The Strive Initiative INC

Tax-deductible

Pottstown, PA501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 46-5242113

To cultivate positive perceptions and provide relatable and diverse mentorship to local youth to realize their academic and individual aspirations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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
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
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $84K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$372K
+88% vs prior year
Spent
$243K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$209K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$372K
FY2024▲ +88%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$137K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$372K
Net assets
$209K
FY2024▲ +160%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$4K
FY2021$57K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$209K

From the FY2024 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 Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $194K Management & general 14% · $34K Fundraising 6% · $14K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$70,357Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Charles’s $70K as CEO is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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
David Charles$70,357$57,616$60,000—
David Charles———$30,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects local youth with diverse mentors to help them achieve academic and personal goals.

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1 program service account for $194K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Development of students into independent, driven, and respected adults prepared to take control of their destiny.

$194Kprogram expense

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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 4 funders$84K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$372K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Money outPt IX
$243K
Ln 25
Programscol B$194K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$209K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$181K
Total assetsLn 16$211K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$207K
Government grantsLn 1e$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$372K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$181K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$181K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$211K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$209K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$181K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$81K$211K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70$1K
Net assetsLn 32$80K$209K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$53K$3K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$7K$288$575
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$251$502
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$400$400
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$28K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$484$319$546
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$193$25
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$54$108
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$16K$628$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$720$290
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$47K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$243K$194K$34K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $372K$243K$129K$209K 990 PDF
FY2023 $198K$80K 990 PDF
FY2022 $188K$127K 990 PDF
FY2021 $137K$57K 990 PDF
FY2020 $60K−$4K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $371,559 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$59,488
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$147,372
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$206,860
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $164,699$164,699
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $164,699$371,559
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $242,670 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,028 · Management $3,119 · Fundraising $6,238$62,385
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,106$24,106
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,109 · Management $288 · Fundraising $575$7,972
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,213 · Management $251 · Fundraising $502$6,966
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $400$400
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,076$22,076
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,443 · Management $2,823 · Fundraising $2,238$33,504
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $484 · Management $319 · Fundraising $546$1,349
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,297 · Management $193 · Fundraising $25$4,515
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,338 · Management $54 · Fundraising $108$1,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,600$3,600
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,533 · Management $628 · Fundraising $1,256$17,417
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,591 · Management $720 · Fundraising $290$4,601
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,587 · Management $1,609 · Fundraising $2,235$50,431
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,848$1,848
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $194,329 · Management $34,328 · Fundraising $14,013$242,670
Part X · Balance sheet $210,508 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,055$181,471
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,458$29,037
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,513$210,508
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $70$1,176
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70$1,176
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $76,525$161,033
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,918$48,299
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,443$209,332
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,513$210,508
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $209,332 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$371,559
XI-2 Total expenses$242,670
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$128,889
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,443
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$209,332

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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