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Awesome Ambitions FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Kansas City, MO501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 26-3102138

To empower educate and equip black and brown 8th through 12th grade girls in underserved communities to know their value and develop a plan for future success in wellness education and careers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2022 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 11% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Named funders
3
named funders · $8K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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Revenue
$157K
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$157K
FY2022
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$157K
FY2023$209K
FY2023$89K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$104K
Expenses
—
FY2022
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$148K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$353K
FY2025$76K
Net assets
$178K
FY2022
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$178K
FY2023$237K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$205K
FY2025$215K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CAwesome Ambitions
EINHdr · item D26-3102138
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2009
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990-EZ
Principal addressHdr · item CKansas City, MO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20)

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Months of spending covered by cash
36.5mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments
Surplus or deficit
+63%
as % of revenue, this year
Donor-funded
98%
of revenue is gifts & grants

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990-EZ
Total assets
—
FY2022
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$237K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$205K
FY2025$215K
Total liabilities
—
FY2022
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19—
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16—
Spent on programsPt IX · col B—
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1—
Total assetsLn 16—
Total liabilitiesLn 26—
Total net assetsLn 32$178K

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue100%$157K
Total revenueLn 12$157K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2022 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $178K · Operating expenses/yr $58K
36.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $154K · Total revenue $157K
98%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $3K · Total revenue $157K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4 · Total revenue $157K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $3K · Total expenses $58K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $157K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net assets change over the year
End of year $178K · Beginning of year $79K
+124%
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $157K · Expenses $58K
+63%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $178K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $178K · Total assets $178K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cynthia Newsom · Reported title Board President & Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $58K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits — · Total expenses $58K
Form 990-EZ bundles compensation — not comparable to full-990 filers

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown. Peer cohort: .

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Cynthia Newsom
Board President & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Delores French
Board Treasurer & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Denise White
Board Vice President & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Rogan Barnes
Board Secretary & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Johnson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Delores French’s $16K as Ex Offico is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Delores French$16,250$4,000

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • –Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • –Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNot reported
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Not reported
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Not reported
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNot reported
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Not reported

Mission and programs

What it does.

Empowering underserved Black and Brown girls to discover their worth and plan for future success.

Provided by the organization

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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 · FY2024
Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationFY2024$4K
The Debruce FoundationFY2024$2K
The Scripps Howard FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$8K
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $104K$76K-69% 990 PDF
FY2024 $335K$353K+277% 990 PDF
FY2023 $209K$148K+33% 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $157K— 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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