Great Shape provides education and health care to the underserved and very poor in jamaica and throughout the caribbean.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,200 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $56K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$173K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $43K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$745K
78% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 78% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$216K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$568K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$759K
FY2021$618K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$216K
FY2024▲ ×16
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$15K
FY2023$14K
FY2024$216K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1989.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $2.5M Management & general 6% · $154K Fundraising 0% · $6K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $173K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$130,006Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$20,989Pt VII · Sec A
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$7,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Wright$130,006$111,690———
Bradley Adams$20,989$14,500$10,000$10,000—
Georgene Crowe$15,000$18,500$13,000$16,600$7,500
Gretchen Lee$7,000$8,000$4,500$10,100$7,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

Provides education and healthcare to underserved communities in Jamaica and the Caribbean.

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In 2024, the icare project worked in grenada and jamaica. Some 100 volinteers delivered free glasses, exams, diabetes screening, glaucoma treatment, retinopathy therapy, prescription glasses and cataract surgery. The value of our icare programs in 2023 was over 2,000,000.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

In 2024, the 1000 smiles dental project provided record setting services to a record number of patient beneficiaries by a record number of volunteers our teams of volunteer dentists and support staff served 24,500 people across the islands of ST lucia, grenada, jamaica, the bahamas and turks & caicos with 100% free dental care and…

$885Kprogram expense
03

In 2024, our teach the teachers and superkids literacy projects in jamiaca featured some 100 volunteers providing critical teacher training and student-focused individual learning. The impact was massive.

$300Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$43K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$154K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$216K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$925K
Total assetsLn 16$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$745K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$241K
SavingsLn 2$684K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$925K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K
Total assetsLn 16$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$745K
Net assetsLn 32$216K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 61,200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$411K$925K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K$36K
Total assetsLn 16$540K$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$526K$745K
Net assetsLn 32$14K$216K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$204K$158K$40K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$11K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$48K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$278K$265K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$14K$435
Office expensesLn 13$26K$13K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$6K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$3K$2K$94
TravelLn 17$133K$123K$10K
InterestLn 20$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$33K$5K$717
InsuranceLn 23$14K$11K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.7M$3K−$864
All other expensesLn 24e$45K$25K$19K$791
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.5M$154K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.6M$202K$216K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.9M−$2K$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.6M−$175K$15K 990 PDF
FY2021 $504K$618K−$115K$191K 990 PDF
FY2020 $568K$759K−$191K$305K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,824,244 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,917,692$2,789,499
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $133$10,899
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,018$23,846
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,928,843$2,824,244
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $227,658$276,995
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,702,916$2,345,040
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,930,574$2,622,035
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,731$202,209
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,824,244 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,779,999
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,590,528
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,789,499
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,899$10,899
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $23,846$23,846
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $34,745$2,824,244
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,622,035 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $158,183 · Management $40,421 · Fundraising $5,308$203,912
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,210 · Management $9,080$20,290
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,591 · Management $5,202$52,793
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,476 · Management $5,663$12,139
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $264,801 · Management $13,392$278,193
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,136 · Management $435$14,571
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,842 · Management $13,546$26,388
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,952 · Management $4,455$10,407
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,754 · Management $2,370 · Fundraising $94$5,218
IX-17 TravelPrograms $122,979 · Management $10,017$132,996
IX-20 InterestManagement $19,167$19,167
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,223 · Management $5,386 · Fundraising $717$39,326
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,721 · Management $3,040$13,761
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,745,930 · Management $3,081 · Fundraising −$864$1,748,147
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,278 · Management $18,658 · Fundraising $791$44,727
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,462,076 · Management $153,913 · Fundraising $6,046$2,622,035
Part X · Balance sheet $961,171 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $398,463$241,219
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,845$683,746
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10$10
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,189$36,196
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $540,155$961,171
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $771$221,340
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $526,445$745,252
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,710$215,919
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,710$215,919
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $540,155$961,171
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $215,919 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,824,244
XI-2 Total expenses$2,622,035
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$202,209
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,710
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$215,919

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