Provide educational and human services programming to youth, adults and organizations in order to build healthy, productive communities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $243K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$883K
Spent
$467K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$533K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$883K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$883K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$467K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$467K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$533K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$533K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$4.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2014.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $436K Management & general 5% · $24K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

The filing lists no officers, directors or key staff.

Dina Walker’s $150K as President & CEO is at the 64th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Dina Walker$150,000$185,002$166,963$135,200
Ronique Chambers$51,036$47,281—$7,150

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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Programs and updates

Empowers youth, adults, and families with education and services to build strong communities.

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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 1 funder$30K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $825K · 2021–2024
Curls Coils and CrownsFY2024$85,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$83,500
The Love ProgramFY2024$75,000
Emerging Beauty INCFY2024$60,000
National Black GradsFY2024$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$226,225
The Love ProgramFY2023$75,000
Emerging Beauty INCCA · FY2023$50,000
Curls Coils & CrownsCA · FY2023$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$48,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$883K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$782K
Other incomeLn 4–11$101K
Money outPt IX
$467K
Ln 25
Programscol B$436K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$533K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$782K
Other incomeLn 4–11$101K
Total revenueLn 12$883K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$533K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.5M$2.8M−$280K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.3M$110K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.3M$271K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$689K$699K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $883K$467K$416K$533K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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