We exist to create a culture of brotherhood among young men of color while providing tools and resources that empowers them to redefine, reshape and reimagine the outcomes for thier lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$8K 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: -1.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $656K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$832
-5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$216K
Spent
$235K
To programs
69%
Net assets
−$19K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$216K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$216K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$747K
FY2025$714K
Expenses
$235K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$235K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$652K
FY2025$706K
Net assets
−$19K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$19K
FY2022−$18K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$97K
FY2025$96K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Sep 2019.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $162K Management & general 30% · $70K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $8K 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
$7,583Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jordan Bankston’s $78K as Presedent is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Jordan Bankston$77,768$67,000$58,192$7,583

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 young men of color for personal and professional success.

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2 programs · $162K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Site Based Mentoring program. 30 young men served.

$139Kprogram expense
02

Provide mobile food pantries that eliminated hunger during Covid-19 shut down to over 3,000 people.

$23Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $25K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,179
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$250

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$216K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$213K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$235K
Ln 25
Programscol B$162K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
−$19K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$19K
Total assetsLn 16−$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$832
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$213K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Total revenueLn 12$216K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$19K
Total assetsLn 16−$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$832
Net assetsLn 32−$19K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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−$19K
Total assetsLn 16$0−$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$832
Net assetsLn 32$0−$19K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$8K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$456$456
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$113$113
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$895$9K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$8K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$6K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$68K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$83K$79K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$235K$162K$70K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $714K$706K$8K$96K 990 PDF
FY2024 $747K$652K$95K$97K 990 PDF
FY2023 $394K$397K−$3K$26K 990 PDF
FY2022 $321K$328K−$7K−$18K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $216K$235K−$19K−$19K 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 $216,273 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$212,573
I-9 Program service revenue$3,700
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$216,273
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$16,222
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$113
I-17 Other expenses$219,154
I-18 Total expenses$235,489
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$19,216
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $216,273 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$212,573
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$212,573
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$3,700
VIII-12 Total revenue$216,273
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $235,489 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $8,345$8,345
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $7,877$7,877
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,828$2,828
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $456$456
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $113$113
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,215$3,215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $895 · Management $9,249$10,144
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,538 · Management $7,538$15,076
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $23,892$23,892
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,561$1,561
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,012 · Management $1,926$7,938
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,575$1,575
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,180 · Management $1,593$69,773
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $79,236 · Management $3,460$82,696
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $161,861 · Management $70,300 · Fundraising $3,328$235,489
Part X · Balance sheet −$18,384 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing−$19,216
X-4 Accounts receivable$832
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0−$18,384
X-25 Other liabilities$832
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$832
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0−$19,216
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0−$18,384
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$19,216 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$216,273
XI-2 Total expenses$235,489
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,216
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$19,216

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