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Connects young girls and women of color with mentors to build community and improve Chicago's future. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $944K in revenue, $804K in expenses, and $430K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2017
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development
Location
Chicago, IL
Website
www.focusfairiesmentoring.com
Filings
3 on file (2022–2024)
Revenue
$944KFY2024
Expenses
$804K
Net assets
$430K
People
8
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  82-1147254 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL Founded 2017
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects young girls and women of color with mentors to build community and improve Chicago's future.
Leadership
Darryca Brim · Executive Dir. · $90K
Money in and out
$944K revenue, $804K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$944K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$804K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$430K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $140K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+15%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -19% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$944K
FY2024▲ +104%
Expenses
$804K
FY2024▲ +113%
Total assets
$450K
FY2024▲ +60%
Total liabilities
$20K
FY2024▼ -54%
Total revenue
$944K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$804K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$430K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$140K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$450K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFocus Fairies Mentoring
EINHdr · item D82-1147254
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.focusfairiesmentoring.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darryca Brim’s $90K as Executive Dir. is at the 81st 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Darryca Brim$90,000
Darryca Brim$80,100

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

3 program services account for $636K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Mentoring & Youth Development

In 2024, Focus Fairies Mentoring continued to deepen the impact of its core youth development work through intentional, relationship-centered mentoring. Across our school and community sites, girls participated in both 1:1 mentoring and group sessions designed to strengthen confidence, emotional intelligence, and leadership skills.

$501Kprogram expense
02

Bee Girls

In 2024, Focus Fairies Mentoring proudly served 57 high schoolaged girls across the South and West Sides of Chicago through our BEE-Girl initiative. Program sites included but not limited to, Marshall, Art in Motion, and Bogan High School.

$90Kprogram expense
03

Whimsical Wonder and Wishes

The Whimsical Wonders and Wishes (WWW) program reached 140 elementary-age girls across schools such as Daniel Webster, Mason, and Sumner Elementary in North Lawndale. The curriculum promoted social-emotional learning, character-building, and self-expression through play-based learning.

$45Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$856K · 91%
Program service revenue$88K · 9%
Contributions & grants91%$856K
Program service revenue9%$88K
— government grantsLn 1e$439K
Total revenueLn 12$944K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.06
Program services79%$636K
Management & general15%$117K
Fundraising6%$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$804K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$388K
Total assetsLn 16$450K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$20K
Total net assetsLn 32$430K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $388K · Operating expenses/yr $804K
5.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $636K · Total expenses $804K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $117K · Total expenses $804K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $51K · Total expenses $804K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $42K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $345K
$0.12 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $856K · Total revenue $944K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants $439K · Total revenue $944K
46%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $88K · Total revenue $944K
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $944K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $88K · Total expenses $804K
11%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $944K · Prior year $463K
+104%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $430K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $944K · Expenses $804K
+15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $450K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $430K · Total assets $450K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $450K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Darryca Brim · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $90K · Total expenses $804K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $485K · Total expenses $804K
60%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 104%
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
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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)$944K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$463K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$150K 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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