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- 10 above (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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Total |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 441,044 | 537,460 | 658,680 | 3,151,354 | 940,933 | 5,729,471 |
| 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 | 441,044 | 537,460 | 658,680 | 3,151,354 | 940,933 | 5,729,471 |
| 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) .. | 2,492,009 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 3,237,462 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 441,044 | 537,460 | 658,680 | 3,151,354 | 940,933 | 5,729,471 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 145 | 151 | 228 | 55,402 | 177,081 | 233,007 |
| 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 | 5,962,478 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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 on 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): |
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| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | OUR MISSION IS TO COME ALONGSIDE FAMILIES IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE MEMORIES THAT TRANSCEND TIME. WE SEEK TO ENCOURAGE AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN WHERE A PARENT OR CHILD HAS CANCER. OUR FOCUS IS TO BATTLE FEAR BY INFUSING HOPE, INSPIRING LAUGHTER, AND INSTILLING AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE IN EACH FAMILY WE SERVE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | THE 2024 MINISTRY YEAR WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL AND JOY-FILLED SEASONS IN THE HISTORY OF THUMBS UP MISSION. BY GOD'S GRACE, AND THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS AND THE DEDICATION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, WE WERE ABLE TO WALK ALONGSIDE FAMILIES FACING CANCER IN POWERFUL AND PRACTICAL WAYS. THIS YEAR, WE SERVED 160 GUEST FAMILIES BATTLING CANCER THROUGH TWO FULL- WEEKEND THUMBS UP RETREATS-80 FAMILIES IN FEBRUARY AND 80 FAMILIES IN NOVEMBER-BOTH HOSTED AT GREAT WOLF LODGE. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREAT WOLF LODGE TEAM HAS CONTINUED TO DEEPEN; STAFF MEMBERS NOT ONLY REQUEST TO SERVE DURING OUR RETREAT WEEKENDS BUT NOW PROUDLY WEAR UNIFORMS FEATURING THE THUMBS UP MISSION LOGO CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE EVENTS. OUR RETREATS WERE SUPPORTED BY AN EXTRAORDINARY VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY. 275 VOLUNTEERS SERVED IN FEBRUARY AND 256 VOLUNTEERS SERVED IN NOVEMBER-MORE THAN 530 VOLUNTEERS POURING LOVE, TIME, AND ENERGY INTO OUR GUEST FAMILIES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO SEE FORMER GUEST FAMILIES RETURN AS VOLUNTEERS, A DEEPLY MEANINGFUL SIGN OF THE HEALING, CONNECTION, AND HOPE THAT THE RETREATS FOSTER. WE WELCOMED FAMILIES FROM ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND BEYOND, INCLUDING GUESTS TRAVELING FROM ILLINOIS, TENNESSEE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND FLORIDA, IN ADDITION TO OUR CORE PARTNER HOSPITALS IN GEORGIA, ALABAMA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA. AS WE APPROACH OUR 25TH THUMBS UP RETREAT IN FEBRUARY 2026, WE CELEBRATE HOW GOD HAS EXPANDED THIS MINISTRY FROM A SINGLE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE TO A MOVEMENT THAT IS TOUCHING FAMILIES ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUED TO FLOURISH IN 2024. -THE LANIER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY LEADERSHIP CLASS HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL GOLD OUT GAME, RAISING 17,000.00 TO SEND FAMILIES ON A RETREAT. -THE FAITH CENTER IN TUCKER, GA CONTINUED THEIR FAITHFUL COMMITMENT THROUGH THEIR 5K, CONTRIBUTING 15,000.00 DIRECTLY TOWARD RETREAT COSTS. -OUR ANNUAL DRESSED TO KILLCANCER FUNDRAISER FEATURED SEVEN CANCER WARRIORS MODELING WITH COURAGE AND JOY, HELPING US RAISE A RECORD-BREAKING 203,000.00 FOR RETREAT SCHOLARSHIPS. -A LONGTIME FRIEND OF THUMBS UP, NFL RECEIVER MACK HOLLINS, ENTERED A CHARITY CHESS TOURNAMENT AND WON 15,000.00 WHICH WENT TO SENDING NEW FAMILIES TO A THUMBS UP RETREAT. -OUR FALL FAMILY FUN DAY AT SKITTS MOUNTAIN FARMS WELCOMED 391 ATTENDEES, STRENGTHENING OUR MINISTRY FAMILY AND REACHING NEW SUPPORTERS. IN TOTAL, THUMBS UP MISSION RAISED 951,553.09 IN 2024-RESOURCES THAT DIRECTLY FUEL OUR MISSION TO BRING HOPE, CONNECTION, AND UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES TO FAMILIES WALKING THROUGH THE DARKEST SEASONS OF CANCER. THIS YEAR MARKED AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD IN EXPANDING OUR TEAM. WE HIRED JUSTIN CHANDLER FULL-TIME AS DIRECTOR OF MINISTRY, LEADING OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEW GUEST FAMILIES AND WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, ANDREW MCCLESKEY, AS THEY GUIDE OUR CORE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS INTO NEW AREAS OF GROWTH. THESE AREAS INCLUDE DEVELOPING MORE ONE-DAY REGIONAL GATHERINGS TO CONNECT FAMILIES BY PROXIMITY, BUILDING DEEPER RELATIONSHIPS WITH CANCER NAVIGATORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS, AND INVESTING IN RETURNING GUEST FAMILIES WHO FEEL CALLED TO SERVE FUTURE RETREATS. 2024 ALSO BROUGHT A DEEP AND PERSONAL LOSS TO OUR MISSION FAMILY. WE MOURNED THE PASSING OF DICK BAXTER, A BELOVED LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE THUMBS UP STAFF, WHO FAITHFULLY SERVED THIS MINISTRY WITH COMPASSION AND JOY. DICK'S RELATIONAL MINISTRY CONTINUES TO RIPPLE OUTWARD-SHAPING OUR CONNECTIONS WITH CANCER NAVIGATORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND GUEST FAMILIES. HIS LEGACY REMAINS WOVEN INTO THE HEART OF THUMBS UP MISSION. AS WE LOOK BACK ON THIS REMARKABLE YEAR, WE CELEBRATE NOT ONLY THE NUMBERS BUT THE STORIES OF RESTORATION, JOY, AND COMMUNITY THAT GOD BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH THIS MINISTRY. AND WE LOOK AHEAD WITH ANTICIPATION FOR ALL HE HAS IN STORE FOR THUMBS UP MISSION AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO OUR 25TH RETREAT MILESTONE AND CONTINUE EXPANDING THE REACH OF THIS MISSION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | MILES COKER SHARON COKER DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SPOUSE MILES COKER PAT SCHUEBERT DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SIBLINGS SHARON COKER KEITH COOK DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SIBLINGS MARYBETH COOK KEITH COOK DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SPOUSE |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE 990 IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AT THE MEETING PRECEDING THE DUE DATE OF THE 990. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT SHALL INFORM THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEDGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. |
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