2024-05-03T12:01:40-05:00 2023-12-31 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2023-01-01 710956749 WAY TO GROW WAYT 6128744740 201 IRVING AVENUE 100 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55405 MARK HENDERSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 6128744740 2024-05-03 1 MARK HENDERSON 999009999 0 MATT PILLSBURY P01565609 9528310085 2024-05-03 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CAROLYN SMALLWOOD 201 IRVING AVENUE 100 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55405 10642587 0 X WAYTOGROW.ORG X 2003 MN SEE SCHEDULE OWORKING CLOSELY WITH PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES, WE ENSURE THAT CHILDREN WITHIN THE MOST ISOLATED FAMILIES ARE BORN HEALTHY, STAY HEALTHY AND ARE PREPARED FOR SCHOOL 31 31 46 100 0 0 4170504 10139148 291958 373350 16442 130089 -121737 -133111 4357167 10509476 0 0 0 0 2331898 2861632 0 0 766552 972323 1068226 3304221 3929858 1052946 6579618 6164067 12742480 1095093 966996 5068974 11775484 X WORKING CLOSELY WITH PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES, WE ENSURE THAT CHILDREN WITHIN THE MOST ISOLATED FAMILIES ARE BORN HEALTHY, STAY HEALTHY AND ARE PREPARED FOR SCHOOL. 0 0 2720062 373350 WAY TO GROW HAS BEEN A LEADING MODEL FOR EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN THE TWIN CITIES SINCE 1989. WE BELIEVE THAT PARENTS ARE THEIR CHILDREN'S PRIMARY EDUCATOR, AND STRUCTURE OUR PROGRAMS TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE PARENTS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. WAY TO GROW'S SECOND-GENERATION APPROACH HAS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 60,000 PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 30 YEARS. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1989, WE HAVE SOUGHT TO REVERSE NEGATIVE EDUCATIONAL TRENDS BY BUILDING TRUSTED, COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS FOR THE PARENTS AND CHILDREN WHO ARE AMONG THE MOST ISOLATED FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR REMAINING PROGRAM LANGUAGEIN 2005, WE FORMALIZED OUR HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND IN 2006, LAUNCHED A FORMAL TEEN PARENT PROGRAM. IN 2007, WE OPENED OUR NATIONALLY ACCREDITED, 4-STAR PARENT AWARE RATED PRESCHOOL PALS PROGRAM, AND IN 2009, LAUNCHED GREAT BY EIGHT, WHICH IS NOW THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR WORK. GREAT BY EIGHT EXPANDED OUR EFFECTIVE AND STATISTICALLY PROVEN HOME VISITING MODEL TO INCLUDE CHILDREN FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER 35 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MPS) AND 20 CHARTER SCHOOLS. IN 2016, WE LAUNCHED AN ONSITE HUB FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING AT THE LUCY C. LANEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. OUR FOUNDERS CREATED WAY TO GROW WITH THE VISION THAT EVERY CHILD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. OUR INNOVATIVE GREAT BY EIGHT HOME VISITING MODEL PAIRS FAMILIES WITH HIGHLY TRAINED FAMILY EDUCATORS WHO MIRROR THEM CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH, EVIDENCE-BASED, IN-HOME EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. FAMILY EDUCATORS HELP PARENTS TO PREPARE THEIR CHILDREN FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND SUPPORT FAMILIES BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, WRAP-AROUND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGH YEAR-ROUND HOME VISITS AND IN-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SUPPORTING SCHOOL READINESS, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, CENTER-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES, PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY, AND WRAPAROUND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION, WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS FOR TEEN PARENTS, AND FAMILY STABILIZATION SERVICES. 2023 IMPACT: CHILDREN CONTINUE TO NOT BE ON EQUAL FOOTING AS THEY ENTER KINDERGARTEN, AND CHILDREN OF COLOR, AS WELL AS CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY, ARE MORE LIKELY TO FALL BEHIND EVEN MORE DUE TO THE LEARNING DISRUPTIONS. THE GOOD NEWS IS PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS FROM ALL SOCIOECONOMIC EXPERIENCES WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THIS MAKES THEM EAGER ADVOCATES FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND DETERMINED TO PARTICIPATE IN EFFORTS TO PROVIDE QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO BRIDGE INEQUALITIES. IN 2023, WAY TO GROW PROVIDED 13,303 IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL HOME VISITS TO 2,055 CLIENTS (1,201 CHILDREN AND 854 PARENTS) AND HELPED TO STABILIZE FAMILIES THROUGH 2,276 REFERRALS TO SERVICES TO SUPPORT EDUCATION, MEDICAL NEEDS, AND ECONOMIC SUPPORT. OUR FAMILIES ARE DEMONSTRATING STRONG DURING A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY.FOR OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, DURING THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR, 89% OF EARLY LEARNERS WERE DEEMED READY FOR KINDERGARTEN; 78% OF K-3 STUDENTS COMBINED DEMONSTRATED GROWTH IN READING LEVEL ASSESSMENTS, AND 90% OF PARENTS ATTENDED AT LEAST ONE OF THEIR CHILDREN'S PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES. LEARNING DISRUPTIONS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE AFFECTED CHILDREN'S LITERACY GAINS, WITH WAY TO GROW CREATING NEW INTERVENTIONS AND CURRICULUM UPDATES TO TARGET LITERACY FOUNDATIONS MOST IMPACTED. DURING THIS TIME, WE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH PARENTS TO ENSURE HEALTHY BIRTHS, WITH 100% OF NEWBORNS FROM WTG PARENTS BORN AT OR ABOVE HEALTHY BIRTH WEIGHT IN 2023, AND 83% OF TEEN PARENTS NOT HAVING A REPEAT PREGNANCY. 2720062 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 0 1 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X THE ORGANIZATION 6128744740 201 IRVING AVENUE 100 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55405 GAYE ADAMS MASSEY PAST CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DAVE NASSIF DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAURIE LAFONTAINE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ART ROLNICK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BOB BARNETT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MONGEON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 FRANK SCHWEIGERT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAIME STILSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEANNE RAVICH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JIM BOYLE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIA HALBERG DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIE BAKER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEVIN NILAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA BOHLANDER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GARRETT VICE CHAIR & SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NASIBU SAREVA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RANDY SAUTER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SOPHIE KELLEY CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 VANESSA LAIRD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CROSBY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JANIS CLAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN CONTAG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE GREEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 VICKIE MATTYS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 YOHURU WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANGELA SLAUGHTER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANN YATES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DARRELL ELLSWORTH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LUIS MORENO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CORRIDONI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SARAH MITCHELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN SMALLWOOD CEO 50.00 X 243755 0 15761 MARK HENDERSON BUSINESS MANAGER 40.00 X 88959 0 826 332714 0 16587 1 0 1 0 0 448060 766516 8924572 10139148 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 900099 373350 373350 373350 130089 130089 0 448060 133111 -133111 -133111 10509476 373350 0 -3022 349301 237825 43031 68445 2136188 1449972 264726 421490 189512 128658 23477 37377 186631 131913 21296 33422 900 404 114 382 11851 5315 1503 5033 226038 101375 28663 96000 11173 11173 57790 44499 5201 8090 318320 248400 27360 42560 42184 41075 600 509 92532 71250 8328 12954 17634 13579 1587 2468 SUPPLIES, FOOD AND CURR 119981 119981 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 113681 80727 10394 22560 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 25831 23015 1102 1714 DUES, FEES AND SUBSCRIP 15510 11174 3942 394 14801 10900 1920 1981 3929858 2720062 443244 766552 1098563 759457 2531465 9019683 862688 250796 45213 76038 737764 549625 225724 188139 589133 1757252 811281 691115 6164067 12742480 207343 213857 887750 753139 1095093 966996 X 2668070 8921691 2400904 2853793 5068974 11775484 6164067 12742480 6579618 126892 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2436463 3655047 3424168 4170504 3389148 17075330 2436463 3655047 3424168 4170504 3389148 17075330 1449104 15626226 20109 9270 9966 16442 130089 185876 17261206 1055140 0.90530 0.99590 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 589133 1075000 93119 1757252 678024 -88891 589133 640596 5000 32428 678024 603000 3000 34596 640596 603000 603000 1.00000 0 0 737764 549625 188139 188139 DEPOSITS 22854 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 668261 691115 LEASE LIABILITIES 753139 753139 X 10636368 126892 126892 10509476 0 10509476 3929858 0 3929858 0 3929858 PART X, LINE 2: WTG HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. WTG'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. WTG CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. X X 1 FOX ADVANCEMENT 12141 131ST CT S HASTINGS HASTINGS MN 55033 GRANT WRITING 0 1072000 57572 1072000 1072000 57572 1072000 GALA 382417 382417 18231 45634 31297 24918 EDUCATION IS POWER 65643 65643 11139 1892 448060 448060 18231 56773 31297 26810 133111 -133111 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAROLYN SMALLWOOD CEO 213755 0 30000 0 0 0 0 0 15761 0 259516 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THIS RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IT IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. AFTER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS REVIEWED THE DOCUMENT, IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C WAY TO GROW MONITORS AND ENFORCES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SALARY SURVEYS, BOARD DISSCUSSIONS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST