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.
$28K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
$28K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$511K
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+189% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$15K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +189%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$568K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +164%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$759K
FY2021$618K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$15K
FY2022▼ -92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$15K
FY2023$14K
FY2024$216K

From the FY2022 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% · $1.5M Management & general 6% · $91K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $28K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$13,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$4,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt 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

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  • 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 · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

In 2022, the icare project worked in barbdos and jamaica. Some 70 volunteers delivered free glasses, exams, diabetes screening, glaucoma treatment, retinopathy therapy, prescription glasses and cataract surgery. The value of our icare programs in 2022 was over 1,000,000.

$661Kprogram expense
02

In 2022, the 1000 smiles dental project continued its rise up out of the shadow of covid 19. Our teams of volunteer dentists and support staff served in grenada, jamaica and turks & caicos serving some 14,000 people in those countries with 100% free dental care and education. Our sealant project returned in jamaica.

$653Kprogram expense
03

In 2022, our teach the teaches and superkids literacy projects in jamiaca featured some 65 volunteers providing critical teacher training and student-focused individual learning. The impact was massive.

$216Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$91K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$15K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$365K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$511K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$867K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$359K
SavingsLn 2$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$365K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$85K
Other assetsLn 15$74K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$511K
Net assetsLn 32$15K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K$365K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$134K$85K
Total assetsLn 16$439K$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$248K$511K
Net assetsLn 32$191K$15K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$132K$13K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$31K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$21K$2K$711
Accounting feesLn 11c$838$838
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$170K$140K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$13K$10K$225
Information technologyLn 14$8K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$106K$103K$3K$793
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$41K$7K$978
InsuranceLn 23$4K$165$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$993K$990K$3K$225
All other expensesLn 24e$41K$37K$3K$805
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.5M$91K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.8M$2.6M$202K$216K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.9M−$2K$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 $1,454,322 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $488,632$1,450,352
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$5,308
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,994−$1,338
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $503,639$1,454,322
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $171,136$206,624
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $447,092$1,422,897
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $618,228$1,629,521
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$114,589−$175,199
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,454,322 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$39,731
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,410,621
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$867,315
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,450,352
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,300$5,300
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$1,338−$1,338
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $3,970$1,454,322
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,629,521 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,446 · Management $12,806 · Fundraising $4,414$149,666
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,298 · Management $1,970$33,268
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,321 · Management $1,658 · Fundraising $711$23,690
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $838$838
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $140,375 · Management $29,480$169,855
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,484$11,484
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,449 · Management $9,698 · Fundraising $225$23,372
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,194 · Management $3,596$7,790
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,858 · Management $1,139$5,997
IX-17 TravelPrograms $102,896 · Management $2,592 · Fundraising $793$106,281
IX-20 InterestManagement $11,028$11,028
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,556 · Management $7,329 · Fundraising $978$48,863
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $165 · Management $3,984$4,149
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $989,529 · Management $2,822 · Fundraising $225$992,576
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $36,668 · Management $3,191 · Fundraising $805$40,664
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,530,077 · Management $91,293 · Fundraising $8,151$1,629,521
Part X · Balance sheet $526,341 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,149$358,606
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,412$6,604
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $133,679$84,816
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $82,509$74,315
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $438,749$526,341
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $248,109$510,900
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $190,640$15,441
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $190,640$15,441
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $438,749$526,341
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,441 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,454,322
XI-2 Total expenses$1,629,521
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$175,199
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$190,640
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,441

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