2024-06-22T17:28:14Z 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 475538716 GREATER THINGS GREA 8653635262 6812 Baum Dr Knoxville TN 37919 JANA D SPICKA President / CEO 8653635262 2024-06-22 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Jana D Spicka 6616 E Bay Blvd Gulf Breeze FL 32563 343802 false X HTTPS://greater-things.org X 2015 TN Greater Things is organized exclusively for religious, educational and community building for Christian purposes; to empower and equip women and men in their emotional, physical, and spiritual growth; providing tools, resources and instructional training that equips and enables productive, healthy and biblical lives. 4 4 2 30 0 0 196660 215974 72365 94008 0 0 0 33820 269025 343802 0 0 0 0 23314 43879 0 0 0 197924 275004 221238 318883 47787 24919 55519 506117 501 428380 55018 77737 Greater Things is organized exclusively for religious, educational and community building for Christian purposes; to empower and equip women and men in their emotional, physical, and spiritual growth; providing tools, resources and instructional training that equips and enables productive, healthy and biblical lives. false false 624190 48173 0 28677 Greater Things hosted multiple off-site events in 2023 that were open to the community that reached roughly 350 people at various locations. These events included a marriage retreat with roughly (20) couples, a women's fall retreat with roughly (30) women in attendance. We hosted a men's retreat with (12) men, a women's spring retreat, a woman's all day intensive training (roughly 75 women in attendance at each) and another community event near Christmas with roughly (120) people in attendance. All of these events supported our overall mission to strengthen and empower women (and men) and their families with spiritual and emotional training and growth opportunities. 813110 16829 14301 Programming events were run in the Greater Things building at 6812 Baum Dr that reached roughly (90) people ever week. These included five standing weekly meetings that offer small and safe communities to build trust and confidence: Sunday Night, Tuesday Night, Wednesday Day, Wednesday night, Thursday Night and Friday morning. Additionally, several one-time larger group gatherings were held, including a women's training event, financial budgeting clases for women and couples, and holiday gatherings for Palm Sunday, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. All of these events supported our overall mission to strengthen and empower women men and their families with emotional and spiritual training and various opportunities for growth in safe community. 926110 51030 Part of the mission of Greater Things is to elevate women in their careers, goals and ambitions. We provide office space and meeting space below fair market value for women-led startup businesses and ministries. As part of their informal partnership with Greater Things, we provide one on one and group mentorship, various small business and financial training, networking opportunities, as well as exposure for their business and ministry within the Greater Things community as a whole. In 2023 we offered space to (8) different women-led business or ministries. Note on expenses: We count all of the expenses for this program in our rent & utilities for our building elsewhere in this 990. 65002 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 4 true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false true true false TN X Good Measure 8653440785 1400 N 6th Ave Knoxville TN 37917 LAURA JONES COLLINS SECRETARY/TREASURER AND BOARD MEMBER 15.00 X X 4780 0 0 JANA SPICKA PRESIDENT AND BOARD CHAIRMAN 45.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES SPICKA BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 896 0 0 BETH HUNGERFORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANA SPICKA PRESIDENT AND BOARD CHAIRMAN 45.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA JONES COLLINS SECRETARY/TREASURER AND BOARD MEMBER 15.00 X X 4780 0 0 CHARLES SPICKA BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 896 0 0 BETH HUNGERFORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 5676 0 0 0 false false false 0 215974 215974 Women's Business/Ministry Incubator 926110 51030 51030 Women's Events and Marriage Retreats 624190 28677 28677 Community Programming & Training 813110 14301 14301 94008 33820 33820 33820 343802 94008 0 0 5676 4780 896 35488 0 35488 2715 0 2715 84846 31161 53685 3600 3600 1907 1907 17916 17916 2250 2250 130533 130533 3677 3677 23477 23477 3318 3318 Benevolence 3480 3480 318883 65002 253881 0 55519 6217 499900 499900 55519 506117 501 11290 417090 501 428380 X 26460 55018 51277 55018 77737 55519 506117 24919 X false false false X 0 123547 123912 161523 196660 215974 821616 16504 6297 39538 72365 94008 228712 140051 130209 201061 269025 309982 1050328 49447 57876 53689 118381 115417 394810 18500 48465 50881 46012 163858 49447 76376 102154 169262 161429 558668 491660 33820 33820 0 0 0 0 0 33820 33820 0 0 140051 130209 201061 269025 343802 1084148 0.45350 0.47300 0.03120 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 499900 499900 499900 Part VI, Line 11b Prior to submission of this 990 for Greater Things for 2023, the completed documents were all emailed to board members, and they were given a chance to review and ask questions. After that process was completed, the board members were asked for their approval for the 990 to be submitted. Only then was the document compiled, signed and submitted. Part VI, Line 15a Our Executive Director, Jana Spicka, has agreed to lead Greater Things for no compensation. This has been the case since our founding in 2015, but annually the Board has met with Mrs. Spicka to review whether this is still agreeable to her and also good for the organization. Part VI, Line 15b The payment of Laura Jones Collins as a board member is minimal and consistent with the payment of other 1099 contractors in our organization providing similar work, in terms of hourly rate. This payment amount per hours is a management decision and not one that Ms. Collins can influence from her board position. Part VI, Line 18 We file the complete 990 with the IRS, and the 990 without the Schedule B to the State of Tennessee. Each year, after filing, we communicate in all our regular weekly meetings that the 990 has been filed and we offer an overview of the financial state of the organization and details of the filing. We offer at that time to have any and all documents avaiable for those who request them. Periodically throughout the year we remind those in our community that we are a 501c3 organization and that all our records and filings are available either directly from us, from the IRS, or from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Our charter and by-laws are also made available when requested and are also available from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Part VI, Line 19 We file the complete 990 with the IRS, and the 990 without the Schedule B to the State of Tennessee. Each year, after filing, we communicate in all our regular weekly meetings that the 990 has been filed and we offer an overview of the financial state of the organization and details of the filing. We offer at that time to have any and all documents avaiable for those who request them. Periodically throughout the year we remind those in our community that we are a 501c3 organization and that all our records and filings are available either directly from us, from the IRS, or from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Our charter and by-laws are also made available when requested and are also available from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Part VI, Line 2 In terms of family relationships among officers or board members, Jana Spicka and Charles Spicka are married to one another.