Program areas at The Sewing Labs
Every individual deserves The opportunity to achieve financial dignity. Here at The Sewing Labs, we understand how to help create viable paths toward that financial dignity through The legacy, vocation, and trade that is Sewing. By teaching The core fundamentals of Sewing, we are preparing a pipeline of stitchers for our greater Kansas city community. Throughout 2022, we were flooded with employers and entrepreneurs who sought to hire trained stitchers to fill their hiring needs.training: to help meet The needs of businesses hiring stitchers, in 2022 we officially partnered with both The Missouri and united states departments of labor as a registered apprentice sponsor and also to serve as a related training institute for industrial Sewing machine operator training. This is offered as part of our Sewing salon training program, which results in an apprenticeship as part of course completion. This apprenticeship program clearly increases The employment value of our clients in our workforce development program. In 2022, The Sewing Labs served 264 individual students in 4032 hours of classroom instruction. We had 193 volunteers serve The organization in 6990 hours their time. In 2022, The Sewing Labs received in kind donations of 5355 pounds of fabric, notions and Sewing machines.emotional dignity: The Sewing Labs experiences firsthand The tremendous health and wellness benefits that our clients gain through Sewing. Every day, we see The remarkable boost to self-confidence and The sense of accomplishment that this skill brings. Sewing boosts mental health by acting as a relief valve from The pressures that surround us in our world today, especially for those who find themselves in an at-risk situation. Focusing on one thing, such as Sewing, can calm The mind, reduce stress and anxiety, and lower blood pressure and heart rate. This singular focus puts us into creative "flow", which some say is The key to happiness.green initiatives: since our inception, repurposing, re-use, recycling, and upcycling have been a foundation for all that we do. It is through Sewing that we support and elevate sustainability. Every day we are repurposing material, machines, and notions. Additionally, The Sewing Labs maintains The mindset that learning mending and repair add tremendous value to our world.
Who funds The Sewing Labs
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at The Sewing Labs
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Robyn Kerkaert | Board Member | | 2023-02-09 |
Eileen Bobowski | Development and Outreach Manager | $52,509 | 2023-02-09 |
Roberta Cox | Instructor and Production Manager | | 2023-02-09 |
Linnca Stevens | Founder and Operation and Program Manager | | 2023-02-09 |
Cara Voss | Board President | $0 | 2023-05-15 |
...and 4 more key personnel |
Financials for The Sewing Labs
Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $350,631 | $272,499 | 28.7% |
Program services | $79,478 | $56,422 | 40.9% |
Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $-2,563 | $-8,501 | 69.9% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $2,722 | $1,135 | 139.8% |
Total revenues | $430,268 | $321,555 | 33.8% |
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Data update history
August 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 5, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 29, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
June 25, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
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Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsAuction fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 526 Campbell
- Kansas City, MO 64106
- Metro area
- Kansas City, MO-KS
- County
- Jackson County, MO
- Website URL
- thesewinglabs.org/Â
- Phone
- (816) 888-3051
IRS details
- EIN
- 81-1057714
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2016
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- J22: Employment Training
- NAICS code, primary
- 611430: Professional and Management Development Training
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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