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Olmsted Outreach
P.O. Box 882
Rochester, MN, 55903-0882

Our Mission

The mission of Olmsted Outreach is to reach out to the Rochester and greater Olmsted County communities with the love of Jesus Christ to meet people's physical, social, emotional, educational and spiritual needs.

Olmsted Outreach is a Minnesota non-profit corporation and a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code.

Olmsted Outreach, as a non-profit corporation and a public charity, helps its members until they are ready to function on their own. The members are helped with general liability insurance, financial services and consultation, and required government reporting. Donations can be designated through regular United Way giving and as a public charity all contributions to Olmsted Outreach are tax deductible (some employers may match donations).

How does it work?

1. Every program must have an advisory committee - a group of people who meet together to plan, to provide direction to the program director and to carry out the day-to-day mission of your program.
2. All business transactions must conform to state and federal requirements of a not-for-profit corporation.
3. Your day-to-day expenses will be paid out of a checking account. There are varying systems and our goal is to work with you, however, generally we will give a set amount of cash and when that money is depleted, turn in your receipts and we will reimburse you for your expenses. Expenses for telephone, mileage, etc. will be reimbursed once per month when an expense report is submitted. Payment for expenses can be reimbursed by the next business day. This process will allow us to meet our tax reporting requirements as a not-for-profit corporation.
4. Paychex will handle all payroll. Checks will be issued monthly. If it falls on a holiday or a weekend, checks will be issued the last business day before the holiday or weekend.
5. All donations must be receipted through Olmsted Outreach and deposited to the Olmsted Outreach checking account. You can write the receipt yourself (more power to you) or we will. For gifts in kind, you may give a receipt describing the gift but it is the donor's responsibility to assign a value. It is important to keep in mind that a donation is only a donation if no goods and/or services were given other than intangible benefits.
6. Your expenses will need to be turned in by the 10th of the month for the monthly board meeting. Also on the 10th of the month, please provide the board representative with a monthly update on your program.