESE SERVICES ARE LICENSED BY THE MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. SERVICES ARE FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH MEDICAID, AND ARE AUTHORIZED THROUGH EACH PERSON'S INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM AND THEIR COUNTY OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE PAID AN HOURLY RATE FOR IN-HOME SUPPORT. COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS HAVE A DAILY RATE DETERMINED BY THEIR COUNTY OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES REIMBURSEMENT GUIDELINES. EACH PERSON'S RATE IS DEPENDENT UPON HIS/HER NEEDS FOR SUPPORT AND IS INDIVIDUALIZED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. SERVICES GENERALLY ARE FUNDED BY MEDICAID. WHILE RATE CHANGES CAN BE INITIATED BASED UPON CHANGES IN AN INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS, GENERAL RATE CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE INFLATION AND STAFF INCREASES ARE APPROVED THROUGH THE MN LEGISLATURE. WE ARE CURRENTLY SERVING 33 INDIVIDUALS IN COMMUNITY SERVICES. EACH PERSON HAS INDIVIDUAL SERVICE AND PROGRAM PLANS WHICH ARE REVIEWED AND UPDATED MONTHLY, QUARTERLY AND ANNUALLY TO MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD THOSE GOALS. WE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO EACH PERSON IN THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED: SELF-CARE (E.G. DRESSING, GROOMING, TOILETING), MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ACCESS AND INTEGRATION, MOBILITY, LEISURE AND RECREATION.


LAURA BAKER SCHOOL: IN 2016, WE CLOSED OUR PRIVATE SCHOOL AND LEASE THAT SPACE TO THE CANNON VALLEY SPECIAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVE, THE CVSEC. CVSEC UTILIZES THIS SPACE TO PROVIDE SCHOOLING TO CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNABLE TO THRIVE IN A TYPICAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING. THE LEASE WAS COMPLETED AS OF JUNE 30, 2021.


OAK STREET RESIDENTIAL SERVICES: AN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THESE SERVICES ARE LICENSED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPT OF HEALTH (ICF-DD AND SUPERVISED LIVING FACILITY) AND THE MINNESOTA DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES (CONSOLIDATED STANDARDS FOR LICENSED PROGRAMS SERVING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES). SERVICES ARE FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH MEDICAID AND ARE AUTHORIZED THROUGH EACH PERSONS INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM AND THEIR COUNTY OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. OUR RATES ARE DETERMINED BY THE MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. INCREASES/DECREASES ARE APPROVED THROUGH THE MN LEGISLATURE. CURRENTLY AT 19, WE ARE LICENSED TO SERVE 30 PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. EACH PERSON SERVED RECEIVES SERVICES 24 HOURS A DAY AND RECEIVES ACTIVE TREATMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST HIM/HER TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE IN ANY AREAS THAT LIMIT HIS/HER ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. ACTIVE TREATMENT INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL SERVICE AND PROGRAM PLANS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL WHICH ARE REVIEWED AND UPDATED MONTHLY, QUARTERLY AND ANNUALLY TO MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD THOSE GOALS. WE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO EACH PERSON IN THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: SELF-CARE (E.G. DRESSING, GROOMING, TOILETING), MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ACCESS AND INTEGRATION, MOBILITY, LEISURE AND RECREATION.


COMMUNITY SERVICES: THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE NORTHFIELD AREA IN EACH PERSON'S HOME. WE OPERATE 6 COMMUNITY RESIDENTAL HOMES WHICH SUPPORT 3 OR 4 PEOPLE EACH. WE HAVE ANOTHER 10 CLIENTS TO WHOM WE PROVIDE IN-HOME SUPPORT IN THEIR OWN HOMES OR APARTMENTS. THESE SERVICES ARE LICENSED BY THE MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. SERVICES ARE FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH MEDICAID, AND ARE AUTHORIZED THROUGH EACH PERSON'S INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM AND THEIR COUNTY OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE PAID AN HOURLY RATE FOR IN-HOME SUPPORT. COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS HAVE A DAILY RATE DETERMINED BY THEIR COUNTY OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES REIMBURSEMENT GUIDELINES. EACH PERSON'S RATE IS DEPENDENT UPON HIS/HER NEEDS FOR SUPPORT AND IS INDIVIDUALIZED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. SERVICES GENERALLY ARE FUNDED BY MEDICAID. WHILE RATE CHANGES CAN BE INITIATED BASED UPON CHANGES IN AN INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS, GENERAL RATE CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE INFLATION AND STAFF INCREASES ARE APPROVED THROUGH THE MN LEGISLATURE. WE ARE CURRENTLY SERVING 33 INDIVIDUALS IN COMMUNITY SERVICES. EACH PERSON HAS INDIVIDUAL SERVICE AND PROGRAM PLANS WHICH ARE REVIEWED AND UPDATED MONTHLY, QUARTERLY AND ANNUALLY TO MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD THOSE GOALS. WE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO EACH PERSON IN THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED: SELF-CARE (E.G. DRESSING, GROOMING, TOILETING), MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ACCESS AND INTEGRATION, MOBILITY, LEISURE AND RECREATION.


LAURA BAKER SCHOOL: IN 2016, WE CLOSED OUR PRIVATE SCHOOL AND LEASE THAT SPACE TO THE CANNON VALLEY SPECIAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVE, THE CVSEC. CVSEC UTILIZES THIS SPACE TO PROVIDE SCHOOLING TO CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNABLE TO THRIVE IN A TYPICAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING. THE LEASE WAS COMPLETED AS OF JUNE 30, 2021.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Sandra Gerdes
Executive Director
$100,759
Paul Jurewicz
CFO
$54,391
Ruth Neuger
Secretary
$0
Greg Closser
President
$0
Kent Holden
Treasurer
$0
Bob Gilbertson
Vice President
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$313,659
Related organizations$0
Government grants $1,523,602
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$753,193
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $16,943
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$1,066,852
Total Program Service Revenue$4,390,103
Investment income $2,441
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $158,882
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events -$56,920
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $5,578,294

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 7 grants that Laura Baker School Association has recieved totaling $62,539.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Minneapolis Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

PURPOSE: DONOR-RECOMMENDED, HUMAN SERVICES

$25,200
Schwab Charitable Fund

San Francisco, CA

PURPOSE: EDUCATION

$14,500
Dugan-Scallon Foundation

Milwaukee, WI

PURPOSE: GENERAL OPERATING

$14,000
The American Center For Philanthropy Inc

Northfield, MN

PURPOSE: MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES

$8,500
Amazonsmile Foundation

Seattle, WA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$184
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation

Rolling Meadows, IL

PURPOSE: GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE

$100
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