Providing at risk youth with learning & educational solutions and support through New York.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$122K 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
3 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 2% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 3 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 63% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 63% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$193K
91% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 91% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$212K
+80% vs prior year
Spent
$193K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$18K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$212K
FY2021▲ +80%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$154K
FY2020$117K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$714K
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$756K
Expenses
$193K
FY2021▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$153K
FY2020$177K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$776K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$780K
Net assets
$18K
FY2021▲ +132%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1K
FY2020−$58K
FY2021$18K
FY2022−$37K
FY2023−$16K
FY2024$100K
FY2025$77K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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 Jul 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $193K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$57,813Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$45,564Pt VII · Sec A
Student Advocate
$9,990Pt VII · Sec A
Support Advocate
$6,562Pt VII · Sec A
Support Advocate
$2,158Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager/Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tawana Butler’s $46K as President & CEO is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tawana Butler$46,000$80,000$72,900$74,800$57,813$46,090
Tiffany Wall$46,000$80,000—$14,600$45,564$34,000
Tiffany Law——$72,900———
Isabel Vabre————$9,990$14,017
Erhi Mathurin———$9,347$2,158—
Chenoa Petties———$9,125——
Monique Green—————$6,530
Samantha Brandon————$6,562$4,013

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers at-risk youth learning and educational support in New York.

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2 programs · $193K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Our Road 2 Graduation program has significantly decreased the graduation deficit by 20% in year one of our program operating

$131Kprogram expense
02

Road to Dropout Prevention is a program that focuses on eliminating the dropout crisis. We locate students who are missing from school and places them back into a school, GED program or alternative program. Actively visit homes all over NYC during the day & evening to locate students. For safety we travel in pairs.

$62Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$212K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Money outPt IX
$193K
Ln 25
Programscol B$193K
Owns and owesPt X
$18K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Government grantsLn 1e$163K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Total revenueLn 12$212K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K
Net assetsLn 32$18K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K$0
Total assetsLn 16−$48K$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$48K$193K
Net assetsLn 32$0$18K
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$122K$122K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$40K
Management feesLn 11a$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$193K$193K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $756K$780K−$23K$77K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.5M$88K$100K 990 PDF
FY2023 $714K$776K−$63K−$16K 990 PDF
FY2022 $250K$305K−$55K−$37K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $212K$193K$18K$18K 990 PDF
FY2020 $117K$177K−$59K−$58K 990 PDF
FY2019 $154K$153K$1K$1K 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 $211,718 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $117,487$162,577
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$49,141
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $117,487$211,718
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 $146,836$161,654
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,046$31,590
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $176,882$193,244
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$59,395$18,474
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $211,718 across 10 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$162,577
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$162,577
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $49,141 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$49,141
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $49,141 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$211,718
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $193,244 across 14 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 $122,087$122,087
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,567$39,567
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $21,098$21,098
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,376$2,376
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,745$5,745
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,371$2,371
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $193,244 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$193,244
Part X · Balance sheet $211,718 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $49,141; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,652$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$162,577
X-16 Total assetsStart of year −$47,596$211,718
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,652$193,244
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$47,596$193,244
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$18,474
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year −$47,596$211,718
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,474 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$211,718
XI-2 Total expenses$193,244
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,474
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
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$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,474

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