- Revenue 2023
- $1,341,245
- Expenses 2023
- $1,134,256
Program services were 74.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- O50
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 907 S DETROIT AVE STE 1100A
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Other organizations at this address
1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us
This address is a suite or unit (STE 1100A). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.
We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.
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GAINING GROUND CORPORATION
EIN 82-2302781
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
Global Gardens is dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty and empowering low-income students to be agents of change in their lives and communities through inquiry-based science and peace education.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Empower low-income students and communities through school-based gardening and family food farms.
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Global Gardens' during-school program served 1,743 students at 8 elementary schools in Tulsa. Global Gardens educators met weekly with 81 classes in grades PreK-5 throughout the school year to facilitate a dynamic, science-based gardening curriculum that included hands-on gardening and garden-inspired projects. The program supported state science standards, promoted teamwork and problem solving, and inspired motivation for learning. It also provided students with seed-to-plate experiences that fostered healthy eating habits and positive attitudes toward fresh fruits and vegetables.
Expenses $342,401
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Global Gardens' after-school program served 183 students in grades 3-5 at 7 locations in Tulsa. Participants spent 4 hours per week in the program, which lasted from August through May. Students earned and cultivated their own gardens while developing confidence, self-awareness, goal orientation, social problem-solving skills, and readiness for civic engagement. In addition to gardening, the program incorporated peace education activities, journaling, cooking, creative activities, conflict resolution, and community-focused projects.
Expenses $270,374
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Global Gardens family food farm program brought families and community members together weekly for 10 months to garden, cook healthy meals, spend peaceful family time, and build community. Each family received its own garden plot and supplies, and families worked together to cultivate shared plots. At each weekly gathering, participants shared a plant-based meal featuring garden produce. Global Gardens Alliance program provided programming for one quarter (7 weekly visits) at 3 elementary schools. At each school, the program served students in grade 2 and/or grade 3. Weekly lessons focused on growing food in hydroponic trays, cooking and tasting this food, and engaging in scientific inquiry aligned with Oklahoma science standards. Global Gardens community outreach program partnered with local schools, groups, and organizations to engage community members of all ages. The community outreach team participated in garden-related fairs and events, delivered educational presentations, conducted workshops and trainings, hosted teams and work groups in the gardens, and provided brief garden-related lessons and experiences for children and families at a variety of locations.
Expenses $151,878
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Maryann Donahue
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $90,137
- From this org
- $90,137
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Brad White
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Joy McDugle
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Amy Gerald
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Nancy Bizjack
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Josh Linton
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Debra Stockton
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Elizabeth Bumgarner
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jessica Button
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Denise Nassif
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Brad Davis
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Katrina Ormsby
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Princess Hajjar
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Sara McMahon
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Cori Powell
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Melissa Pasha
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Pat Piper
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Mike Henneke
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ellen Ralph
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Julia Leifeste
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Kathleen Whigham
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2023
- Revenue
- $1,341,245
- Expenses
- $1,134,256
- Contributions
- $1,314,155
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $1,113,358
- Expenses
- $1,127,777
- Contributions
- $852,294
- Grants paid
- $0
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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,063,796
- Expenses
- $1,064,734
- Assets (EOY)
- $735,390
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $828,898
- Expenses
- $761,177
- Assets (EOY)
- $801,307
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $767,622
- Expenses
- $820,275
- Assets (EOY)
- $727,895
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $743,815
- Expenses
- $742,611
- Assets (EOY)
- $657,028
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $829,976
- Expenses
- $745,563
- Assets (EOY)
- $652,245
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $603,039
- Expenses
- $707,543
- Assets (EOY)
- $569,453
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $763,413
- Expenses
- $621,323
- Assets (EOY)
- $676,635
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $489,764
- Expenses
- $392,795
- Assets (EOY)
- $341,895
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $302,539
- Assets (EOY)
- $249,377
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2011 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $252,071
- Assets (EOY)
- $78,769
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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$206,559
2023 GENERAL OPERATIONS
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$168,922
2022 GENERAL OPERATIONS
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$94,217
2024 GENERAL OPERATIONS
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$68,120
2024 YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES
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$68,120
2023 EDUCATION
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$68,120
2022 EDUCATION
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GEORGE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$65,000
2024 General Operating
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GEORGE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$55,000
2022 General Operating
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GEORGE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$55,000
2023 General Operating
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$50,000
2023 to support North Tulsa "During School" Programs
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.