The Please Foundation provides mentoring, leadership training, and scholarships to at-risk students in New Orleans. The Foundation provides all the tools necessary for students to attend and succeed in college preparatory high school. The ultimate goal is for each student to be accepted into college and achieve their greatest potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers and 2 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$982K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$428K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$478K
FY2022$756K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$982K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$305K
FY2022$897K
FY2023$805K
FY2024$982K
Net assets
$428K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$78K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$428K

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 Sep 2008.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $790K Management & general 20% · $192K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

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Empowers at-risk students with mentoring, training, and scholarships for college success.

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1 program · $790K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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High School and College Student Support Services

$790Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $683K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$141,022
Unitemized GrantFY2023$115,175
Unitemized GrantFY2022$217,147
Unitemized GrantFY2021$42,469
Unitemized GrantFY2020$167,315

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$575
Money outPt IX
$982K
Ln 25
Programscol B$790K
Managementcol C$192K
Owns and owesPt X
$428K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$429K
Total assetsLn 16$429K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$575
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$429K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$429K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$429K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$428K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 655
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$338K$429K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$338K$429K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$338K$428K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$141K$141K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$93K$93K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$38K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$26K$26K
TravelLn 17$0
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$666K$649K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$15$15
Total functional expensesLn 25$982K$790K$192K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$982K$91K$428K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$805K$228K$338K 990 PDF
FY2022 $756K$897K−$141K$110K 990 PDF
FY2021 $478K$305K$173K$251K 990 PDF
FY2020 $246K$315K−$69K$78K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,073,154 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,033,195$1,072,579
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $212$575
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,033,407$1,073,154
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $124,754$141,022
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $105,890$142,675
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $574,322$698,759
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $804,966$982,456
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $228,441$90,698
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,073,154 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,060,223
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,356
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,072,579
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $575$575
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 events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $575$1,073,154
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $982,456 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $141,022$141,022
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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $93,159$93,159
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $11,890$11,890
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $37,626$37,626
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,070$2,070
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,211$4,211
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $26,032$26,032
IX-17 Travel$0
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 $649,405 · Management $17,026$666,431
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $15$15
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $790,427 · Management $192,029 · Fundraising $0$982,456
Part X · Balance sheet $428,885 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $337,632$428,885
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $488$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $338,120$428,885
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,012
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,012
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $338,120$427,873
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $338,120$428,885
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $427,873 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,073,154
XI-2 Total expenses$982,456
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,698
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$338,120
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$945
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$427,873

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