2024-11-14T15:38:46-06:00 2023-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990EZ 2023-01-01 844697127 GRADY'S CLASSROOM INC GRAD 8184255998 4412 E MILWAUKEE ST JANESVILLE WI 53546 MICHAEL WHEELER PRESIDENT 8184255998 2024-11-14 1 1 JASON STEPHENS CPA P01263225 6082744020 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X GRADYSCLASSROOM.ORG X X 133030 X 133030 133030 40235 46987 156 4337 91715 41315 -4673 0 36642 X 44 0 21000 36649 21044 36649 25717 7 -4673 36642 X TO EDUCATE CHILDREN WHO FACE CHALLENGING SOCIETAL ISSUES BY USING COMPELLING EDUTAINMENT CONTENT VALIDATED BY RESEARCH PROTOCOLS IN ORDER TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR PATTERNS AND IMPROVE THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. GRADY'S CLASSROOM IS A MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION THAT USES A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM AND IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH THAT INTEGRATES ANIMATION SHOW CONTENT, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WITH KIDS, AND RIGOROUS EVALUATION OF THE EXPERIENCE TO HELP ADVANCE AND PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING, ACTIVE LIVING, AND FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY FOR ALL.OUR STRATEGY INCLUDES STRONG PARTNERS AND PARTNERSHIPS, WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN GREATEST NEEDS AND AT GREATEST RISK, AND FACILITATES CONTENT AND IMPLEMENTATION IN A WAY THAT IS FEASIBLE AND EFFECTIVE.PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SCHOOL GARDEN PLANNING AND BUILDS, ANIMATION CONTENT BACKED WITH AGE-APPROPRIATE, PURPOSEFUL, AND TARGETED CURRICULAR MATERIALS (E.G., SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, NUTRITION AND HEALTH, AND GARDENING), AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXTENSIONS SUCH AS RECIPE TESTING, GAMES, AND TASTINGS! EACH MODULE FEATURES A UNIQUE ANIMATION EPISODE AND THEN A SERIES OF SESSION COMPONENTS THAT SUPPORT THE LEARNING TARGETS IN BITESIZE CHUNKS THAT ARE FUN FOR KIDS AND EASY FOR STAFF OR TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT.WE METHODICALLY DEVELOPED, TESTED, AND RECEIVED VALIDATION RESULTS FOR OUR FIRST PROJECT, WHICH IS TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND FOOD INSECURITY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. WE FIRST CREATED GADY'S GARDEN, AN ANIMATION SHOW THAT CHRONICLES THE LIVES OF SIX KIDS OF COLOR WHO SEEK TO INTRODUCE A GARDEN TO MAKE VEGETABLES AVAILABLE TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, WHICH FURTHER LED TO THE CREATION OF THE FIRST ANIMATION EPISODE, "LET'S PLANT A SALAD." WE THEN PARTNERED WITH PHD. NUTRITION EXPERTS AND LOCAL K-6 SCHOOLS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI TO DEVELOP AN INTERVENTION PROTOCOL PRE AND POST VIEWING OF THE FIRST SHOW EPISODE. THE RESULTS WERE PROMISING: THERE WAS A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF CELERY (+ 37.5%) AND ONIONS (+12.5%) FOLLOWING THE INTERVENTION; AND THERE ALSO WAS A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WILLINGNESS TO TRY CELERY (+50%) AND ROMAINE LETTUCE (+75%) FOLLOWING THE INTERVENTION. AS WE SCALE THIS INTERVENTION APPROACH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE POSITIVE RESULTS THAT LEAD TO INCREASED VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION AND HEALTHY KIDS.DURING 2023, WE LAUNCHED OUR FIRST 22-MINUTE ANIMATION EPISODE, WHICH IS NOW PUBLISHED BY GRTV IN WEST MICHIGAN. AS A RESULT OF THE EXTENDED ANIMATION CONTENT, WE NOW HAVE 10 EDUCATIONAL MODULES THAT A TEACHER OR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM MAY EMPLOY FOR A CALENDAR ACADEMIC YEAR. THESE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS HAVE ALLOWED US TO REACH MORE THAN 1,700 KIDS IN MICHIGAN AND IDAHO. MORE SPECIFICALLY, OUR REACH INCLUDES MORE THAN TWENTY SCHOOLS AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 0 43097 43097 MICHAEL WHEELER PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 40.00 40235 0 0 FRANCESCA FAJINMI TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 CHAD MILLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 LOUIS DINICOLA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 JASON TODD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WI MI MICHAEL WHEELER 4412 E MILWAUKEE ST JANESVILLE WI 53546 8184255998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE 0 NONE 0 1 X 15631 84221 59014 133030 291896 15631 84221 59014 133030 291896 218690 73206 291896 X PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: THE 2020 COLUMN ON SCHEDULE A, PART II REPRESENTS THE INITIAL TAX YEAR BEGINNING FEBRUARY 12, 2020 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2020. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 820. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,889. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 628. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 4,337. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: TRADEMARK. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 21,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 21,000. DESCRIPTION: NOTES AND LOANS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 15,649. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 23,500. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 7. DESCRIPTION: LOANS AND OTHER PAYABLES TO ANY CURRENT OR FORMER OFFICER. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,217. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. FORM 990-EZ, PART V, LINE 34: THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION HAVE BEEN RESTATED TO REFLECT THE CHANGE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.