Is it real?
No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2025). Last full Form 990: 2022. IRS ruling in Sep 1980.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $245K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section 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
| Name | FY2022 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Lead Program in Business executive salaries →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
Programs and updates
Connects diverse youth with higher education and career opportunities through global partnerships.
Questions for Lead Program in Business
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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.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $47K | $156K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $2K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $47K | $159K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $118K | $279K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | −$70K | −$120K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $209K | $125K | $29K | $54K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $37K | $22K | $5K | $10K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $2K | $1K | $349 | $648 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $14K | $8K | $2K | $4K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $103K | $12K | $91K | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $9K | $5K | $1K | $2K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $16K | $10K | $2K | $4K |
| InterestLn 20 | $2K | $0 | $2K | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $233 | $0 | $233 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $0 | $4K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $158K | $153K | $2K | $3K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $51K | $0 | $47K | $5K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $605K | $337K | $185K | $83K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2023 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $107K | $519K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 30, 2021 | $555K | $605K | −$50K | −$120K | 990 PDF |
Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2025). Last full Form 990: 2022. The 990-N has no money details, and postcard years before 2025 are not published by the IRS.
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $555,326 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $555,326 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $605,246 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $158,851 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$120,240 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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