Public Charity

GOVERNOR'S EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION

GOVERNOR'S EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in NASHVILLE, TN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $22.6M revenue, $15.7M expenses, $26.5M total assets. 37 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $826K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 201115704 NASHVILLE, TN Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$22.6M
Total Expenses$15.7M
Total Assets$26.5M
Grant Records37
Funding Total$826K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF GOVERNOR'S EARLY LITERACY FOUNDAION (GELF) IS TO STRENGTHEN EARLY LITERACY IN TENNESSEE. GELF EQUIPS TENNESSEE'S CHILDREN WITH BOOKS AND INNOVATIVE LITERACY TOOLS THAT ENCOURAGE LIFELONG LEARNING FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. WE DO THIS BY SERVING AS A THOUGHT LEADER, ADVISOR, AND CATALYST TO SUSTAIN EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN ACCROSS THE STATE, INCLUSING BIRTH-3 BOOK DELIVERY, K-3 HOME LIBRARIES, CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT, STORYBOOK TRAILS, BOOK BUSES, AND THE STATEWIDE EARLY LITERACY EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE OF TENNESSEE.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Abigail Sanderson
CFO Angel Bebout
BOARD MEMBER Brandon Gibson
BOARD MEMBER Bryan Jones
SECRETARY Danielle Barnes
VICE PRESIDENT Dean Hoskins

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Top Grant Purposes

DONATION TO THE GENERAL FUND
$585,000 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$48,620 5 grants
CHARITABLE DONATION
$47,250 3 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$28,004 3 grants
Support of Governor's Early Learning Program - 20th Anniversary
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $22.6M $15.7M $26.5M
2024 $22.7M $19.7M $19.8M
2023 $24.9M $23.2M $21.2M
2022 $14.7M $13.8M $14.3M
2021 $13.0M $12.3M $11.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $13.0M to $22.6M (+73%), with total assets most recently reported at $26.5M.

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