Our mission is to help build a foundation of knowledge, life skills, and cultural awareness that will promote mental, physical, social, and emotional growth within the lives of under-served and at-risk youth. We achieve our mission by increasing graduation rates and college readiness, literacy, and cultural awareness; while promoting high self-esteem and healthy behaviors, in order to build a solid community of successful leaders and well-rounded individuals for generations to come.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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
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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$289K
+175% vs prior year
Spent
$289K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$289K
FY2023▲ +175%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$203K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$157K
Expenses
$289K
FY2023▲ +48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$196K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$289K
FY2024$157K
Net assets
$0
FY2023▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$7K
FY2022$30K
FY2023$0
FY2024$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2015.

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% · $289K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$62,400Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$19,600Pt VII · Sec A

Yaminah Childress’s $78K as Executive Director is at the 69th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Yaminah Childress$78,000$62,400$58,800$49,000
Andre Ainsley—$19,600$8,169$23,760

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers at-risk youth with knowledge, life skills, and cultural awareness for holistic growth and future success.

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3 programs · $289K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Launched a youth services DEI plan, Dream angel gifting, mentoring, and after-school programming

$150Kprogram expense
02

Summer food service feeding program to youth ages 18 years and younger.

$89Kprogram expense
03

Virtual tutoring program

$50Kprogram 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 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$289K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Money outPt IX
$289K
Ln 25
Programscol B$289K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Government grantsLn 1e$65K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$289K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$62K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$33K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$500$500
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$57K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$50K$50K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$31K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K$289K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $157K$157K$0$0 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $289K$289K$0$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $105K$30K 990 PDF
FY2021 $203K$196K$7K$7K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $289,481 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $74,000$289,481
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,155$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $105,155$289,481
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $55,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,800$104,817
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $13,898$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,700$184,664
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $130,398$289,481
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$25,243$0
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $289,481 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$50,000
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$64,828
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$174,653
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$289,481
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$289,481
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $289,481 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,400$62,400
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,560$32,560
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,857$9,857
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $500$500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,080$1,080
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $56,921$56,921
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,000$7,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $50,000$50,000
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,800$30,800
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,800$10,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,200$1,200
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,363$26,363
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $289,481 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$289,481
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart 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$289,481
XI-2 Total expenses$289,481
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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