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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GAINING GROUND CORPORATION.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 24 May 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$366,413 changed to $1,149,564
Total expenses
$472,082 changed to $854,727
Contributions and grants received
$366,413 changed to $1,114,503
Grants paid
$218,292 changed to $560,333
Investment income
$0 changed to $3,801
Other revenue
$0 changed to $31,260
Total assets, end of year
$366,388 changed to $661,226
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$366,388 changed to $661,226
Program services expenses
$454,416 changed to $560,333
Management and general expenses
$17,666 changed to $294,394
Program service expenses (Part III)
$454,416 changed to $560,333

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Tiffany Robles
  • Twytinna Gardner

Listed only on the later return

  • Ana Barros
  • Dana Falletti
  • Lauren Meyer

Listed under a different title

  • Shagah Zakerion: Treasurer then Development

Totals

Total revenue
$1,149,564
Total expenses
$854,727
Contributions and grants received
$1,114,503
Grants paid
$560,333
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,801
Other revenue
$31,260
Total assets, end of year
$661,226
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$661,226
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$560,333
Management and general expenses
$294,394
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$560,333

Program services were 65.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $7,027

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,107,476

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,801 · related or exempt $3,801 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $7,027

  • 11a · Other revenue: Refunds

    total $31,260 · related or exempt $31,260 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $31,260

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $560,333 · program services $560,333

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $169,928 · management and general $169,928 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $8,005 · management and general $8,005 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $39,514 · management and general $39,514

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $28,000 · management and general $28,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,776 · management and general $10,776

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total -$209 · management and general -$209

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,284 · management and general $6,284

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,481 · management and general $8,481

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,050 · management and general $11,050

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,363 · management and general $6,363

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,202 · management and general $6,202

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $366,388 · end of year $440,320

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $100,000

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $127,269

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,363

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $120,906

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $340,588 · end of year $651,226

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,800 · end of year $10,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Gaining Ground's mission is to develop readers, thinkers, and leaders by providing families with engaging literacy experiences and access to high-interest, culturally responsive books by providing supplies and support to underserved areas.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Gaining Ground's mission is to develop readers, thinkers, and leaders by providing families with engaging literacy experiences and access to high-interest, culturally responsive books and by providing supplies and support in underserved areas.

  • Family Engagement: Gaining Ground partners with parents, guardians and family members to provide guided programs and project-based units and literacy camps. These allow the students to use their voices and lead themselves and others to reach their literacy goals.

    Expenses $40,426 · Grants $123,253

  • Home Libraries: Gaining Ground increases book access for over 5,000 children across the Tulsa community. Through our free book fair at seven partner schools, book bus program, and community events, we are dedicated to ensuring that children can choose books that represent their life experiences and have characters who look like them. We know the importance of books and recognize that books are windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors to children's futures.

    Expenses $191,257 · Grants $123,253

  • Out of School Programs:Through project-based learning opportunities, students are empowered to take ownership of their learning. They use their voices to advocate for issues they care about and make tangible community changes. These projects are more than academic exercises-they are real-world opportunities for children to explore their passions, engage in activism, and develop a lifelong love of learning.

    Expenses $328,650 · Grants $239,668

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Shotts

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $46,667
    From this org
    $46,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rita Long

    Program Director

    Total calculated
    $40,992
    From this org
    $40,992
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Nikki Vardaman

    Operations Manager

    Total calculated
    $33,533
    From this org
    $33,533
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ashley Kirby MacKenzie

    Assistant Director

    Total calculated
    $9,545
    From this org
    $9,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Lynn Minden

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Kyra Carby

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Luisa Krug

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Lauren Meyer

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Shagah Zakerion

    Development

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Jamie Zink

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Dana Falletti

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Ana Barros

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349303733

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