2025-07-15T15:18:31-05:00 2024-08-31 751386677 BROWN GRAHAM AND COMPANY PC 9009 MOUNTAIN RIDGE DRIVE STE 230 AUSTIN TX 78759 990 2023-09-01 843656041 THE GREAT QUESTIONS FOUNDATION GREA 7373504302 1801 E 51ST STREET 365-216 AUSTIN TX 78723 THEODORE HADZI-ANTICH JR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7373504302 2025-07-15 1 1 X SHANNON M ANDRE P00288382 5122578078 2025-07-15 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X THEODORE HADZI-ANTICH JR 1801 E 51ST STREET STE 365-216 AUSTIN TX 78723 1116967 0 X WWW.TGQF.ORG X 2019 TX THE GREAT QUESTIONS FOUNDATION SEEKS TO PROMOTE LIBERAL EDUCATION AND CORE-TEXT AND DISCUSSION-BASED LEARNING AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE THROUGH SUPPORTING FACULTY DEVELOPEMENT, COURSE REDESIGN, AND HELPING TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT CORE-TEXT PROGRAMS AND COURSES. 8 8 0 0 0 0 53236 1116913 0 0 0 54 0 0 53236 1116967 0 0 0 0 9000 16500 0 0 2000 21208 46969 30208 63469 23028 1053498 67864 1121915 1102 1655 66762 1120260 X THE GREAT QUESTIONS FOUNDATION SEEKS TO PROMOTE LIBERAL EDUCATION AND CORE-TEXT AND DISCUSSION-BASED LEARNING AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE THROUGH SUPPORTING FACULTY DEVELOPEMENT, COURSE REDESIGN, AND HELPING TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT CORE-TEXT PROGRAMS AND COURSES. 0 0 32853 TO DATE, TGQF HAS HELPED OVER 140 FACULTY MEMBERS AT MORE THAN 60 INSTITUTIONS REDESIGN COURSES TO FOCUS ON THE DISCUSSION-BASED STUDY OF TRANSFORMATIVE TEXTS AND IDEAS, IMPACTING NEARLY 10,000 STUDENTS.TGQF CONTINUES TO OFFER ITS ONLINE CURRICULUM REDESIGN WORKSHOPS, FOCUSED ON HELPING FACULTY MEMBERS INCORPORATE THE DISCUSSION-BASED STUDY OF TRANSFORMATIVE TEXTS INTO GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES THEY TEACH AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES. ABOUT 30 COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED TGQF ONLINE WORKSHOPS DURING THIS PERIOD, IMPACTING OVER 1,500 STUDENTS. IN EACH WORKSHOP, 10 COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY MEMBERS COLLABORATE WITH TWO EXPERIENCED FACULTY LEADERS TO DEVELOP DISCUSSION-BASED PEDAGOGY, STUDENT-CENTERED STUDY QUESTIONS, ASSIGNMENTS, AND A REDESIGNED SYLLABUS FOR A GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE THEY TEACH AT THEIR HOME INSTITUTION. WORKSHOPS FEATURE SEMINAR DISCUSSION IN A COLLABORATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, CONDUCTED THROUGH ZOOM. UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORKSHOP, FACULTY PARTICIPANTS INCORPORATE THE DISCUSSION-BASED STUDY OF ONE OR MORE OF THE TEXTS INTO THE CURRICULUM OF A GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE THEY TEACH. FIND OUT MORE HERE: HTTPS://WWW.TGQF.ORG/WORKSHOPS/TGQF HAS CONDUCTED AN IMPACT STUDY ON THESE WORKSHOPS AND FOUND THAT THE REDESIGNED COURSES HAVE BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN ENHANCING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, STIMULATING INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, ENCOURAGING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, AND CREATING AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR FREE EXPRESSION. THESE COURSES STAND OUT AT THE INSTITUTIONS WHERE THEY ARE OFFERED BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION-BASED LEARNING. 98% OF STUDENT RESPONDENTS REPORTED THAT THEIR TGQF-SUPPORTED REDESIGNED COURSES INCLUDED MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN CLASS DISCUSSION COMPARED WITH OTHER COURSES THEY HAVE TAKEN AT THEIR INSTITUTION. IN THESE DISCUSSION-BASED COURSES, STUDENTS FELT FREE TO ENGAGE WITH A DIVERSITY OF VIEWPOINTS AND IDEAS. 89% OF RESPONDENTS AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED THAT THEY FELT FREE TO EXPLORE OPINIONS AND POINTS OF VIEW THAT ARE UNPOPULAR OR NOT WIDELY HELD IN THESE REDESIGNED COURSES.TGQF IS EXPANDING ITS FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATION. TGQF FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS ARE THE HUMANITIES-GROUNDED CREATIVE CENTER OF DISCUSSION-BASED AND STUDENT-CENTERED PEDAGOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES. TWENTY-ONE FACULTY FELLOWS FROM SIX INSTITUTIONS HAVE BEGUN THIS TWO-YEAR FACULTY LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR, POSITIONING THEM AT THE CREATIVE CENTER OF DISCUSSION-BASED AND STUDENT-CENTERED PEDAGOGY IN THE LIBERAL ARTS. THEIR WORK IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT OVER 10,000 STUDENTS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.FELLOWS WORK TO REDESIGN FREQUENTLY TAUGHT COURSES TO CENTER THE DISCUSSION-BASED STUDY OF TRANSFORMATIVE WORKS AND IDEAS WHILE EXPLORING AND PRACTICING DISCUSSION-BASED PEDAGOGIES, AS WELL AS ACTIVE, COLLABORATIVE, AND REFLECTIVE ASSIGNMENT DESIGN WITH FACULTY LEADERS. EACH FELLOW DEVELOPS THEIR CAPACITY AS AN INSTITUTIONAL LEADER AND ORGANIZES AT LEAST ONE HUMANITIES-CENTERED EVENT AT THEIR INSTITUTION WITH TGQF'S SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, FELLOWS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR GRANTS FROM TGQF TO SUPPORT THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF HUMANISTIC INQUIRY IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AT THEIR INSTITUTIONS. ALONG WITH REGULAR ONLINE WORKSHOPS, WHERE THEY ENGAGE WITH INVITED COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY LEADERS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION, FELLOWS CONVENE IN TWO IN-PERSON MEETINGS DURING THEIR FELLOWSHIP TENURE: ONE HELD IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND ANOTHER AT A FELLOW'S HOME INSTITUTION.OUR FACULTY FELLOWS ARE TRANSFORMING GENERAL EDUCATION AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DISCUSSION-BASED STUDY OF TRANSFORMATIVE TEXTS AND DEEP, BROAD THINKING ABOUT THE HUMAN CONDITION. THE GREAT QUESTIONS FACULTY FELLOWS PROMOTE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AN EDUCATION UNDERSTOOD IN TERMS BROADER THAN MARKET UTILITYAN EDUCATION THAT TODAY IS TOO OFTEN A PRIVILEGE RESERVED PRIMARILY FOR THE SMALL SET OF STUDENTS WHO BEGIN THEIR STUDIES AT THE SHRINKING NUMBER OF FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS THAT PRIORITIZE THIS IMPORTANT AND LIBERATING VISION OF HIGHER LEARNING. FIND OUT MORE HERE: HTTPS://WWW.TGQF.ORG/FELLOWSHIP/ 15950 TGQF HAS LAUNCHED THE AMERICAN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THOUGHT CURRICULUM REDESIGN INSTITUTE. THIS PROGRAM WILL IMPACT UP TO 45 COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY MEMBERS IN 2024-2025 AND OVER 5,000 COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE APST AIMS TO HELP INSTRUCTORS IN HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND RELATED SOCIAL SCIENCES EXPLORE DISCUSSION-BASED APPROACHES TO STUDYING TRANSFORMATIVE WORKS IN AMERICAN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THOUGHT. COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY PARTICIPANTS SUPPORT EACH OTHER AS THEY EXPLORE READINGS AND DISCUSSION PROMPTS BASED ON THE WORK OF AUTHORS SUCH AS PLATO, LOCKE, WOLLSTONECRAFT, PHILLIS WHEATLEY, PUBLIUS, TOCQUEVILLE, MARIA STEWART, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, FREDERICK DOUGLASS, SOJOURNER TRUTH, W.E.B. DU BOIS, DR. KING, AND OTHER WORKS REFLECTING CONTEMPORARY ENGAGEMENT WITH THIS TRADITION THAT PARTICIPANTS SELECTED FOR THE INSTITUTE WILL BRING TO THE DISCUSSION.IN EACH INSTITUTE, UP TO FIFTEEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO DISCUSS HOW TO COURAGEOUSLY, TRUTHFULLY, AND PRODUCTIVELY ADDRESS OUR NATION'S STRUGGLE TO LIVE UP TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE PROMISE OF LIBERTY AND EQUALITY FOR ALL, WHILE ENSURING THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL IN DIVERSE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CLASSROOMS CAN PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THESE DISCUSSIONS. INSTITUTES ARE GUIDED BY TWO LEADERS, EACH A COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY COLLEAGUE WITH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DISCUSSION-BASED PEDAGOGY, WHO HELP PARTICIPANTS CREATE CLASSROOMS WHERE STUDENTS FEEL FREE TO OPENLY EXPRESS THEMSELVES ON POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES ABOUT WHICH THERE IS DISAGREEMENT, AND ENSURE THAT COURSES HELP STUDENTS ACQUIRE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN POLITICAL UNDERSTANDING AND AGENCY. 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EDUC. PROGRAM & FACULTY FE DATE: 07/25/24 AMOUNT: 1000000. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2278 1140 1138 25800 6020 19780 20918 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT PROVIDED A COPY OF THE RETURN BY EMAIL TO EVERY DIRECTOR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GREAT QUESTION FOUNDATIONS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHISTLEBLOWER, AND RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICIES WERE NOT IN PLACE AS OF 08/31/2024 FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G LEADERSHIP STIPEND: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,000. WORKSHOP & FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 19,950. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 250. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,200.