Sons provides recreational, academic, and spiritual activities and development for children and teens. Programs include basketball, flag football,scouting, after school programs, mentoring and leadership development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $197K a year · 36% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $135K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$308K
Spent
$159K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$600K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$308K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$446K
FY2022$356K
FY2023$620K
FY2024$992K
Expenses
$159K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$232K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$670K
Net assets
$600K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$600K
FY2021$815K
FY2022$927K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2020 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 Oct 1994.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $138K Management & general 8% · $13K Fundraising 5% · $8K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$57,077Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tyrone Burrell’s $64K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tyrone Burrell$63,654$55,000$54,669$54,083$57,077

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers children and teens recreational, academic, and spiritual activities and development.

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1 program · $138K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Sons provides recreational, academic, and spiritual activities and development for children and teens. Programs include basketball, flag football,scouting, after school programs, mentoring and leadership development.

$138Kprogram expense

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$135K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$308K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$159K
Ln 25
Programscol B$138K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$600K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$385K
Total assetsLn 16$605K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Government grantsLn 1e$33K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$444
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$308K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$385K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$385K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$165K
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$605K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$600K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$239K$385K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$165K$165K
Total assetsLn 16$461K$605K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$451K$600K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$49K$5K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$45K$43K$1K$449
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K$465$251
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$202$109
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$886$886
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$358$358
OccupancyLn 16$10K$8K$966$966
TravelLn 17$210$210
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$796$637$159
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$744$454
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$17K$385$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$159K$138K$13K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $992K$670K$322K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $620K$431K$189K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $356K$244K$112K$927K 990 PDF
FY2021 $446K$232K$214K$815K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $308K$159K$149K$600K 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 $308,186 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $276,480$288,709
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,140$444
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,058$2,925
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,564$16,108
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $314,242$308,186
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 $114,582$112,609
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $85,429$46,445
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $200,011$159,054
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $114,231$149,132
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $308,186 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$33,195
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$255,514
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,800
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$288,709
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $444$444
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,925$2,925
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $16,108$16,108
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,369 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,108$308,186
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $159,054 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,967 · Management $5,084 · Fundraising $3,026$57,077
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $43,144 · Management $1,348 · Fundraising $449$44,941
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,664 · Management $465 · Fundraising $251$7,380
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,900 · Management $202 · Fundraising $109$3,211
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,244$1,244
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $886$886
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,270$1,270
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,145 · Management $358 · Fundraising $358$2,861
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,728 · Management $966 · Fundraising $966$9,660
IX-17 TravelPrograms $210$210
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $637 · Management $159$796
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,017 · Management $1,330$5,347
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,084 · Management $744 · Fundraising $454$5,282
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,574 · Management $385 · Fundraising $1,930$18,889
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $138,340 · Management $13,171 · Fundraising $7,543$159,054
Part X · Balance sheet $604,981 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $238,524$384,776
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $164,801$165,454
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $57,342$54,751
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $460,667$604,981
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,350$4,532
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,350$4,532
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $451,317$600,449
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $451,317$600,449
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $460,667$604,981
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $600,449 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$308,186
XI-2 Total expenses$159,054
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$149,132
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$451,317
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$600,449

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