To support the multi-faceted needs of vulnerable children and families through scholarships, volunteerism, and mentoring resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 41 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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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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $969K a year · 28% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$147K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1.0M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.5M
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$6.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2024▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$3.9M
Net assets
$6.9M
FY2024▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$6.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $3.5M Management & general 8% · $301K Fundraising 3% · $98K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $147K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chair/Executive Director
$146,791Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Osuman Issaka’s $147K as Chair/Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Osuman Issaka$146,791$135,183$101,440$104,998$71,538

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides scholarships, volunteer help, and mentoring to vulnerable children and families.

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3 programs · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Academic Excellence and College for Success Program

Bridge to imporve student scucess program works to provide a seamless path from high school to post-secondary education. Activities include annual enrichment days, camps, tutoring and programming that provides academic, developmental, and reflective activities for participating students.

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Family Advocacy and Resource

Our family advocacy and resource program offers esl classes for youth's family members who want to improve their skills in speaking, reading and writing english. We also offer workforce training opportunities that help our community's immigrants and refugees better understand some of the cultural differences they might encounter in a…

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Youth Academy

During youth academy we implement soccer for success, and evidence-based group mentoring program designed to foster character development. Trained coach-mentors engage participants by creatively teaching nutrition educaiton and critical life skills through soccer instruction.

$16Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.0M
Grants paid · 10 grants · $385K · 2020–2023
Kiewit LuminariumNE · FY2023$154,615
Urban League of NebraskaNE · FY2023$62,882
Girls Incorporated of OmahaNE · FY2023$61,132
Unitemized GrantFY2023$39,729
Karen Society of NebraskaFY2023$7,251
Canopy SouthNE · FY2023$5,287
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,768
Unitemized GrantFY2021$17,379
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,688

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$257K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$301K
Fundraisingcol D$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$995K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$257K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$348K
SavingsLn 2$4.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Other assetsLn 15$483K
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$6.6M$5.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$8.5M$6.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$147K$136K$6K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$892K$132K$67K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$78K$78K
Payroll taxesLn 10$291K$239K$37K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$67K$18K$42K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$237K$221K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$84K$72K$11K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$23K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$224K$224K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K$0$0
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$167K$166K$848
InsuranceLn 23$70K$25K$42K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$237K$237K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.5M$301K$98K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.0M$3.9M−$882K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$4.4M−$364K$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.5M$556K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.3M$1.8M$4.5M$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$1.1M$1.0M$1.5M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,998,429 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,902,901$2,734,390
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $150,674$257,140
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $995$6,899
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,054,570$2,998,429
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $420,834$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,055,759$1,606,573
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,941,684$2,273,933
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,418,277$3,880,506
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$363,707−$882,077
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,998,429 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$994,910
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,739,480
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,046,023
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,734,390
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $257,140$257,140
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,899$6,899
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $264,039$2,998,429
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,880,506 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $135,673 · Management $5,790 · Fundraising $5,328$146,791
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $891,531 · Management $132,415 · Fundraising $66,754$1,090,700
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $77,923$77,923
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $239,335 · Management $37,405 · Fundraising $14,419$291,159
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,016 · Management $42,142 · Fundraising $7,107$67,265
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $221,170 · Management $15,752$236,922
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $71,678 · Management $11,050 · Fundraising $1,052$83,780
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,604 · Management $14,433$37,037
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $223,847$223,847
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,313 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,313
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,711$5,711
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $166,459 · Management $848$167,307
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,966 · Management $41,616 · Fundraising $3,251$69,833
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,133,852 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,133,852
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $237,066 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$237,066
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,481,144 · Management $301,451 · Fundraising $97,911$3,880,506
Part X · Balance sheet $9,360,093 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,693,319$348,336
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,930,438$4,755,740
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,069,080$1,750,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,110,059$2,022,760
X-15 Other assets$483,257
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,812,028$9,360,093
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $493,264$850,531
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,268,307$2,484,728
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,118,839$364,107
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,424,882$6,511,258
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,543,721$6,875,365
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,812,028$9,360,093
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,875,365 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,998,429
XI-2 Total expenses$3,880,506
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$882,077
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,543,721
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−$786,279
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,875,365

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