2024-09-25T11:31:11-05:00 2023-12-31 341874260 CBIZ MHM LLC 700 WEST 47TH STREET SUITE 1100 KANSAS CITY MO 64112 990 2023-01-01 852533202 BE GREAT TOGETHER BEGR 8166639794 4741 CENTRAL ST 141 KANSAS CITY MO 64112 AVRELL STOKES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8166639794 2024-09-13 1 1 LISA BURKE P00220718 8169455500 2024-09-13 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z AVRELL STOKES 4741 CENTRAL ST 141 KANSAS CITY MO 64112 492835 0 X WWW.BGTOGETHER.ORG X 2020 MO WE EMPOWER TEACHERS AND INSPIRE STUDENTS TO BECOME LEADERS. 4 3 4 30 0 0 663090 492344 0 0 0 0 0 491 663090 492835 30445 50500 0 0 208331 212918 0 0 25841 209756 118177 448532 381595 214558 111240 378978 490254 480 516 378498 489738 X BEGREAT TOGETHER PROVIDES FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM IDEAS THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF STUDENTS. BEGREAT ALSO PROVIDES NARRATIVE AND STORYTELLING SUPPORT TO UPLIFT IMPACT WITHIN COMMUNITIES. 0 0 305133 50500 BEGREAT TOGETHER EMPOWERS TEACHERS WITHIN THEIR LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRES STUDENTS TO BECOME THE LEADERS THAT THEY ARE BY PROVIDING FUNDING TO TEACHER AND STUDENT NOMINATED K-12 PROGRAMS, OFFERING ONGOING PROGRAMMING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ESTABLISHING SCHOOL-TO-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT CREATE SUSTAINABILITY. BEGREAT'S SIGNATURE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FOCUSES ON 5 COMPONENTS: FUNDING, STRATEGIC PLANNING, GOAL SETTING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONALLY, BEGREAT FOCUSES ON NARRATIVE TRANSFORMATION THROUGH STORYTELLING THAT SHEDS LIGHT ON COMMUNITY IMPACT.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)SINCE OUR OCTOBER 2021 LAUNCH, BEGREAT'S PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT APPROACH HAS GAINED AN OVERALL 98% GROWTH IN PROFICIENCY AND/OR PRACTICES OF PARTNERED SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. $60,000 HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOL PARTNERS SINCE 2021. BEGREAT'S PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE THE GLOBAL ACADEMY AT KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SUCCESS ACADEMY AT ANDERSON, METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CENTER ACADEMY FOR SUCCESS, AND PASEO ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL. BEGREAT PARTNERED WITH THE GLOBAL ACADEMY, WHO SUPPORTS RECENTLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FOR UP TO ONE YEAR AFTER ARRIVAL, TO CREATE THE MULTILINGUAL LIBRARY, WHICH PROVIDES BOOKS IN STUDENTS' NATIVE LANGUAGES TO FOSTER CONTINUED LITERACY DEVELOPMENT. TO DATE, 389 BOOK TITLES AND 710 PHYSICAL BOOKS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE LIBRARY. 95% OF STUDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED AN INCREASED ABILITY TO READ AND COMMUNICATE IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. BEGREAT ALSO HELPED THE GLOBAL ACADEMY CREATE A PROJECT CALLED "FUTURE REFLECTIONS OF SUCCESS". THIS PROJECT GAVE YOUTH WITH IMMIGRANT OR REFUGEE BACKGROUND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS STORIES FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS WHO ALSO HAVE AN IMMIGRANT OR REFUGEE BACKGROUND. BEGREAT PARTNERED WITH THE SUCCESS ACADEMY TO CREATE A FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES ('FACS') CLASS THAT TEACHES LIFE SKILLS THAT RELATE DIRECTLY TO THE REAL WORLD. THROUGH SUPPORTING FACS, BEGREAT FORMED AN OFFICIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE APPLICABLE BEGREAT PARTNER PROGRAMS AND STUDENTS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO EARN PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS BEFORE GRADUATION. BEGREAT PARTNERED WITH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN INSTITUTION MULTISTUDIO AND CENTER ACADEMY'S COMPUTER MODELING AND DESIGN PROGRAM AS THEY SUPPORTED STUDENT'S KNOWLEDGE REGARDING 3D PRINTING AND DESIGN, RELATED TO THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE. BEING TEACHER AND STUDENT LED, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES GROWTH AND EMPOWERMENT TOWARDS UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN TO APPLICABLE INDUSTRIES. BRIDGING SCHOOL-TO-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IS VITAL TO BEGREAT'S PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT MODEL. A PART OF AIDING IN THIS PROCESS IS PROMOTING THE INCLUSION OF PARENTS ALONG THE STUDENT EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. PASEO ACADEMY'S DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM HAS HELD THAT SAME VALUE FROM INCEPTION. A KEY BEGREAT PROGRAM SUPPORT BEST-PRACTICE IS IDENTIFYING AND COORDINATING CHAMPIONS BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TO SCHOOL PARTNERS. BEGREAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF DUAL LANGUAGE WHO HAVE BEGUN THEIR PROCESS OF ENGAGING PARENTS AND COMMUNITY AT-LARGE. FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, CAPWAY, AND BEGREAT HAVE PARTNERED TO PROVIDE FOOD TO STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHILE ALSO TEACHING THEM ABOUT MONEY THROUGH OUR DIGITAL FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM, PHUNDS. THE PARTNERSHIP IS MISSIONED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH TWO KEY ELEMENTS NEEDED FOR A CHANCE AT A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOOD AND FINANCE. STUDENTS TAKE MODERN, RELATABLE FINANCIAL EDUCATION MODULES THROUGH PHUNDS VIA MOBILE APP OR WEBSITE. STUDENTS GAIN REWARDS POINTS FOR EACH FINANCIAL LITERACY MODULE THEY COMPLETE AND USE THEIR REWARDS TO "PURCHASE" FOOD, TOILETRIES, AND OTHER NECESSITIES IN THE CAPWAY STORE LOCATED INSIDE OF THE SCHOOL. STUDENTS CAN FILL UP AN ENTIRE BAG PER WEEK. 305133 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 X AVRELL STOKES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8166639794 3429 CHARLOTTE ST KANSAS CITY MO 64109 AVRELL STOKES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY 6.00 X X 87200 0 7800 CORTEZ BRYANT CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 CORTNEY WOODRUFF TREASURER 6.00 X X 0 0 0 LEMIA JENKINS BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 87200 0 7800 0 0 0 0 0 20000 472344 492344 491 491 491 492835 0 0 491 X 50500 50500 95000 57000 14250 23750 95448 95448 5700 5700 16770 13424 1255 2091 441 441 15783 15783 54503 54503 18614 18614 18892 18892 9331 9331 613 613 381595 305133 50621 25841 358464 480045 20514 10209 378978 490254 480 516 480 516 X 0 0 0 0 378498 489738 378498 489738 378978 490254 111240 0 X 0 0 0 X 220870 663090 492835 1376795 220870 663090 492835 1376795 563922 812873 1376795 491 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 CAPWAY INC 1201 PEACHTREE ST NE 1004 ATLANTA GA 30361 N/A 10000 0 N/A N/A SUPPORT PHUNDS PROGRAM FOUNDATION FOR CENTER EDUCATION 1221 W 103RD ST 164 KANSAS CITY MO 64114 431861979 501(C)(3) 10000 0 N/A N/A SUPPORT STUDENTS WITHIN THE CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION 2901 TROOST AVE KANSAS CITY MO 64109 461176494 501(C)(3) 20500 0 N/A N/A SUPPORT STUDENTS WITHIN KCPS SYSTEM CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8401 EUCLID AVE KANSAS CITY MO 64132 501(C)(3) 10000 0 N/A N/A NEW CODING AND 3D PRINTING PROGRAM 3 1 PART I, LINE 2: BEGREAT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS THAT RECEIVE GRANTS THROUGH ITS VARIOUS SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS. BEGREAT HOLDS MONTHLY MEETINGS AND UPDATES WITH ALL GRANT RECIPIENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 AVRELL STOKES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CORTNEY WOODRUFF, CHAIR, AND CORTEZ BRYANT, TREASURER, HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD HAS PERIODIC CHECK-INS WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGAL TEAM TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BE GREAT TOGETHER REQUIRES ITS BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY USING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND AN INDEPENDENT BOARD APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,336. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,336. CONSULTING - ENGLISH TEACHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 40,167. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 40,167. MAGNOLIA MEDIA CORPORATION (DBA ASSEMBLEFYI) 4815 ELMWOOD AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90004 844782144 ONLINE COACHING CA N/A S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0