Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$590,943

Total expenses

$400,915

Contributions and grants received

$585,325

Grants paid

$11,000

Program service revenue

$5,000

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$618

Total assets, end of year

$680,249

Total liabilities, end of year

$483

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$679,766

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$309,270

Management and general expenses

$76,916

Fundraising expenses

$14,729

Program service expenses (Part III)

$309,270

Program services were 77.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• BEGREAT TOGETHER VENTURES TO FUND AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, ROBOTICS AND STEM PROGRAM EXPANSION, AND BROADCASTING AND MEDIA PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(1) SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & FUNDINGACCOMPLISHMENTS & MEASUREMENTS: - SERVED 559 STUDENTS ACROSS VARIOUS K-12 PROGRAMS.- SUPPORTED 10 EDUCATORS IN IMPLEMENTING NEW OR EXPANDED CURRICULUM-BASED INITIATIVES.- PROVIDED OVER $100,000 IN FUNDING SUPPORT TO SCHOOL PARTNERS SINCE 2021.- INCREASED PROGRAM PROFICIENCY BY 98% IN PARTNERED SCHOOL PROGRAMS.OBJECTIVE: - SHORT-TERM: EQUIP EDUCATORS WITH RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS.- LONG-TERM: ENSURE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION OF IMPACTFUL K-12 INITIATIVES THROUGH COMMUNITY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS.ESTIMATED INFORMATION: GROWTH PERCENTAGES AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT FIGURES ARE BASED ON AGGREGATED TEACHER AND PROGRAM PARTNER REPORTS.(2) ROBOTICS AND STEM PROGRAM EXPANSIONACCOMPLISHMENTS & MEASUREMENTS: - 17 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CENTER ACADEMY FOR SUCCESS'S CENTERSTAGE ROBOTICS PROGRAM, WORKING ON ENGINEERING CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS.- FUTURE PARTICIPATION EXPECTED TO GROW TO 200+ STUDENTS WITHIN FIVE YEARS.- STUDENTS DEVELOPED CODING SKILLS IN BLOCK LANGUAGE, WITH PLANS TO ADVANCE TO JAVASCRIPT.- A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL IN-CLASS TECHNOLOGY SESSIONS AND MENTORSHIP.OBJECTIVE: - SHORT-TERM: INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO STEM CAREERS THROUGH HANDS-ON ROBOTICS EDUCATION.- LONG-TERM: BUILD A PIPELINE FOR STUDENTS INTO TECHNOLOGY, AEROSPACE, AND ENGINEERING FIELDS BY SUSTAINING ACCESS TO ROBOTICS AND CODING EDUCATION.ESTIMATED INFORMATION: PROJECTIONS FOR FIVE-YEAR PARTICIPATION GROWTH ARE BASED ON PRIOR EXPANSION TRENDS AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT INCREASES.(3) BROADCASTING & MEDIA PROGRAMACCOMPLISHMENTS & MEASUREMENTS: - 22 STUDENTS AT CENTER ACADEMY FOR SUCCESS PARTICIPATED IN THE BROADCASTING & MEDIA PROGRAM.- STUDENTS PRODUCED A WEEKLY NEWS PROGRAM, IMPROVING MEDIA LITERACY AND PRODUCTION SKILLS.- INTERVIEWEES INCLUDED KCUR'S STEVE KRASKE, COUNCILWOMAN MELISSA PATTERSON HAZLEY, AND AN AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS PILOT.- EXPECTED EXPANSION TO 120+ STUDENTS WITHIN FIVE YEARS.OBJECTIVE: - SHORT-TERM: PROVIDE HANDS-ON MEDIA TRAINING TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP COMMUNICATION, VIDEOGRAPHY, AND PRODUCTION SKILLS.- LONG-TERM: ESTABLISH PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN JOURNALISM, MEDIA PRODUCTION, AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING.ESTIMATED INFORMATION: FIVE-YEAR PROJECTIONS ARE BASED ON TEACHER REPORTS AND PLANNED PROGRAM EXPANSIONS.

  Expenses $309,270 · Grants $11,000 · Revenue $5,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

• AVRELL STOKES

  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $95,000

  From this org

  $87,200

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $7,800

  Hours/week

  55

• CORTNEY WOODRUFF

  CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  6 + 40 related

• CORTEZ BRYANT

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  6

• LEMIA JENKINS

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  6

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

• GRACE UNITED COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC

  $10,000

  EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

8 July 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202511899349301466

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