The Lime Foundations mission is to provide educational resources, mentorship and career exploration in order to develop sustainable empowerment among the diverse communities. Those served by the lime foundation will learn life-changing skills to harness their potential in music, performing arts, construction careers, technology, and health, encouraging all individuals to inspire their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $41K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $298K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$189K
94% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 94% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$298K
Spent
$336K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$11K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$298K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$609K
FY2022$554K
FY2023$559K
FY2024$708K
FY2025$958K
Expenses
$336K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$336K
FY2021$429K
FY2022$709K
FY2023$800K
FY2024$702K
FY2025$953K
Net assets
$11K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$37K
FY2023−$205K
FY2024−$168K
FY2025−$178K

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $184K Management & general 27% · $90K Fundraising 18% · $61K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$61,620Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Letitia Hanke’s $100K as Executive Dir. is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Letitia Hanke$100,109$72,356$73,059$84,943$84,267$61,620

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

Empowers diverse communities with skills in arts, tech, and health through education and mentorship.

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3 programs · $184K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

NextGen Trades Academy provides vocational training and workforce development to underrepresented youth, (ages 16-24), via education and interaction with industry leaders and employers in 24 different construction and agriculture trades.

$158Kprogram expense
02

Turner Arts Initiative brings positive, structured activities to disadvantaged youth, giving them the opportunity to learn technology or play a musical instrument great alternatives to substance abuse, teen pregnancy, truancy, loneliness, obesity, bullying, exclusion, etc.

$24Kprogram expense
03

Senior Activities provides a venue for seniors to remain active and make new friends. This program promotes healthy eating, exercise through dance, bowling, hiking and many other activities in order to prevent or reverse heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

$2Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$298K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Money outPt IX
$336K
Ln 25
Programscol B$184K
Managementcol C$90K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K
Total assetsLn 16$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$34K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$93K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$298K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$155K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K
Net assetsLn 32$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 672
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K$155K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$80K$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$189K
Net assetsLn 32$80K$11K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$175K$110K$32K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$6K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$4K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$805$7K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$1K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
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$13K$11K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$31K$4K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$50K$20K$20K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$336K$184K$90K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $958K$953K$5K−$178K 990 PDF
FY2024 $708K$702K$6K−$168K 990 PDF
FY2023 $559K$800K−$242K−$205K 990 PDF
FY2022 $554K$709K−$154K$37K 990 PDF
FY2021 $609K$429K$180K$191K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $298K$336K−$38K$11K 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 $297,803 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $240,331$297,803
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $125,047$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $365,378$297,803
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,050$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $146,827$184,800
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $39,727$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $177,355$150,780
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $366,959$335,580
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,581−$37,777
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $297,803 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$92,980
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,823
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$33,743
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,803
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 revenue$297,803
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $335,580 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,314 · Management $31,518 · Fundraising $33,269$175,101
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,110 · Management $1,746 · Fundraising $1,843$9,699
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,378 · Management $6,566$10,944
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,375$10,375
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $805 · Fundraising $7,243$8,048
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,183 · Management $6,209 · Fundraising $2,464$9,856
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
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 $11,051 · Management $1,950$13,001
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,970$6,970
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,594 · Management $4,267 · Fundraising $7,163$42,024
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,494 · Management $19,933 · Fundraising $9,135$49,562
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $184,124 · Management $90,339 · Fundraising $61,117$335,580
Part X · Balance sheet $200,070 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,199$154,801
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,748$16,734
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,250$13,790
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$14,745
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 $80,197$200,070
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$9,067
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$179,650
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$188,717
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $80,197−$30,647
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$42,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,197$11,353
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,197$200,070
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,353 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$297,803
XI-2 Total expenses$335,580
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$37,777
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,197
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$31,067
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,353

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