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GIO FOUNDATION INC

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Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $192K · expenses $43K · assets $198K

EIN
33-2229352
Address
105 METROLINA PLZ, SHELBY, NC 28150-7708
Website
WWW.THEGIOFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
O12
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2025
Cross-check
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Mission

EMPOWERING CHILDREN TO "GO INSPIRE OTHERS" THROUGH GIVING, EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jenifer Zappitelli PRESIDENT2025 5 $0 reported 1
Anthony Zappitelli EXECUTIVE COUNCIL2025 5 $0 reported 1
Osvaldo Obie Batista EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Denise Donnelly TREASURER2025 5 $0 reported 1
Tyler Huffstetler SECRETARY2025 5 $0 reported 1
Jamie Pocatko-Baird DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
John Goldman DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Michael Prendamano DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Maylin Batista DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1
Dickey Spargo DIRECTOR2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 266 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JENIFER ZAPPITELLI PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ANTHONY ZAPPITELLI EXECUTIVE COUNCIL5 $0$0$0 $01
OSVALDO OBIE BATISTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE DONNELLY TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
TYLER HUFFSTETLER SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE POCATKO-BAIRD DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN GOLDMAN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL PRENDAMANO DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MAYLIN BATISTA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
DICKEY SPARGO DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$191,636$42,603 $197,880$195,258 $265,145$0 $00266

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $5,000 in all, tax years 2025 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
JONATHAN AND KORA HINTON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GIO FOUNDATION INC” 2025 1$5,000 2025$5,000
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2025 · Form 990 · $42,603 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $183,948
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $17,581$17,581-- 41.3%
Office expenses $16,051$16,051-- 37.7%
Other (as described)SHIPPING $2,721$2,721-- 6.4%
Insurance $2,194$2,194-- 5.1%
Travel $2,155$2,155-- 5.1%
Other (as described) EventEVENT COST $1,065$1,065-- 2.5%
Other (as described)MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT $704$704-- 1.7%
Other (as described)BANK & MERCHANT FEES $132$132-- 0.3%
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Total$42,603100%

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