Empowering the Ages INC EIN 84-2868520

Empowering the Ages INC

EIN  84-2868520 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Rockville, MD
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects children, youth, families, and seniors for school readiness, civic engagement, and workforce development.
Leadership
Leah Bradley · Executive Director · $80K
Money in and out
$276K revenue, $298K expenses
Bottom line
42% program efficiency

Connects children, youth, families, and seniors for school readiness, civic engagement, and workforce development. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $276K in revenue, $298K in expenses, and $59K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$276K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$298K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$59K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$22K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.42 Management & general $0.47 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
42%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -10% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -408% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$276K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses
$298K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total assets
$77K
FY2025▼ -20%
Total liabilities
$18K
FY2025▲ +14%
Total revenue
$276K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$298K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$59K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$22K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$77K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B42%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $125K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The Connections program paired 19 volunteers with 19 pre-Kindergarten and Head Start students and their families to connect weekly to focus on early literacy skills, school readiness and additional needed support.

$77Kprogram expense
02

Workforce Development programs were held with middle school, high school and college students. At the middle school and high school levels, ETA engaged 16 older adult volunteers who presented workshops and worked in small groups and individually with 217 students on the topics of communication, financial literacy, future planning, resume…

$25Kprogram expense
03

Community Engagement activities spanned multiple topics in various settings. The Crossing Path program consisted of 2 multi-week conversation groups between 8 active older adults and 32 high school students. The Wellness Groups included 79 adults discussing topics ranging from grandchildren to medical challenges.

$22Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEmpowering the Ages INC
EINHdr · item D84-2868520
Principal addressHdr · item CRockville, MD
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.empoweringtheages.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMD
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$79,850Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leah Bradley’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Leah Bradley$79,850$80,348$75,550$75,608$73,121

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$194K · 70%
Program service revenue$82K · 30%
Contributions & grants70%$194K
Program service revenue30%$82K
— government grantsLn 1e$8K
Total revenueLn 12$276K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.42 Management & general $0.47 Fundraising $0.11
Program services42%$125K
Management & general47%$141K
Fundraising11%$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$298K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$45K
Total assetsLn 16$77K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$18K
Total net assetsLn 32$59K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $45K · Operating expenses/yr $298K
1.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $125K · Total expenses $298K
42%
Management & General
Management & general $141K · Total expenses $298K
47%
Fundraising
Fundraising $32K · Total expenses $298K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $22K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $188K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $194K · Total revenue $276K
70%
Government reliance
Government grants $8K · Total revenue $276K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $82K · Total revenue $276K
30%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $276K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $82K · Total expenses $298K
28%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $276K · Prior year $289K
-5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $172K · FY2024 $276K
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $59K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $276K · Expenses $298K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $77K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $59K · Total assets $77K
76%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $77K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Leah Bradley · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $298K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $245K · Total expenses $298K
82%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 42%
Overhead ratio 47%
Fundraising cost ratio 17%
Revenue growth -5%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$276K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$289K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$231K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$193K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$172K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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