To engage inspire and empower youth to reach their full potential through education and exposure to life changing experiences

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers and 69 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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FY2024 · 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 $449K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$185K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $243K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2024▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$966K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.5M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2011.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $2.1M Management & general 10% · $227K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $185K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$185,135Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deryck Toles’s $185K as CEO is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deryck Toles$185,135$171,886$159,776$163,776$139,968

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

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2 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

After school program to inspire youth to reach their full potential through education and real-life experiences. During the 2023-24 school year, 54 high school students, 40 7-8 graders and 120 3-6 graders benefitted from the program.Students in grades 3-12 participate in out-of-school learning focusing on: Education; College & Career…

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) to provide Warren, Ohio, students with a robust educational experience and an opportunity to participate in sports activities, art exploration, community service, swimming lessons, STEM disciplines, and literacy workshops.

$545Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$158K
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$227K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$647K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$328K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$108K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$158K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$647K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$647K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$647K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$196K$49K$147K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$851K$851K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$82K$73K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$32K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$147K$123K$24K
TravelLn 17$315K$300K$15K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$85K$85K
InsuranceLn 23$39K$38K$782
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$460K$457K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$17K$200
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.1M$227K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.2M$2.3M−$171K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$1.7M$1.0M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.4M$274K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.2M$529K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$966K$568K$1.8M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,151,949 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,593,348$1,869,198
I-9 Program service revenue$48,270
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36,651$76,673
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $129,727$157,808
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,759,726$2,151,949
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $105$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,018,209$1,159,269
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $697,762$1,163,408
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,716,076$2,322,677
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,043,650−$170,728
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,151,949 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$107,879
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,761,319
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$328,349
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,869,198
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,300 · Excluded from tax $5,970$48,270
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $76,673$76,673
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $157,808$157,808
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $42,300 · Excluded from tax $240,451$2,151,949
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,322,677 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 $48,968 · Management $146,904$195,872
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $851,080$851,080
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,858$29,858
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,525 · Management $9,934$82,459
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,227$2,227
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,650$8,650
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $15,368$15,368
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,553$26,553
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,279$4,279
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,841 · Management $4,283$36,124
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $122,655 · Management $24,035$146,690
IX-17 TravelPrograms $299,765 · Management $14,811$314,576
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,882$7,882
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $85,354$85,354
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,102 · Management $782$38,884
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $457,105 · Management $2,481$459,586
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,035 · Management $200$17,235
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,095,229 · Management $227,448 · Fundraising $0$2,322,677
Part X · Balance sheet $5,058,130 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $87,930; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,465,807$646,806
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$11,400
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,600$19,865
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,486,587$2,940,397
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,260,141$1,317,775
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $35,267$32,457
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,300$1,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,261,963$5,058,130
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $39,049$45,810
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,601,531$1,568,426
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,654,432$3,483,704
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,000$6,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,660,432$3,489,704
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,261,963$5,058,130
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,489,704 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,151,949
XI-2 Total expenses$2,322,677
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$170,728
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,660,432
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,489,704

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