Empowerment Incorporated

Tax-deductible

Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 63-1242259

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To provide additional support services for homeless and low income children and sponsor after school programs and computer workshops. To identify unmet community needs of area youths and to determine if the activity required to meet these needs are within the nonprofit purpose

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
0¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0.2%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$194K
139% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 139% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$842K
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$780K
To programs
0.2%
Net assets
−$55K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$842K
FY2024▼ -44%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$842K
Expenses
$780K
FY2024▼ -48%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$116K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$780K
Net assets
−$55K
FY2024▲ +53%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$54K
FY2021$74K
FY2022−$127K
FY2023−$116K
FY2024−$55K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2000.

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

Where the money goes

0 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 0% · $1K Fundraising 100% · $779K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Accountant
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cedric Allen’s $28K as President is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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.

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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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Offers after-school programs, computer workshops, and support services for homeless and low-income children.

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1 program service account for $1K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The organization collaborated with local church partners to distribute donated event tickets ( Steel City Smooth Jazz Festival ) to families with financial need. This charitable activity aligns with our exempt purpose of supporting community well-being and providing access to cultural and educational events.

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$842K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$842K
Money outPt IX
$780K
Ln 25
Programscol B$1K
Fundraisingcol D$779K
Owns and owesPt X
−$55K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$842K
Government grantsLn 1e$515K
Total revenueLn 12$842K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$136K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
Net assetsLn 32−$55K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K$136K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$77K$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K$194K
Net assetsLn 32−$116K−$55K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$1K$30K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$503K$503K
All other expensesLn 24e$242K$242K
Total functional expensesLn 25$780K$1K$0$779K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $842K$780K$62K−$55K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.5M$11K−$116K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.8M−$200K−$127K 990 PDF
FY2021 $513K$385K$128K$74K 990 PDF
FY2020 $120K$116K$4K−$54K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $842,425 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$515,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$327,425
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$842,425
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$842,425
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $780,294 across 4 lines filed
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,250 · Fundraising $29,738$30,988
IX-20 InterestFundraising $3,627$3,627
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $503,263$503,263
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $242,416$242,416
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,250 · Management $0 · Fundraising $779,044$780,294
Part X · Balance sheet $139,319 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,697$135,828
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,491$3,491
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $77,188$139,319
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $193,129$194,274
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $193,129$194,274
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$115,941−$54,955
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$115,941−$54,955
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $77,188$139,319
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$54,955 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$842,425
XI-2 Total expenses$780,294
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,131
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$115,941
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,145
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$54,955

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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