We provide products, resources and services to help you empower yourself, to attain your goals, break barriers and overcome obstacles so you can take charge of yourself and our world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $84K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$535K
Spent
$416K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$155K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$535K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$535K
FY2021$861K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$973K
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$416K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$416K
FY2021$805K
FY2022$827K
FY2023$922K
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$155K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$155K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$539K
FY2023$591K
FY2024$446K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2005.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $306K Management & general 27% · $110K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, President
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Secretary
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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 individuals with products, resources, and services to achieve goals and overcome obstacles.

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1 program · $306K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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We provide products, resources and services to promote individual growth and self help.

$306Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $491K · 2022–2024
Bet Kahila Eighth DegreeFY2024$100,000
Associate Green BayPA · FY2024$93,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,240
Bnos MenachemFY2024$9,310
Yad L'ShliachNY · FY2024$6,150
Associate Green BayPA · FY2023$109,000
Chabad of CalabasasCA · FY2023$16,000
Bnos MenachemFY2023$13,138
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,100
Individual RecipientFY2022$50,000
Anshei Lubavitch Ch INCNY · FY2022$25,720
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,510
Chabad of CalabasasCA · FY2022$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$535K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Money outPt IX
$416K
Ln 25
Programscol B$306K
Managementcol C$110K
Owns and owesPt X
$155K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Total revenueLn 12$535K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$140K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$155K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$140K
Total assetsLn 16$48K$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$36K$155K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$94K$94K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$19K$19K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$28K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$55K$55K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$147K$98K$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$416K$306K$110K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.4M−$145K$446K 990 PDF
FY2023 $973K$922K$51K$591K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$827K$341K$539K 990 PDF
FY2021 $861K$805K$56K$210K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $535K$416K$119K$155K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $534,723 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $211,946$457,984
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $105,136$76,739
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $317,082$534,723
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $59,082$93,900
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $20,503$58,472
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $201,423$263,674
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $281,008$416,046
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,074$118,677
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $534,723 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$457,984
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$457,984
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$76,739
VIII-12 Total revenue$534,723
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $416,046 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $93,900$93,900
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,600$18,600
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $27,719$27,719
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,153$12,153
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $22,778$22,778
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,028$55,028
IX-17 TravelManagement $16,479$16,479
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,223 · Management $49,053$147,276
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $22,113$22,113
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $305,623 · Management $110,423 · Fundraising $0$416,046
Part X · Balance sheet $164,091 assets, 6 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $24,402; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,685$139,689
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,249$164,091
X-25 Other liabilities$9,487
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,322$9,487
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $35,927$154,604
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,249$164,091
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $154,604 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$534,723
XI-2 Total expenses$416,046
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$118,677
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$35,927
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$154,604

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