Operation GRITS, Inc

Vidalia, LA   |  www.operationgrits.com

Mission

The purpose of OPERATION G.R.I.T.S. is to provide a service for the community to give gifts to soldiers that are stationed overseas primarily at Christmas, but may also send boxes to soldiers at other times of the year. GRITS acts as a trustee or intermediary for local businesses, churches, schools, civic organizations and individuals, who purchase items/donations suggested on an approved list by the military. GRITS sole operational activity is to transmit those donations to the soldiers overseas, which includes storing, transferring, shipping, and packing these items to be delivered to the soldiers.

Ruling year info

2014

President

Patricia R Jones

Vice-Presidents

Mrs. Kathleen Stevens

Main address

107 Carter St

Vidalia, LA 71373 USA

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EIN

30-0802230

NTEE code info

Public Foundations (T30)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Always looking for ways to make people aware and raise donations to help pay for the shipping on the boxes. The more we can ship, the better.

Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Taste of Home

In response to a request from a soldier, we sent two shipments of King Cakes. Each shipments contained 40 king cakes, coffee, condiments, plates, napkins forks

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Our results

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How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of groups/individuals benefiting from tools/resources/education materials provided

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Number of volunteers

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Number of stories successfully placed in the media

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Number of returning volunteers

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Number of Facebook followers

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Context Notes

This is an approximate

Number of boxes filled and sent to deployed troops overseas

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Context Notes

This is an approximate. The goal of our organization is to send boxes to troops deployed overseas at Christmas

Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Reach every soldier who is deployed overseas at Christmas

Get people involved in posting on media sites, newspaper, radio and just plain old leg work

Get out and get to work

We have so far raised about $20,000 a year through donations. This has been used to purchase additional items and pay postage.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Operation GRITS, Inc

Board of directors
as of 04/29/2019
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. Virgil Pilgrim

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes