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Futures Ignite INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 42-1775449Revenue $1.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSfriendsofwheels.org5030 Broadway Ste 618, 10034-1614 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Friends of wheels amplifies youth and community power by inspiring, guiding and advocating for youth to determine their college career, and leadership Futures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 350 volunteers and 4 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$263K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $29K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$253K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$374K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$701K
FY2021$882K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$473K
FY2021$557K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$374K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$640K
FY2022$784K
FY2023$755K
FY2024$465K
FY2025$374K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.2M Management & general 15% · $263K Fundraising 18% · $318K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $263K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Molly Delano
Executive Director
$156,890Pt VII · Sec A
Janell Bartley
Senior Director
$105,679Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Negron
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Agnes Mentre
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Molly Delano’s $157K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Molly Delano$156,890$127,081$125,590$108,590$101,338$94,500
Janell Bartley$105,679—————

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

Programs and updates

Empowering youth to shape their college, career, and leadership futures through inspiration and advocacy.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Futures ignite operates school-based civic science and environmental leadership programs that engage students in hands-on stem learning connected to real community challenges. Through initiatives such as the green corridor program, students participate in environmental research, fieldwork, and community-based projects focused on issues…

$787Kprogram expense
02

Futures ignite provides comprehensive college and career advising to all students at partner public high schools in the bronx and upper manhattan. Working in close partnership with school leadership, futures ignite helps ensure an advising ratio of approximately one postsecondary counselor for every 40 students, significantly expanding…

$380Kprogram expense
03

Futures ignite connects students and recent graduates to career-connected learning opportunities, internships, and early career pathways through partnerships with universities, nonprofit organizations, and industry professionals.

$3Kprogram 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
Hispanic Federation INCFY2025$29K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$29K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $317K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,270
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,160
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$38,366
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,672
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,593
Unitemized GrantFY2022$61,105
Unitemized GrantFY2022$23,637
Unitemized GrantFY2022$828
Unitemized GrantFY2021$48,400
Unitemized GrantFY2020$46,675
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,792
Unitemized GrantFY2019$16,637
Uplift Nyc INCNY · FY2019$13,330
Unitemized GrantFY2019$6,775

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$147
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$263K
Fundraisingcol D$318K
Owns and owesPt X
$374K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K
Total assetsLn 16$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$253K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$324K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$255K
Investment incomeLn 3$147
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$85K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$253K
Net assetsLn 32$374K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K$85K
Total assetsLn 16$936K$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$472K$253K
Net assetsLn 32$465K$374K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$31K$31K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$83K$17K$67K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$799K$651K$56K$92K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$119K$91K$9K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$55K$5K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$123K$123K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$167K$115K$12K$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$92$9K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$10K$567$3K
OccupancyLn 16$48K$36K$4K$8K
TravelLn 17$89K$78K$2K$9K
InterestLn 20$4K$3K$292$639
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$304$664
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$10K$35K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$69$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.2M$263K$318K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.8M−$90K$374K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$2.0M−$290K$465K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.8M−$29K$755K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$144K$784K 990 PDF
FY2021 $882K$557K$325K$640K 990 PDF
FY2020 $701K$473K$228K$315K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,660,509 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,707,837$1,658,223
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,117$147
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $260$2,139
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,709,214$1,660,509
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $62,631$30,680
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,347,148$1,156,622
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$45,215
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $589,801$518,069
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,999,580$1,750,586
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$290,366−$90,077
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,660,509 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$254,711
VIII-1e Government grants$324,164
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,079,348
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,658,223
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $147$147
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,139$2,139
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,286$1,660,509
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,750,586 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $30,680$30,680
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,192 · Management $16,638 · Fundraising $66,553$166,383
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $651,327 · Management $55,735 · Fundraising $91,959$799,021
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $90,978 · Management $8,886 · Fundraising $19,179$119,043
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,941 · Management $5,408 · Fundraising $11,826$72,175
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $122,706$122,706
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $45,215$45,215
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $115,225 · Management $12,059 · Fundraising $40,085$167,369
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $92 · Fundraising $8,909$9,001
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,037 · Management $567 · Fundraising $2,917$13,521
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,466 · Management $3,589 · Fundraising $8,086$48,141
IX-17 TravelPrograms $78,191 · Management $2,304 · Fundraising $8,777$89,272
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,966 · Management $292 · Fundraising $639$3,897
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,086 · Management $304 · Fundraising $664$4,054
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,886 · Management $34,671 · Fundraising $10,884$55,441
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,992 · Management $69 · Fundraising $2,606$4,667
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,169,059 · Management $263,228 · Fundraising $318,299$1,750,586
Part X · Balance sheet $627,960 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $258,227$82,963
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,326$2,473
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $636,264$526,456
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,088$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,220$10,068
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,000$6,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $936,125$627,960
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $132,439$107,551
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $55,812$6,410
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $283,324$139,526
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $471,575$253,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $70,511$175,005
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $394,039$199,468
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $464,550$374,473
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $936,125$627,960
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $374,473 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,660,509
XI-2 Total expenses$1,750,586
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$90,077
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$464,550
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$374,473

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

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