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Morning Sun Financial Services is a Financial Management Service that provides the highest quality services to support participant-directed programs. We provide participant-directed services for those with disabilities and the elderly.


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ABOUT US


Morning Sun’s history of supporting participant-directed services dates back to 1998 in Minnesota.  As the self-determination movement began to grow, two organizations joined forces to create Morning Sun Financial Services.  Morning Sun was founded to provide persons with disabilities and older adults greater choice, flexibility, and control over how their services are delivered and their needs are met.

Today, Morning Sun supports participant-directed services in numerous states and is recognized as a leader in the industry.  We continue to support self-determination as it evolves and take pride in creating best practices that make people’s lives better.

Morning Sun continues to provide participant-directed services in Minnesota via its related company Orion ISO.  Morning Sun Financial Services was formerly known as Morning Star Financial Services.

If you’d like to speak to us directly about Morning Sun’s services please visit our Contact Us page for more information.

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SERVICES

SERVICES


Participant-directed services offer individuals more control and greater flexibility in the services they receive and how they are provided.  Morning Sun Financial Services supports participants in their choices about the level of responsibility and control they wish to have in managing their care.

01.
 Fiscal/Employer Agent (F/EA)


In the Fiscal/Employer Agent model the participant or the participant’s representative is the Common Law Employer. Morning Sun is the agent providing administrative support. This support includes payment to employees, payment of payroll taxes, processing of employment related information and record-keeping.

02.
 Agency With Choice


The Agency with Choice model offers the most support to participants or families who want to direct their own services. Under this model, Morning Sun is the Common Law Employer and the participant is the managing employer. This is a “dual employer” arrangement that empowers participants to recruit, screen, hire, train, supervise and evaluate their own employees.

03.
 Goods and Services


The Goods and Services option can be used in addition to any of the payroll models or can be used independently as its own service. This depends on the state or waiver plan. Morning Sun provides the support by issuing payments to vendors, ordering and purchasing items and record keeping. Morning Sun also ensures proper payment and filing of sales and use taxes.

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CONTACT

Contact Us


Thank you for your interest in Morning Sun Financial Services.  To learn more about Morning Sun’s services contact us by sending an email to info@morningsunfs.com or by calling us at 877-450-5041.

 

 

State Specific Questions

Alabama: 833-450-5195

Colorado: 844-450-5444

Ohio: 866-233-7024

Oklahoma: 855-450-5041

Tennessee: 855-767-4871

Utah: 877-450-5041

Representatives seeking new providers for Financial Management Services in states in which Morning Sun does not currently operate should contact Cheryl Vennerstrom by calling 763-450-5007 or via email.

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As a company that strives toward social justice for all people, we have a message to share with our stakeholders, employees, and our network in the Minnesota community and around the world:
We value and support the diversity of all individuals. We respect and welcome people of different ethnicities, ages, genders, religions, races, classes, physical abilities, mental abilities, nationalities, sexual preferences, and expressions.

We stand up to stereotyping and discrimination of individuals based on these traits. We seek to understand and learn from cultures that might be different from our own, and we encourage our communities to do the same.

We are grateful for the opportunities we've had to work closely with people from different backgrounds, and we are committed to being an organization in which all people feel safe, accepted and heard.

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