2024-11-15T17:53:42-05:00 2023-12-31 454570537 MARJTAX INCORPORATED 3542 FRUITVALE- AVE PMB 227 OAKLAND CA 94602 990 2023-01-01 471169913 GRATEFUL GATHERINGS GRAT 5103610055 2930 DOMINGO AVENUE 181 BERKELEY CA 94705 DONNA WRIGHT SOMERVILLE EXEC DIRECTOR 5103610555 2024-11-15 true false MARJORIE WILLIAMS-JONES P00564614 5104826204 2024-11-15 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X DONNA WRIGHT SOMERVILLE 2930 DOMINGO AVENUE NO 181 BERKELEY CA 94705 1070089 false X HTTPS://GRATEFULGATHERINGS.ORG/ X 2014 CA GRATEFUL GATHERINGS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY PROVIDING NEW AND GENTLY USED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS, AND POVERTY. 6 6 7 4500 0 611974 1033845 1700 2219 4652 11025 -9759 -92107 608567 954982 223596 317531 0 254281 330467 0 102550 55176 117819 533053 765817 75514 189165 500995 708846 20873 39559 480122 669287 GRATEFUL GATHERINGS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY PROVIDING NEW AND GENTLY USED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS, AND POVERTY. false false 580674 317531 HOMES WITH HOPE: GRATEFUL GATHERINGS (GG) IMPROVES LIVES BY PROVIDING NEW AND GENTLY USED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS, AND POVERTY. BEDS, FURNITURE, LINENS, KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS HELP TRANSFORM EMPTY APARTMENTS INTO SAFE, COMFORTABLE, AND EQUIPPED HOMES. IN 2023, GG HELPED APPROXIMATELY 241 PEOPLE. FULL MISSION STATEMENT: GRATEFUL GATHERINGS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY PROVIDING NEW AND GENTLY USED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS, AND POVERTY. WE BELIEVE THAT IF FAMILIES HAVE A SAFE, COMFORTABLE, AND EQUIPPED HOME THAT THEY WILL HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF SUCCESS OUTSIDE THE HOME. 580674 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 7 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true true false CA X SALLY FITZHUGH 5103610055 2930 DOMINGO AVE 181 BERKELEY CA 94705 ALLISON MEIN PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA RUANE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE HAGGERTY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID COMMINS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN CHIPMAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA WRIGHT SOMERVILLE EXEC DIRECTO 40.00 X 100000 0 16124 CHRISTINE ANN FLITTER PROGRAM DIRE 40.00 X 100000 0 16937 200000 33061 false false false 402329 631516 284810 1033845 MISC REVENUE 2219 2219 2219 11025 11025 23000 402329 115107 -92107 954982 2219 11025 317531 317531 200000 130000 40000 30000 75168 48995 13120 13053 34466 25027 4345 5094 20833 13552 4022 3259 2921 2921 37973 2989 1714 33270 1906 55 1652 199 6405 1303 1307 3795 8609 1681 2915 4013 22380 22380 16481 15615 866 3585 630 2500 455 11769 3223 8546 1471 916 555 4319 4319 765817 580674 82593 102550 125053 421196 369539 253539 76 134 3721 9841 25773 1637 2606 24136 500995 708846 12132 16513 1421 20000 7320 3046 20873 39559 X 476480 649287 3642 20000 480122 669287 500995 708846 189165 X false false false X 321269 376465 536468 611974 1033845 2880021 321269 376465 536468 611974 1033845 2880021 152070 2727951 815 404 1174 4652 11025 18070 1143 1143 2899234 33780 0.94090 0.93350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 25773 1637 24136 24136 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 2743 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 303 3046 ANNUAL HOUSE PA 425329 402329 23000 28450 2050 50132 6710 27765 425329 402329 23000 28450 2050 50132 6710 27765 115107 -92107 true HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS 241 74466 33740 PURCHASE BEDS & BEDDING HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS 241 26198 176110 PURCHASE GENERAL ITEMS EMERGENCY RELIEF 12 7017 PURCHASE SPECIAL INDIVID X 209850 THRIFT SHOP VALUE X 1 23000 BLUE BOOK PRICE X FLOWERS 1 2300 RETAIL VALUE X EVENT BEVERAGES 29 21210 RETAIL VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 42 28450 DONOR SPECIFIED VALUE false true false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 IN 2013, GRATEFUL GATHERINGS HELPED 30 PEOPLE IN 9 HOMES. IN 2023, JUST 10 YEARS LATER, WE HELPED 241 PEOPLE IN 93 HOMES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND GROW OUR "MINI PROGRAM" WHERE WE HELP UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS VETERANS, FOSTER YOUTH, AND ELDERLY LIVING IN SMALLER DWELLINGS AND OUR FAMILIES MOVING FROM HOMELESSNESS INTO LARGER APARTMENTS OR HOUSES. OVER 200,000 WORTH OF IN-KIND DONATIONS FILLED EMPTY HOMES WITH HOPE THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONOR COMMUNITY. WE COULD NOT HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALL OF THIS WITHOUT THE HELP OF OVER 4500 PEOPLE WHO DONATED 5200 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN 2023. WE HAD A 26% INCREASE IN OUR SUPPORT OF PEOPLE IN NEED FROM 2022 TO 2023. WE CONTINUE TO UPLIFT AND CHANGE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA BY CREATING SAFE AND STABLE HOME ENVIRONMENTS AFTER PERIODS OF HOMELESSNESS AND CRISIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD. AFTER A FULL REVIEW (WITH MODIFICATIONS WHERE NECESSARY), THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S VOTING BODY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SIGNS THE E-FILE AUTHORIZATION AND ALL RETURNS ARE E-FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY. ALL PERSONNEL AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE (IN WRITING) POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ANY RELATED PARTY AFFILIATIONS. LOANS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS FULL TRANSPARENCY ON ALL RELATIONSHIPS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS (IN FACT OR APPEARANCE) ARE DISCUSSED OPENLY AND RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECIDES THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD, WHICH CONSISTS OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, HAS REVIEWED RELEVANT DATA AND DETERMINED FAIR AND EQUITABLE COMPENSATION BASED ON COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF AGENCIES OF SIMILAR SIZE, FIELD AND LOCATION TO THE AGENCY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THE SALARY AND/OR WAGES OF ALL OTHER STAFF, BASED ON CURRENT MARKET COMPENSATION PRACTICES AND THE MINIMUM WAGE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER LEGAL FILINGS ARE MAINTAINED IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT AND HELD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY TAX AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT AN ORGANIZATION-AFFILIATED LOCATION IN OAKLAND,AND ON THE OFFICIAL REGISTRY OF CHARITABLE TRUSTS MAINTAINED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.