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.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$127K 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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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
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
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$127K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$472K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% 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
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
60%
Net assets
$465K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -1%
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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
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +13%
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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
$465K
FY2024▼ -38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$640K
FY2022$784K
FY2023$755K
FY2024$465K
FY2025$374K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $1.2M Management & general 20% · $398K Fundraising 20% · $399K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $127K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$127,081Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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In FY24, futures ignite achieved signification program accomplishments. Some of these accomplishments include: - the organization launched its second school partner beyond its founding school partner, wheels, expanding to serve in-tech academy in marble hill in the bronx.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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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$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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$260
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$398K
Fundraisingcol D$399K
Owns and owesPt X
$465K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K
Total assetsLn 16$936K
LiabilitiesLn 26$472K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$223K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$272K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$260
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$258K
SavingsLn 2$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$271K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$936K
LiabilitiesLn 26$472K
Net assetsLn 32$465K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$529K$271K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$936K
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K$472K
Net assetsLn 32$755K$465K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$63K$63K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$158K$79K$16K$63K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$976K$640K$143K$193K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$127K$80K$18K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$86K$54K$12K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$104K$104K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$248K$153K$63K$32K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$69$69
OccupancyLn 16$61K$38K$9K$14K
TravelLn 17$75K$48K$11K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$4K$941$2K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$692$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$32K$16K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$7K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.2M$398K$399K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.8M−$90K$374K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,709,214 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,728,295$1,707,837
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $879$1,117
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,050$260
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,733,224$1,709,214
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $85,570$62,631
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $954,038$1,347,148
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $722,732$589,801
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,762,340$1,999,580
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,116−$290,366
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 $1,709,214 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$271,517
VIII-1e Government grants$222,727
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,213,593
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,608
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,707,837
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,117$1,117
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $260$260
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,377$1,709,214
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,999,580 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $62,631$62,631
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,243 · Management $15,849 · Fundraising $63,394$158,486
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $639,604 · Management $143,405 · Fundraising $193,091$976,100
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $80,401 · Management $17,812 · Fundraising $28,687$126,900
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,273 · Management $12,024 · Fundraising $19,365$85,662
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $104,051$104,051
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $152,525 · Management $63,205 · Fundraising $32,179$247,909
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $69$69
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,471 · Management $8,523 · Fundraising $13,726$60,720
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,819 · Management $10,594 · Fundraising $17,062$75,475
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,248 · Management $941 · Fundraising $1,516$6,705
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,110$4,110
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,123 · Management $692 · Fundraising $1,114$4,929
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,350 · Management $15,615 · Fundraising $26,502$74,467
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,392 · Management $1,550 · Fundraising $2,424$11,366
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,202,080 · Management $398,440 · Fundraising $399,060$1,999,580
Part X · Balance sheet $936,125 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $529,103$258,227
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$12,326
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$636,264
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $476,580$2,088
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,023$21,220
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,000$6,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,037,706$936,125
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $132,717$132,439
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,053$55,812
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $147,020$283,324
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $282,790$471,575
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $265,833$70,511
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $489,083$394,039
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $754,916$464,550
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,037,706$936,125
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $464,550 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,709,214
XI-2 Total expenses$1,999,580
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$290,366
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$754,916
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$464,550

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