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The mission is to address higher education access and career preparation by optimizing cross-sector collaborations and global partnerships that focus on identifiying and nurturing high potential youth of diverse backgrounds by developing them into high achievers and responsonsible leaders.

69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 3% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$303K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$308K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.5M
+167% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$519K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +167%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$555K
FY2022$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +127%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$605K
FY2022$1.4M
Net assets
$519K
FY2022▲ +532%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$120K
FY2022$519K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Sep 1980.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $953K Management & general 13% · $185K Fundraising 17% · $235K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $303K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$257,904Pt VII · Sec A
Key Employee
$44,982Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lawrence M Drake II’s $258K as President & CEO is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2022FY2020
Lawrence M Drake II$257,904$208,750
Michele Pickett$44,982$36,660

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $953K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Summer university & college institutes and programs for high school students. These programs and institutes were held on a variety of college campuses and were successful in introducing the students to computer science, engineering and business.

$953Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$990K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$491K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$953K
Managementcol C$185K
Fundraisingcol D$235K
Owns and owesPt X
$519K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$824K
Total assetsLn 16$828K
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$990K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$491K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$824K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$824K
Accounts receivableLn 4$871
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$828K
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K
Net assetsLn 32$519K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$708K$824K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$710K$828K
LiabilitiesLn 26$298K$308K
Net assetsLn 32$412K$519K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$258K$168K$13K$77K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$132K$58K$57K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$2K$636$847
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$14K$4K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$0$18K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$319K$298K$20K$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$0$4K$0
TravelLn 17$175K$101K$31K$42K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$32K$18K$6K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$300K$294K$3K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$108K$0$26K$82K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$953K$185K$235K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2023 $1.5M$1.4M$107K$519K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2021 $555K$605K−$50K−$120K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,480,300 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,100,476$989,545
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $468,905$490,755
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,569,381$1,480,300
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $388,758$416,622
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $648,032$956,563
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,036,790$1,373,185
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $532,591$107,115
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,480,300 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$989,545
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$989,545
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$490,755
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $490,755 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,480,300
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,373,185 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $167,638 · Management $12,895 · Fundraising $77,371$257,904
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,362 · Management $57,243 · Fundraising $16,146$131,751
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,048 · Management $636 · Fundraising $847$3,531
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,593 · Management $4,218 · Fundraising $5,625$23,436
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $17,551 · Fundraising $0$17,551
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $298,277 · Management $20,280 · Fundraising $0$318,557
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $4,200 · Fundraising $0$4,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $101,306 · Management $31,440 · Fundraising $41,920$174,666
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,328 · Management $5,688 · Fundraising $7,584$31,600
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,943 · Fundraising $0$1,943
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $293,546 · Management $2,716 · Fundraising $3,621$299,883
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $25,987 · Fundraising $82,176$108,163
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $953,098 · Management $184,797 · Fundraising $235,290$1,373,185
Part X · Balance sheet $827,633 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $707,923$823,898
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $871$871
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,367$2,864
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $710,161$827,633
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,000$33,998
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $96,329$96,329
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $178,481$177,840
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $297,810$308,167
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $412,351$519,466
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $412,351$519,466
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $710,161$827,633
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $519,466 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,480,300
XI-2 Total expenses$1,373,185
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$107,115
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$412,351
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$519,466

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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