I Am Empowering the Next Generation INC EIN 82-1719161

I Am Empowering the Next Generation INC

EIN  82-1719161 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Baton Rouge, LA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches children and adults skills to understand and manage emotions.
Leadership
Christy Dwomoh-Mensah · Executive Director · $66K
Money in and out
$319K revenue, $275K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Teaches children and adults skills to understand and manage emotions. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $319K in revenue, $275K in expenses, and $65K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$319K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$275K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$65K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $44K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +136% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +410% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$319K
FY2024▲ +51%
Expenses
$275K
FY2024▲ +24%
Total assets
$65K
FY2024▲ +219%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$319K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$275K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$65K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$44K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$65K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $220K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

2,403 kindergarten through fifth grade students received a 45 minute social and emotional learning class once a week for 10 months at four elementary schools. The objective is to equip students with tools and strategies to increase their capacity for relationships within their school, home and community.

$220Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CI Am Empowering the Next Generation INC
EINHdr · item D82-1719161
Principal addressHdr · item CBaton Rouge, LA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.iambr.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MLA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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
Executive Director
$65,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasureraccountant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christy Dwomoh-Mensah’s $66K as Executive Director is at the 57th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Christy Dwomoh-Mensah$65,500$64,000$60,293$54,432
Jennifer Erno$27,147$38,869$10,025
Kymber Janes$14,193$23,882
Kenya Harris$17,349$8,651
Dikisha Viges$16,234$7,394
Yoakaum Pierson$15,892
Ashley Yoes$14,400$4,720
Latyra Steward$12,254$8,946

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$319K
Total revenueLn 12$319K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.04
Program services80%$220K
Management & general16%$45K
Fundraising4%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$275K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$65K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $59K · Operating expenses/yr $275K
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $220K · Total expenses $275K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $45K · Total expenses $275K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $275K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $12K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $245K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $319K · Total revenue $319K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $319K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $319K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $319K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $275K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $319K · Prior year $212K
+51%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $107K · FY2024 $319K
+31%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $65K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $319K · Expenses $275K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $65K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $65K · Total assets $65K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $65K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christy Dwomoh-Mensah · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $66K · Total expenses $275K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $193K · Total expenses $275K
70%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 51%
Legal 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 2 funders$8K

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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)$319K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$212K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$203K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021not on file
FY2020$107K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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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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