Our mission is to establish and maintain an inclusive brand that serves as the foundational platform for youth outreach and community development efforts through programmatic initiatives that promote positive outcomes and progressive changes in the cultural climate of the inner city. Through our primary focus on youth outreach and enrichment, we design programs for underserved students that provide mentorship and socio-emotional learning opportunities while bridging post-secondary education persistence, career pathways, and workforce development resources for youth and their families as they transition into early adulthood.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $116K a year · 26% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $40K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$230K
-66% vs prior year
Spent
$204K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$459K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$230K
FY2025▼ -66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$678K
FY2025$230K
Expenses
$204K
FY2025▼ -43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$437K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$204K
Net assets
$459K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2021$44K
FY2022$37K
FY2023$37K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$459K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $199K Management & general 2% · $5K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Chief Financial Officer
$7,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Forney’s $7K as President/Chief Financial Officer is at the 4th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Ryan Forney$7,000$24,720$51,600—
Kevin L Scott$5,000$19,040—$18,050

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

Empowers underserved youth with mentorship, education, and career resources for positive community change.

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3 programs · $199K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Our REACH Mentoring Program is a specialized youth assessment and mentorship program identifying and targeting high school to late adolescents as they transition into early adulthood. REACH aims to help youth deal with the daily negative issues that have become a normal source of dysfunction and trauma within the urban landscape.

$176Kprogram expense
02

O.U.R. Prep Academy is a post-secondary bridge program and an extension of our ICAN program. OUR Prep Academy functions as a separate phase of programming and targets high school graduates interested in pursuing post-secondary education as either students or student-athletes but due to their varying circumstances may not be ready for…

$19Kprogram expense
03

Initiative for College Academics Now (i Can)

is a college preparatory program aimed at encouraging inner-city high school students toward the path of post-secondary education. ICAN assists students with their current high school studies and helps them to effectively navigate their socio-emotional environmental landscape.

$4Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$40K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$230K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$204K
Ln 25
Programscol B$199K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$459K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$387K
Total assetsLn 16$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Government grantsLn 1e$110K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$230K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$412
SavingsLn 2$386K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$387K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K
Total assetsLn 16$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$459K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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$339K$387K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K
Total assetsLn 16$359K$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$20K
Net assetsLn 32$359K$459K
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$12K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$855$855
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$62K$62K
TravelLn 17$27K$27K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$118$118
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$16K$5K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$204K$199K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $230K$204K$26K$459K 990 PDF
FY2024 $678K$355K$322K$359K 990 PDF
FY2023 $437K$437K−$388$37K 990 PDF
FY2022 $113K$37K 990 PDF
FY2021 $90K$44K 990 PDF
FY2020 $97K$17K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $229,994 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $666,852$212,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,019$8,362
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$9,632
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $677,871$229,994
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 $74,538$60,155
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $280,956$143,665
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $355,494$203,820
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $322,377$26,174
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $229,994 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$110,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$102,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$212,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,362 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,362
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,632 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,632
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,994 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$229,994
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $203,820 across 26 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 $12,000$12,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,155$48,155
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,448$2,448
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $855$855
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,918$9,918
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,366$3,366
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,912$61,912
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,628$26,628
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $118$118
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,935 · Management $4,774 · Fundraising $0$20,709
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,711$17,711
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $199,046 · Management $4,774 · Fundraising $0$203,820
Part X · Balance sheet $478,710 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $20,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$18,056$412
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $357,274$386,141
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$72,157
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $359,218$478,710
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$3,518
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$4,830
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$19,944
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $359,218$458,766
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $359,218$458,766
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $359,218$478,710
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $458,766 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$229,994
XI-2 Total expenses$203,820
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,174
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$359,218
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$73,374
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$458,766

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