Operation Progress Fort Worth empowers underserved youth to become educated, ethical and productive adults who reach their full potential and positively contribute to society. To DO this, we are committed to supporting participating scholars from elementary school through college with our comprehensive program called the five pillars of success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $460K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$92K
-83% vs prior year
Spent
$222K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$331K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$92K
FY2025▼ -83%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$39K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$537K
FY2025$92K
Expenses
$222K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$141K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$222K
Net assets
$331K
FY2025▼ -28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$120K
FY2022$27K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$461K
FY2025$331K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $143K Management & general 20% · $44K Fundraising 16% · $35K

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; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Myeshia Smith’s $90K as Executive Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 112 <$100K 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
Myeshia Smith$90,000$85,000$85,000$85,000$51,953

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 underserved youth through comprehensive programs from elementary school to college.

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3 programs · $143K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Comprehensive Expanded Learning

Our programs are rooted in our five pillars of success. The five pillars of success are academics, life skills, health and wellness, service and safety, and support. The goal of the five pillars of success is for the scholars to build character, social competency, leadership skills, and emotional intelligence.

$66Kprogram expense
02

Scholarship and Academic Support

Operation progress fort worth (opfw) provided individualized academic case management to each scholar. Academic programming focused on transforming scholars into knowledgeable and critical thinkers, allows them to develop and perfect effective study strategies, requires them to minimally achieve a 3.0 gpa, and aims to shift the scholars'…

$60Kprogram expense
03

Mentorship

Fort worth police officers serve as mentors and engage with scholars at least one time per month. Additionally, officers participated in mentor training one time per month. Such mentoring aided in providing support and safety, and built trust in the police-community relationship.

$16Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$460K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $111K · 2020–2024
Rivertree Academy INCTX · FY2024$21,250
Rivertree Academy INCTX · FY2023$8,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,855
Unitemized GrantFY2021$31,015
Unitemized GrantFY2020$20,506
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,656

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$92K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$222K
Ln 25
Programscol B$143K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$331K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Government grantsLn 1e$79K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$92K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$308K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$308K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$331K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$458K$308K
Total assetsLn 16$465K$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$461K$331K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$25K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$94K$52K$22K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K$7K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$5K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$731$837$497
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$11K$11K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$7K$567$498
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$601$766$601
TravelLn 17$745$617$128
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$19K$2K$508
Total functional expensesLn 25$222K$143K$44K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $92K$222K−$130K$331K 990 PDF
FY2024 $537K$169K$368K$461K 990 PDF
FY2023 $246K$181K$65K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022 $63K$155K−$92K$27K 990 PDF
FY2021 $39K$141K−$102K$120K 990 PDF
FY2020 $225K$4K$221K$221K 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 $91,795 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $536,178$82,188
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $944$9,607
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $537,122$91,795
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,386$25,057
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $110,219$115,176
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,145$81,547
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $168,750$221,780
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $368,372−$129,985
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $91,795 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$79,375
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,813
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$82,188
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,607$9,607
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,607$91,795
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,780 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,057$25,057
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,227 · Management $22,387 · Fundraising $19,668$94,282
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,983 · Management $2,993 · Fundraising $2,630$12,606
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,591 · Management $1,968 · Fundraising $1,729$8,288
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $731 · Management $837 · Fundraising $497$2,065
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,300 · Management $10,753 · Fundraising $7,820$29,873
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,143 · Management $567 · Fundraising $498$8,208
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,781 · Management $2,036 · Fundraising $1,210$5,027
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $601 · Management $766 · Fundraising $601$1,968
IX-17 TravelPrograms $617 · Management $128$745
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,454$12,454
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,181 · Management $1,518 · Fundraising $508$21,207
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $142,666 · Management $43,953 · Fundraising $35,161$221,780
Part X · Balance sheet $335,220 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $458,313$307,893
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,693$25,359
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$1,968
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $465,006$335,220
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,300$4,499
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,300$4,499
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $460,706$330,721
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $465,006$335,220
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $330,721 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$91,795
XI-2 Total expenses$221,780
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$129,985
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$460,706
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$330,721

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