Creating pathways for children to break the cycle of poverty through education, community vibrancy, and the built environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K 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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FY2020 · 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 surplus $1.1M a year · 37% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $1.4M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$157K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$586K
Spent
$652K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$147K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$586K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$586K
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$652K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$652K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$147K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$6.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $394K Management & general 32% · $205K Fundraising 8% · $53K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$117,581Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
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Kaitlin F Garrett’s $177K as Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kaitlin F Garrett$176,982$177,705————
Kirk Wester—$690$149,900$149,168$117,403$117,581
Lenora Enlow$120,296$124,703————
Jessica a Noonan$111,822$118,053————
Brianna Decker—$102,093————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes financial stability and wealth-building for Tulsa's Latinx community, empowering small businesses through credit access and financial resources.

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3 programs · $394K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Community Organizing/Development

The primary role for this body of work is to support and empower our community members and parent community to develop community leadership skills and opportunities and to construct the spaces and places for our community members and parents to continue building a strong network and community.

$153Kprogram expense
02

Network Improvement

The primary role of this body of work is to facilitate and provide continuous improvement processes for all of our partners and to be a part of improving their practices collectively. The key idea is that organizations are much more effective when they work collectively toward a shared outcome, using shared measures.

$134Kprogram expense
03

Communities in Schools

In 2020, we absorbed the implementation of the cis program. This program and its staff develop the wrap-around services and support for vulnerable students and within the school so that all students have everything necessary to be hollistically successful.

$106Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$1.4M
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $230K · 2022–2023
Avanzando Juntos CorporationOK · FY2023$55,000
Avanzando Juntos CorporationOK · FY2022$175,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$586K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$557K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Money outPt IX
$652K
Ln 25
Programscol B$394K
Managementcol C$205K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$147K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$157K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$557K
Government grantsLn 1e$423
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Total revenueLn 12$586K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$201K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$89K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$157K
Net assetsLn 32$147K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$182K$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K$89K
Total assetsLn 16$240K$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$157K
Net assetsLn 32$213K$147K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$293K$174K$88K$31K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$15K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$39K$12K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$12K$6K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$31K$11K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$5K$2K$600
Office expensesLn 13$114K$62K$45K$6K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K$544
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$62K$13K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$61$61
Total functional expensesLn 25$652K$394K$205K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.4M$2.5M$931K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.1M$2.4M$2.7M$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$2.4M$1.0M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.8M−$48K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$1.4M$1.9M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $586K$652K−$66K$147K 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 $585,816 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $599,115$556,799
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $38,422$29,017
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $637,537$585,816
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $339,564$386,184
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $238,622$265,472
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $578,186$651,656
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,351−$65,840
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $585,816 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$423
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$545,909
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$31,022
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$556,799
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $29,017$29,017
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,017$585,816
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $651,656 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $174,249 · Management $87,648 · Fundraising $31,414$293,311
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $15,000$15,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,832 · Management $11,857 · Fundraising $6,516$57,205
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,225 · Management $6,233 · Fundraising $2,210$20,668
IX-11a Management feesManagement $3,580$3,580
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,613 · Management $20,409$31,022
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,950 · Management $1,950 · Fundraising $600$7,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $62,175 · Management $45,469 · Fundraising $5,940$113,584
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,443$11,443
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,568 · Management $544$17,112
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,393 · Management $12,656 · Fundraising $6,121$81,170
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $61$61
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $393,509 · Management $205,346 · Fundraising $52,801$651,656
Part X · Balance sheet $304,120 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $182,265$200,716
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,800$5,015
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,306$9,070
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,195$89,319
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $239,577$304,120
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,358$14,128
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,088$142,704
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,446$156,832
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $213,131$62,480
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$84,808
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $213,131$147,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $239,577$304,120
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $147,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$585,816
XI-2 Total expenses$651,656
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,840
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$213,131
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$147,288

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