History and Mission: Truly Valued, Inc. (formerly I Am More, Inc.) was established in 2014 by a small group of volunteers as a community based outreach event called Tea Party 4 Girls serving 30 girls. Chartered as a 501 (c)(3) organization in 2016, Truly Valued expanded its operational reach by serving up to 130 girls and establishing formal mentoring, educational and career exploration programming for adolescent girls in Manatee and Sarasota Counties. In 2018, Truly Valued served more than 1,800 low-income youth through a variety of activities designed to provide knowledge, skills and inspiration that will help them grow to lead happy, successful lives as adults. Mission: Our mission is to promote positive self-esteem, education, confidence and character among teen girls.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
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Revenue
$382K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$396K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$36K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$382K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$281K
FY2025$382K
Expenses
$396K
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021$105K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$277K
FY2024$394K
FY2025$396K
Net assets
$36K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$61K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$94K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$50K
FY2025$36K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2016.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $294K Management & general 21% · $82K Fundraising 5% · $21K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$73,134Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shavonne Johnson’s $73K as CEO is at the 65th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shavonne Sams—$75,000$56,477$21,931——
Shavonne Johnson$73,134—————
Shavonne Simon————$14,638$4,800

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers adolescent girls with mentoring, education, and career exploration for successful adult lives.

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3 programs · $294K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The I AM Academy successfully delivered comprehensive youth development programming focused on self-esteem character development academic engagement and social-emotional learning. During the reporting year the program served youth across multiple school-based and community settings supporting improved school attendance positive behavior…

$223Kprogram expense
02

The Nurturing Families program strengthened family stability and parent engagement by providing education support services and skill-building workshops designed to promote healthy family relationships and positive youth outcomes.

$58Kprogram expense
03

In 2025 the RISE Academy delivered voluntary reentry and personal development programming to justice-involved participants while incarcerated. Of the 19 individuals enrolled 10 participants 52% successfully completed the program significantly exceeding the national completion average of approximately 10% for similar voluntary…

$13Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$382K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$396K
Ln 25
Programscol B$294K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$36K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$45K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$382K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$36K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 675
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$36K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$50K$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$50K$36K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$27K$46K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$123K$123K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$29K$2K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$12K$2K$0
Management feesLn 11a$13K$7K$5K$580
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$7K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$46K$37K$8K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$7K$2K$412
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$51$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$6K$594$7K
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$30K$6K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$396K$294K$82K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $382K$396K−$14K$36K 990 PDF
FY2024 $281K$394K−$113K$50K 990 PDF
FY2023 $347K$277K$69K$163K 990 PDF
FY2022 $146K$94K 990 PDF
FY2021 $119K$105K$14K$81K 990 PDF
FY2020 $72K$43K$29K$61K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $382,404 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $260,178$330,721
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,719$30,670
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$21,013
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $280,899$382,404
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $209,960$241,385
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $183,966$154,708
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $393,926$396,093
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$113,027−$13,689
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $382,404 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,728
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$330,721
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$45,127
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$330,721
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$30,670
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$21,013
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$382,404
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $396,093 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,075 · Management $46,059 · Fundraising $0$73,134
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $123,325 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$123,325
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,314 · Management $2,414 · Fundraising $0$31,728
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,670 · Management $1,528 · Fundraising $0$13,198
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,396 · Management $5,283 · Fundraising $580$13,259
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,300 · Fundraising $0$6,300
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,809 · Management $2,194 · Fundraising $2,125$11,128
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,847 · Management $7,826 · Fundraising $1,181$45,854
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,038 · Management $1,940 · Fundraising $412$9,390
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,470 · Management $51 · Fundraising $0$5,521
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,921 · Management $594 · Fundraising $6,963$13,478
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,114 · Management $1,537 · Fundraising $0$4,651
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,784 · Management $5,985 · Fundraising $9,358$45,127
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $293,763 · Management $81,711 · Fundraising $20,619$396,093
Part X · Balance sheet $36,289 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,962$35,270
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,016$1,019
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $49,978$36,289
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $49,978$36,289
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $49,978$36,289
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $49,978$36,289
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,289 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$382,404
XI-2 Total expenses$396,093
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,689
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$49,978
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,289

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