2025-05-06T08:25:31-05:00 2024-06-30 461379281 FRIERSON SOLA SIMONTON & KUTAC PLLC 801 TRAVIS SUITE 1900 HOUSTON TX 77002 990 2023-07-01 272883558 DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION DISC 7136800045 747 NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE 400 HOUSTON TX 77007 CAROLYN MARKESICH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7136800045 2025-05-05 1 0 FRANK H SIMONTON III P01342153 7136589755 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CAROLYN MARKESICH 747 NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE 400 HOUSTON TX 77007 262706 0 1 X WWW.DISCOVERFITNESSFOUNDATION.ORG X 2016 TX TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND FINACIAL DISADVANTAGES. 10 0 1 0 0 0 89725 113999 0 0 0 0 82429 148707 172154 262706 0 0 0 0 52889 53287 0 0 0 136955 146918 189844 200205 -17690 62501 8698 71219 0 20 8698 71199 X DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR FIGHTING OBESITY AS WELL AS TALENTED YOUNG ATHLETES WHO ARE FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED. DFF PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE-LEVEL GYMNASTICS. DFF WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS THE REALITY THAT TRADITIONAL FITNESS AND GYMNASTICS FACILITIES DO NOT EMPLOY THE NECESSARY TRAINERS REQUIRED TO TEACH CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES OR THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE AT RISK OF FAILING ACADEMICALLY. DFF OFFERS SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR GYMNASIUM STAFF ON HOW TO UTILIZE TRAINING FACILITIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNUSED DURING TRADITIONAL SCHOOL HOURS. DFF PLEDGES TO NURTURE POTENTIAL, PROMOTE DIGNITY, AND SUPPORT BOLD STEPS BY ALL, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. SINCE INCEPTION, DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION HAS HELPED PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 1,373 CHILDREN WITH FITNESS CLASSES, INCLUDING 698 CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 0 0 103535 0 0 THE DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION PROVIDES GYMNASTICS TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO AREA YOUTH WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN STRUCTURED GYMNASTICS PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR OUR TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WERE ABLE TO BENEFIT AN ESTIMATED 206 CHILDREN IN 7 AFFILIATE GYMNASTICS GYMS. 28707 0 107907 THE DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION HELD THE TEXAS CLASSIC GYMNASTICS INVITATIONAL AS ONE OF OUR MAIN EVENTS OF THE YEAR. THE GYMNASTICS MEET WAS HELD IN HOUSTON, TX ON JANUARY 26-28, AT DISCOVER GYMNASTICS. GYMNASTS FROM ALL OVER TEXAS AND SURROUNDING STATES, SUCH AS LOUISIANA AND OKLAHOMA, WERE IN ATTENDANCE. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 60 VOLUNTEERS, THE EVENT SERVED AN ESTIMATED 650 ATHLETES AND 1,300 ADULTS. 8359 0 34881 AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE HAD SEVERAL PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE SEPTEMBER 21, 2023, ANNUAL MEETING AND FUNDRAISER THAT RAISED $41,000 FOR THE FOUNDATION. THE CYPRESS FUN RUN, HELD ON NOVEMBER 12, 2023, ALSO RAISED $2,521. 140601 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TX X FRANK SIMONTON III 7136589755 801 TRAVIS SUITE 1900 HOUSTON TX 77002 X CAROLYN MARKESICH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/FOUNDER 30.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON ESENKOVA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA HAVENS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GIPSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE ROSS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN GRINBLATAS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETH GARDNER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 APRIL WEINSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA REHAL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BEAVER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113999 113999 148707 0 148707 148707 262706 0 0 148707 49634 49634 3653 3653 1224 1224 652 652 177 177 1585 1585 20 20 TUITION AND TRANSPORTAT 103535 103535 TEXAS CLASSIC EXPENSES 28707 28707 ANNUAL MEETING 8359 8359 CREDIT CARD FEES 1165 1165 1494 1494 200205 140601 59604 0 7198 69719 325 325 0 0 1500 1500 8698 71219 0 20 0 20 X 0 0 0 0 8698 71199 8698 71199 8698 71219 62501 0 X 0 0 0 X 19600 37396 56940 89725 113999 317660 19600 37396 56940 89725 113999 317660 263750 53910 317660 0.16970 0.13040 X THE DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM OF SOLICITING FUNDING FOR ITS PROGRAMS THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND FROM PUBLIC CHARITY GRANTS. 10 PERCENT SUPPORT AND FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OUR ORGANIZATION, DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT AND OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR FIGHTING OBESITY AS WELL AS TALENTED YOUNG ATHLETES WHO ARE FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED. DFF PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE-LEVEL GYMNASTICS. DFF WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS THE REALITY THAT TRADITIONAL FITNESS AND GYMNASTICS FACILITIES DO NOT EMPLOY THE NECESSARY TRAINERS REQUIRED TO TEACH CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES OR THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE AT RISK OF FAILING ACADEMICALLY. DFF OFFERS SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR GYMNASIUM STAFF ON HOW TO UTILIZE TRAINING FACILITIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNUSED DURING TRADITIONAL SCHOOL HOURS. DFF PLEDGES TO NURTURE POTENTIAL, PROMOTE DIGNITY, AND SUPPORT BOLD STEPS BY ALL, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. SINCE INCEPTION, DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION HAS HELPED PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 1,373 CHILDREN WITH FITNESS CLASSES, INCLUDING 698 CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. OUR ORGANIZATION RECEIVES AT LEAST 10% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC SOURCES. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, 16.97% OF OUR TOTAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM SMALL INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS. THIS YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDES 51 NUMBER OF DONORS AND GRANTS FROM HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND CHARITY GUILD OF CATHOLIC WOMEN. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN 555 DONORS. THIS LEVEL OF SUPPORT REFLECTS BROAD PUBLIC INTEREST AND RECOGNITION OF OUR WORK WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPOSED OF 10 MEMBERS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE INDEPENDENT AND REPRESENT A CROSS-SECTION OF THE PUBLIC. NONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER OR TO ANY MAJOR DONORS. THIS ENSURES OUR DECISIONS REFLECT THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND INTERESTS. THE DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION PROVIDES GYMNASTICS TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO AREA YOUTH WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN STRUCTURED GYMNASTICS PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR OUR TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WERE ABLE TO BENEFIT AN ESTIMATED 206 CHILDREN IN 7 AFFILIATE GYMNASTICS GYMS. THE DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION HELD THE TEXAS CLASSIC GYMNASTICS INVITATIONAL AS ONE OF OUR MAIN EVENTS OF THE YEAR. THE GYMNASTICS MEET WAS HELD IN HOUSTON, TX ON JANUARY 26-28, AT DISCOVER GYMNASTICS. GYMNASTS FROM ALL OVER TEXAS AND SURROUNDING STATES, SUCH AS LOUISIANA AND OKLAHOMA, WERE IN ATTENDANCE. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 60 VOLUNTEERS, THE EVENT SERVED AN ESTIMATED 650 ATHLETES AND 1,300 ADULTS. AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE HAD SEVERAL PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE SEPTEMBER 21, 2023, ANNUAL MEETING AND FUNDRAISER THAT RAISED $41,000 FOR THE FOUNDATION. THE CYPRESS FUN RUN, HELD ON NOVEMBER 12, 2023, ALSO RAISED $2,521. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 325 325 0 0 CREDIT CARD #4412 20 20 X X X X X X 1 TEXAS CLASSIC 747 NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77007 0 107907 0 107907 ANNUAL MEETINGS 747 NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77007 0 32360 0 32360 YEAR END GIVING TUESDAY 747 NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77007 0 3546 0 3546 CYPRESS RUN 747 NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77007 0 2521 0 2521 USED LEO SALES 747 NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77007 0 1405 0 1405 LEO TAG SALES 747 NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77007 0 900 0 900 148639 148639 TX ANNUAL MEETINGS 32360 32360 TEXAS CLASSIC GYMNASTICS INVITATION 107907 107907 5 8440 8440 148707 148707 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THERE ARE 10 BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST