Governors Early Literacy Foundation
Donations deductibleGovernors Early Literacy Foundation's network
9 people7 organisationsi9 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denine Torr Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrea Willis | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brandon Gibson | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Danielle Barnes | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Greg Duckett | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| James Nicholson | Board Member - Intern | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jennifer Colquitt | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nancy Dishner | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Parul Bajaj | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Hoskins | Vice President | since 2018 |
| James Pond | President | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pond | President | 37.5 | $221k | $53k | |
| Dean Hoskins | Vice President | 37.5 | $170k | $36k | |
| Abigail Sanderson | Director of Development | 37.5 | $105k | $30k | |
| Angel Bebout | CFO | 37.5 | $94k | $30k | |
| Brandon Gibson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Danielle Barnes | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Denine Torr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deborah Reed | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Colquitt | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Dishner | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Watson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bryan Jones | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Nicholson | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Ballard | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Franklin | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jake Bynum | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Wildman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matt Gornick | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Governors Early Literacy Foundation
- EIN
- 201115704
- Address
- 710 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN, 37219-1527
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- The mission of governor's early literacy foundaion (gelf) is to strengthen early literacy in tennessee. Gelf equips tennessee's children with books and innovative literacy tools that encourage lifelong learning for a brighter future. We do this by serving as a thought leader, advisor, and catalyst to sustain early literacy programs for children accross the state, inclusing birth-3 book... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B92 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- James Pond (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDenine Torr
≥8years on the filingsBrandon Gibson
≥8years on the filingsJennifer Colquitt
≥6years on the filingsGreg Duckett
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $26.5m
- Total liabilities
- $3.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $23.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $17.6m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $47k
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 400
Grants paid
3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Macon County School Disitrct | Funding to develop and/or make improvements to mobile book bus | $24k |
| City of Dayton | Funding to develop and/or make improvements to mobile book bus | $10k |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Cumberland Plateau | Funding to develop and/or make improvements to mobile book bus | $5k |