Nonprofit · EIN 47-2023349
KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC
Also known as THUMBS UP MISSION
Tax-exempt · GAINESVILLE, GA 30503
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,118,959 | $718,664 | $400,295 | $4,267,796 | $191,270 | $4,076,526 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,144,358 | $488,665 | $2,655,693 | $3,667,985 | $2,378 | $3,665,607 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $940,933
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $177,081
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $945
- Other revenue
- $945
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $237,430
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $256,800
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,200
- Depreciation
- $1,002
- Program services (functional)
- $664,161
- Management and general (functional)
- $45,256
- Fundraising (functional)
- $9,247
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,667,985
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,267,796
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $191,270
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,076,526
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $118
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,076,526
- Gross receipts
- $1,149,635
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 630
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILES COKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| SHARON COKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| KEITH COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARYBETH COOK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| GARY COPELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN DANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTI DILLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KATIE DUDAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK HARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUANA HULIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE NORDHOLZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 12 | $0 |
| ALLEN READ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| VERONICA READ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 17 | $0 |
| DENISE ROCHESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNN WEBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| TIM WILBANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DARRELL WILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRACEY CURTIN | SECRETARY/TR Officer | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILES COKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| SHARON COKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| KEITH COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARYBETH COOK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| GARY COPELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN DANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTI DILLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| FRANK HARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUANA HULIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATIE NORDHOLZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 12 | $0 |
| ALLEN READ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| VERONICA READ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 17 | $0 |
| DENISE ROCHESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAT SCHUEBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LYNN WEBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| TIM WILBANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DARRELL WILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRACEY CURTIN | SECRETARY/TR Officer | 8 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2697, GAINESVILLE, GA 30503-2697
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MILES COKER, 1242 INDUSTRIAL BLVD, GAINESVILLE, GA 30501
- Signed the 990
- MILES COKER, DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (844) 848-6278
- Website
- WWW.THUMBSUPMISSION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LONG & COMPANY PC
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.
Program accomplishments
- THE 2024 MINISTRY YEAR WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL AND JOY-FILLED SEASONS IN THE HISTORY OF THUMBS UP MISSION. BY GOD'S GRACE, AND THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS AND THE DEDICATION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, WE WERE ABLE TO WALK ALONGSIDE FAMILIES FACING CANCER IN POWERFUL AND PRACTICAL WAYS. THIS YEAR, WE SERVED 160 GUEST FAMILIES BATTLING CANCER THROUGH TWO FULL- WEEKEND THUMBS UP RETREATS-80 FAMILIES IN FEBRUARY AND 80 FAMILIES IN NOVEMBER-BOTH HOSTED AT GREAT WOLF LODGE. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREAT WOLF LODGE TEAM HAS CONTINUED TO DEEPEN; STAFF MEMBERS NOT ONLY REQUEST TO SERVE DURING OUR RETREAT WEEKENDS BUT NOW PROUDLY WEAR UNIFORMS FEATURING THE THUMBS UP MISSION LOGO CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE EVENTS. OUR RETREATS WERE SUPPORTED BY AN EXTRAORDINARY VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY. 275 VOLUNTEERS SERVED IN FEBRUARY AND 256 VOLUNTEERS SERVED IN NOVEMBER-MORE THAN 530 VOLUNTEERS POURING LOVE, TIME, AND ENERGY INTO OUR GUEST FAMILIES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO SEE FORMER GUEST FAMILIES RETURN AS VOLUNTEERS, A DEEPLY MEANINGFUL SIGN OF THE HEALING, CONNECTION, AND HOPE THAT THE RETREATS FOSTER. WE WELCOMED FAMILIES FROM ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND BEYOND, INCLUDING GUESTS TRAVELING FROM ILLINOIS, TENNESSEE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND FLORIDA, IN ADDITION TO OUR CORE PARTNER HOSPITALS IN GEORGIA, ALABAMA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA. AS WE APPROACH OUR 25TH THUMBS UP RETREAT IN FEBRUARY 2026, WE CELEBRATE HOW GOD HAS EXPANDED THIS MINISTRY FROM A SINGLE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE TO A MOVEMENT THAT IS TOUCHING FAMILIES ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUED TO FLOURISH IN 2024. -THE LANIER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY LEADERSHIP CLASS HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL GOLD OUT GAME, RAISING 17,000.00 TO SEND FAMILIES ON A RETREAT. -THE FAITH CENTER IN TUCKER, GA CONTINUED THEIR FAITHFUL COMMITMENT THROUGH THEIR 5K, CONTRIBUTING 15,000.00 DIRECTLY TOWARD RETREAT COSTS. -OUR ANNUAL DRESSED TO KILLCANCER FUNDRAISER FEATURED SEVEN CANCER WARRIORS MODELING WITH COURAGE AND JOY, HELPING US RAISE A RECORD-BREAKING 203,000.00 FOR RETREAT SCHOLARSHIPS. -A LONGTIME FRIEND OF THUMBS UP, NFL RECEIVER MACK HOLLINS, ENTERED A CHARITY CHESS TOURNAMENT AND WON 15,000.00 WHICH WENT TO SENDING NEW FAMILIES TO A THUMBS UP RETREAT. -OUR FALL FAMILY FUN DAY AT SKITTS MOUNTAIN FARMS WELCOMED 391 ATTENDEES, STRENGTHENING OUR MINISTRY FAMILY AND REACHING NEW SUPPORTERS. IN TOTAL, THUMBS UP MISSION RAISED 951,553.09 IN 2024-RESOURCES THAT DIRECTLY FUEL OUR MISSION TO BRING HOPE, CONNECTION, AND UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES TO FAMILIES WALKING THROUGH THE DARKEST SEASONS OF CANCER. THIS YEAR MARKED AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD IN EXPANDING OUR TEAM. WE HIRED JUSTIN CHANDLER FULL-TIME AS DIRECTOR OF MINISTRY, LEADING OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEW GUEST FAMILIES AND WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, ANDREW MCCLESKEY, AS THEY GUIDE OUR CORE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS INTO NEW AREAS OF GROWTH. THESE AREAS INCLUDE DEVELOPING MORE ONE-DAY REGIONAL GATHERINGS TO CONNECT FAMILIES BY PROXIMITY, BUILDING DEEPER RELATIONSHIPS WITH CANCER NAVIGATORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS, AND INVESTING IN RETURNING GUEST FAMILIES WHO FEEL CALLED TO SERVE FUTURE RETREATS. 2024 ALSO BROUGHT A DEEP AND PERSONAL LOSS TO OUR MISSION FAMILY. WE MOURNED THE PASSING OF DICK BAXTER, A BELOVED LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE THUMBS UP STAFF, WHO FAITHFULLY SERVED THIS MINISTRY WITH COMPASSION AND JOY. DICK'S RELATIONAL MINISTRY CONTINUES TO RIPPLE OUTWARD-SHAPING OUR CONNECTIONS WITH CANCER NAVIGATORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND GUEST FAMILIES. HIS LEGACY REMAINS WOVEN INTO THE HEART OF THUMBS UP MISSION. AS WE LOOK BACK ON THIS REMARKABLE YEAR, WE CELEBRATE NOT ONLY THE NUMBERS BUT THE STORIES OF RESTORATION, JOY, AND COMMUNITY THAT GOD BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH THIS MINISTRY. AND WE LOOK AHEAD WITH ANTICIPATION FOR ALL HE HAS IN STORE FOR THUMBS UP MISSION AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO OUR 25TH RETREAT MILESTONE AND CONTINUE EXPANDING THE REACH OF THIS MISSION.Expenses $664,161
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-2023349
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,267,796
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,149,635
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,118,959 | $718,664 | $4,267,796 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,144,358 | $488,665 | $3,667,985 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $647,520 | $381,565 | $1,143,142 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-2023349).
Questions about KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC is 47-2023349.
- Is KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MILES COKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does KEATON FRANKLIN COKER FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,118,959, expenses of $718,664 and total assets of $4,267,796 at year end.
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