2025-10-08T09:46:07-05:00 2025-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 4 BATTERYMARCH PARK SUITE 100 QUINCY MA 02169 990 2024-07-01 043372808 GROWTH THROUGH LEARNING INC GROW 6176845572 PO BOX 390975 CAMBRIDGE MA 02139 WANJIKU MWANGI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6176845572 2025-10-07 1 1 DANIELLE NIHILL P01350943 7819821001 2025-10-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WANJIKU MWANGI PO BOX 390975 CAMBRIDGE MA 02139 445932 0 X WWW.GROWTHTHROUGHLEARNING.ORG X 1997 MA SUPPORTING EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN KENYA, TANZANIA AND UGANDA 9 9 1 13 0 0 276005 429930 0 0 16283 16002 0 0 292288 445932 219733 201249 0 0 111963 126230 0 0 39021 52060 64790 383756 392269 -91468 53663 556144 609694 113 0 556031 609694 X GROWTH THROUGH LEARNING (GTL) IS A SECULAR ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN EAST AFRICA BY PROVIDING FULL SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG WOMEN IN KENYA, UGANDA, AND TANZANIA WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO AFFORD AN EDUCATION BEYOND PRIMARY SCHOOL. GTL ENCOURAGES CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS, ESPECIALLY PROMOTING WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN EAST AFRICA. 0 0 290815 201249 0 EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT: PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUNG WOMEN THAT ALLOWS THEM TO ATTEND SECONDARY SCHOOL 290815 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 MA X X WANJIKU MWANGI 6176845572 P O BOX 390975 CAMBRIDGE MA 02139 CAMBRIDGE MA 02139 JENNIFER LOGAN COYLE PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY ANN MILLSAP FORMER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PENNY WELLS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANE WAMBU TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY DOUGHERTY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE CASTRONOVO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL J OSBORN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXIS SUMMIT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAITLYN ARNOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IAN BECKFORD DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 WANJIKU MWANGI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 32.00 X 91210 0 0 91210 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 429930 429930 16002 16002 445932 0 0 16002 201249 201249 118460 53384 32538 32538 7770 3108 2331 2331 13474 13474 10759 9078 1681 6986 839 1995 4152 600 600 3000 3000 19257 19257 1892 1892 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 4922 4922 STIPENDS 3900 3900 392269 290815 62433 39021 46417 78476 507973 515268 1754 15950 3914 3914 0 0 556144 609694 113 113 0 X 553031 578694 3000 31000 556031 609694 556144 609694 53663 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 486234 408376 322508 276005 429930 1923053 486234 408376 322508 276005 429930 1923053 9050 9650 11977 5840 19740 56257 335000 175000 160000 35000 245000 950000 344050 184650 171977 40840 264740 1006257 916796 2002 2080 4814 16283 16002 41181 2002 2080 4814 16283 16002 41181 488236 410456 327322 292288 445932 1964234 0.46670 0.48420 0.02100 0.01650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3914 3914 0 0 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - KENYA, UGANDA AND TANZANIA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION SCHOLARSHIPS 201249 0 0 0 0 0 0 201249 0 201249 SCHOLARSHIP SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - KENYA, UGANDA AND TANZANIA 381 201249 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, GTL HAS SUPPORTED GIRLS' EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FULL SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO BRIGHT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN KENYA, UGANDA, AND TANZANIA. A GTL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD INCLUDES ALL COSTS: TUITION, UNIFORM, EXAM FEES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND ROOM AND BOARD AT A SAFE, ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS, RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. THE GIRLS COME FROM FAMILIES EITHER NOT IN THE CASH ECONOMY AT ALL (MOST ARE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS) OR AT LEAST NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO MEET THE TUITION AND FEES OF HIGH QUALITY RESIDENTIAL BOARDING SCHOOLS. GTL'S SUCCESS RATE IS HIGH, WITH ALL GIRLS, SAVE TWO OR THREE, CONTINUING FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT EVERY YEAR. FOR EACH OF THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE GRADUATION RATE IS 95 PERCENT. THE GRADUATION RATE IS DEFINED AS THE PERCENTAGE OF GIRLS STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL WHO GRADUATE FOUR YEARS LATER. MORE THAN 2,000 YOUNG WOMEN HAVE GRADUATED FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL THANKS TO GTL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN ITS MEETINGS, FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF THE CORPORATION IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO I) APPROVE A DISSOLUTION, MERGER OR SALE OF ALL THE CORPORATION'S ASSETS; II) APPOINT OR REMOVE DIRECTORS; OR III) AMEND THE BYLAWS OR THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE SUCH OTHER AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DELEGATE TO IT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DRAFT COPY OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE MEMBERS WHO ARE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE TIME THE FORM IS AVAILALBE FOR REVIEW. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE TWO WEEKS TO REVIEW. COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS ARE COMPILED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. CHANGES DEEMED APPROPRIATE ARE REFLECTED IN THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C GTL'S PROGRAMS BENEFIT GIRLS IN EAST AFRICA AND GTL'S BOARD IS EXCLUSIVELY BASED IN THE USA WITH NO BUSINESS INTERESTS IN EAST AFRICA. FOR THIS REASON, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE UNLIKELY. HOWEVER, THE GTL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR REVIEWS THE GTL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A FORM EITHER DECLARING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR DECLARING NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WERE TO BE PRESENT, THAT INDIVIDUAL WOULD NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS RELATING TO MATTERS INVOLVING THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE COMMITTEE USED COMPARABILITY DATA PUBLISHED BY THE THIRD SECTOR OF NEW ENGLAND TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHICH MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED DURING THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. WHEN APPLICABLE, ALL OTHER SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GROWTH THROUGH LEARNING'S FORM 990S ARE ON OUR WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.