To build a cohort of talented young people from the inner city; ready, qualified, and able to work in the multi-levels of the entertainment industry.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $66K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$125K
160% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 160% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 8 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 8 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$231K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$328K
To programs
55%
Net assets
−$47K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$231K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$185K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$334K
FY2025$231K
Expenses
$328K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$262K
FY2023$323K
FY2024$363K
FY2025$328K
Net assets
−$47K
FY2025▼ -183%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$141K
FY2022$122K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$56K
FY2025−$47K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2015.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $181K Management & general 44% · $145K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Dr Leanord J Thompson III’s $12K as Chairman & CEO is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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.

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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

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Develops talented inner-city youth for careers in the entertainment industry.

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3 programs · $181K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Jazz at the creek concert series (employmenet training ground for mentorship internship interns), labor day weekend concerts aug 31 - sept. 1, 2024 (2030 attendees) with international artists, celebrating american art form of jazz music & community servants.

$72Kprogram expense
02

Community Projects

1) CONSULTING/TRAINING for lower and higher educational staff, 2) stage and artist production for community college events, 3) thanksgiving dinner and a song (basket distribution to underserved), 4) sound engineer (program intern run), 5) video livestream for funerals (program intern run).

$64Kprogram expense
03

Bayside gospel concert aboard the midway (employment training ground for mentorship internship interns), july 29, 2024 (940 attendees) with international artists, celebrating american art form of gospel music and its roots.

$44Kprogram 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$66K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$231K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Money outPt IX
$328K
Ln 25
Programscol B$181K
Managementcol C$145K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
−$47K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$231K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
Net assetsLn 32−$47K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K$1K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55K$69K
Total assetsLn 16$120K$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$125K
Net assetsLn 32$56K−$47K
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$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$95K$90K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$84K$84K
TravelLn 17$17K$16K$932
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$31K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$65K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$7K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$328K$181K$145K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $231K$328K−$97K−$47K 990 PDF
FY2024 $334K$363K−$29K$56K 990 PDF
FY2023 $321K$323K−$3K$119K 990 PDF
FY2022 $266K$262K$4K$122K 990 PDF
FY2021 $185K$141K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $231,246 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $163,068$94,049
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $166,158$104,305
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,512$32,892
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $333,739$231,246
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $363,208$328,006
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $363,208$328,006
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,469−$96,760
Part VI · Governance 2 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $231,246 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,050 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$38,007
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,042
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$94,049
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $101,255$101,255
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $32,892$32,892
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $137,197$231,246
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $328,006 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 wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $89,889 · Management $2,270 · Fundraising $2,416$94,575
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,217$2,217
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $83,588$83,588
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,078 · Management $932$17,010
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,381$6,381
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $31,074$31,074
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,901 · Management $7,605$72,506
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,475 · Management $13,180$20,655
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $180,560 · Management $145,030 · Fundraising $2,416$328,006
Part X · Balance sheet $78,064 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,900$1,008
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,027$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 $54,644$69,125
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 assetsStart of year $23,794$7,931
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $120,365$78,064
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,651$36,460
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $31,358$88,423
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64,009$124,883
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $56,356−$46,819
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,356−$46,819
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $120,365$78,064
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$46,819 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$231,246
XI-2 Total expenses$328,006
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$96,760
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,356
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$6,415
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$46,819

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