Hugs Project Incorporated

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1 Hugs Project Incorporated nprofit Profile Contact Information nprofit Address Hugs Project Incorporated 720 W. Wilshire Suite 105 Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma County Phone (405) Fax Website Contact Name Karen Stark Contact Alternate Phone At a Glance Organization's type of tax exempt status Organization Does Business As (DBA) Public Supported Charity The Hugs Project Hugs Project 1

2 Former Names Supporting Organization n/a The Hugs Project Year Founded 2004 IRS Ruling Year 2005 Registered with the Secretary of State? State Registration Expiration Mar 2014 Other ways to donate support, or volunteer We welcome volunteers to visit us any W or Th from We write letters, break down product, sign cards, sew cooling ties (other jobs available to help make hugs too, you don't HAVE to sew), pack care packages, make Christmas ornaments and stockings (you can do these at home and bring in) and make survival bracelets. We always need money. Our postage costs about $1,500-$2,000 each month. You can send a check, donate fabric or yarn. We also like to do events if someone can donate table space, we set up a display to explain what we do to benefit troops. We can also show a care package and what goes inside. At events, we are given names of deployed troops and donations to help us continue this project. If given a name and address, we can get a box of supplies out to that troop within 1-2 weeks. We love our troops and respect them for providing our freedoms. If you have a loved one currently deployed in harm's way who you would like to receive a care package, please send their info including birthdate (month and day), living conditions, special requests and approximate mail cut off date.we'd be honored to let them know Americans/Oklahomans care.we want every deployed troop & American civilian to know we support their mission to protect our freedoms and to provide freedom to the people of the Middle East. This is our way of saying "Thank you, we appreciate you for the difficult job you do ". Statements Mission Our mission is to give a "hug" (handmade item of warmth or cooling depending on season) to every American serving in the Middle East. We want every deployed troop to know we support their mission to protect our freedoms & to provide freedom to the people of the Middle East. As this war has continued for over 13 years, we hear from more and more troops that they are now getting less and less support. They express concerns that "America has forgotten us". We tell them, "We're here for you as long as you're there for us". Many of our members remember the damage done to troops during the Vietnam era when our troops felt their country turned on them. We are determined this will NOT happen to this generation of brave, young American Military members! Background The Hugs Project was founded in June, 2004, by Ray and Karen Stark of Edmond, Oklahoma, who wanted to improve the quality of life for a few of America's Marines, including Karen's chiropractor's son then serving in Iraq. What started as letter writing and sending a few care packages led to identifying a need for cooling ties and evolved into The Hugs Project, Incorporated in March, From June, 2004, through December, 2013, we have shipped over TONS of items to our troops including 1,519,319 "Hugs" (cooling ties) and 248,920 "Kisses" (helmet coolers). Our Care Packages include many items in addition to Hugs and Kisses such as handmade neck pillows, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, foot powder, women's personal items, socks, beef jerky, packaged tuna, dried fruit, candy, hot chocolate, etc. We also send handmade children's hats, stuffed bears, and denim school bags with school supplies for the troops to share with the children they meet. During the cold months, we send warm hand knitted and crocheted items such as hats, fingerless gloves, neck warmers, and sleep boots in addition to the basics. Our Christmas boxes are the most spectacular as they include special items including individually Christmas wrapped solar powered LED flashlights, computer flash drives, disposable cameras, mini binoculars, homemade cookies and candies, handcrafted Sequence and Mancala board games, handmade Christmas stockings stuffed with goodies, etc. 2

3 Impact In 2013, we sent 2000 Regular Weekly Care Packages and 3000 Christmas Care Packages comprising over Tons of care package items. In addition to food and hygiene items, these included a total of 96,930 Hugs cooling ties, 5,845 Kisses cooling helmet liners, 2,817 handmade water coolers (made like the cooling ties but hold 3 bottles of drinking water to make it more palatable in 120 degree temperatures!), 5,848 knitted wool hats, 496 knitted blankets, 747 knitted fingerless gloves, 800 helmet liners, 27,409 knitted neck pillows, 752 knitted neck warmers, 76,983 survival bracelets, 14,626 sand scarves, 1,164 knitted sleep boots, 5,485 shower bags, 7,993 knitted soap holders, 2,149 warm snuggles, 7,268 handmade Christmas stockings, 3000 solar powered LED flashlights, 7,107 knitted children's hats, 39,739 handmade bears, 5,990 denim school bags, 7 sewing machines and 2 wheelchairs. 98% of the care packages, or approximately 4900 boxes, were sent to Afghanistan with the remaining 2%, or approximately 100 boxes, going to Iraq, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Kurdistan, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Djibouti, Honduras, Columbia and Okinawa, Japan.We know that we are impacting the lives of many of America's finest young men and women as evidenced by the numerous letters and s we receive. We believe that now, having felt the love of strangers, they will come back to America and become involved with helping others through volunteer pursuits. They may even start their own charities so that they can also help others. Needs We can always use donations of money, care package items and your time! ne of our donated monies ever go to pay salaries. one involved in the Hugs Project is paid, not even our Executive Director! Everything we do is a "labor of love" to help our troops. CEO/Executive Director Statement We are supporting some of America's finest men and women...the US military. We welcome you to join us. Area Served Area Served Geographic Area Served Throughout the United States Internationally We help American troops who serve in harm's way. We send cooling ties which reduce body core temps and care packages. We also send sewing machines, wheelchairs and school supplies to be given to the locals and children in the Middle East. Service Categories Primary Organizational Category Secondary Organizational Category Tertiary Organizational Category Public & Societal Benefit/Military/Veterans' Organizations International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security/National Security Community Improvement, Capacity Building Women's Service Clubs Programs Annual Care Package Program 3

4 Description In Oklahoma City, we come together two or three times per week year around for "group hugs". This is where we meet and sew head and neck coolers (affectionately nicknamed because we give our troops a "hug" around their neck and a "kiss" on their head). Hugs lower body core temperatures by 5 degrees or more and save our troops from heat stroke deaths. Others around the nation do the project individually or sometimes in groups. The Hugs Project is in every state of our nation. Budget $236, Category Public, Society Benefit, General/Other Military & Veteran Affairs Strategy Population Served Other Named Groups Program Short-term Success Program Long-term Success Since we began in June 2004, we've sent over 530,000 cooling ties to the troops in the Middle East. Program Success Monitoring Examples of Program Success Disaster Programs Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Member Comments on Programs CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments To be completed later Staff & Management CEO/Executive Director Karen Stark Start Date June TheHugsProject@cox.net CEO/Executive Director Experience Karen is committed to improving the lives of American service members around the world. When asked if she has a loved one serving in harm's way, her reply is, "They're all over there for me". Senior Staff Name Ray Stark Title Volunteer/Husband Staff Information Number of Full-time Staff 0 Number of Part-time Staff 0 Number of Contract Staff 0 4

5 Number of Volunteers 4000 Staff Retention Rate 100 % Does CEO/Executive Director have formal evaluations? Management Reports to Board? N/A Organizational Plans Fundraising Plan Policy against commission-based compensation for fundraising consultant Communication Plan Strategic Plan Management Succession Plan Organization Policies and Procedures Continuity of Operations Plan Policies ndiscrimination Policy Whistle Blower Policy Document Destruction Policy Directors and Officers Insurance Policy Awards Awards Award/Recognition Organization Year Woman of Worth L'Oreal Paris 2007 President s Volunteer Service Award President George W. Bush 2008 Woman Making a Difference Integris Health 2010 Point of Light Points of Light Institute 2011 Governance Board Chair Susan Corbeil Company Affiliation affiliation Term Jan 2013 to Jan corbeilts@yahoo.com Board of Directors List Current as of Jan 28,

6 Name Affiliation Status Susan Corbeil Kim Griffin Dr. Billye Peterson Pam Pollard Self Employed Karen Stark Ray Stark. Don & Jeanette (vote as one) Walkup Lisa Watford Community Volunteers Sherri Woodham Retired Board Demographics - Ethnicity Other 0 Americans Board Demographics - Gender Male 2 Female 8 Governance Information Board Term Lengths Board Term Limits 3 years 0 terms Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 4 Board Meeting Attendance % 90 % Percentage of Board Making Monetary Contributions to the Organization Percentage of Board Making In-Kind Contributions to the Organization Written Board Selection Criteria? Written Conflict of Interest Policy? 50 % 100 % Financials Current Fiscal Year July 01, 2013-June 30,2014 Current Year Budgeted Total Income $500,000 Current Year Budgeted Total Expenses $500,000 Prior Three Years' Financial History Income and Expenses 6

7 Total Revenue $492,596 $572,868 $198,418 Total Expenses $482,238 $522,263 $153,790 Income Sources Contributions Foundation and Corporation Contributions Government Contributions $0 $0 $0 Federal State Local Unspecified Individual Contributions $472,805 $531,764 $198,187 Indirect Public Support Earned Revenue Investment Income, Net of Losses $265 $249 $231 Membership Dues Special Events $19,526 $40, Revenue In-Kind Other Expense Allocation Program Expense $482,238 $515,424 $151,311 Administration Expense -- $6,839 $1,497 Fundraising Expense $982 Payments to Affiliates Total Revenue/Total Expenses Program Expense/Total Expenses 100% 99% 98% Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue 0% 0% 0% Assets and Liabilities Total Assets $150,526 $141,680 $94,561 Current Assets $150,526 $141,680 $94,561 Long-Term Liabilities Current Liabilities $1,237 $2,749 $6,235 Total Net Assets $149,289 $138,931 $88,326 Short-term Solvency Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities Long-term Solvency Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets 0% 0% 0% Top Funding Sources 7

8 Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount Individuals $472,805 Individuals $531,764 Individuals $198,187 Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Special Events Special Events Investment Income Amount $19,526 $40,855 $231 Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount Investment Income $265 Investment Income $ Endowment and Other Financial Information Endowment? Endowment Spending Policy Percentage (if selected) Credit line? Rreserve fund? 0 % Capital Campaign Currently in a Capital Campaign? Comments on Financials Foundation Staff Comments All prior year financial information is from IRS Form 990s. Created Copyright 2018 Oklahoma City Community Foundation 8