AMANDLA's mission is to create safe spaces that combine the power of sport and education to empower youth and change lives through its Safe-Hub model. Safe-Hub closes the out-of-school-time activities gap in under-served communities through its scalable youth development model. Safe-Hubs support families, children, and schools by providing world-class infrastructure, high-quality programming, and resources to bring equitable opportunity to communities in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 68 volunteers and 4 employees.
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $391K a year · 41% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$404K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
+131% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +131%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$734K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$213K
FY2022$356K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$659K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +202%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$55K
FY2022$79K
FY2023$284K
FY2024$657K
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 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 Dec 2019.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $747K Management & general 13% · $133K Fundraising 17% · $174K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$106,614Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Liam Connolly’s $107K as President is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Liam Connolly$106,614$100,098$88,672$69,000$68,596$53,305

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

Empowers youth in underserved communities through sports and education in safe spaces.

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3 programs · $658K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Edusoccer Program

The edusoccer program is designed to integrate critical social and emotional development in young people through a values-and-sport-based environment that fosters positive relationships with adults and peers. In 2024, safe-hub reached 364 participants through over 658 hours of consistent, regular edusoccer programming.

$324Kprogram expense
02

Playmaker Program

The playmaker program is designed to provide young people with meaningful work, professional development, and future readiness exposure while building them as leaders and role models within the community.

$171Kprogram expense
03

Collective Impact Program

To reinvigorate and reclaim community ownership of public spaces to expand access to physically, socially, and emotionally safe spaces for young people and their communities. In 2024, safe-hub hosted 6 major community events that brought together over 3,500 community members and over 50 partner organizations to bring resources directly…

$163Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Tides CenterFY2022$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$747K
Managementcol C$133K
Fundraisingcol D$174K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$404K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$548K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$68K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$394K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$404K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 668
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$332K$68K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$935K$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$278K$404K
Net assetsLn 32$657K$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$78K$12K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$442K$309K$46K$86K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$99K$69K$10K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$29K$4K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$360$73$267$20
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$2K$7K$508
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$4K$16K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$4K$9K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$71K$50K$7K$14K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$87K$61K$9K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$15K$2K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$123K$123K$292$542
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$747K$133K$174K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.4M$1.1M$1.3M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$659K$373K$657K 990 PDF
FY2023 $734K$533K$201K$284K 990 PDF
FY2022 $380K$356K$24K$79K 990 PDF
FY2021 $249K$213K$36K$55K 990 PDF
FY2020 $142K$26K 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
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Part I · Summary $2,377,996 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,031,181$2,372,996
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $275$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$5,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,031,456$2,377,996
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 $539,460$694,351
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,323$359,665
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $658,783$1,054,016
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $372,673$1,323,980
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $2,377,996 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$547,726
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,825,270
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,372,996
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $5,000$5,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,000$2,377,996
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,054,016 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,200 · Management $11,730 · Fundraising $21,784$111,714
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $309,469 · Management $46,420 · Fundraising $86,209$442,098
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $68,993 · Management $10,349 · Fundraising $19,220$98,562
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,384 · Management $4,408 · Fundraising $8,185$41,977
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $73 · Management $267 · Fundraising $20$360
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,824 · Management $6,668 · Fundraising $508$9,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,494 · Management $16,434 · Fundraising $1,252$22,180
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,398$6,398
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,688 · Management $9,464 · Fundraising $1,027$14,179
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $49,928 · Management $7,489 · Fundraising $13,909$71,326
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,036 · Management $1,408$3,444
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $61,193 · Management $9,179 · Fundraising $17,047$87,419
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,346 · Management $2,302 · Fundraising $4,275$21,923
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $122,602 · Management $292 · Fundraising $542$123,436
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $747,230 · Management $132,808 · Fundraising $173,978$1,054,016
Part X · Balance sheet $2,384,970 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $332,234$68,203
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $218,195$411,565
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $104,015$1,511,564
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $280,422$393,638
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $934,866$2,384,970
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,228$13,253
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $276,115$391,214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $278,343$404,467
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $94,491$1,622,598
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $562,032$357,905
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $656,523$1,980,503
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $934,866$2,384,970
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,980,503 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,377,996
XI-2 Total expenses$1,054,016
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,323,980
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$656,523
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,980,503

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