501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K paid to officers and key staff.
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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $104K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$135
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$402K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$573K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$402K
FY2023▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$304K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$402K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$223K
Expenses
$573K
FY2023▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$573K
FY2024$209K
FY2025$249K
Net assets
$54K
FY2023▼ -76%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$156K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$75K
FY2025$84K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $474K Management & general 8% · $47K Fundraising 9% · $52K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Dir (ja
$74,863Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Exec
$26,035Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dane Boykin’s $94K as Executive Di is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dane Boykin$93,750$91,250$26,035———
Jason Williams——$74,863$75,822$68,360$74,380
Jessica Leslie—————$31,550
Blakely Barley—————$30,810
Sam Sharples—————$29,150

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Aspire Movement INC is a youth development nonprofit based in Hoover, AL.

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2 programs · $474K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Life-on-life mentoring discipleship is our primary focus for reaching urban youth. This is where we match godly men and women with 4TH or 5TH grade students to make a commitment to walk alongside them, building a long-term relationship that is mutually transforming.

$284Kprogram expense
02

Life group mentoring is a character-based small group mentoring model. Our mentors come once a week for 8 weeks in the fall and 8 weeks in the spring to develop the next generation of youth in public schools.

$189Kprogram 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 2 funders$104K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$402K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$418K
Money outPt IX
$573K
Ln 25
Programscol B$474K
Managementcol C$47K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$54K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$418K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$40K
Total revenueLn 12$402K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$52K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135
Net assetsLn 32$54K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6250
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$195K$52K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$222K$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$135
Net assetsLn 32$220K$54K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$88K$21K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$199K$180K$8K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$18K$2K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$42K$931
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$39K$39K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$515$515
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$67K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$573K$474K$47K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $223K$249K−$25K$84K 990 PDF
FY2024 $230K$209K$21K$75K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $402K$573K−$171K$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 $498K$434K$64K$220K 990 PDF
FY2021 $304K$279K$25K$156K 990 PDF
FY2020 $310K$277K$33K$131K 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 $401,511 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $498,219$417,963
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11−$16,452
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $498,245$401,511
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $249,701$400,099
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $184,558$172,742
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $434,259$572,841
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,986−$171,330
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $401,511 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$39,815
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$378,148
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$417,963
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$16,452−$16,452
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$16,452$401,511
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $572,841 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,737 · Management $20,504 · Fundraising $37,432$145,673
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $180,003 · Management $7,784 · Fundraising $11,507$199,294
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,167$32,167
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,824 · Management $1,883 · Fundraising $3,258$22,965
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,343$1,343
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,189$10,189
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,600 · Management $931$42,531
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,934$2,934
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,923$38,923
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,456$1,456
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,147$5,147
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $515$515
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,005$67,005
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,308 · Management $1,391$2,699
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $473,685 · Management $46,959 · Fundraising $52,197$572,841
Part X · Balance sheet $53,936 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $194,724$52,093
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,358$1,843
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $222,082$53,936
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,851$135
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,851$135
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $200,101$53,801
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $220,231$53,801
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $222,082$53,936
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $53,801 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$401,511
XI-2 Total expenses$572,841
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$171,330
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$220,231
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4,900
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$53,801

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