2025-07-14T13:56:07-05:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 274622960 FOSTERING GREAT IDEAS FOST 8645675216 321 PIMLICO ROAD GREENVILLE SC 29607 DAVID WHITE CEO 8645675216 2025-07-14 0 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAVID WHITE 321 PIMLICO ROAD GREENVILLE SC 29607 1372096 0 X WWW.FGI4KIDS.ORG X 2011 SC TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AS THEY STRUGGLE IN FOSTER CARE. 8 8 15 130 0 0 813977 896415 9682 5800 328 42962 -15515 -10810 808472 934367 0 0 0 0 417926 574696 0 0 11650 158168 248433 576094 823129 232378 111238 841080 956760 18009 16824 823071 939936 X TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. 0 0 169420 SIB-LINK: WHEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES, SIBLINGS IN FOSTER CARE ARE OFTEN SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER. SIBLING BONDS, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE KIDS WHO HAVE FACED TRAUMA, ARE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BONDS IN THEIR LIVES. SIB-LINK EXISTS TO KEEP THIS CONNECTION STRONG AND REDUCE FURTHER TRAUMA BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REGULAR VISITS FOR THESE CHILDREN. 104648 SPEAK UP: SPEAK UP IS A GROUP OF PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS ADVOCATING TO IMPROVE FOSTER CARE POLICY. IN MANY WAYS, SPEAK UP IS OUR POLICY ARM MADE OF REGULAR CITIZENS HIGHLIGHTING COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS THAT CAN IMPROVE THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF SPEAK UP: 1. THE MORE WE LISTEN TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE, THE BETTER THE SYSTEM OF CARE WILL BE. 2. CHILDREN'S VOICES NEED TO BE AMPLIFIED. WE SHOULD PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR MORE DIALOGUE AND ACTION.THIS IS A GRASS-ROOTS EFFORT RELYING UPON MANY PEOPLE AND FOCUSING ON A FEW CONCEPTS EACH YEAR. IN ORDER TO REMAIN EFFECTIVE AND ON MISSION, WE WORK WITH SPEAK UP VOLUNTEERS TO HELP THEM COMMUNICATE AS A GROUP. WE ALSO ASK THOSE INVOLVED TO SPEND TIME GETTING TO KNOW OTHERS WHO WANT TO "SPEAK UP." 221711 ASPIRE: WHEN YOUTH AGE OUT OF FOSTER CARE, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES. THEY ARE OFTEN ON THEIR OWN, LACKING FAMILY SUPPORT FOR THEIR JOURNEY. MANY STUDENTS WORK TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES, AND IF THEY ATTEND COLLEGE, THEY ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND HAVE EXCESSIVE FINANCIAL PRESSURE. THE ADDED FINANCIAL STRESS TO MAINTAIN COLLEGE HOUSING CAN ADD SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO THESE YOUTH IN COLLEGE. MANY YOUTH WILL FALL BEHIND IN THEIR ACADEMICS AND LOSE HOPE WITHOUT A CARING AND CONSISTENT ADULT TO ENCOURAGE GOAL-SETTING AND PLANNING FOR NEXT STEPS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. ASPIRE ENCOURAGES YOUTH TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN ATTEND AND EXCEL IN COLLEGE BY PROVIDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THEIR ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE. THROUGH CONSISTENT MEETINGS WITH OUR EDUCATION ADVOCATE AND PEER GATHERINGS FOCUSED ON TEAM-BUILDING, YOUTH BEGIN TO VISUALIZE A FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES. THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, APPLY TO COLLEGE PROGRAMS, AND FIND THEIR OWN PATHWAY TO SUCCESS. 255328 255328 751107 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 SC CO X X DAVID WHITE 8645675216 321 PIMLICO ROAD GREENVILLE SC 29607 KELLY SCHEIB CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LONNIE DECKER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 AMY KARMILOVICH SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE TURNER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SELDEN PEDEN JD DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAM PRASHAD TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DEJR BOSTICK VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JON LOPEZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WHITE CEO 50.00 X 63372 0 0 63372 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79483 223134 593798 896415 LIFE IN LIMBO 624100 5800 5800 5800 35372 35372 427759 420169 7590 7590 7590 6750 79483 17560 -10810 -10810 934367 5800 0 32152 63372 46261 7605 9506 470211 470211 41113 39804 582 727 3428 3428 16820 15712 1108 7054 4232 2590 232 11251 7238 3980 33 34637 34637 33495 32842 340 313 35122 52 35070 CLIENT MEETINGS 71791 71741 50 CLIENT MATERIALS 20949 20949 DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, ME 7017 951 5245 821 BACKGROUND CHECKS 4879 4877 2 1990 1600 372 18 823129 751107 60372 11650 39828 47989 96702 18857 42192 704550 847722 841080 956760 18009 16824 18009 16824 X 0 0 0 0 823071 939936 823071 939936 841080 956760 111238 5627 0 X 0 0 0 X 438952 517533 523913 813977 896415 3190790 438952 517533 523913 813977 896415 3190790 59823 3130967 857 6378 11674 13799 35372 68080 3258870 39592 0.96080 0.96230 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 823129 823129 148469 37117 0 0 75790 99839 111414 148469 435512 653268 18948 24960 27854 37117 108879 163319 BENEFIT EVENT 86233 79483 6750 600 9885 7075 86233 79483 6750 600 9885 7075 17560 -10810 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FULL BOARD IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE FILING. 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