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Information to commemorate the life of ralph h. Metcalfe,SR., an african-american olympic athlete and congressman

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-4487148) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $97 a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9.8 mo
of spending, in cash
9.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$549
102% of total assets
Liabilities are 102% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$0
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$659
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$13
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2021$5K
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$3K
FY2025$0
Expenses
$659
FY2025▼ -78%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1K
FY2021$6K
FY2022$384
FY2023$710
FY2024$3K
FY2025$659
Net assets
−$13
FY2025▼ -101%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2021$2K
FY2022$2K
FY2023$843
FY2024$868
FY2025−$13

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2002.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $659

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President-Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President-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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Commemorates an African-American Olympic athlete and Congressman by gathering and sharing his life story.

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1 program · $659 · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Gathering, processing and combing information to commemorate the life of ralph h. Metcalfe, SR, an african-american olympic athlete and congressman

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-4487148) · Dispute this line
$659program expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$0
Ln 12
Money outPt IX
$659
Ln 25
Programscol B$659
Owns and owesPt X
−$13
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$536
Total assetsLn 16$536
LiabilitiesLn 26$549
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Total revenueLn 12$0
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$536
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$536
Total assetsLn 16$536
LiabilitiesLn 26$549
Net assetsLn 32−$13
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$938$536
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$938$536
LiabilitiesLn 26$70$549
Net assetsLn 32$868−$13
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$300$300
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10$10
Office expensesLn 13$68$68
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$281$281
Total functional expensesLn 25$659$659$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 23, 2026 $0$659−$659−$13 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 27, 2025 $3K$3K$25$868 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 21, 2024 $0$710−$710$843 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 10, 2023 $0$384−$384$2K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 8, 2022 $5K$6K−$1K$2K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 20, 2021 $3K$1K$2K$3K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments L · Interested persons O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $0 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,077$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,077$0
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,052$659
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,052$659
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25−$659
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $0 across 1 lines filed
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $659 across 4 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $300$300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10$10
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $68$68
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $281$281
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $659 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$659
Part X · Balance sheet $536 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $938$536
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $938$536
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $70$549
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70$549
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $868−$13
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $868−$13
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $938$536
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$13 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$0
XI-2 Total expenses$659
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$659
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$868
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$222
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$13

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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