Gentry's Education Center at the Store Front, Inc.
General Information
Contact Information
Nonprofit
Gentry's Education Center at the Store Front, Inc.
Address
4221 Warren Road
Franklin, TN 37067 4044
Phone
(615) 925-1033
Fax
615 790-4749
Web Site
Web Site
Email
[email protected]
At A Glance
Year of Incorporation
2009
Gentry's Educational Foundation
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Mission & Impact
Statements
Mission
Mission:Gentry's mission is to assist and prepare young people in our community for school, work, and life.
Vision: "Teach a child to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime." Every child in our Gentry community will realize their
own potential and have tools for a lifetime of success.
How we do it: We provide research-based, individualized academic support with state-certified teachers,
mentoring, and positive character development, while encouraging family engagement.
Core Values: To Teach. To Learn. To Empower. To Dream. To Succeed.
Background
Gentry’s was established in 2009 as a school-based program to provide extended learning opportunities (after
school and in the summer) to economically and academically disadvantage students in Central Franklin from the
Franklin Special School District (FSSD). In this community, the school-age poverty rate is 51.1%; four schools in
this community receive funding under Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act. In the past two schools have
been targeted as focus schools for serious achievement gaps and poor school value-added grades by the state
Department of Education. GENTRY’S vision, “Teach me to fish and I will eat for a lifetime.” works in tandem with
its mission to prepare children for college, work, and life. To accomplish this programming has evolved to
include opportunities for standards-based tutoring, enrichment, character development, counseling, mentoring,
and parent engagement activities. Gentry's is an environment that encourages high expectation for academic
success while embracing individual learning styles. Since it was created, the center has transformed into a
community-based education resource offering year-round programming. The organization is recognized as a
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21 Century Community Learning Center by the State of Tennessee Department of Education and has received
multi-year funding to support its education program. Current program areas include academic support,
enrichment opportunity, emotional well-being, and parental involvement.
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Impact
Accomplishments:
1. Renewed grant from the Tennessee Department of Education - 21st Century Community Learning Centers
and LEAPs for FY2016-2017 to serve 160 children.
2. In 2016, Gentry's was a grant recipient of the Healing Trust to implement PATHH, a program addressing
adverse childhood experiences.
3. With over 400 tickets sold, Gentry's was the top-ranked partner agency with United Way of Williamson
County (UWWC) in tickets sales for the 2016 Taste of Williamson. The Taste of Williamson, which raises funds
for UWWC and its partner agencies drew its largest crowd in 2016, with an estimated 1,500 in attendance.
4. In 2016, Gentry's participants-students- have demonstrated gains averaging 1 year, 2 months in reading and
math through research-based, intense tutoring.
5. Increased Board membership by two new members and volunteer participation increased eight (8) volunteers
to twenty-eight (28), in 2016.
Goals:
1. Develop and execute strategies for sustainability - securing up to one year of operating funds.
2. Develop a service learning internship program for college students seeking hours or credits in their academic
field of study.
3. Continue developing corporate and industry engagement to recruit highly qualified board members with
expertise in fundraising.
4. To continue developing an after school intervention models that can be replicated in other school systems,
districts, and community-based organizations.
Needs
1. Additional Board members with experience in the following backgrounds: fundraising.
2. A minimum of $150,000.00 of working capital/revenue at the beginning of each academic year to leverage
with additional funding.
3. Laptop Computers (25) and Promethean boards (4) to be used with web-based reading, math, and science
tutoring and enrichment and assessments.
4. Scholarship funds to assist low-income students with registration and weekly fees.
Other ways to donate, support, or volunteer
Gentry's Education Center at the Storefront welcomes all levels of support to make academic and enrichment
opportunities available to at-risk children. You can donate money, volunteer time, and materials. Please inquire
with our Executive Director at 615-925-1033 for support opportunities.
Service Categories
Primary Organization Category
Education / Educational Services
Areas of Service
Areas Served
TN - Williamson
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Programs
Programs
TUTORING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Description
Gentry’s Tutoring and Enrichment Program proactively focuses on
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improving reading and math abilities of PreK-6 grade students through
extended learning opportunities and enrichment courses that reinforce
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school day learning. 1 -6 grade students receive forty-five minutes of
homework assistance after school and one hour of intensive, targeted
tutoring in common core areas of reading and math (for students in the
lowest percentiles for academic and grade level achievement). Tutoring is
provided in one hour blocks after school, two-hour blocks on Saturdays by
appointment and by assignment in the Summer Academy (June and July).
Students are provided standard-based, scheduled evaluations to assess
gains and effectiveness of intervention strategies. This program also
combines a myriad of enrichment activities in art, drama, music,
nutrition/physical activity, technology exploration, science, and social
studies to reinforce academic instruction.
Population Served
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GENTRY'S SUMMER ACADEMY
Description
The Summer Academy provides the optimal time for expansion of
services and enrichment focus to include pre-kindergarten students. The
program partners with the Williamson and Franklin Special school districts
to serve over 200 children a year from neighborhoods with the highest
childhood poverty rates and lowest educational attainment rates in
Williamson County. Children can participate in tutoring sessions to prevent
summer learning loss and enroll in enrichment activities in art, drama,
music, nutrition/physical activity, technology exploration, science, and
foreign language to reinforce academic instruction
Population Served
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STEM ENRICHMENT
Description
STEM Enrichment is a year-round program designed to help students
unlock opportunities for their future as they develop and improve
academic skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Students
complete project-based STEM activities to discover that STEM is all
around them in art, design, sports, fitness, music and performing arts. As
they complete STEM activities, they realize they can be successful in a
variety of areas, and they study academics in new ways. Students
complete projects such as engineering spectacular cupcakes, using
physics to understand sports movements, applying fractions in music and
dance, and analyzing and replicating design in the arts.
Population Served
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PATHH - POSITIVE ACTIONS TOWARD HOPE AND HEALING
Description
PATHH is designed to address adverse childhood experiences (ACES)
providing resilience-focused treatment through responsive services for
students through culturally competent, evidence-based practices,
including crisis intervention. Counselors will work to increase protective
factors and reduce risk factors through positive relationships with adults
and participation in purposeful community service activities, giving
children an opportunity to practice life skills and make positive choices as
they increase their community involvement through service activities.
Services also include individual student counseling, small support groups,
and parent and teacher training to meet immediate needs and concerns.
Population Served
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Gentry's Pre-K Afterschool Program
Description
Gentry’s Pre-K afterschool program strives to ensure that its children enter
kindergarten with the skills necessary to be successful. This program
provides children with early intervention and ensures they have safe,
loving child care from 1:30-5:30 daily. This creates a full-day program for
young children in need of early intervention. Their daily schedule is based
on the Tennessee Early Learning Developmental Standards and includes
fun learning time, active play, and direct instruction. Children develop
early literacy and numeracy skills as while enthusiastically participating in
learning. A certified teacher and an assistant care for up to 18 four-yearold children daily. The Pre-K after school program is individualized based
on children’s academic and social needs. Previous student progress and
current academic levels determine instruction that will be provided in small
groups. The children who attend Gentry’s are primarily from low income
families, homes where English is not the primary language, or children
with disabilities. Some children are homeless and several already have
high rates of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Within the group, a
handful of children come in more academically ready. They serve as role
models for the others and participate in enrichment activities. The impact
of early intervention activities is strengthened by the caring relationships
the teacher and assistant build with the young children. These
relationships help children build on their early successes and help them
feel comfortable with teachers and peers as they begin school and help
them feel positive about future school experiences.
Population Served
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CEO Comments
Having grown up and worked in the Franklin Special School District, I have always had an interest in the impact
of education on students' lives. I have had the honor of teaching hundreds of children for the last 38 years, but
I've always been truly passionate about children who have not mastered the most fundamental of all skillsreading. Although working in the high-performing Franklin Special School District, I have had first-hand contact
with that pocket of children with poor literacy and math proficiencies and witnessed the common threads these
children shared: low academic achievement, low self-esteem, poor parental involvement, and limited
opportunities for organized recreation. Most of the students Gentry's services come from families with
significant multi-generational, economic barriers and limited access to additional instruction from private learning
centers. What is the solution? A high quality student-centered academic support system that values not only
academic achievement but enriching activities that unlock a child's potential which can be a catalyst for learning.
Gentry's understands that it is a team approach to reduce or eliminate achievement gaps with at-risk students.
Gentry's receives referrals on a daily basis now and providing services to the many children with academic and
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social needs is the biggest challenge. We address this challenge with a myriad of resources to meet the needs
of as many students as we can. We value collaborations with our school districts, teachers, assistants, faithbased organizations, corporations, parents and students to make access to academic support and enrichment
opportunities a reality for as many students as possible. . Gentry's loves learning, loves learners and loves
bringing the first two loves together. What we invest in these children now will result in the type of community
and world we will see in the future.
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Governance
Board Chair
Board Chair
Mr. Benjamin Sohr
Company Affiliation
Pencil and Paper Development, LLC
Term
Aug 2016 to Aug 2019
Email
[email protected]
Board Members
Name
Affiliation
Status
Mr. Jerry Boyle
Correct Care Solutions
Voting
Ms. Victoria Carter
Community Volunteer
NonVoting
Mr. Jorge Dominicis
Correct Care Solutions
Voting
Mr. Scott Hamilton Honorary
Board Member
Scott Hamilton Foundation
NonVoting
Mrs. Evelyn Hickerson
Gentry's Education Center @ the
Storefront
NonVoting
Mrs. Erin Lefkovitz
Gentry's Education Center
NonVoting
Mr. Cary McClure
Correct Care Solutions
Voting
Mr. Edward Smith
Jackson National Insurance
Voting
Mr. Benjamin Sohr
Pencil and Paper Development
LLC
Voting
Mr. Louis Upkins
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NonVoting
Board Demographics - Ethnicity
African American/Black
3
Asian American/Pacific Islander
0
Caucasian
6
Hispanic/Latino
1
Native American/American Indian
0
Other
00
Board Demographics - Gender
Male
7
Female
3
Unspecified
0
Governance
Board Term Lengths
3
Board Term Limits
2
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Board Meeting Attendance %
100%
Written Board Selection Criteria?
Under Development
Written Conflict of Interest Policy?
Under Development
Percentage Making Monetary Contributions
80%
Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions
100%
Constituency Includes Client Representation
Yes
Number of Full Board Meetings Annually
4
Board CoChair
Board CoChair
Mr. Jorge Dominicis
Company Affiliation
Correct Care Solutions
Term
Aug 2016 to Aug 2019
Email
[email protected]
Risk Management Provisions
Accident and Injury Coverage
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Management
Executive Director/CEO
Executive Director
Evelyn Hickerson
Term Start
Aug 2009
Email
[email protected]
Staff
Full Time Staff
1
Part Time Staff
2
Volunteers
28
Contractors
48
Retention Rate
100%
Plans & Policies
Does the organization have a documented Fundraising Plan?
Yes
Does the organization have an approved Strategic Plan?
Under Development
In case of a change in leadership, is a Management Succession plan in place?
No
Does the organization have a Policies and Procedures Plan?
Under Development
Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy?
Yes
Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy?
No
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy?
No
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Financials
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Start
July 01 2016
Fiscal Year End
June 30 2017
Projected Revenue
$428,146.00
Projected Expenses
$388,748.00
Endowment Value
$0.00
Endowment Spending Percentage (if selected)
0%
Detailed Financials
Revenue and Expenses
Fiscal Year
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
Revenue Sources
Fiscal Year
Foundation and Corporation
Contributions
Government Contributions
Federal
State
Local
Unspecified
Individual Contributions
Indirect Public Support
Earned Revenue
Investment Income, Net of Losses
Membership Dues
Special Events
Revenue In-Kind
Other
2015
$394,782
$353,122
2014
$273,469
$260,602
2013
$218,747
$202,402
2015
$0
2014
$0
2013
$0
$170,348
$0
$0
$0
$170,348
$129,974
$0
$89,044
$0
$0
$5,416
$0
$0
$107,138
$0
$0
$0
$107,138
$61,690
$0
$102,231
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,410
$64,777
$0
$0
$0
$64,777
$40,329
$0
$113,099
$0
$0
$0
$500
$42
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Expense Allocation
Fiscal Year
Program Expense
Administration Expense
Fundraising Expense
Payments to Affiliates
Total Revenue/Total Expenses
Program Expense/Total Expenses
Fundraising Expense/Contributed
Revenue
2015
$308,017
$27,662
$17,443
$0
1.12
87%
6%
2014
$210,481
$27,075
$23,046
$0
1.05
81%
14%
2013
$170,563
$24,422
$7,417
$0
1.08
84%
7%
2015
$93,901
$81,977
$0
$22,986
$70,915
2014
$48,236
$38,306
$0
$18,983
$29,253
2013
$34,249
$30,594
$0
$17,863
$16,386
2015
3.57
2014
2.02
2013
1.71
2015
0%
2014
0%
2013
0%
2015
Government Grants
$170,348
Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Contributions, Gifts
Amount
and Grants $129,974
2014
Government Grants
$107,138
Program Revenue
$102,231
Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar
Amount
Contributions, Gifts,
and Grants $61,690
2013
Program Service
Revenue $113,099
Government Grants
and Contracts
$64,777
Contributions, Gifts &
Grants $40,329
Assets and Liabilities
Fiscal Year
Total Assets
Current Assets
Long-Term Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Total Net Assets
Short Term Solvency
Fiscal Year
Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current
Liabilities
Long Term Solvency
Fiscal Year
Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets
Top Funding Sources
Fiscal Year
Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount
Program Revenue
$89,044
Capital Campaign
Is the organization currently conducting a Capital
Campaign for an endowment or the purchase of a
major asset?
No
Capital Campaign Goal
$0.00
State Charitable Solicitations Permit
TN Charitable Solicitations Registration
Yes - Expires June 2017
GivingMatters.com Financial Comments
In 2010 and 2011, this organization filed a 990-N form with the IRS, which does not provide specific financial
information. Most small tax-exempt organizations whose annual gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less
($25,000 for tax years ending after December 31, 2007 and before December 31, 2010) are required to
electronically submit Form 990-N, also known as the e-Postcard, unless they choose to file a complete Form
990 or Form 990-EZ instead.
2012 through current financial figures taken from the 990.
990 was prepared by Revolution Financial Solutions.
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Comments provided by Kathryn Bennett 5/19/16.
Created 06.16.2017.
Copyright © 2017 The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
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