2025-03-20T16:15:13-05:00 2024-06-30 631133963 HAYNES DOWNARD LLP 3161 CAHABA HEIGHTS ROAD SUITE 203 BIRMINGHAM AL 35243 990 2023-07-01 631106040 BETTER BASICS INC BETT 2059442928 1231 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35233 CATHERINE GOUDREAU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2059442928 2025-03-20 1 1 J MAX CAMPBELL JR P00743822 2052781000 2025-03-20 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CATHERINE GOUDREAU 1231 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35233 2568074 0 X WWW.BETTERBASICS.ORG X 1994 AL BETTER BASICS WORKS TO ERADICATE ILLITERACY AMONG CHILDREN IN CENTRAL ALABAMA. WE DELIVER READING AND MATH INSTRUCTION AND RESOURCES TO EMPOWER THE EDUCATIONALLY VULNERABLE. 24 24 150 820 0 0 1657449 2057001 211025 345833 46661 58080 88959 99915 2004094 2560829 0 0 0 0 1227896 1645487 30000 30000 165369 770613 877754 2028509 2553241 -24415 7588 3083354 3116054 345959 301950 2737395 2814104 X BETTER BASICS WORKS TO ERADICATE ILLITERACY AMONG CHILDREN IN CENTRAL ALABAMA. WE DELIVER READING AND MATH INSTRUCTION AND RESOURCES TO EMPOWER THE EDUCATIONALLY VULNERABLE. 0 0 943877 AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS: 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS SERVE PRE-K-12TH-GRADE STUDENTS IN FAIRFIELD CITY, TARRANT, AND SELMA AL SCHOOLS. WE ADVANCE LEARNING AND CURIOSITY IN A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT DURING OUT-OF-SCHOOL HOURS FOR A GAMUT OF STUDENTS RESIDING IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT FOR 454+ STUDENTS IS PROVIDED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, INCLUDING SMALL-GROUP TUTORING. 665967 345833 INTERVENTION PROGRAMS: READING INTERVENTION, MATH INTERVENTIONREADING INTERVENTION HELPS ELEMENTARY STUDENTS GROW PHONICS, FLUENCY, VOCABULARY, AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS IN GROUPS OF THREE TO FOUR. RI POSITIONS STUDENTS TO REACH GRADE LEVEL ON STATE TESTING. TRAINED, CERTIFIED TEACHERS MET THREE TIMES PER WEEK OVER 20 WEEKS WITH 693 FIRST THROUGH FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS. WE EXTENDED STUDENTS' READING ENJOYMENT AND SKILLS BY GIFTING THE COHORT WITH OVER 7000 QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS. OUR READING INTERVENTION (RI) STUDENTS GREW .94 GRADE LEVELS (ALMOST A FULL YEAR'S PROGRESS ACROSS GRADES 1-4) IN READING SKILLS DURING THE 20-WEEK RI PROGRAM, WITH MANY ADVANCING MULTIPLE GRADE LEVELS.MATHEMATICS INTERVENTION HELPED 322 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS GROW MATHEMATICAL REASONING SKILLS FOUNDATIONAL TO FUTURE SUCCESS IN STEM FIELDS IN GROUPS OF THREE TO FOUR STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. WE MEASURE STUDENT PROGRESS USING THE MI ASSESSMENT DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR BETTER BASICS. TRAINED, CERTIFIED TEACHERS MET THREE TIMES PER WEEK OVER 20 WEEKS WITH 322 FIRST THROUGH THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS. WE EXTENDED STUDENTS' READING ENJOYMENT AND SKILL BY GIFTING THE COHORT WITH 3442 QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS. MATH CONCEPTS OUR MATHEMATICS INTERVENTION STUDENTS MASTERED ALMOST DOUBLED, GROWING FROM 38% TO 75%. 365851 OUR BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS CONVEYED OVER 170,000 QUALITY BOOKS TO CHILDREN, MOSTLY IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS.DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY DISTRIBUTES FREE, HIGH-INTEREST, AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS EACH MONTH. LAST YEAR, 14,600 CHILDREN AGED BIRTH THROUGH FIVE RECEIVED 146,000+ BOOKS. BETTER BASICS MANAGES AND FUNDS DPIL FOR JEFFERSON AND WALKER COUNTIES, AL.BETTER BASICS READS MOBILIZED HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS IN SINGLE-DAY EVENTS TO READ TO 13,500 STUDENTS. SITES INCLUDED ALL ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS IN BIRMINGHAM CITY, FAIRFIELD CITY, BESSEMER CITY, AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SYSTEMS. EACH CHILD RECEIVED A COPY OF THE BOOK READ.BOOKS FOR BIRMINGHAMTM IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM OPERATING YEAR-ROUND. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, WE PLACED OVER 5,000 QUALITY NEW BOOKS IN THE HANDS OF AT-RISK CHILDREN.BOOK NOOKS BY BETTER BASICSTM ARE MINI-LIBRARIES PLACED IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY ARE STOCKED WITH FREE CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR KIDS TO KEEP. WE MAINTAIN THESE 50 STRUCTURES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. 1975695 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 150 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X TANYA ADAMS 2059442928 1231 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35233 JAIME MELTON ANDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILL AVANT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUSS BAGBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CASEY BARTOK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNALISA BEAVERS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE BURNETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELODY EAGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KESHIA ELLISON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE KNIGHTEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ROBERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CADESHIA SAMUEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN SCHNIPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE SELF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEIGH ANN SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY STEADMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES WEBB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON WESTLAKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLA JEAN WHITLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHASE WRIGHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROMISSA WALTON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AMANDA SAINT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GALVIN BILLUPS PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JIMMY PUCKETT PRESIDENT ELECT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHERINE GOUDREAU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 63389 0 0 63389 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169325 1210028 677648 17796 2057001 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 611710 345833 345833 345833 58080 58080 103917 7245 96672 96672 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 3243 3243 3243 2560829 345833 0 157995 63389 48176 10776 4437 1462298 1111347 248591 102360 1696 1289 288 119 118104 89759 20078 8267 9503 9503 30000 30000 20319 1570 18749 7771 311 7460 27051 17854 8115 1082 146700 100839 34793 11068 17803 16913 534 356 10501 2521 3990 3990 19865 18077 1788 13965 13965 MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED 311233 308121 3112 ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES 231868 231868 SUPPLIES 38696 25539 11609 1548 PAYROLL PROCESSING 12830 12830 9649 1511 5996 2142 2553241 1975695 412177 165369 182407 128184 258894 46535 604601 784210 362860 315410 46249 47450 1728781 1853073 262422 256602 3083354 3116054 90348 48586 255611 253364 345959 301950 X 2607104 2588191 130291 225913 2737395 2814104 3083354 3116054 7588 72296 -3175 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1485814 1208931 1339190 1657449 2086450 7777834 1485814 1208931 1339190 1657449 2086450 7777834 7777834 12021 118514 -46552 46661 127201 257845 8035679 1386236 0.96790 0.97830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 25520 16742 8778 246871 218494 28377 90469 80174 10295 47450 SECURITY DEPOSITS 8614 RIGHT OF USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE 175191 OTHER ASSETS 72797 256602 LEASE LIABILITIES 180567 DEFERRED REVENUE 72797 253364 X 2629950 72296 72296 2557654 3175 3175 2560829 2553241 0 2553241 0 2553241 PART X, LINE 2: AS OF JUNE 30, 2024 THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X X X X X X 1 THE BLOOM GROUP INC 401 ADAMS AVENUE STE 710 MONTGOMERY AL 36104 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 0 0 0 30000 30000 AL LOVE FOR LITERACY FUNDRAISER 103917 103917 1600 3000 2645 103917 103917 1600 3000 2645 7245 96672 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990. BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED A COPY BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO CONFIRM THEIR RECEIPT OF THE DOCUMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH STAFF MEMBER IS GIVEN A COPY OF THE PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL WHICH INCLUDES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON HIRE AND ONCE PER YEAR DURING A SCHEDULED STAFF MEETING. EACH YEAR IN JANUARY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AFFIRMATION AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED BY THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING APRIL OF EACH YEAR. BOARD MEETING MINUTES AND NOTIFICATIONS OF BOARD DECISIONS ARE KEPT ON RECORD TO SUBSTANTIATE ANY CHANGES IN COMPENSATION. THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AND/OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE PAY SCALE ANNUALLY FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES. COMPARABILITY DATA FOR ALL POSITIONS IS GATHERED FROM SALARY REPORTS OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE AS WELL AS FROM SALARY REPORTS OF ORGANIZATIONS (BOTH NON-PROFIT AND FOR PROFIT) WITHIN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE WEBSITES GUIDESTAR.COM AND BETTERBASICS.ORG. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, ETC. ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS OF THE AUDIT DURING THE CURRENT YEAR.