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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $41K a year · 13% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$71K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $130K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$485K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$459K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$75K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$485K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$407K
FY2024$485K
FY2024$317K
Expenses
$459K
FY2024-0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$461K
FY2024$459K
FY2024$317K
Net assets
$75K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$89K
FY2022$78K
FY2024$75K
FY2024$77K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 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% · $332K Management & general 24% · $111K 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

24 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$65,152Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$6,330Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lachanda Harris’s $66K as Co Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024
Lachanda Harris$66,229—
Dexter Jackson$12,622$65,152
Emma Gist$55,937—
Anna West$44,397$6,330

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 students to share their voices, engage civically, and build connections in schools.

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4 programs · $509K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Amped Academy is an after school program that is connected to Humanities Amped. This program seeks to build facilitation and leadership skills among high school students while providing them with substantive academic and college/career readiness supports.

$332Kprogram expense
02

Amplified Classrooms- Tara High School students experience a pathway of Humanities Amped-supported classes from 9th-11th grade 12th grade will begin in Fall 2025 including the following three initiatives: Freshman Seminar- A full-time Humanities Amped Educator partners with a THS teacher in six sessions of Freshman Seminar a year-long…

$80Kprogram expense
03

Amped Studio is an after school program at Tara High School run by Humanities Amped. Youth engage in arts-based civic engagement projects. They explore the questions Who am I and What do I want for my community through visual arts performance and music. The program served 10 students and resulted in 10 civic engagement projects.

$71Kprogram expense
04

Amped Community Care- Tara High School students and especially those in Amplified classrooms have access to several supplemental resources to improve well-being outcomes. These include: Matters of the Mind- Skills-based groups for students who are identified by faculty as needing additional support to develop the skills needed for…

$27Kprogram 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 2 funders$130K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$485K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$268K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$459K
Ln 25
Programscol B$332K
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$75K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$77K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$268K
Total revenueLn 12$485K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$77K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$75K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Viewing $485K$459K$26K$75K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $407K$461K−$54K$78K 990 PDF
FY2021 $103K$266K−$163K$89K 990 PDF
FY2020 $249K$224K$25K$94K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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