Go for Great Schools INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 83-2415970)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$383K
FY2021	$1.8M
FY2022	$2.0M
FY2023	$2.4M
FY2024	$2.9M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$66K
FY2021	$172K
FY2022	$2.0M
FY2023	$2.0M
FY2024	$1.5M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$912K
FY2021	$2.5M
FY2022	$2.5M
FY2023	$3.6M
FY2024	$5.0M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

94%

Program services 94% · $1.4M Management & general 6% · $98K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Megan Simpson

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharmien Watkins

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers citizens to invest in schools, strengthening education for students, families, and communities.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

The go private school tax credit scholarship fund provides scholarships to help private school serve students, families, teachers, and communities primarily by being more accessible to all families and students that desire a private school education and to achieve measurable positive outcomes.

$1.1Mprogram expense

02

The go public school education tax credit fund provides innovative educational programs and funding to serve students, families, tearchers, and communities and to achieve measurable positive educational outcomes. In cy 2024, grants worth a total of $224,403.00 were made to benefit public school communities.

$296Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Tulsa Community FoundationFY2024$616K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$616K

Grants paid · 19 grants · $5.1M · 2022–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,074,648

Go for Catholic Schools INCOK · FY2024$50,000

Bixby Public SchoolsFY2024$39,199

Cushing Public SchoolsFY2024$25,552

Stilwell Public SchoolsFY2024$24,000

Vian Public SchoolsFY2024$22,752

Tahlequah Public SchoolsFY2024$22,752

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,654,880

Bixby Public SchoolsFY2023$185,191

Tulsa Public SchoolsFY2023$94,200

Tahlequah Public SchoolsFY2023$15,000

Glenpool Public Schools Foundation for Academic Excellence INCOK · FY2023$9,500

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,629,532

Jenks Public Schools Foundation INCOK · FY2022$119,700

Bixby Public SchoolsFY2022$61,190

Bixby Public SchoolsFY2022$58,946

Kingfisher Public SchoolsFY2022$25,609

Bixby Public SchoolsFY2022$13,727

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.9M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$160K

Money outPt IX

$1.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.4M

Managementcol C$98K

Owns and owesPt X

$5.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M

Total assetsLn 16$5.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$160K

Total revenueLn 12$2.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.8M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M

Total assetsLn 16$5.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

Net assetsLn 32$5.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 620

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.2M	$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$564K	$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$3.6M	$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$2K
Net assetsLn 32	$3.6M	$5.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$274K	$274K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$1.1M	$1.1M
Management feesLn 11a	$72K		$72K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$22K		$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$25K	$25K	$328
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$4K		$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$65K	$65K
TravelLn 17	$417	$417
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.5M	$1.4M	$98K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 18, 2025	$2.9M	$1.5M	$1.4M	$5.0M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024	$2.4M	$2.0M	$440K	$3.6M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023	$2.0M	$2.0M	−$23K	$2.5M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022	$1.8M	$172K	$1.6M	$2.5M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2021	$383K	$66K	$317K	$912K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $2,947,620 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$2,787,402

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$160,218

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenue$2,947,620

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$1,349,051

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$190,852

I-18 Total expenses$1,539,903

I-19 Revenue less expenses$1,407,717

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,947,620 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,787,402

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,787,402

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $160,218$160,218

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $160,218 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,947,620

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,539,903 across 9 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $274,403$274,403

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,074,648$1,074,648

IX-11a Management feesManagement $72,252$72,252

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,995$21,995

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,143 · Management $328$25,471

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,743$1,743

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,861$3,861

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $65,113$65,113

IX-17 TravelPrograms $417$417

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,441,467 · Management $98,436 · Fundraising $0$1,539,903

Part X · Balance sheet $5,051,268 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,220,021$2,762,234

X-4 Accounts receivable$21,885

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $563,743$2,267,149

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,597,964$5,051,268

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,928

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,928

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,597,964$5,049,340

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,597,964$5,049,340

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,597,964$5,051,268

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,049,340 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,947,620

XI-2 Total expenses$1,539,903

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,407,717

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,597,964

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$43,659

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,049,340

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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