2025-03-01T09:58:18-05:00 2023-12-31 582026697 LONG & COMPANY PC 1325 SATELLITE BLVD NW STE 1504 SUWANEE GA 300244662 990 2023-01-01 472023349 THE KEATON F COKER FOUNDATION INC KEAT 1242 INDUSTRIAL BLVD GAINESVILLE GA 30501 MILES COKER DIRECTOR 2025-02-28 true true WILLIAM E LONG JR CPA P00171899 6783274382 2025-02-28 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THUMBS UP MISSION MILES COKER 1242 INDUSTRIAL BLVD GAINESVILLE GA 30501 5635060 false X WWW.THUMBSUPMISSION.ORG X 2014 GA OUR MISSION IS TO COME ALONGSIDE FAMILIES IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE MEMORIES THAT TRANSCEND TIME. WE SEEK TO ENCOURAGE AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN WHERE A PARENT OR CHILD HAS CANCER. OUR FOCUS IS TO BATTLE FEAR BY INFUSING HOPE, INSPIRING LAUGHTER, AND INSTILLING AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE IN EACH FAMILY WE SERVE. 18 18 2 486 0 658680 3151354 0 228 6718 -11388 -13714 647520 3144358 0 0 60419 95793 0 6182 321146 392872 381565 488665 265955 2655693 1143142 3667985 145525 2378 997617 3665607 X OUR MISSION IS TO COME ALONGSIDE FAMILIES IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE MEMORIES THAT TRANSCEND TIME. WE SEEK TO ENCOURAGE AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN WHERE A PARENT OR CHILD HAS CANCER. OUR FOCUS IS TO BATTLE FEAR BY INFUSING HOPE, INSPIRING LAUGHTER, AND INSTILLING AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE IN EACH FAMILY WE SERVE. false false 449065 IN 2023, THUMBS UP MISSION REACHED SEVERAL NOTABLE MILESTONES: (1) WE SERVED OUR 1000TH GUEST FAMILY (2) WE SET YET ANOTHER RECORD FOR DONATIONS AT OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, DRESSED TO KILL CANCER (3) WE HIRED AN ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE AND (4) WE RECEIVED A DONATION THAT WILL ENABLE US TO BROADEN OUR MINISTRY REACH. THE PARAGRAPHS BELOW EXPOUND ON THOSE MAJOR MILESTONES. WE HOSTED TWO SUCCESSFUL RETREATS IN 2023. OUR FIRST WAS IN FEBRUARY AT GREAT WOLF LODGE IN LAGRANGE, GA. WE HAD 78 GUEST FAMILIES IN ATTENDANCE COMPRISED OF 366 INDIVIDUALS. AT THAT RETREAT, WE MARVELED AT THE WAY GOD HAS ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH MORE THROUGH THUMBS UP MISSION THAN WE EVER DREAMED. THE ELLINBURG FAMILY FROM VALDOSTA WAS OFFICIALLY OUR 1000TH FAMILY SERVED CANCER PATIENT, 7-YEAR-OLD AMELIA ELLINBURG, WAS CELEBRATED ON STAGE ALONG WITH THE REST OF HER FAMILY. AS A STAFF, IT WAS A MOMENT TO PAUSE AND REFLECT AND OFFER THANKS TO GOD FOR EXPANDING THE REACH OF OUR ORGANIZATION BEYOND ANYTHING OUR EARTHLY PLANS MAPPED OUT. IN NOVEMBER WE HOSTED OUR SECOND RETREAT, ALSO AT GREAT WOLF LODGE. WE HAD 84 FAMILIES AT THIS RETREAT COMPRISED OF 352 INDIVIDUALS. ANOTHER NOTABLE MILESTONE WAS REACHED AT THAT 20TH RETREAT: WE SURPASSED 5000 INDIVIDUAL FAMILY MEMBERS SERVED. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT IN OUR NONPROFIT BUSINESS MODEL IS THAT WE PLACE JUST AS MUCH EMPHASIS AT EACH OF OUR RETREATS SERVING THE PHYSICALLY HEALTHY MEMBERS OF EACH FAMILY (PARTICULARLY THE HEALTHY KIDS), AS WE DO THE ACTUAL CANCER PATIENTS. BY NECESSITY, THESE KIDS ARE OFTEN SHUFFLED TO EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS DURING TREATMENT TIMES. THEY OFTEN PERFORM AT SCHOOL FUNCTIONS OR PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS WITHOUT HAVING THE SUPPORT OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY IN ATTENDANCE. THEY ARE VICTIMS OF THE "DIVIDE AND CONQUER" STRATEGY FORCED ON EVERY FAMILY IN THE BATTLE. AT OUR RETREATS, THOSE HEALTHY KIDS ARE TREATED LIKE ROCK STARS. AS WE ATTEMPT TO FILL THEIR HEARTS BACK UP WITH LOVE AND ATTENTION, FAMILY UNITS GET STRONG AGAIN AS A UNIFIED GROUP. THE ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, DRESSED TO KILL CANCER, ACHIEVED YET ANOTHER RECORD-SETTING PROFIT MARGIN IN 2023. THE EVENT RAISED 158,240 WHICH WILL FUND AN ENTIRE RETREAT. LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE GAINESVILLE AREA CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR ORGANIZATION WITH AMAZING GENEROSITY. ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2023 WAS THE HIRING OF ANDREW MCCLESKEY AS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THUMBS UP MISSION. ANDREW BRINGS NEARLY 20 YEARS OF NONPROFIT MINISTRY EXPERIENCE TO THE TEAM AND WILL SERVE AS OUR OPERATIONS DIRECTOR. INITIALLY HIS FOCUS WILL BE TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD CARRIED BY FOUNDERS, MILES AND SHARON COKER. BEYOND THAT, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE CREATIVITY AND NEW MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES ANDREW WILL BRING TO OUR ORGANIZATION. ONE FINAL HIGHLIGHT OF 2023 IS THE RECEIPT OF A SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUAL DONATION OF 2.4 MILLION. NOT ONLY IS THIS THE LARGEST SINGLE DONATION IN THE HISTORY OF OUR ORGANIZATION, IT POSITIONS US TO FOLLOW GOD'S LEAD FOR THE FUTURE OF THUMBS UP MISSION. THE INITIAL PLAN IS TO SIMPLY DEPOSIT THAT MONEY AND SEEK GOD'S DIRECTION AS AN ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE BEGUN DREAMING OF A WAY TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR GUEST FAMILIES AFTER THE WEEKEND RETREATS ARE OVER, RATHER THAN BEING "ONE AND DONE." IT APPEARS GOD IS PROVIDING FOR US BEFORE HE EVEN REVEALS THE SPECIFICS OF THAT PLAN. 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IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE IRC. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE AN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX LIABILITY AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. ACCORDINGLY, NO TAX PROVISION OR LIABILITY HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. U.S. GAAP REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURN AND RECOGNITION OF A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DRESSED TO KILL 174013 174013 4034 8496 4887 174013 174013 4034 8496 4887 17417 -17417 X 1 2461929 QUOTED MARKET VALUE false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO COME ALONGSIDE FAMILIES IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE MEMORIES THAT TRANSCEND TIME. WE SEEK TO ENCOURAGE AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN WHERE A PARENT OR CHILD HAS CANCER. OUR FOCUS IS TO BATTLE FEAR BY INFUSING HOPE, INSPIRING LAUGHTER, AND INSTILLING AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE IN EACH FAMILY WE SERVE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN 2023, THUMBS UP MISSION REACHED SEVERAL NOTABLE MILESTONES: (1) WE SERVED OUR 1000TH GUEST FAMILY (2) WE SET YET ANOTHER RECORD FOR DONATIONS AT OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, DRESSED TO KILL CANCER (3) WE HIRED AN ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE AND (4) WE RECEIVED A DONATION THAT WILL ENABLE US TO BROADEN OUR MINISTRY REACH. THE PARAGRAPHS BELOW EXPOUND ON THOSE MAJOR MILESTONES. WE HOSTED TWO SUCCESSFUL RETREATS IN 2023. OUR FIRST WAS IN FEBRUARY AT GREAT WOLF LODGE IN LAGRANGE, GA. WE HAD 78 GUEST FAMILIES IN ATTENDANCE COMPRISED OF 366 INDIVIDUALS. AT THAT RETREAT, WE MARVELED AT THE WAY GOD HAS ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH MORE THROUGH THUMBS UP MISSION THAN WE EVER DREAMED. THE ELLINBURG FAMILY FROM VALDOSTA WAS OFFICIALLY OUR 1000TH FAMILY SERVED CANCER PATIENT, 7-YEAR-OLD AMELIA ELLINBURG, WAS CELEBRATED ON STAGE ALONG WITH THE REST OF HER FAMILY. AS A STAFF, IT WAS A MOMENT TO PAUSE AND REFLECT AND OFFER THANKS TO GOD FOR EXPANDING THE REACH OF OUR ORGANIZATION BEYOND ANYTHING OUR EARTHLY PLANS MAPPED OUT. IN NOVEMBER WE HOSTED OUR SECOND RETREAT, ALSO AT GREAT WOLF LODGE. WE HAD 84 FAMILIES AT THIS RETREAT COMPRISED OF 352 INDIVIDUALS. ANOTHER NOTABLE MILESTONE WAS REACHED AT THAT 20TH RETREAT: WE SURPASSED 5000 INDIVIDUAL FAMILY MEMBERS SERVED. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT IN OUR NONPROFIT BUSINESS MODEL IS THAT WE PLACE JUST AS MUCH EMPHASIS AT EACH OF OUR RETREATS SERVING THE PHYSICALLY HEALTHY MEMBERS OF EACH FAMILY (PARTICULARLY THE HEALTHY KIDS), AS WE DO THE ACTUAL CANCER PATIENTS. BY NECESSITY, THESE KIDS ARE OFTEN SHUFFLED TO EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS DURING TREATMENT TIMES. THEY OFTEN PERFORM AT SCHOOL FUNCTIONS OR PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS WITHOUT HAVING THE SUPPORT OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY IN ATTENDANCE. THEY ARE VICTIMS OF THE "DIVIDE AND CONQUER" STRATEGY FORCED ON EVERY FAMILY IN THE BATTLE. AT OUR RETREATS, THOSE HEALTHY KIDS ARE TREATED LIKE ROCK STARS. AS WE ATTEMPT TO FILL THEIR HEARTS BACK UP WITH LOVE AND ATTENTION, FAMILY UNITS GET STRONG AGAIN AS A UNIFIED GROUP. THE ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, DRESSED TO KILL CANCER, ACHIEVED YET ANOTHER RECORD-SETTING PROFIT MARGIN IN 2023. THE EVENT RAISED 158,240 WHICH WILL FUND AN ENTIRE RETREAT. LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE GAINESVILLE AREA CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR ORGANIZATION WITH AMAZING GENEROSITY. ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2023 WAS THE HIRING OF ANDREW MCCLESKEY AS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THUMBS UP MISSION. ANDREW BRINGS NEARLY 20 YEARS OF NONPROFIT MINISTRY EXPERIENCE TO THE TEAM AND WILL SERVE AS OUR OPERATIONS DIRECTOR. INITIALLY HIS FOCUS WILL BE TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD CARRIED BY FOUNDERS, MILES AND SHARON COKER. BEYOND THAT, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE CREATIVITY AND NEW MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES ANDREW WILL BRING TO OUR ORGANIZATION. ONE FINAL HIGHLIGHT OF 2023 IS THE RECEIPT OF A SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUAL DONATION OF 2.4 MILLION. NOT ONLY IS THIS THE LARGEST SINGLE DONATION IN THE HISTORY OF OUR ORGANIZATION, IT POSITIONS US TO FOLLOW GOD'S LEAD FOR THE FUTURE OF THUMBS UP MISSION. THE INITIAL PLAN IS TO SIMPLY DEPOSIT THAT MONEY AND SEEK GOD'S DIRECTION AS AN ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE BEGUN DREAMING OF A WAY TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR GUEST FAMILIES AFTER THE WEEKEND RETREATS ARE OVER, RATHER THAN BEING "ONE AND DONE." IT APPEARS GOD IS PROVIDING FOR US BEFORE HE EVEN REVEALS THE SPECIFICS OF THAT PLAN. ALL GLORY TO HIM AS WE ENTER 2024 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 MILES COKER SHARON COKER DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SPOUSE MILES COKER PAT SCHUEBERT DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SIBLINGS SHARON COKER KEITH COOK DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SIBLINGS MARYBETH COOK KEITH COOK DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SPOUSE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AT THE MEETING PRECEDING THE DUE DATE OF THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT SHALL INFORM THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEDGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST