To create sustainable workforce development and community building services essential to building bridges to opportunities in the U.S. and around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $879K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $15.0M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$655K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$18.2M
+159% vs prior year
Spent
$15.3M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$18.2M
FY2024▲ +159%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$18.2M
Expenses
$15.3M
FY2024▲ +198%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$15.3M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2024▲ +64%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$917K
FY2021$498K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$3.6M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2020.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $11.8M Management & general 13% · $2.1M Fundraising 9% · $1.4M

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

12 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$364,359Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$229,840Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategy Officer
$192,724Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Assistant to President
$169,178Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Community Engagement Officer
$116,025Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$110,169Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Programming and Outcomes
$109,412Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelley Cornish’s $364K as President & CEO is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M employment 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kelley Cornish$364,359$137,606——
Brent Wilson$229,840———
Marc Alexander$192,724———
Hattie Hill—$43,953$172,936$172,919
Marcedes Fuller$169,178———
Stephen M Carpenter———$165,219
Alison Lolley———$162,368
Trisha Watson——$120,352—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds bridges to opportunities through workforce development and community services.

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3 programs · $10.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Pathway to opportunity serves as the umbrella for the T.D. Jakes foundation's initiatives aimed at empowering individuals and communities through equitable access to education, workforce development, and economic opportunity.

$7.8Mprogram expense
02

The international leadership summit (ils) is a transformative conference designed for visionaries, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and leaders from around the globe. Led by chairman jakes, the visionary founder, this highly anticipated event features a lineup of distinguished industry leaders dedicated to empowering attendees.

$2.1Mprogram expense
03

Distinctively her's mission is to educate, empower and expand a community centered on the needs of women and girls. We strive to aid in the development of self by creating experiences, producing quality programming and providing resources for all who encounter our organization.

$834Kprogram 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 · 23 grants · $9.1M · 2021–2024
Paul Quinn CollegeTX · FY2024$1,500,000
Wiley CollegeTX · FY2024$1,500,000
Morehouse CollegeGA · FY2024$1,500,000
Lightship FoundationOH · FY2024$500,000
Power 52 INCMD · FY2024$500,000
Bonton EnterprisesTX · FY2024$500,000
Operation Hope INCGA · FY2024$450,000
The Milken InstituteCA · FY2024$250,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$70,750
Broadway Dallas INCTX · FY2023$200,000
Dallas Momentum INCTX · FY2023$20,000
Texas Women's FoundationTX · FY2022$22,000
Conscious Capitalism INCCO · FY2022$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Money outPt IX
$15.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.8M
Managementcol C$2.1M
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$655K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Total revenueLn 12$18.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.9M
SavingsLn 2$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$254K
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$655K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$743K$3.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$254K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$655K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8.3M$8.3M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$85K$85K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$839K$384K$351K$104K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$1.2M$638K$733K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$14K$2K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$248K$120K$65K$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10$270K$128K$76K$66K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$201K$201K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$436K$397K$172K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$133K$85K$16K$32K
Office expensesLn 13$203K$112K$30K$61K
Information technologyLn 14$219K$79K$85K$55K
OccupancyLn 16$45K$13K$22K$10K
TravelLn 17$402K$182K$130K$91K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$3K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$752K$671K$36K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.3M$11.8M$2.1M$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $18.2M$15.3M$2.9M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.0M$5.1M$1.9M$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$2.4M−$413K$184K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$2.2M−$903K$498K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$1.3M$917K$917K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $18,214,428 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,044,242$18,171,219
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,435$53,732
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$10,523
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,045,677$18,214,428
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,039,500$8,353,396
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,097,542$3,994,503
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,006,939$2,973,592
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,143,981$15,321,491
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,901,696$2,892,937
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 $18,214,428 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$66,452
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,104,767
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,171,219
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $53,732$53,732
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$37,260−$37,260
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $26,737$26,737
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $43,209$18,214,428
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,321,491 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,268,250$8,268,250
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $85,146$85,146
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $383,587 · Management $351,129 · Fundraising $103,908$838,624
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,243,569 · Management $637,591 · Fundraising $733,399$2,614,559
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,684 · Management $1,635 · Fundraising $8,059$23,378
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $119,577 · Management $64,678 · Fundraising $63,827$248,082
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $127,547 · Management $76,440 · Fundraising $65,873$269,860
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,140$4,140
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $200,669$200,669
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $436,207 · Management $396,571 · Fundraising $171,692$1,004,470
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $84,568 · Management $16,157 · Fundraising $32,052$132,777
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $111,994 · Management $29,778 · Fundraising $60,775$202,547
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $79,035 · Management $85,122 · Fundraising $55,293$219,450
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,415 · Management $22,359 · Fundraising $9,543$45,317
IX-17 TravelPrograms $181,632 · Management $130,253 · Fundraising $90,597$402,482
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,782 · Management $4,636 · Fundraising $1,855$9,273
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $671,054 · Management $35,614 · Fundraising $45,799$752,467
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,822,047 · Management $2,056,772 · Fundraising $1,442,672$15,321,491
Part X · Balance sheet $4,233,931 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $716,467$3,904,120
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,168$27,300
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,250,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $49,665$48,976
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$253,535
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,042,300$4,233,931
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,856,279$654,973
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,856,279$654,973
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,186,021$1,778,958
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$1,800,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,186,021$3,578,958
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,042,300$4,233,931
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,578,958 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,214,428
XI-2 Total expenses$15,321,491
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,892,937
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,186,021
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,500,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,578,958

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