The mission of the Corporation is to empower Buffalo youth with limited access to resources to reach their full potential as students, athletes, and engaged citizens by providing long-term support and life-changing opportunities through education, mentoring, service, and squash.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K 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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FY2021 · 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 $48K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$69K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $193K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$58K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$319K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$247K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$421K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$319K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$334K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$379K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$416K
FY2025$724K
Expenses
$247K
FY2021▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$247K
FY2022$374K
FY2023$414K
FY2024$450K
FY2025$544K
Net assets
$421K
FY2021▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$337K
FY2021$421K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$384K
FY2025$564K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.

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% · $177K Management & general 6% · $16K Fundraising 22% · $55K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$68,792Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hope Lynch’s $83K as Executive Director is at the 65th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hope Lynch$82,949$81,036$78,686$76,202$68,792$75,460

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 underserved Buffalo youth through education, mentoring, service, and squash for a brighter future.

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1 program · $177K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The Organization has one large program which is a year-round program providing academic tutoring, mentoring, and health and wellness through the sport of squash. The participants will attend the program up to three times a week during the school year and four times a week during the summer.

$177Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$319K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$317K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$121
Money outPt IX
$247K
Ln 25
Programscol B$177K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$421K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$414K
Total assetsLn 16$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$317K
Government grantsLn 1e$69K
Investment incomeLn 3$121
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$319K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$411K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$414K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Total assetsLn 16$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
Net assetsLn 32$421K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$355K$414K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$389K$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$58K
Net assetsLn 32$337K$421K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$51K$5K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$34K$3K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$7K$590$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$313$2K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K$226
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K$262
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$19K$2K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$11K$545$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$247K$177K$16K$55K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $724K$544K$180K$564K 990 PDF
FY2024 $416K$450K−$34K$384K 990 PDF
FY2023 $406K$414K−$9K$417K 990 PDF
FY2022 $379K$374K$5K$426K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $319K$247K$72K$421K 990 PDF
FY2020 $334K$262K$72K$337K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $318,994 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $333,525$317,333
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $155$121
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,540
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $333,680$318,994
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 $179,843$163,480
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,178$83,612
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $262,021$247,092
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $71,659$71,902
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $318,994 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$69,006
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$248,327
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$317,333
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $121$121
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,540$1,540
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,661 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$318,994
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $247,092 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,617 · Management $4,745 · Fundraising $23,727$79,089
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,532 · Management $3,164 · Fundraising $15,599$52,295
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,119$3,119
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,919$17,919
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,345 · Management $590 · Fundraising $3,123$11,058
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,395$4,395
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $313 · Fundraising $2,294$2,607
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,894 · Fundraising $226$12,120
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,247$11,247
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,504 · Management $262$11,766
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,735 · Management $1,877 · Fundraising $5,835$26,447
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,564 · Management $545 · Fundraising $3,921$15,030
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $176,789 · Management $15,578 · Fundraising $54,725$247,092
Part X · Balance sheet $479,439 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,932$3,767
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $324,358$410,566
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$42,448
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,898$5,292
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,613$17,366
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $388,801$479,439
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,535$9,154
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $44,665$48,985
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,200$58,139
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $336,601$411,300
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$10,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $336,601$421,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $388,801$479,439
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $421,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$318,994
XI-2 Total expenses$247,092
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$71,902
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$336,601
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$12,797
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$421,300

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