The Momentum Network

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Chattanooga, TN501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 81-5479975Revenue $448K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmomentumnetwork.org1152 Lincoln Park Ln, 37403-1508 · Chattanooga, TNTax-exempt since Apr 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Building the village to propel two-generations to shatter statistics and grow stronger with single moms in college and their children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3,816 volunteers and 12 employees.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 73% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $137K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$448K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$488K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$107K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$448K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$195K
FY2022$256K
FY2023$247K
FY2024$379K
FY2025$448K
Expenses
$488K
FY2025▲ +71%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$323K
FY2024$286K
FY2025$488K
Net assets
$107K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$77K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$147K
FY2025$107K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2018.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $346K Management & general 26% · $126K Fundraising 3% · $16K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Ce
$94,377Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cara Hicks’s $94K as President/Ce is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Cara Hicks$94,377$68,600$67,830$52,170

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

Empowering single mothers in college and their children to break cycles of poverty.

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1 program · $346K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The momentum network surpassed serving over 300 women and children this year to impact two-generation transformation. By uniting moms, kids, mentors, peers, volunteers, and professional partners, we provided the essential support needed for under-served pregnant and solo parenting students to complete college and secure living-wage…

$346Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$448K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$488K
Ln 25
Programscol B$346K
Managementcol C$126K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$107K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Total revenueLn 12$448K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$107K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$831
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$107K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 63,816
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$152K$107K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$831
Total assetsLn 16$157K$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$147K$107K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$94K$52K$38K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$223K$158K$58K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$20K$7K$827
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$485$12K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$494
Office expensesLn 13$12K$8K$3K$348
OccupancyLn 16$19K$14K$5K$570
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$350$350
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$866$25
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$86K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$703$535$84$84
Total functional expensesLn 25$488K$346K$126K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $448K$488K−$40K$107K 990 PDF
FY2024 $379K$286K$92K$147K 990 PDF
FY2023 $247K$323K−$76K$55K 990 PDF
FY2022 $256K$192K$64K$131K 990 PDF
FY2021 $195K$161K$33K$77K 990 PDF
FY2020 $91K$90K$2K$44K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $448,239 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $378,602$445,943
I-9 Program service revenue$2,296
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $378,602$448,239
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $178,435$344,869
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $107,825$143,279
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $286,260$488,148
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $92,342−$39,909
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $448,239 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$445,943
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$445,943
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,296$2,296
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,296$448,239
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $488,148 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,908 · Management $37,750 · Fundraising $4,719$94,377
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $158,271 · Management $57,958 · Fundraising $6,688$222,917
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,578 · Management $7,170 · Fundraising $827$27,575
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $485 · Management $11,530 · Fundraising $1,200$13,215
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,522 · Management $494$2,016
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,215 · Management $3,008 · Fundraising $348$11,571
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,500 · Management $4,945 · Fundraising $570$19,015
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,519$2,519
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $350$350
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,186 · Management $866 · Fundraising $25$4,077
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,166 · Management $1,947 · Fundraising $1,700$89,813
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $535 · Management $84 · Fundraising $84$703
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $346,235 · Management $125,752 · Fundraising $16,161$488,148
Part X · Balance sheet $116,442 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $151,674$107,284
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$2,492
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,181$831
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,785$5,835
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $156,640$116,442
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,461$2,183
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,103$7,092
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,564$9,275
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $147,076$107,167
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $147,076$107,167
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $156,640$116,442
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $107,167 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$448,239
XI-2 Total expenses$488,148
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,909
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$147,076
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$107,167

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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