2024-11-01T10:46:58-07:00 2023-12-31 205861398 HSPG & ASSOCIATES PC 5400 N GRAND BLVD STE 330 OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73112 990 2023-01-01 465034403 TENACIOUSLY TEAL INCORPORATED TENA 4057534496 720 W WILSHIRE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73116 TARAH GREEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4057534496 2024-11-01 true true MATTHEW L COLE P02039803 4058449995 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z TARAH GREEN 720 W WILSHIRE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73116 684287 false X www.tteal.org X 2014 OK TENACIOUSLY TEAL, INC. IS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF CANCER FIGHTERS THROUGH ENCOURAGEMENT, SERVICES, AND CARE PACKS FILLED WITH HELPFUL ITEMS FOR THE FIGHT. 9 9 2 500 0 0 477357 621223 0 1453 9974 -82963 -122725 395847 508472 123728 136294 0 87129 118865 0 40587 86655 146162 297512 401321 98335 107151 615816 722975 656 664 615160 722311 X TENACIOUSLY TEAL, INC. IS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF CANCER FIGHTERS THROUGH ENCOURAGEMENT, SERVICES, AND CARE PACKS FILLED WITH HELPFUL ITEMS FOR THE FIGHT. false false 160707 49864 0 CANCER CARE PACKS: CARE PACKS FOR CANCER FIGHTERS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN PROVIDING EMPOTIONAL SUPPORT, PHYSICAL COMFORT, PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE, AND MOTIVATION DURING A CHALLENGING TIME. IN 2023 THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTED 5,908 CANCER CARE PACKS TO CANCER FIGHTERS NATIONWIDE. CARE PACKS ARE FILLED WITH CANCER FIGHTING ESSENTIALS FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN AND DELIVERED TO TREATMENT CENTERS ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND MAILED NATIONAWIDE AT NO COST. CARE PACKS CONTAIN ITEMS LIKE HAND SANITIZER, GREEN TEA, FUZZY SOCKS, KLEENEX, GATORADE, COSMETICS, LOTION, JOURNALS, PUZZLE BOOKS, AND A HANDWRITTEN NOTE FROM AN ADULT OR CHILD. NOT ONLY ARE CARE PACKS FILLED WITH ITEMS TO BRING PATIENTS COMFORT, THEY ALSO SYMBOLIZE AN EXTENSION OF LOVE AND HOPE FOR THOSE FIGHTING CANCER, AND PROVIDE BOTH EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL SUPPORT. 98014 80313 0 SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE: CANCER IS A LIFE-CHANGING ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF PATIENTS BUT ALSO THEIR FINANCIAL STABILITY. MANY CANCER FIGHTERS IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE FACED WITH MOUNTING MEDICAL BILLS, LOST WAGES DUE TO EXTENDED TREATMENTS, AND OTHER UNEXPECTED EXPENSES THAT CAN PUT A STRAIN ON THEIR FINANCES. TENACIOUSLY TEAL IS DEDICATED TO HELPING CANCER FIGHTERS IN OKLAHOMA BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR UNEXPECTED EXPENSES SUCH AS RENT, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, GROCERIES, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL NEEDS. SINCE OUR ESTABLISHMENT, WE HAVE HELPED MANY CANCER FIGHTERS IN OKLAHOMA AND HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES. WITH BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS FOOD AND GAS TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO TREATMENT. TENACIOUSLY TEAL WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO PATIENTS IN NEED AND STRUGGLING TO AFFORD GAS AND ADEQUATE NUTRITION IN 2023. MANY OF THE GAS/GROCERY CARDS GIVEN TO CANCER FIGHTERS WERE PROVIDED TO CANCER FIGHTERS WHO HAD NO OTHER MEANS TO PAY FOR GAS TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO TREATMENT. SOME CANCER FIGHTERS TENACIOUSLY TEAL ASSISTED DROVE AS FAR AS 200 MILES ONE WAY TO THEIR DESIGNATED CANCER CENTER MULTIPLE TIMES A MONTH. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION WAS ABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY HELP MANY CANCER FIGHTERS THROUGH THE ORGANIZATIONS BOARD DESIGNATED FUND (BDF) - A GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP CANCER FIGHTERS IN EXTREME NEED. APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED THROUGH CANCER CENTER STAFF, AND PAYMENTS ARE MADE TO THIRD PARTIES. GRANTS TO CANCER FIGHTERS IN NEED IN OKLAHOMA IN 2023 INCLUDED: -PREVENTING EVICTION AND UTILITIES BEING SHUT OFF FOR THOSE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AS THEY FIGHT CANCER. -GETTING THE HEAT TURNED BACK ON OVER CHRISTMAS FOR A CANCER FIGHTER WHO WAS BED RIDDEN AND BATTLING TO STAY WARM. -ASSISTING A FIGHTER WITH THE RENT FOR HER MOBILE HOME, BUT MAYBE MOST IMPORTANTLY GIVING HER THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES THAT SHE CRAVED BUT COULDNT AFFORD. -HELPING A FAMILY BURY THEIR LOVED ONE WHO HAD WAITED OVER A MONTH TO PROPERLY SAY GOODBYE TO THEIR MOTHER AND SISTER, BECAUSE THEY COULDNT AFFORD TO PAY THE FUNERAL HOME BILL. THEIR LOVED ONE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PANCREATIC CANCER VERY SUDDENLY IN HER 40S, AND AS STATED BY THE FAMILY THEY COME FROM POVERTY AND COULDNT AFFORD THE FUNERAL EXPENSES. WHEN THE T. TEAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE FUNERAL HOME BILL THE FAMILY HAD PAID $50 HERE AND THERE IN AN EFFORT TO LAY THEIR LOVED ONE TO REST. WHEN THE T. TEAL OFFICE CALLED TO TELL THE FAMILY ABOUT COVERING THE REMAINING $1,500 OF THEIR LOVED ONES HOME FUNERAL EXPENSES THEY SOBBED AND YELLED ACROSS TO THE HOUSE TO EXCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS. THERE IS A LOT OF NEED IN OUR STATE AND ADDING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN COMBINATION WITH POVERTY IS DETRIMENTAL TO ONES SURVIVAL. T. TEAL SEEKS TO STAND IN THE GAP FOR CANCER FIGHTERS IN NEED IN OUR STATE BY DISTRIBUTING GRANTS THROUGH AN APPLICATION AND VERIFICATION PROCESS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS THE CANCER FIGHTERS WELL-BEING. 29240 4894 0 BRAVE SHAVE PARTIES & EMPOWERMENT SHOOTS: AT TENACIOUSLY TEAL WE BELIEVE IN EMPOWERING WOMEN TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF CANCER TREATMENT WITH UNWAVERING COURAGE AND STRENGTH WHICH IS WHY WE PROVIDE BRAVE SHAVE AND EMPOWERMENT SHOOTS, WHERE WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HAIR LOSS DUE TO TREATMENT. CANCER TREATMENTS SUCH AS CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIATION, AND SURGERY CAN CAUSE VARIOUS CHANGES IN APPEARANCE, INCLUDING HAIR LOSS, CHANGES IN SKIN, AND LOSS OF EYEBROWS AND EYELASHES. THESE CHANES CAN AFFECT A WOMANS SELF-ESTEEM AND BODY IMAGE MAKING THEM FEEL LESS CONFIDENT OR BEAUTIFUL. WE OFFER BRAVE SHAVE AND EMPOWERMENT SHOOTS FOR WOMEN UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT AS A WAY TO REGAIN SOME CONTROL OF THEIR APPEARANCE AND BOOST THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED SEVERAL BRAVE SHAVE PARTIES AND EMPOWERMENT SHOOTS FOR WOMEN FACING HAIR LOSS FROM CANCER TREATMENT IN 2023. THE BRAVE SHAVE PARTIES AND SHOOTS EMPOWER WOMEN TO FEEL BEAUTIFUL IN A SUPPORTIVE ATMOSPHERE WHILE FACING HAIR LOSS FROM CANCER TREATMENT ON THEIR OWN TERMS. FOR EACH BRAVE SHAVE PHOTOGRAPHY, APPETIZERS, AND A HAIR STYLIST ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST. FOR EACH EMPOWERMENT SHOOT PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP, STYLING, AND PHOTOGRAPHY ARE PROVIDED FOR THE CANCER FIGHTER. 4451 1193 0 CARE PACK PARTIES: THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS CARE PACK PARTIES AROUND THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN ORDER TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH ASSEMBLING THE CANCER CARE PACKS AND FULFILL THE DEMAND FOR AN AVERAGE OF 492 CANCER CARE PACKS THAT WERE DISBURSED MONTHLY IN 2023. THESE PARTIES ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO VOLUNTEER ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER AND HELP SPREAD LOVE AND HOPE TO CANCER FIGHTERS. FURTHERMORE, OUR CARE PACK PARTIES PROVIDE GREAT TEAM BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPANIES ACROSS THE STATE INCLUDING PAYCOM PAYROLL,DELL, AND SEVERAL CIVIC AND CHURCH GROUPS. 29756 30 440 PUBLIC AWARENESS: THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO GROW ITS OUTREACH IN 2023, WHICH WAS DONE THROUGH EXPANSION OF THE PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM. A PROFESSIONAL VIDEO WAS AGAIN DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION TO HELP REACH NEW DONORS AND TO EXPAND ITS MISSION. IN ADDITION, TENACIOUSLY TEAL PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS AS WELL AS OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS. 34207 1223 440 322168 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 9 0 2 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false OK X HSPG & ASSOCIATES PC 4058449995 5400 N GRAND BLVD STE 330 OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73112 TARAH WARREN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 82800 0 6800 JOHN MARCELLUS PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF HAYDEN TREASURER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 KAREN HANNA DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 MELISSA VINCENT DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN GARRISON DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 BROOKE UNRUH DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID GAITHER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 SHAWN EZELL DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 KATIE KEYSER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 82800 0 6800 false false false 345812 275411 58187 621223 9974 0 9974 52650 345812 175815 -123165 0 -123165 440 440 440 508472 440 0 -113191 136294 136294 82801 55667 15319 11815 21426 14405 3964 3057 2100 1325 420 355 5000 3155 1000 845 7538 5179 1351 1008 2630 1683 513 434 7300 4673 1424 1203 250 160 49 41 17429 14608 151 2670 40111 25957 2300 11854 16513 10533 3271 2709 26987 25634 1353 0 1039 1039 0 0 2068 1578 0 490 25249 14625 6707 3917 5141 5034 58 49 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 1445 619 686 140 401321 322168 38566 40587 280299 407620 258339 266599 8685 104499 55743 68493 48756 615816 722975 656 664 656 664 X 615160 722311 615160 722311 615816 722975 107151 X false false false false X 0 0 441663 223661 322340 477357 621223 2086244 4883 1801 0 440 7124 0 0 446546 225462 322340 477357 621663 2093368 27801 15303 17951 14882 23720 99657 0 27801 15303 17951 14882 23720 99657 1993711 1694 4127 1806 1453 9974 19054 1694 4127 1806 1453 9974 19054 41195 39845 52650 133690 2246112 0.88760 0.90210 0.00850 0.00470 X Pt III Ln 12 Other Income Part III, Line 12 Description: MISCELLANEOUS 2021: 34. Description: GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS 2021: 41161. 2022: 39845. 2023: 52650. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 63958 23096 40862 34966 30634 4332 5575 2013 3562 48756 CAREPACKS & COCKTAILS 398462 345812 52650 9526 14485 34734 89420 27650 NONE 398462 345812 52650 9526 14485 34734 89420 27650 175815 -123165 true CANCER CARE PACKS 5908 51057 FMV SNACKS, DRINKS, BOOKS, AMENITIES SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE 276 80315 FMV GAS CARDS, GROCERIES, RENT, UTILITIES, MEDICAL BILLS BRAVE SHAVE & EMPOWERMENT 10 4893 FMV HAIR STYLING, PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP, PHOTO SHOOTS PUBLIC AWARENESS 1 30 FMV MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Pt I Line 2 CANCER FIGHTERS APPLY THROUGH SOCIAL WORKERS AT THEIR CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS BASED ON PREVIOUS ASSISTANCE AND LEVEL OF NEED. RECIPIENTS RECEIVE GIFT CARDS THAT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR GAS OR GROCERIES. FUNDS GRANTED TO CANCER FIGHTERS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, SUPPLIERS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE SPECIFIC NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE FUNDS ARE MET. X 1 25561 MARKET RESEARCH X CANCER CARE PACKS 71 23660 REPLACEMENT COST BASED ON MARKET RESEARCH X FUNDRAISER EXPENSES AND AUCTION ITEMS 17 4299 SELLING PRICE OF AUCTION ITEMS / REPLACEMENT X MISC. PROGRAM SUPPLIES 20 4667 REPLACEMENT COST BASED ON MARKET RESEARCH 0 false false false Pt I col(b) COUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS IN THE ORGANIZATIONS GENERAL LEDGER. Pt VI, Line 11b THE CEO AND A CPA REVIEWED THE FORM 990. THE COMPLETED 990 WAS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD. Pt VI, Line 12c A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED AND REVIEWED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY AND KEPT ON FILE. Pt VI, Line 15a COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REQUIRED DELIBERATION AND REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. Pt VI, Line 19 INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Other PART XII, 2A: WHILE NOT CONSIDERED INDEPENDENT BY REGULATORY STANDARDS, A THIRD PARTY CPA COMPILES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d CARE PACK PARTIES: THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS CARE PACK PARTIES AROUND THE STATE OF 4451. 1193. 0. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d PUBLIC AWARENESS: THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO GROW ITS OUTREACH IN 2023, WHICH 29756. 30. 440.