Empowered for Life INC

Tax-deductible

Nettleton, MS501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 46-1893042

Provide child care to children of working parents

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $21K a year · 4% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$851K
+150% vs prior year
Spent
$905K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$851K
FY2023▲ +150%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$340K
FY2023$851K
Expenses
$905K
FY2023▲ +176%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$328K
FY2023$905K
Net assets
$0
FY2023▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2023$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Revoked May 2024, reinstated. IRS ruling Oct 2025, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Oct 2025.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $845K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A

Martisa Francois’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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.

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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

Offers childcare for children of working parents.

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1 program service account for $490K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Childcare to children of working parents

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$851K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$648K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Money outPt IX
$905K
Ln 25
Programscol B$845K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Government grantsLn 1e$203K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$648K
Total revenueLn 12$851K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Total assetsLn 16$0$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$423K$423K
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$104K
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$66K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$99K$99K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$227$227
InsuranceLn 23$35K$35K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$905K$845K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $851K$905K−$54K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $340K$328K$12K$72K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $851,452 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$203,016
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$203,016
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $653,436$648,436
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $653,436 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$851,452
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $905,494 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,000$80,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $422,646$422,646
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $104,307$104,307
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $28,277$28,277
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,080$9,080
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,534$30,534
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,433$3,433
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,636$66,136
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,940$5,940
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $98,781$98,781
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,386$4,386
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $227$227
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,971$34,971
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,767$16,776
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $844,985 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$905,494
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 6 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$851,452
XI-2 Total expenses$905,494
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$54,042
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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