GOVERNORS EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: GOVERNORS EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION (EIN 20-1115704)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-05-16
IRS object ID: 202211369349304126
Schema version: 2020v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-05-16T10:12:05-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	621199757	PreparerFirmEIN

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Business Name Line1	LBMC PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1	PO BOX 1869	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRENTWOOD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	370241869	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201115704	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GOVERNOR'S EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

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Business Name Control	GOVE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8663686371	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	710 JAMES ROBERTSON PARKWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	NASHVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37243	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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Person	JAMES POND	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8663686371	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-05-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Person First	JAMES	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	POND	PersonLastNm

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SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JULIE DUNKIN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00742923	PTIN
Phone	6153774600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-05-16	PreparationDt

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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JAMES POND	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	312 ROSA L PARKS AVE 27TH FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	NASHVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37243	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$21,128,733	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GOVERNORSFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	GBBF/GELF'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN EARLY LITERACY IN TENNESSEE, SERVING AS A THOUGHT LEADER AND AMPLIFIER OF EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN STATEWIDE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	700	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,149,982	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$8,983,823	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$137,525	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$563,583	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,453,874	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,498,752	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$8,741,381	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$13,046,158	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$432,121	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$758,128	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$534,624	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$660,794	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$383,291	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$8,141,829	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$10,879,129	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$9,108,574	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$12,298,051	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$367,193	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$748,107	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,518,378	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$11,541,764	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$139,759	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,469,908	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$8,378,619	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$10,071,856	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF GOVERNOR'S EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION (GELF) IS TO STRENGTHEN EARLY LITERACY IN TENNESSEE. GELF EQUIPS TENNESSEE'S CHILDREN WITH BOOKS AND INNOVATIVE LITERACY TOOLS THAT ENCOURAGE LIFELONG LEARNING FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. WE DO THIS BY SERVING AS A THOUGHT LEADER, ADVISOR, AND CATALYST TO SUSTAIN EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING BIRTH-5 BOOK DELIVERY, K-3 HOME LIBRARIES, CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT, STORYBOOK TRAILS, BOOK BUSES, AND THE STATEWIDE EARLY LITERACY EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE OF TENNESSEE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$11,593,129	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$758,128	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,498,752	RevenueAmt
Desc	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, SELECTED BY A BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EXPERTS, TO BUILD A CHILD'S HOME LIBRARY BEFORE KINDERGARTEN. DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY IS AVAILABLE TO ALL AGE-ELIGIBLE TENNESSEE CHILDREN THROUGH A UNIQUE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH GELF AND AFFILIATE PROGRAMS IN EACH OF TENNESSEE'S 95 COUNTIES. WITH VITAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE TENNESSEE 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 45 MILLION BOOKS TO CHILDREN STATEWIDE. FROM JULY 1, 2020 TO JUNE 30, 2021, GELF MAILED 3,442,968 BOOKS TO ENROLLED CHILDREN STATEWIDE. DURING THIS PERIOD, 73,737 CHILDREN WERE NEWLY ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, AND 68,157 CHILDREN GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM AS THEY REACHED THE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION AGE. ALL 95 TENNESSEE COUNTIES CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THEIR AFFILIATE IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAMS THROUGH CHILD ENROLLMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND LOCAL FUNDRAISING TO COVER THEIR 50% BOOK AND MAILING COST COMMITMENT OF APPROX. $1.07 PER BOOK. GELF, NOW IN ITS SEVENTEENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF SERVICE, CONTINUED TO PROVIDE A GRANT EQUALING THE REMAINING 50% OF THE COST OF THESE IMAGINATION LIBRARY (IL) BOOKS FOR EACH COUNTY. THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF GELF'S STATEWIDE PROGRAM FUNDING IS DERIVED FROM ITS STATE-APPROVED ANNUAL GRANT. THE PROGRAM HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED GROWTH NOW SERVING 70% OF THE STATE'S AGE-ELIGIBLE POPULATION, MAILING APPROX. 286,000 BOOKS EACH MONTH. AS A RESULT, WE CONTINUE TO FUNDRAISE PRIVATELY ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES AND TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR OUR STATEWIDE PROGRAM'S CONTINUED GROWTH. BASED UPON OUR DIVERSIFIED STRATEGIES AND METHODS TO INCREASE STATEWIDE ENROLLMENT, COUPLED WITH OUR TARGETED EFFORTS TO ENROLL CHILDREN AS NEWBORNS, WE EXPECT THIS GROWTH PATTERN TO CONTINUE. THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF A CHILD'S LIFE ARE CRITICAL TO LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT AND HAVING BOOKS IN THE HOME HAS PROVEN TO INCREASE SCHOOL READINESS AND FUTURE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS. TENNESSEE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM ENTER KINDERGARTEN MORE PREPARED TO LEARN THAN THEIR NON-PARTICIPATING PEERS AND THAT CHILDREN WHO ARE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME ARE MORE LIKELY TO SCORE HIGHER ON ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS INTO THIRD GRADE. FURTHER, THIS RESEARCH INDICATES STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE INCREASED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND LESS LIKELY TO BE SUSPENDED.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	STORYBOOK TRAIL: THROUGH OUR STORYBOOK TRAIL PROGRAM, WE COLLABORATE WITH TENNESSEE STATE PARKS CONSERVANCY AND LOCAL PARKS TO CREATE OUTDOOR READING EXPERIENCES 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 INCLUDES 36 TRAILS IN TENNESSEE, INCLUDING LOCATIONS AT 21 STATE PARKS, 14 CITY PARKS AND ONE BOTANICAL GARDEN AND ESTATE. FROM JULY 1, 2020 TO JUNE 30, 2021, GELF SUPPORTED 18 STORYBOOK TRAILS TO BE LAUNCHED AT PARKS IN TENNESSEE WITH 38,000+ TOTAL TRAIL VISITORS REPORTED DURING THAT PERIOD.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BOOK BUS: THROUGH OUR BOOK BUS PROGRAM, WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO ESTABLISH MOBILE LIBRARIES THAT PROVIDE CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES 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. BUS PROGRAMS OFTEN PARTNER WITH LOCAL FOOD PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIZE TRAVELING TO HIGH-NEEDS NEIGHBORHOODS OVER THE SUMMER; DURING THE STOPS, EDUCATORS READ ALOUD TO CHILDREN, LEAD READING WORKSHOPS TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH THE TOOLS TO HELP CHILDREN STRENGTHEN EARLY LITERACY SKILLS, AND GIVE AWAY BOOKS. THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN JULY 2018 WITH SEVEN BUSES IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. WITH SUPPORT FROM PRIVATE FUNDING PARTNERS, GELF SUPPORTED 18 BOOK BUSES IN 2021. TEN OF THESE BUSES OPERATED OVER THE SUMMER. COLLECTIVELY, THEY TRAVELED MORE THAN 7,000 MILES, SERVED ALMOST 25,000 CHILDREN, AND DISTRIBUTED 30,000 BOOKS TO FAMILIES. THE OTHER EIGHT BUSES WERE PROVIDED THE SEED FUNDING THEY NEEDED TO BUILD A BUS AND WILL BEGIN SERVING FAMILIES IN 2022. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TWO TO THREE MONTHS OF READING PROFICIENCY IS LOST FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT READ OVER THE SUMMER, CAUSING A STUDENT TO BE BEHIND IN ACHIEVEMENT GAINS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. READING FOUR TO SIX BOOKS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MITIGATE, STOP OR EVEN REVERSE "SUMMER SLIDE." BOOK BUSES FOSTER EARLY LITERACY AND WORK TO PREVENT THE "SUMMER SLIDE" IN STUDENTS.	Desc

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DescDesc
K3 HOME LIBRARY PROGRAM: THROUGH OUR K-3 HOME LIBRARY PROGRAM, WE DELIVER QUALITY BOOKS AND LITERACY RESOURCES TO COMBAT LEARNING LOSS AND SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING IN THE HOME. IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION, THIS PROGRAM MAILS A PACK OF HIGH-QUALITY BOOKS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DURING THE SUMMER, AT NO COST TO FAMILIES OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2020 AND PROVIDED MORE THAN 30,000 RISING FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS IN 36 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH BOOKS AND RESOURCES DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THEIR HOMES OVER THE SUMMER. PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE CHOSEN BASED ON THE COUNTY'S DESIGNATION OF "DISTRESSED OR "AT-RISK" BY THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SINCE ITS LAUNCH, 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. FROM JULY 1, 2019 TO JUNE 30, 2020, THIS PROGRAM SERVED OVER 30,000 K-3 STUDENTS IN TENNESSEE. IN AUGUST 2020, GELF PARTNERED WITH THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DELIVER TEN BOOKS TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DURING THE FALL WHILE MANY WERE STILL NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF REMOTE LEARNING. THIS PROGRAM DELIVERED 570,000 BOOKS TO 57,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN 75 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS TENNESSEE. IN LATE APRIL 2021, THE STATE LEGISLATURE APPROVED FUNDING FOR THE K-3 HOME LIBRARY PROGRAM TO BE AVAILABLE STATEWIDE FOR STUDENTS ENTERING FIRST GRADE. WITH THIS EXPANSION, THE PROGRAM SERVED MORE THAN 85,500 STUDENTS AND ALMOST 3,500 TEACHERS. OVER 94% OF CAREGIVERS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS REPORTED LIKING THE BOOKS AND USING THEM IN THE HOME AND DURING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TWO TO THREE MONTHS OF READING PROFICIENCY IS LOST FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT READ OVER THE SUMMER, AND DATA SHOWS A DECLINE IN THIRD GRADE READING PROFICIENCY DUE TO INCREASED TIME SPENT OUT OF THE CLASSROOM DURING COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSURES. RESEARCH SHOWS PLACING BOOKS AND RESOURCES DIRECTLY INTO THE HOMES OF FAMILIES HELPS COMBAT LEARNING LOSS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE HOPE TO INCREASE THIRD GRADE READING PROFICIENCY IN TENNESSEE BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.
CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT: THROUGH OUR CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, WE EQUIP CAREGIVERS TO BE DEEPLY ENGAGED AS A CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER. THIS PROGRAM GIVES FAMILIES THE TOOLS TO TURN CONVERSATIONS INTO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES BY CONNECTING BOOKS WITH EXPERIENCES. RESOURCES, LIKE READING TIPS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES, ARE SHARED DIGITALLY WITH CAREGIVERS AND MODEL HOW EVERYDAY INTERACTIONS AT HOME CAN BE USED TO BOOST LEARNING. IN JANUARY 2021, GELF AND THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (TDOE) PARTNERED TO EXPAND THE CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDING THOUSANDS OF TENNESSEE FAMILIES WITH READY4K, A RESEARCH-BASED TEXT MESSAGING PROGRAM TO HELP PARENTS SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS IN LEARNING AT HOME. THIS MARKED THE LARGEST STATEWIDE ROLLOUT OF THE READY4K PROGRAM TO DATE AND WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO PARTICIPATING TENNESSEE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY GELF AND TDOE. THROUGH THE READY4K PROGRAM, FAMILIES WITH PRE-K THROUGH 3RD GRADE STUDENTS ACROSS TENNESSEE RECEIVE THREE WEEKLY TEXT MESSAGES, MATCHED FOR EACH CHILD'S AGE, WITH EASY TIPS AND SIMPLE ACTIVITIES TO HELP CHILDREN LEARN AND GROW BY BUILDING ON EXISTING DAILY ROUTINES, SUCH AS GETTING DRESSED, BATH TIME OR PREPARING A MEAL. BY JUNE 2021, READY4K WAS SUPPORTING 118,000 UNIQUE CAREGIVERS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 130,000 STUDENTS IN TENNESSEE. STATEWIDE SURVEYS SHOW THAT READY4K HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED HOME LEARNING HABITS AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT FOR TENNESSEE FAMILIES. EIGHTY-ONE PERCENT OF PARENTS REPORTED DOING AT LEAST ONE READY4K ACTIVITY PER WEEK. NINETY-TWO PERCENT OF PARENTS SAID THAT READY4K ACTIVITIES HELPED CHILDREN GROW THEIR LITERACY SKILLS. EIGHTY-NINE PERCENT OF PARENTS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THEIR CONFIDENCE TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING BECAUSE OF READY4K. NINETY-SIX PERCENT OF PARENTS SAID THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN WERE STRONGER AFTER DOING READY4K ACTIVITIES. CHILDREN BEGIN LEARNING AT HOME BEFORE THEY EVER REACH THE CLASSROOM, BUT MANY FAMILIES FACE BARRIERS TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PROMOTING HOME LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES CAN FOSTER EARLY LEARNING AND IMPROVE SCHOOL READINESS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE HOPE TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH SIMPLE, EVERYDAY TOOLS TO HELP CHILDREN STRENGTHEN EARLY LITERACY SKILLS.

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K3 HOME LIBRARY PROGRAM: THROUGH OUR K-3 HOME LIBRARY PROGRAM, WE DELIVER QUALITY BOOKS AND LITERACY RESOURCES TO COMBAT LEARNING LOSS AND SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING IN THE HOME. IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION, THIS PROGRAM MAILS A PACK OF HIGH-QUALITY BOOKS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DURING THE SUMMER, AT NO COST TO FAMILIES OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2020 AND PROVIDED MORE THAN 30,000 RISING FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS IN 36 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH BOOKS AND RESOURCES DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THEIR HOMES OVER THE SUMMER. PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE CHOSEN BASED ON THE COUNTY'S DESIGNATION OF "DISTRESSED OR "AT-RISK" BY THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SINCE ITS LAUNCH, 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. FROM JULY 1, 2019 TO JUNE 30, 2020, THIS PROGRAM SERVED OVER 30,000 K-3 STUDENTS IN TENNESSEE. IN AUGUST 2020, GELF PARTNERED WITH THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DELIVER TEN BOOKS TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DURING THE FALL WHILE MANY WERE STILL NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF REMOTE LEARNING. THIS PROGRAM DELIVERED 570,000 BOOKS TO 57,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN 75 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS TENNESSEE. IN LATE APRIL 2021, THE STATE LEGISLATURE APPROVED FUNDING FOR THE K-3 HOME LIBRARY PROGRAM TO BE AVAILABLE STATEWIDE FOR STUDENTS ENTERING FIRST GRADE. WITH THIS EXPANSION, THE PROGRAM SERVED MORE THAN 85,500 STUDENTS AND ALMOST 3,500 TEACHERS. OVER 94% OF CAREGIVERS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS REPORTED LIKING THE BOOKS AND USING THEM IN THE HOME AND DURING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TWO TO THREE MONTHS OF READING PROFICIENCY IS LOST FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT READ OVER THE SUMMER, AND DATA SHOWS A DECLINE IN THIRD GRADE READING PROFICIENCY DUE TO INCREASED TIME SPENT OUT OF THE CLASSROOM DURING COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSURES. RESEARCH SHOWS PLACING BOOKS AND RESOURCES DIRECTLY INTO THE HOMES OF FAMILIES HELPS COMBAT LEARNING LOSS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE HOPE TO INCREASE THIRD GRADE READING PROFICIENCY IN TENNESSEE BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.

CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT: THROUGH OUR CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, WE EQUIP CAREGIVERS TO BE DEEPLY ENGAGED AS A CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER. THIS PROGRAM GIVES FAMILIES THE TOOLS TO TURN CONVERSATIONS INTO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES BY CONNECTING BOOKS WITH EXPERIENCES. RESOURCES, LIKE READING TIPS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES, ARE SHARED DIGITALLY WITH CAREGIVERS AND MODEL HOW EVERYDAY INTERACTIONS AT HOME CAN BE USED TO BOOST LEARNING. IN JANUARY 2021, GELF AND THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (TDOE) PARTNERED TO EXPAND THE CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDING THOUSANDS OF TENNESSEE FAMILIES WITH READY4K, A RESEARCH-BASED TEXT MESSAGING PROGRAM TO HELP PARENTS SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS IN LEARNING AT HOME. THIS MARKED THE LARGEST STATEWIDE ROLLOUT OF THE READY4K PROGRAM TO DATE AND WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO PARTICIPATING TENNESSEE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY GELF AND TDOE. THROUGH THE READY4K PROGRAM, FAMILIES WITH PRE-K THROUGH 3RD GRADE STUDENTS ACROSS TENNESSEE RECEIVE THREE WEEKLY TEXT MESSAGES, MATCHED FOR EACH CHILD'S AGE, WITH EASY TIPS AND SIMPLE ACTIVITIES TO HELP CHILDREN LEARN AND GROW BY BUILDING ON EXISTING DAILY ROUTINES, SUCH AS GETTING DRESSED, BATH TIME OR PREPARING A MEAL. BY JUNE 2021, READY4K WAS SUPPORTING 118,000 UNIQUE CAREGIVERS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 130,000 STUDENTS IN TENNESSEE. STATEWIDE SURVEYS SHOW THAT READY4K HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED HOME LEARNING HABITS AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT FOR TENNESSEE FAMILIES. EIGHTY-ONE PERCENT OF PARENTS REPORTED DOING AT LEAST ONE READY4K ACTIVITY PER WEEK. NINETY-TWO PERCENT OF PARENTS SAID THAT READY4K ACTIVITIES HELPED CHILDREN GROW THEIR LITERACY SKILLS. EIGHTY-NINE PERCENT OF PARENTS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THEIR CONFIDENCE TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING BECAUSE OF READY4K. NINETY-SIX PERCENT OF PARENTS SAID THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN WERE STRONGER AFTER DOING READY4K ACTIVITIES. CHILDREN BEGIN LEARNING AT HOME BEFORE THEY EVER REACH THE CLASSROOM, BUT MANY FAMILIES FACE BARRIERS TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PROMOTING HOME LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES CAN FOSTER EARLY LEARNING AND IMPROVE SCHOOL READINESS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE HOPE TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH SIMPLE, EVERYDAY TOOLS TO HELP CHILDREN STRENGTHEN EARLY LITERACY SKILLS.

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Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
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Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	16	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	Yes (1)	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LBMC PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6153774600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	201 FRANKLIN ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRENTWOOD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37027	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
BRANDON GIBSON
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CEEGEE MCCORD
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DENINE TORR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR ANDREA WILLIS
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES NICHOLSON
BOARD MEMBER - INTERN	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER COLQUITT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NANCY DISHNER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF BALLARD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PARUL BAJAJ
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG DUCKETT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES POND
PRESIDENT	37.50		$130,795	$0	$32,852	Yes (X)
DEAN HOSKINS
VICE PRESIDENT	37.50		$109,488	$0	$25,332	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$240,283	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$58,184	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$8,388,705	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$595,118	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$8,983,823	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$170,218	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$170,218	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$8,475,940	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$8,082,575	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$393,365	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$393,365	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$393,365	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	COUNTY REIMBURSEMENT	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,498,752	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,498,752	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,498,752	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,046,158	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,498,752	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$563,583	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$758,128	TotalAmt
Program Services	$758,128	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$307,800	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,113	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$114,567	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$123,120	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$292,042	TotalAmt
Program Services	$145,915	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,006	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$126,121	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,571	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,520	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$9,051	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,381	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,727	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,226	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,428	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,085	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,451	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,634	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,124	TotalAmt
Management And General	$22,124	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,325	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,325	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,868	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,547	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$62,321	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,835	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,835	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,808	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,599	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,609	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,600	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,409	TotalAmt
Management And General	$50,409	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,616	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,148	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,913	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$555	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$870	TotalAmt
Management And General	$870	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,827	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,243	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,675	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,909	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
BOOKS AND MAILINGS	$6,992,430	$6,992,430
READING PROGRAMS	$3,414,473	$3,414,473
MISCELLANEOUS	$11,132	$10,756	$376
PHONE/INTERNET	$5,763	$5,328		$435

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,564	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,751	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,062	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,751	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,298,051	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,593,129	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$321,631	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$383,291	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,164,107	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,546,945	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$97,883	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,135	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,207,983	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,438	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,559	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$32,481	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$17,077	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,367	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,404	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,080,708	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,569,988	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$156,875	BOYAmt
EOY	$167,750	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,518,378	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,541,764	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$160,003	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,756	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,309,905	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$139,759	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,469,908	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,367	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,404	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,365,252	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,056,452	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,378,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,071,856	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,518,378	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,541,764	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$748,107	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$945,127	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$3	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,819,479	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,784,705	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,195,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,149,982	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,983,822	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,933,342	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,819,479	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,784,705	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,195,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,149,982	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,983,822	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,933,342	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$28,933,342	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$178,651	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$198,156	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$332,341	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$253,130	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$170,218	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,132,496	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,359,244	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,467,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,489,773	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,453,874	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,498,752	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,269,563	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$47,335,401	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.61120	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.57070	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$32,481	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$17,077	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$15,404	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$15,404	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED INFLOWS RELATED TO PENSION	$5,711
DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS	$1,304,194

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,309,905	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$13,991,285	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$945,127	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$945,127	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$13,046,158	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$13,046,158	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$12,298,049	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$12,298,049	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$2	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$2	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$12,298,051	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ROUNDING 2.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (15 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ALCOA CITY SCHOOLS
524 FARADAY ST	ALCOA	TN	37701	626000238	501 (C) (3)	$6,500	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
CHEATHAM COUNTY SCHOOL
102 ELIZABETH ST	ASHLAND CITY	TN	37015	626000526	501 (C) (3)	$11,000	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
GRUNDY COUNTY SCHOOLS
PO BOX 97	ALTAMONT	TN	37301	626000628	501 (C) (3)	$19,900	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
HAWKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS
1050 VOLUNTEER BLVD	CHURCH HILL	TN	37642	620757264	501 (C) (3)	$17,100	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS
900 E MAIN STREET	BROWNSVILLE	TN	38012	626000659	501 (C) (3)	$17,000	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
LEBANON CITY SCHOOLS
397 N CASTLE HEIGHTS AVE	LEBANON	TN	37087	626000335	501 (C) (3)	$9,000	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
UNION COUNTY SCHOOLS
3006 MAYNARDVILLE HWY	MAYNARDVILLE	TN	37807	626000885	501 (C) (3)	$15,500	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
BLEDSOE COUNTY SCHOOLS
PO BOX 369	PIKEVILLE	TN	37367	626000492	501 (C) (3)	$5,000	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
ELIZABETHTON CITY SCHOOLS
804 S WATAUGA AVE	ELIZABETHTON	TN	37643	620730716	501 (C) (3)	$5,500	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
GREENE COUNTY SCHOOLS
910 SUMMER ST	GREENEVILLE	TN	37743	454418460	501 (C) (3)	$6,000	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
JOHNSON COUNTY SCHOOLS
211 N CHURCH ST	MOUNTAIN CITY	TN	37683	626000688	501 (C) (3)	$5,000	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS
136 FLAT FORK RD	WARTBURG	TN	37887	626000772	501 (C) (3)	$5,000	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
RHEA COUNTY SCHOOLS
1385 BROADWAY ST	DAYTON	TN	37321	621623210	501 (C) (3)	$5,000	FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILE BOOK BUS
STATE PARKS CONSERVANCY
312 ROSA PARKS AVE TN TOWER 2ND	NASHVILLE	TN	37243	812827745	501 (C) (3)	$17,595	FUNDING TO DEVELOP STORYBOOK TRAILS IN STATE PARKS	FLOOR
(no name)
							FUNDING FOR STORYBOOK TRAILS IN STATE PARKS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	14	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL GRANTS RECEIVED BY GOVERNOR'S EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION (GELF) DESIGNATED FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTY IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE OR ANOTHER SPECIFIC PURPOSE ARE RECORDED AS 'RESTRICTED' ON OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WITH PERIODIC DISTRIBUTIONS IDENTIFIED WHEN CREDITED AGAINST MONTHLY COUNTY PROGRAM INVOICES OR APPROVED PROJECT EXPENSES. GRANT REQUIREMENTS - BOTH FEDERAL AND THOSE FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS OR CORPORATIONS - FOR ANNUAL OR SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS DETAILING SPECIFIC USE OF FUNDS AND UPDATES ON ACTUAL PROGRAM OUTCOMES COMPARED TO PREDETERMINED PROJECTED OUTCOMES ARE CALENDARED AND SUBMITTED TIMELY. THE GELF/GBBF TEAM INITIALLY MEETS WITH EACH COUNTY OR PROJECT PARTNER RECEIVING GRANT FUNDING TO SET TARGET GOALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF FUNDS. PARTNER'S OR PROGRAM'S PROGRESS IS MONITORED THROUGHOUT THE GRANT CYCLE AND ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED WHERE NEEDED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES POND	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$130,795	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$17,609	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$15,243	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$163,647	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO DESIGNATED COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, COMPRISED OF THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY AND PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 IN DRAFT FORM PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION MAINTAIN REGULAR CONTACT WITH EACH BOARD MEMBER TO STAY ABREAST OF OTHER ACTIVITIES WITH WHICH MEMBERS MAY BE INVOLVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS DETERMINED BY AN ANNUAL REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USING INDUSTRY COMPARISON TO BENCHMARK DATA. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT'S DISCRETION AND USING INDUSTRY COMPARABLES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE WEBSITE GUIDESTAR.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	ROUNDING 3.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE REVIEW PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.