Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 7,258,350 | 4,313,728 | 4,876,898 | 4,265,729 | 4,323,609 | 25,038,314 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 7,258,350 | 4,313,728 | 4,876,898 | 4,265,729 | 4,323,609 | 25,038,314 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 586,193 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 24,452,121 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 7,258,350 | 4,313,728 | 4,876,898 | 4,265,729 | 4,323,609 | 25,038,314 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 157 | 907 | 1,887 | 2,632 | 3,695 | 9,278 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 25,047,592 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | (CONTINUED FROM PART III) KINDERGARTEN. OUR BIRTH TO KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF 447 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LAST YEAR. 88% OF OUR "GRADUATES" ENTERED SCHOOL "KINDERGARTEN READY" PER STANDARDIZED TESTS COMPARED TO 59% FOR THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE. FIRST GRADE READING INTERVENTION (EARLY LITERACY) - MODELED AFTER THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL KINDERGARTEN INTERVENTION PROGRAM, THIS PROJECT UTILIZES A LITERACY COACH, INDIVIDUALIZED STAFF DEVELOPMENT, COMMON READING TIME AND SMALL-GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL INTERVENTIONS THAT PROVIDE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HOUR OF READING TIME PER SCHOOL DAY. IT IS AN "ALL HANDS ON DECK" APPROACH TO READING PROFICIENCY. FIRST GRADE WAS CHOSEN FOR THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE RESEARCH CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THIS IS THE OPTIMAL TIME TO MASTER BASIC READING SKILLS. MOREOVER, 80% OF STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT PROFICIENT READERS AFTER FIRST GRADE ARE NOT PROFICIENT AFTER FIFTH GRADE. THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO FOR OUR CHILDREN EDUCATIONALLY IS TEACH THEM TO READ. OUR FIRST-GRADE READING INTERVENTION PARTNERSHIP (FUNDED BY UNITED WAY) SERVED 1341 STUDENTS IN THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR. 63% OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE ASSESSED AS PROFICIENT OR ADVANCED ON AN ORAL READING ASSESSMENT. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT CONTINUE IN THE 2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR. TEACHER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (TAP) - THE TEACHER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES POWERFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, INSTRUCTIONALLY-FOCUSED ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION FOR EDUCATORS. ALTHOUGH ACHIEVEMENT SCORES AT OUR TAP SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO BE MODEST (THESE SCHOOLS TEND TO HAVE HIGH NUMBERS OF CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY), ACADEMIC GROWTH IS GENERALLY STRONG. STATED DIFFERENTLY, STUDENTS AT THESE SCHOOLS ARE LEARNING MORE THAN WOULD BE EXPECTED IN A ONE-YEAR PERIOD. SEVEN OF OUR TAP SCHOOLS HAD COMPOSITE SCORES OF 5 UNDER THE TENNESSEE VALUE-ADDED ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (TVAS) LAST YEAR. THAT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACADEMIC GROWTH. UNFORTUNATELY, FIVE OF OUR TAP SCHOOLS HAD COMPOSITE SCORES OF 1 - THE LOWEST LEVEL OF ACADEMIC GROWTH. GSP WILL DISCONTINUE FUNDING FOR TAP IN THE 2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR. TEACHER MENTORING AND INDUCTION - THIS PROGRAM HAS HELPED KCS IDENTIFY AND RETAIN STRONG TEACHERS; IT ALSO HELPS IDENTIFY THE RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF TEACHERS WHO SHOULD NOT CONTINUE IN THE PROFESSION AND WHOSE CONTRACTS SHOULD NOT BE RENEWED. ALTHOUGH 60% OF KNOX COUNTY TEACHERS ARE RETAINED DURING THEIR FIRST FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE, THIS RETENTION RATE HAS BEEN DECLINING IN RECENT YEARS. THESE OUTCOME RESULTS HAVE CAUSED GSP TO DISCONTINUE FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM IN THE 2015-2016 FY. ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION (AVID) - AVID IS A COLLEGE READINESS SYSTEM THAT UTILIZES PROVEN STRATEGIES TO EMPOWER STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC SKILLS, INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND SOCIAL ADAPTABILITY WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF COLLEGE ADMISSION AND GRADUATION. AVID STUDENTS ARE COMPLETING COLLEGE-PREP COURSES AT A RATE OF OVER 95% WHILE MAINTAINING A 3.1 GPA. AT AUSTIN EAST, 89% OF AVID SENIORS GRADUATED ON TIME. 78% OF THOSE GRADUATES ENROLLED IN COLLEGE COMPARED TO LESS THAN 65% FOR THE SCHOOL AS A WHOLE. TEACHERPRENUER GRANT PROGRAM -TEACHERPRENUER INVITES KNOX COUNTY TEACHERS TO BE INNOVATIVE BY DEVELOPING PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTIONAL INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES. THE MOST PROMISING IDEAS ARE FUNDED IN A PILOT SETTING WITH THE RESULTS MONITORED AND MEASURED. SUCCESSFUL IDEAS CAN BE SCALED UP. SIX PROPOSALS WERE SELECTED FOR FUNDING IN FY15, WITH GRANTS RANGING FROM 1,000 TO 25,000. TUTORING CENTERS/CENTERS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE - GREAT SCHOOLS HAS SEVERAL PRIVATE SECTOR DONORS TO CREATE TUTORING CENTERS AT FIVE KNOX COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS: CENTRAL, GIBBS, KARNS, SOUTH DOYLE, AND WEST. THESE CENTERS ASSIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO FALL BELOW A "C" IN THEIR ACADEMIC STUDIES, AND OFFER ACT PREP IN SOME LOCATIONS. STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE TUTORING SHOW SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS: AT CENTRAL HIGH, 84% INCREASED THEIR SCORES BY A LETTER GRADE. AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL, 87% SUCCESSFULLY RAISED THEIR SCORES. 90% OF THOSE TUTORED AT KARNS HAD A PASS RATE. SOUTH DOYLE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED TUTORING GAINED AN OVERAGE OF 11 POINTS ON THEIR FINAL COURSE GRADE. DATA ANALYST - THE DATA AND EVALUATION NEEDS OF GSP HAVE GROWN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, AS HAS THE COMPLEXITY OF ANALYSIS DUE TO THE EVOLUTION OF STANDARDIZED TESTS. TO FACILITATE ACCESS AND ANALYSIS OF STUDENT DATA RELATED TO PROGRAM OUTCOMES, GSP HAS AN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH KCS. THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT, GSP COVERS A PARTIAL SALARY OF ONE DATA ANALYST, AND EMPLOYEE OF KCS. IN RETURN, KCS PROVIDES US WITH DATA AND EVALUATION REPORTS FOR OUR PROGRAMS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | (CONTINUED FROM PART III) BENEFIT STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. RESEARCH INDICATES THESE BENEFITS INCLUDE IMPROVED STUDENT LEARNING, HEALTH, AND ATTENDANCE; STRONGER FAMILY ENGAGEMENT; AN IMPROVED SCHOOL CLIMATE; AND SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS. IN KNOX COUNTY, STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE AFTERSCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING AT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SHOW ACCELERATED RATES OF ACADEMIC GROWTH AND FEWER ABSENCES WHEN COMPARED TO THEIR PEERS IN THE SAME SCHOOL. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | (CONTINUED FROM PART III) ITS TWO AREAS OF GREATEST STRENGTH: (1) STUDENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT, AND (2) COLLEGE ACCESS. GRAD'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO VOTED TO BECOME WHAT THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE CALLS A "SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION" OF THE GSP EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013. WITH THEIR WORK NOW CLOSELY ALIGNED AND TWO BOARDS OF DIRECTORS HAVING A FORMAL, LEGAL RELATIONSHIP, TALKS ARE UNDER WAY TO EXPLORE THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO DEPLOY STAFF AND RESOURCES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | CODETN - CODETN IS TENNESSEE'S FIRST SOFTWARE CODE-WRITING COMPETITION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE GOAL IS TO PROMOTE COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THE WORLD OF SOFTWARE DESIGN. IT WAS INSPIRED BY THE FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION, AND WITH A STAFFING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GSP AND THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE, CODETN WAS PILOTING IT THIS YEAR WITH 27 TEAMS FROM KNOX, ANDERSON AND BLOUNT COUNTIES. TEAMS FROM FARRAGUT AND BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED AS FINALISTS, AND BEARDEN WON THE COMPETITION WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH ENGINE CALLED "ERUDITIO". |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE UNDERLYING DETAILED FINANCIAL INFORMATION USED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990 IS REPORTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY QUARTERLY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL (PRESIDENT) IS DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY IN OPEN MEETING. THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION IS NEGOTIATED AND BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING COMPENSATION PAID TO TOP MANAGEMENT OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE REGION. THE GOVERNING BODY VOTES TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION AND MINUTES ARE KEPT TO SUBSTANTIATE THE ACTION TAKEN. |
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