Northeast Residence, Inc.

2016 Annual Report

Making a difference in our communities every day

Northeast Residence, Inc. creates opportunities for children and adults with developmental disabilities,

enabling each to live and make choices to fulfill their potential,ultimately enriching our communities and

providing quality support to families.

Northeast Residence, Inc.

At Northeast Residence, it takes a dedicated team to fulfill our mission.

Since 1973, Northeast Residence, Inc. has supported individuals and families in many of our programs, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. As each day passes to the next, the people we serve are safe because our qualified and dedicated staff members are nearby to assist. In the mix of the daily routines for the people we serve, our priority is their safety, but we also pay attention to their life experiences and aspirations. Whether the person being served is in one of our 25 group homes, in respite care, in extended day care, or adult day care, our staff embodies Northeast Residence’s hallmark “secret sauce” for quality care.

We have many dedicated employees that have worked here for 5, 10, 15, 20, and even 25 years or more. I have the privilege of witnessing so many of them coming to work and enjoying their work, embracing the mission of Northeast Residence.

Here are some of the ways our employees demonstrate their care for the people being served here;

They have volunteered for Special Olympics teams over the years. If they are not formal volunteers, they ensure that the athletes arrive on time and have fun at these events! They volunteer for other events, such as the bonfire, luau, walking club, and planning picnics.

They provide a shoulder to cry on or help work through a problem after a person served or a co-worker has a bad day or is upset.

They pour their hearts into cooking meals for the individuals served. They assist in packing lunches for work the next day. They work to assist people to get ready for work or go to appointments. They clean the homes they work in. They go grocery shopping. They remind people about or assist people with laundry.

They drive people to the coffee shop, swimming, Target, Walmart, out to dinner, to movies, to sporting events, to the gym, to mom and dads or other family events, to the store to buy the costume for the bon fire and the Hawaiian shirt for the luau, to vacations, to be with friends, and to picnics.

They go for walks and bike rides. They enjoy the summer evening by sitting on the porch or deck. They dance, play music, and sing. They paint nails, do hair, and take people for haircuts. They do art projects.

They complete timesheets to ensure people are paid. They take the time to say thank you to co-workers. They take the time to say thank you to the individuals they serve. They pay bills. They double and triple check time cards. They balance checkbooks. They follow laws and regulations and finish paperwork.

They hire people. They train people. They deal with difficult situations that may arise. They work with counties to be sure we are paid correctly.

They take people to their doctor appointments. They wake up in the middle of the night to take some-one to the hospital or to assist individuals with what they need. They have cared for someone who is dying. They have attended a funeral for the people we care for. They have made brownies or dishes to share for these funerals. They pick up shifts when a co-worker cannot make it to work, or when there is not enough staff at the site to fill the shift. They recruit their family and friends to work here. They support their fellow co-workers. They mentor people formally and in-formally.

They have had a bad or difficult day. They have smiles on their face despite their difficulties.

They come to work; they care! They see the joy in the eyes of the people they care about just because they walk in the door!

They make future plans; they help people dream and live their best lives. There are so many different roles that the team at Northeast Residence fills. What they do is important to the families of the people we serve, as well as those we serve directly. It takes a team, and the quality of care provided through Northeast Residence is a tribute to the quality of the team I have the privilege of leading.

As an employee of Northeast Residence, a friend, a family member, donor, business sponsor, or volunteer, recognize that many of these statements apply to you! We are proud of the role you play and appreciate your valuable contribution.

Heidi Holste,Executive Director

Volunteer recognition

Bruce & Debbie Anderson

Carrie Anderson

Joy Ballou & Jim Jantzen

Diane Bruns

Josh & Tonya Bushard

Barb, Joey, John, Sarah, Leah &

Jake Damerow

Bobbie Ericson

Cassie & Laura Greenlee-Karp

John & JoAnn Heller

Kevin Heroff

Joan Henry

Sharon Hindahl

Shirley Hollenkamp

Karin Jacobson

Lori Kieffer

Rachel Kirchgasler

Bill & Jeannine Kohout

Joan Loer

John Martin

Jobie Meinke

Bob Morse

Lorrie Morse

Eileen O’Keefe

Michelle Olson

Rich Olson

Suzie Olson

Marion Owens

Andrea Perzichilli

Sally Poesch

Joan Purrington

Colleen Roberts

Sally & Dale Roffers

Kay & George Rossez

Deb Rudolph

Denny & Corrine Schmidt

Paul & Karen Schultz

Will Scott

Brandon Spears

Mike & Cathy Steffen

Jessica Talbot

Ann Tulloch

Jackie Ulrich

Lynette Vickerman

Bob & Betty Wilmes

In addition to the work performed by our highly qualified paid staff, committed volunteers bring a sense of community to the people we serve. For all you do in partnership

with Northeast Residence, we thank you.

Joan Purrington (Board Chair)

Michelle Olson (Vice-Chair)

Andrea Perzichilli (Treasurer)

Ann Tulloch (Secretary)

Bruce Anderson

Barb Damerow

Joan Henry

Robert Morse

Dear Friends of Northeast Residence, Inc.,

Celebrating is so easy to do!!! We want to celebrate the support that you continue to provide that allows us to advance the vision and spawn innovation at NER. As 2016 becomes yesterday, we are celebrating the opportunities for those we serve and those whom we will be able to serve as we head into 2017, tomorrow, and beyond.

Plans are underway to increase programming for extended day services, adult day programming and respite services. We are advancing plans for a new building that will house several programs and become the corporate or main office.

You have been an integral part of providing opportunities for 150 individuals served during 2016. The organization has twenty-eight programs and services: Long-term residential care is provided to 96 residents; there are two after school extended-day programs, an adult day care program, in-home services, and a respite-care program. The respite-care program is the only one of its type in the United States! There are 290 full and part-time employees. The NER budget is over 9 million dollars. The organization is commended for maintaining an administrative overhead of just 12.3%. We want you to become an active part of showing us all that we can do in very challenging times.

As we look back on 2016 we want to thank you for your continued generosity and support of the NER’s Annual Giving program, the Annual Fundraising Dinner, the Golf Tournament, Walk, Run and Roll 5K, and the Friends of NER Legacy Program. The individual and corporate partnerships and support of NER permitted the organization to provide economic support for special projects including resident camping, vacation opportunities, supported specialized equipment, employee training and development, employee scholarships, after school programs, and new program development.

The board of directors remains steadfast in assuring the financial health of the organization that promotes opportunities for children and adults with developmental disabilities to live a joyous life at their fullest potential.

Joan Purrington, DPTBoard Chair

2016 Board of directors

Sally Poesch

George Rossez

Jaclyn Ulrich

Board MeMBers

Caryl AanensonPamela AanensonLaura and Richard AbbottEileen and Jack AbrahamsonAdvent ConstructionMarilyn and Jack AltLinda and William AlwellAmazon Smile FoundationEd AndersenFred C. and Katherine B. Andersen FoundationBruce and Debbie AndersonEd AndersonJudy and Elwood AndersonAnonymousEdward BailenJulie and Robert Barmore

Daniel BattenSara and Peter BeaganKirsten BernardWendy BlossomBlueCross Blue Shield MNBecky BollingerStacey BoltonTheodora and David BordsenElizabeth BorsonBremer BankPamela and Thomas BrenneckeAmy and Lance BroadbentMike BromelkampC&B Forster, Inc.Mary and David CarlsonKathy and Greg CarlsonCoderre Family Fund

Nora CognettaBradley ColvardBonnie ConnollyJulie ConradBrion CurranLin and Fred CurranBarb DamerowJohn DamerowSarah DamerowElizabeth and John DavidTim DeansSusan DeimanEffie and John DenoBetty and Tim DevineKaren DiniusDebra and Rickey DottCharles DrakeJohn DrobinskiKaren and Leo DucharmeCharlene and Thomas DunaskiMarlene and Daniel EbertRay Edwards Memorial TrustBarbara and Jerry EideEquipment Transport Sand & GravelRoger EriksenEventbrite, Inc.Chad FaulJohn FeickertKate M. FitzerLawrence FlahertyLavonne and David FolsomSusan and Graham FordSue and James FoxEd FanzmeierMichale FriedmanArthur FryArthur J. Gallagher and Co.Janet and Gary JacobsGeritom Medical, Inc.Julie and James Gerlitz

The community of Northeast Residence, Inc. gratefully acknowledges the financial support offered by foundations, businesses, and individual households. The lives of the people served by Northeast Residence are enhanced through these contributions. Funds are applied to program development, special trips and vacations, staff training, Special Olympics participation, and other uses, all dedicated to improving the quality of life experiences for those we serve. On behalf of staff, administration, and the board of directors, we thank you for your partnership.

donor recognition

donor recognition

Elizabeth and Curtis GjengdahlGive MinnesotaJared GoerlitzJoann and John GordonLeland and Susan GranlundClara and Eugene GrayCatherine and Jeff GreenTravis GreinerJohn HamiltonTom HansenJon HansonKatherine and Gil HartleyMichelle and Wade HartmannDaniel HayneGail HaysKent HazenSusan and Joel HeckmanSimon HeftyJoan HenryCassandra HernandezLisa and Rick HeroffSharon HindahlAnna and Aaron HofbauerDarlene and Dale HofbauerM.L. HoffmanEd HollenkampMary Jo and Thomas HollyCharlotte and Daniel Holste

Heidi and Matthew HolsteGeorge HorwathTimothy HudakJana and David IsaacAleda and Roy JacobsonKarin and Steven JacobsonDawn and Paxton JevnickKathryn and Glenn JohnsonDiane JonesJanice and Thomas JordanMatthew KaiserSusan KanneJulie KaufmanJulius KavughaJoan and Kingsley KerrickJennette KlasenMike KletehmarkKnights of ColumbusKreidler Family FundSteve KreitlowAngela and Jeffrey KrittaJacquelyn and Dale KruseJune and Wayne KulasAutumn M. KunzYvonne KutzerSteve LaCasseChris LarsonJulie and James LebahnRon LeeJerry LemireJim LemireDebbie LewandowskiKatherine LewisEllen and Roger LillemoenWilliam LipschultzRobert LockwoodJoan LoerPaul LuhamLunds and ByerlysJohn LynchVirginia MackenzieSitiveni MafiM.W. and L.K. MagnusDebbie MannMaplewood Oakdale Lions ClubDave MartellTraci and Paul MaruskaMary Gander

Sue and Mark MattnerGayle and Dave MauWendy and Mark MaxwellMac McDonoughSteven McGoughBlair MeekBonnie and Richard MerenessLaurie and Michael McBrideMichelle L. HartmannMargaret MillerMary MillerPatricia and Edward MishmashMN Catholic Credit UnionDebbie and Steve MorelanLorrie MorseRobert MorseTeresa MunsonSusan and John MurakamiLucille NadeauAnthony Nelson and Jeanne AndersonShari and John NewgardChris NicosiaSarah and Jeffrey NordellCandice and Thomas NordlundKathleen and Kenneth NypanGerry O’NeillMary ObergOlsen Thielen CPAsMichelle and Steven OlsonMolly OlsonRich OlsonTyler OrthDaniel OwensMarion OwensChris PasiukMark PerunovichAndrea PerzichilliMatt PetersonVirginia PetersonRon PincherSharon and Gerald PipesDiane Platzer Sally and Lowell PoeschJohn PoferlChristopher PolikowskyJoan and Norm PurringtonChristine RamirezRay Edwards Memorial Trust

donor recognition

Cynthia ReuversBritta RignellColleen RobertsSally and Dale RoffersRobert RoffersGeorge and Kay RossezMarie and Paul RossezAdam RothJan and Arnie SandbergGloria and Dennis SandbergAugust SchauerSchmidt Insurance AgencyCorrine and Denny SchmidtGertrude SchmidtRobert SchuettePaul SchultzNancy SeelJames SeifertSusan and Paolo SepeMackenzie SharbonoVicki ShermanEleanor and Ivan SkoogBonnie and Craig SommervilleGloria and Merlin SteffenJ.L. and A.I. StegeKailey StengerEric StigenDale StombergAnne and Michael StrubBarbara and William SwansonFrances SwensonAnnie and Ronald TaylorJudith and Keith TekautzHenry TessierLou Gene and Mark Tessier

Rick ThomasRandy ThompsonRon ToensingDavis TolletteAnn and John TullochShelly TylerJackie UlrichNancy Van DykeM.A. and K.A. WallraffWilliam WalshSusan WardMichael WeinerGordon Weiss

Shelly WeissPatrick WelchBeverly WentworthMichael WienerSara WilharmVeronica WillieMary and Gary Williams Joan and John Williams Winthrop and Weinstine, P.A.Janice and William WittSandra WoodJosh WurzbergerJoann Zorn

2016 Statement of Financial Position Total Assets: $9,052,359Total Liabilities: $4,875,386Total Net Assets: $4,176,973 Unrestricted $3,149,032 Restricted $1,027,941

2016 Statement of Activities Total Support & Revenue: $9,526,784Total Expenses $9,195,961 Program $8,010,445 Administrative & General $1,126,836 Fundraising $ 58,680

Legacy MiLestones in 2016Length of Service Award Recipients

35 years Deborah Hughes

20 years Lisa Heroff

15 years Marie Nygaard, Bernadette Meinke, Amy Busch, Catherine Spear, Rebecca Bollinger, Angie Marose

10 years Jacob Wrich, Thomas O’Toole, Danielle Flanagan, Miaway Queeglay

5 years William Odame, Tessa Johnson, Adam Rousar, Alexis Foley, Brandon Spears, Autumn Kunz, Michelle Doherty, Erin Overholser, Nicole Head, Kilem ForbaCheckadam, Alonzo Gjesvold

financials

Cottage GroveCrystalDellwoodForest LakeHastingsHugoLake ElmoLakelandLittle CanadaMahtomediMaplewoodMinneapolisNorth St. PaulNew Brighton

coMMunities serVed By northeast residence, inc.

Northeast Residence, Inc.

OakdalePierzRamseyRosevilleShoreviewSpring Lake ParkSt. PaulStillwaterVadnais HeightsWhite Bear LakeWhite Bear TownshipWoodburyWyoming

The programs operated by Northeast Residence, Inc. are open to anyone in the state of Minnesota. In general, the people we serve have families who have lived in the five-county metro area of Minneapolis/St. Paul. The majority of people we serve come from Ramsey and Washington counties specifically. Over the years, Northeast Residence has served individuals and families from more than 42 Minnesota communities. The list below indicates the municipalities that the people we serve call home.

410 East Little Canada Road • Little Canada, MN 55117651-765-0217 • NERINC.ORG