To empower Single mothers and their children through enrichment, encouragement, and educational programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71K
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$598K
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$600K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$598K
FY2023▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$598K
FY2024$838K
Expenses
$600K
FY2023▲ +37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$600K
FY2024$820K
Net assets
$2K
FY2023▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021$9K
FY2022$4K
FY2023$2K
FY2024$20K

From the FY2023 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2016.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $432K Management & general 15% · $92K Fundraising 13% · $76K

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; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$83,137Pt VII · Sec A
Sec, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tara Taylor’s $94K as Exec Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tara Taylor$93,652$83,137$63,629$51,256$46,871
L Terrell————$44,817

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers single mothers and children with enrichment, encouragement, and education.

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1 program · $432K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Single mom strong hosts events designed to create community, support

$432Kprogram 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 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$598K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$420K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Money outPt IX
$600K
Ln 25
Programscol B$432K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$2K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$420K
Total revenueLn 12$598K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
Net assetsLn 32$2K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K$65K
Total assetsLn 16$79K$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$71K
Net assetsLn 32$4K$2K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$42K$21K$21K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$257K$193K$39K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$5K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$23K$3K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$17K$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$1K$455
OccupancyLn 16$122K$104K$12K$6K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$330
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$4K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$6K$1K$746
InsuranceLn 23$11K$5K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$14K$1K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$600K$432K$92K$76K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $838K$820K$18K$20K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $598K$600K−$1K$2K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $431K$438K−$7K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $341K$341K$910$9K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $289K$284K$5K$8K 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
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Part I · Summary $598,273 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $155,586$178,685
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $275,745$419,588
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $431,331$598,273
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $262,673$376,526
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $175,511$223,120
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $438,184$599,646
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,853−$1,373
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $598,273 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$148,673
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$178,685
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $419,588$419,588
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $419,588$598,273
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $599,646 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,568 · Management $20,785 · Fundraising $20,784$83,137
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $192,734 · Management $38,547 · Fundraising $25,698$256,979
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,765 · Management $2,382 · Fundraising $2,382$9,529
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,849 · Management $2,688 · Fundraising $1,344$26,881
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,324 · Management $3,712 · Fundraising $3,712$24,748
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,387$9,387
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,282 · Management $1,365 · Fundraising $455$9,102
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $103,806 · Management $12,212 · Fundraising $6,106$122,124
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,967 · Management $330$3,297
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,061 · Management $1,624 · Fundraising $2,436$8,121
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,262$3,262
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,766 · Management $1,305 · Fundraising $746$7,817
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,255 · Management $2,628 · Fundraising $2,627$10,510
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,111 · Management $1,332 · Fundraising $9,309$24,752
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $431,875 · Management $92,172 · Fundraising $75,599$599,646
Part X · Balance sheet $73,756 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,201$3,192
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $69,216$65,042
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,522$5,522
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $78,939$73,756
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,828$20,063
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $71,288$51,243
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,116$71,306
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,823$2,450
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,823$2,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $78,939$73,756
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$598,273
XI-2 Total expenses$599,646
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,373
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,823
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,450

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