2024-04-23T17:21:07-05:00 2023-06-30 810348775 JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENSPC PO BOX 9047 KALISPELL MT 59904 990 2022-07-01 272577990 GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION GREA 4062687340 PO BOX 2429 GREAT FALLS MT 59403 STEPHANIE BECKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4062687340 2024-04-18 1 STEPHANIE BECKER XXX-XX-XXXX 0 JERRY L LEHMAN CPA P00099287 4067553681 2024-04-01 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z STEPHANIE BECKER PO BOX 2429 GREAT FALLS MT 59403 6163063 0 X WWW.GFPSFOUNDATION.ORG X 2010 MT THE MISSION OF THE GFPS FOUNDATION IS TO ENHANCE THE HIGH-QUALITY TEACHING AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY FUNDING INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. 19 19 5 200 0 0 788425 2408450 0 0 491017 323950 127350 115946 1406792 2848346 845804 1112442 0 0 200699 222830 0 0 119564 65104 69226 1111607 1404498 295185 1443848 8003484 9530506 183517 316 7819967 9530190 THE MISSION OF THE GFPS FOUNDATION IS TO ENHANCE THE HIGH-QUALITY TEACHING AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY FUNDING INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. 0 0 1200823 1112442 PROVIDE FUNDS TO PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXCELLENCE FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AND OUR BRIGHTEST STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. 1200823 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 4062687340 PO BOX 2429 GREAT FALLS MT 59403 DREW BLEWETT CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANIE AGAMENONI VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EMILY MORRISON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLEY WHITNEY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN BRANDVOLD PAST CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JARED BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JORDAN CROSBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM DONNELLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CANDICE ENGLISH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY HOUTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GORDON JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACEY LAMY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG LUINSTRA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE MARSHALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY O'BRIEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL O'NEILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN REITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN STURGES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRION TORGERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY O'LEARY TREMPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTI VIRTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE BECKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 3000 80619 19129 3000 80619 19129 0 0 0 0 0 10161 2398289 1121557 2408450 182485 182485 3422728 3281263 141465 141465 141465 149400 33454 115946 115946 2848346 0 0 439896 705337 705337 407105 407105 96389 33736 19278 43375 108327 37915 21665 48747 825 289 165 371 17289 6051 3458 7780 20 20 15915 15915 6601 6601 12434 12434 9633 423 9210 1073 323 750 1292 1292 EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION 11913 765 8680 2468 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9625 9625 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION 720 458 262 1404498 1200823 84111 119564 136354 71085 90293 45316 1000 0 6459476 8036665 1316361 1377440 8003484 9530506 23562 316 159955 0 183517 316 X 1112568 1262162 6707399 8268028 7819967 9530190 8003484 9530506 1443848 266375 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2712965 1232632 1256228 788425 2408450 8398700 12512 12253 16796 10114 11129 62804 2725477 1244885 1273024 798539 2419579 8461504 3034862 5426642 162911 131364 98204 127223 182485 702187 320 320 9164011 691480 0.59220 0.63220 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 273529 18257 15521 276265 315113 -23394 18190 273529 252708 7500 70999 16094 315113 264471 5000 -1565 15198 252708 5079561 13716 4828806 264471 0.25809 0.74191 0 0 0 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT INVESTMENTS 1377440 F 1377440 X 3159304 266375 11129 277504 2881800 -33454 -33454 2848346 1449081 11129 33454 44583 1404498 0 1404498 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY, FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED OR THE DUE DATE OF THE RETURN, WHICHEVER IS LATER. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RAFFLE EXPENSES -33,454. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RAFFLE EXPENSES 33,454. PART V ENDOWMENT FUNDS LINE E DURING THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019, THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS AUDITORS REVIEWED ORIGINAL DONOR DOCUMENTATION AND DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION WAS IMPROPERLY CLASSIFYING CERTAIN ASSETS INTENDED TO BE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AS PART OF ITS ENDOWMENT. THE DESIGNATION OF THE ASSETS AS PART OF THE ENDOWMENT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL DONOR INTENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION IS TREATING THESE ASSETS AS RELEASED FROM A QUASI-ENDOWMENT CLASSIFICATION DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND REMOVING THEM FROM ITS ENDOWMENT. 149400 31666 1788 1 0.95000 149400 31666 1788 33454 115946 MT 0 MONTANA DOES NOT REQUIRE ORGANIZATIONS TO OBTAIN A RAFFLE PERMIT. 0 1 0 1.00000 THE ORGANIZATION PO BOX 2429 GREAT FALLS MT 59403 0 0 SCHEDULE G, PART III, LINES 6, 11, AND 13 THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS ITS RAFFLE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF NUMEROUS STUDENT AND PARENT ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. STUDENTS IN THESE ORGANIZATIONS VOLUNTEER TO SELL RAFFLE TICKETS AS DO SOME BUSINESSES, INDIVIDUALS, AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GREAT FALLS COMMUNITY. NONVOLUNTEER LABOR IS EMPLOYED PRIMARILY IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE RAFFLE. 1 GREAT FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 1 & A 1100 4TH STREET SOUTH GREAT FALLS MT 59405 816000120 GOVERNMENT 687885 0 THE FUNDS SUPPLIED TO AND ON BEHALF OF GREAT FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 & A (GFPS) PROGRAMS WERE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE FOLLOWING GRANT PURPOSES:$305,652.45 WAS REIMBURSED TO OR DISBURSED ON BEHALF OF GFPS FOR FACILITIES ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS. $45,217.07 IN DISCOVERY GRANTS WERE DISBURSED TO GFPS OR ON BEHALF OF GFPS TEACHER PROJECTS, NET.$71,869.93 IN INNOVATION GRANTS WERE DISBURSED TO GFPS OR ON BEHALF OF GFPS TEACHER PROJECTS, NET.$78,427.30 WAS DISBURSED TO PURCHASE FOOD FOR THE SCHOOL FOOD PANTRIES.$186,717.90 WAS GRANTED IN CASH IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC GFPS PROGRAMS, STUDENT GROUPS, STUDENT NEEDS, TEACHERS' NEEDS, AND CLASSROOM NEEDS. 1 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR GFPS STUDENTS ENTERING TWO AND FOUR YEAR PROGRAMS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND SELECT APPRENTICESHIPS: THE FOUNDATION HAS MANY DONORS WHO ESTABLISHED SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM GFH, CMR, AND PGEC. INDEPENDENT SELECTION COMMITTEES PICK THE WINNERS AND THE FOUNDATION MAKES THE SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENT DIRECTLY TO THE STUDENTS' CHOSEN UNIVERSITY FOR STUDENTS' TUITION, BOOKS, FEES, ETC. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO HELPING STUDENTS PAY FOR THE INCREASING COSTS OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND PREPARING THEM FOR THE FUTURE. GENEROUS DONORS PROVIDED FUNDING FOR DUAL CREDIT CLASSES FOR STUDENTS AT GFH, CMR, AND PGEC. ADDITIONALLY DUAL CREDIT SCHOLARSHIPS ALLOW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE CLASSES FOR COLLEGE CREDIT AT A VERY REDUCED RATE. IT IS A COST-EFFECTIVE WAY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN THE RIGOR OF COLLEGE CLASSES AND ACQUIRE POST-SECONDARY CREDITS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDED VIRTUAL ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR K-12 STUDENTS. 124 359205 HEISEY TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED COMPETITIVELY TO PREK-12 SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT TO HELP FUND WORK TOWARD A MASTER'S DEGREE, NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS CERTIFICATION, ACADEMIC WORK SUPPORTING GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS' DISTRICT GOALS, OR AN ENDORSEMENT, INCLUDING; COUNSELING, ADMINISTRATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, MUSIC, HEALTH ENHANCEMENT, READING, GIFTED EDUCATION OR ANY OTHER FIELD RELATED TO EDUCATION. 21 20676 ANGELS IN ACTION: THIS PROGRAM HELPS GFPS MEMBERS FACING A PERSONAL CRISIS AND PROVIDES A SMALL GRANT TO HELP DEFRAY EXPENSES CAUSED BY THE CRISIS. 6 1500 TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD - GRANTED TO TEACHERS FOR USE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION OR CLASSROOM ENHANCEMENTS 2 5000 IMMERSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING GRANTS - GRANTED TO EDUCATORS TO SUPPORT DEEPLY ENGAGING, HIGH IMPACT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. RECIPIENTS OF THESE GRANTS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPLEMENT NEW CONCEPTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND FORMALLY SHARE LEARNING WITH COLLEAGUES. 3 19629 RUTH STONE MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATORS 5 1095 PART I, LINE 2: THE GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION HAS SELECTION CRITERIA AND AN INDEPENDENT GROUP OF REVIEWERS FOR RECOMMENDING GRANT AWARDS. GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRANT AWARDEES MUST COMPLETE AN EVALUATION ON THE SUCCESS OF THEIR PROJECTS. PERIODICALLY, FOUNDATION STAFF VISIT CLASSROOMS AND FACILITIES TO SEE HOW PROJECTS THE FOUNDATION HAS FUNDED ARE PROGRESSING. FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART III THE FOUNDATION COUNTS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DIRECTLY RECEIVING GRANTS. X 8 1121207 FAIR MARKET VALUE X RAFFLE ITEMS 1 350 FACE VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): CONTRIBUTIONS ARE COUNTED BY NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS, NOT BY ITEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A COMPLETE COPY OF THE RETURN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NAME AND ADDRESS INFORMATION THAT WAS REDACTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE DONOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS A PART OF EVERY COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEETING AGENDA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. GREAT FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 1 & A 1100 4TH STREET SOUTH GREAT FALLS MT 59403 816000120 PUBLIC EDUCATION MT 170(C)(1) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 GREAT FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 1 & A B 687885 AMOUNT PAID GREAT FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 1 & A O 11129 AUDIT GREAT FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 1 & A K 0 AMOUNT NOT DETERMINABLE GREAT FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 1 & A P 100157 AMOUNT PAID AND PAYABLE PART V, LINE 2 (4) THE ORGANIZATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MANY GRANTS ARE GIVEN TO COMPONENTS OF GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SUCH AS STUDENT ACADEMIC OR ATHLETIC GROUPS, OR TO TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CHECKS FOR THESE PROJECTS MAY BE MADE OUT DIRECTLY TO GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS ASSISTED GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH PROJECTS TO ENHANCE ITS SCHOOL FACILITIES; THE COMPLETED PROJECTS ARE OWNED BY GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.