GOVERNORS EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B92

Classification

2000

Street

710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY ANDREW JOH

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Mission and programs · 2024

• BOOK DELIVERY, THROUGH DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY: THROUGH OUR BIRTH-5 BOOK DELIVERY PROGRAM, WE DELIVER BOOKS EACH MONTH TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE, THROUGH DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY, TO FOSTER A LOVE OF READING AT AN EARLY AGE. THIS PROGRAM IS A GIFT OF UP TO 60 HIGH-QUALITY, AGE APPROPRIATE BOOKS, TO BUILD A CHILD'S HOME LIBRARY BEFORE KINDERGARTON. DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY IS AVAILABLE TO ALL AGE-ELIGIBLE TENNESSEE CHILDREN THROUGH A UNIQUE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH GELF AND AFFILIATED PROGRAMS IN EACH OF TENNESSEE'S 95 COUNTIES. WITH VITAL FINANCIAL SUPORT FROM THE TENESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATE SPONSORS, GELF FUNDS HALF THE COST OF IMAGINATION LIBRARY BOOKS FOR ENROLLED CHILDREN STATEWIDE, SUPPORTING GRASSROOTS ORGANIZERS IN EACH OF TENNESSEE'S 95 COUNTIES AS THEY RAISE THE OTHER HALF OF THE COST OF BOOKS FOR ENROLLED CHILDREN IN THEIR COUNTY. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE MAILED OVER 58 MILLION BOOKS TO CHILDREN STATEWIDE

  Expenses $7,729,689 · Grants $46,944 · Revenue $3,598,218

• THROUGH OUR STORYBOOK TRAIL PROGRAM, GELF COLLABORATES WITH TENNESSEE STATE PARKS CONSERVANCY AND LOCAL PARKS TO CREATE OUTDOOR READING EXPERIENCE WHERE FAMILIES INTERACT THROUGH LITERACY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THIS PROGRAM PRESENTS A CHILDREN'S STORYBOOK ON CHILD-HEIGHT PANELS ALONG A SHORT TRAIL TO PROMOTE ADULT-CHILD INTERACTION AROUND BOOKS AND NATURE. EACH PANEL FEATURES A READING TIP TO ENCOURAGE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT BY BRINGING THE BOOK TO LIFE FOR CHILDREN. GELF'S STORYBOOK TRAIL PROGRAM NOW INCLUDE 76 TRAILS IN 52 TENNESSEE COUNTIES.

  Expenses $4,755,767

• SUMMER: THROUGH OUR GROWING K-3 HOME LIBRARY PROGRAM, GELF DELIVERS QUALITY BOOKS AND LITERACY RESOURCES TO COMBAT SUMMER LEARNING LOSS AND SUPORT STUDENT LEARNING IN THE HOME. IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION, THIS PROGRAM MAILS A PACK OF HIGH-QUALITY BOOKS TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DURING THE SUMMER, AT NO COST TO FAMILIES OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SINCE IT'S LAUNCH IN SUMMER 2020, THE K-3 HOME LIBRARY PROGRAM HAS QUICKLY GROWN TO BECOME ONE OF GELF'S KEY PROGRAMS, AND THE FIRST STATEWIDE K-3 BOOK DELIVERY EFFORT IN THE U.S IN 2021. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF GELF'S K-3 SUMMER READING PROGRAM OVER 6 MILLION BOOKS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO CHILDREN AND TEACHERS ACROSS THE STATE.

  Expenses $1,096,937

• THROUGH OUR BOOK BUS PROGRAM, WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO ESTABLISH MOBILE LIBRARIES THAT PROVIDE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY LITERACY RESOURCES. PARTNERING SCHOOL SYSTEMS RETROFIT DECOMMISSIONED SCHOOL BUSES WITH SEATING AND SHELVING TO HOUSE BOOKS AND LITERACY RESOURCES CREATING A LEARNING SPACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ENJOY. MANY OF THE BOOK BUSES ARE FOCUSED ON SERVING CHILDREN IN AREAS THAT FACE CHALLENGES TO ACCESSING BOOKS, SUCH AS LIBRARY DESERTS, LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, OR RURAL AREAS WHERE TRANSPORTATION TO A BOOKSTORE OR LIBRARY IS DIFFICULT. SOME BOOK BUSES OPERATE YEAR-ROUND, WHILE OTHERS PRIORITZE SERVICE OVER THE SUMMER, WORKING TO PREVENT SUMMER LEARNING LOSS.

  Expenses $129,700

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $22,624,791

  Expenses

  $15,662,441

  Contributions

  $17,610,034

  Grants paid

  $46,944

• 2023

  Revenue

  $22,655,550

  Expenses

  $19,682,268

  Contributions

  $18,222,826

  Grants paid

  $25,215

• 2022

  Revenue

  $24,930,131

  Expenses

  $23,200,310

  Contributions

  $21,144,073

  Grants paid

  $63,333

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $14,676,458

  Expenses

  $13,764,764

  Assets (EOY)

  $14,335,895

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $13,046,158

  Expenses

  $12,298,051

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,541,764

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,741,381

  Expenses

  $9,108,574

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,518,378

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,572,196

  Expenses

  $8,227,603

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,930,614

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,411,908

  Expenses

  $7,801,744

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,571,086

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,395,512

  Expenses

  $7,198,563

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,681,619

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $6,772,605

  Expenses

  $6,905,137

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,576,994

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $6,418,105

  Expenses

  $6,453,038

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,693,201

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $6,104,350

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,280,217

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

• MACON COUNTY SCHOOL DISITRCT

  $23,644

  2024 · FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS

• CITY OF CHATTANOOGA

  $12,200

  2023 · FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS

• CITY OF DAYTON

  $10,100

  2024 · FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS

• HICKMAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $10,000

  2022 · FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS

• DICKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

  $10,000

  2022 · FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS

• SOUTH CARROLL SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $10,000

  2023 · FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS

• ROBERTSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $7,000

  2022 · FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS

• BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU

  $5,400

  2024 · FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• DELTA DENTAL OF TENNESSEE

  $75,000

  2024 · DONATION TO THE GENERAL FUND

• DELTA DENTAL OF TENNESSEE

  $75,000

  2022 · DONATION TO THE GENERAL FUND

• DELTA DENTAL OF TENNESSEE

  $75,000

  2023 · DONATION TO THE GENERAL FUND

• TASTE OF THE SOUTH COMMITTEE

  $30,255

  2025 · FOR GENERAL USE BY THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION

• CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

  $24,750

  2024 · CHARITABLE DONATION

• BALLAD HEALTH

  $20,000

  2024 · Support of Governor's Early Learning Program - 20th Anniversary

• CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

  $15,000

  2022 · CHARITABLE DONATION

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $12,803

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $11,750

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $10,201

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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