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Leadership Training Incorporated

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Hempstead, NY501(c)(3)Since 1971Human Services EIN 11-2239383Revenue $2.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSltiny.org50 Clinton St Ste 607, 11550-4282 · Hempstead, NYTax-exempt since Aug 1972School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Leadership Training institute (lti) is a notforprofit 501(c)(3)organization dedicated to empowering challenged families and children to overcome barriers, tap potential and achieve success through education, mentoring and social justice advocacy. Central to the institute's philosophy are the concepts of advocacy and service, that is, the general welfare of all and the development and maintenance of Leadership qualities and skills. By means of policy, posture and programs, lti directs its major efforts to the design and implementation of educational, employment, career development, mentoring, juvenile and criminal justice, violence prevention and capacity building initiatives. Lti collaborates with new york colleges and universities providing field placements and internships for undergraduate and graduate students in social work, education, anthropology, sociology, psychology and criminal justice. Lti is governed by a diverse board of directors that reflects the communities IT serves an

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 140 volunteers and 34 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $337K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$190K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $430K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
-1.0% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -1.0%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1972.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.8M Management & general 14% · $287K Fundraising 1% · $18K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $190K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Aster Mehreteab’s $190K as CEO is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aster Mehreteab$189,932$223,523$198,000$165,000$162,810$101,732
J Barrington Jackson ESQ—$6,000$7,200—$5,281—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers families and children through education, mentoring, and advocacy to overcome barriers and achieve success.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Reentry Services

These services assist incarcerated individuals and formerly incarcerated individuals to successfully reintegrate back into society. The services assist justice involved individual's reentry by providing cognitive behavioral intervention (cbi) training, comprehensive case management, assisting clients in the navigation of housing…

$710Kprogram expense
02

Employment and Workforce Development Services

These services focus on supporting the highrisk adult population seeking employment. The program offers job readiness and soft skills training services that are designed to increase hiring potential and foster economical mobility of hard to PLACE/EMPLOY individuals.

$613Kprogram expense
03

Educational and Guidance Services for Youth and Families

These services designed to instruct, guide, and empower highrisk youth and young adults through classroom instruction, enrichment activities and issue specific workshops. Lti also conducts developmental and careeroriented services for youth in high school. Lti assists youth with academic support through mentoring and tutorial programs.

$480Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Citi FoundationFY2024$400K
TD Charitable FoundationFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$430K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$964K
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$287K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$964K
Government grantsLn 1e$91K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$565K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$285K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 6140
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$310K$285K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K$71K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$190K$95K$95K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$991K$72K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$249K$216K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$101K$88K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$247K$226K$3K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$63K$46K$17K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$5K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$108K$93K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$9K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.8M$287K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.1M$672K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.8M$2.3M$540K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.9M$110K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.6M$107K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.3M$438K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.2M$154K$1.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,778,635 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $604,468$963,664
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,138,714$1,751,864
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,190$10,003
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,858$53,104
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,806,230$2,778,635
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,735,849$1,602,876
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $530,305$503,642
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,266,154$2,106,518
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $540,076$672,117
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,778,635 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,793
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$872,871
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$963,664
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,751,864$1,751,864
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,003$10,003
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $48,336$48,336
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,768$4,768
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,814,971$2,778,635
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,106,518 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,966 · Management $94,966$189,932
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $990,846 · Management $71,852$1,062,698
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $215,758 · Management $33,139$248,897
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $87,870 · Management $13,479$101,349
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,750$12,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $225,671 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $18,000$246,671
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,058 · Management $16,848$62,906
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,319$8,319
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,752$24,752
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,384 · Management $18,554$23,938
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,470 · Management $15,001$108,471
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,570 · Management $7,265$15,835
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,801,664 · Management $286,854 · Fundraising $18,000$2,106,518
Part X · Balance sheet $3,028,594 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,122,822$1,366,271
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $255,167$565,131
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$200,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $835,233$612,350
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $309,594$284,842
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,560,761$3,028,594
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,328$24,864
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $124,937$45,757
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $150,265$70,621
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,410,496$2,757,973
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$200,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,410,496$2,957,973
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,560,761$3,028,594
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,957,973 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,778,635
XI-2 Total expenses$2,106,518
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$672,117
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,410,496
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$124,640
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,957,973

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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