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Nurture life skills in children through hands-on enrichment programs for career, civic, college, and wellness development. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $313K in revenue, $278K in expenses, and $56K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development
Location
Oakland, CA
Website
www.weleadours.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$313KFY2024
Expenses
$278K
Net assets
$56K
People
3
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  80-0568806 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Nurture life skills in children through hands-on enrichment programs for career, civic, college, and wellness development.
Leadership
Dwayne Aikens · CEO · $34K
Money in and out
$313K revenue, $278K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$313K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$278K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$56K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $35K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +500% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +612% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$313K
FY2024▼ -51%
Expenses
$278K
FY2024▼ -57%
Total assets
$56K
FY2024▲ +165%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$313K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$278K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$56K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$35K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$56K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWe Lead Ours
EINHdr · item D80-0568806
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.weleadours.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$34,112Pt VII · Sec A
$14,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dwayne Aikens’s $34K as CEO is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dwayne Aikens$34,112$95,914$49,627$40,083
Trestin D George$14,800$13,720$15,435

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $253K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

We Lead Ours provide children with enrichment programs that use hands-on learning experiences to nurture life skills that focus on career exploration, civic leadership, college preparation, and health and wellness.

$253Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$234K · 75%
Contributions & grants$80K · 25%
Program service revenue75%$234K
Contributions & grants25%$80K
Total revenueLn 12$313K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09
Program services91%$253K
Management & general9%$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$278K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$56K
Total assetsLn 16$56K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$56K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $56K · Operating expenses/yr $278K
2.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $253K · Total expenses $278K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $278K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $278K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $39K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $80K · Total revenue $313K
25%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $313K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $234K · Total revenue $313K
75%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $313K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $234K · Total expenses $278K
84%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $313K · Prior year $639K
-51%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $152K · FY2024 $313K
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $56K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $313K · Expenses $278K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $56K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $56K · Total assets $56K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $56K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dwayne Aikens · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $34K · Total expenses $278K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $156K · Total expenses $278K
56%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -51%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$79K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$313K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$639K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$383K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$315K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$152K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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