Century Promise

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Allentown, PA501(c)(3)EIN 86-1493961Revenue $174K in FY2025

On file with the IRScenturypromise.org840 W Hamilton St Ste 203, 18101-2456 · Allentown, PATax-exempt since Jan 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Century Promise will implement an initiative that will have a generaltional impact on the careers and lives of students in the allentown school district. At the same time, we will provide the employers of our community with the talent they desperately need to continue to compete.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
28¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 19 volunteers and 2 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $260K a year · 43% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
28%
of spending
Concern: 28% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $99K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$174K
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$418K
To programs
28%
Net assets
$793K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$174K
FY2025▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$83K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$370K
FY2025$174K
Expenses
$418K
FY2025▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$306K
FY2024$317K
FY2025$418K
Net assets
$793K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$10K
FY2023$982K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$793K

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 Jan 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

28 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 28% · $117K Management & general 49% · $207K Fundraising 23% · $95K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $150K 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
$150,187Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Yusuf Dahl$150,187$178,298$114,519

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering students for successful careers and connecting employers with needed talent.

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1 program · $117K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The century promise is a cradle-to-career initiative serving students in the allentown school district. It equips every student with a clear, supported pathway to postsecondary education or guaranteed employment, creating real incentives to succeed.

$117Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$99K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$174K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$156K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$339
Money outPt IX
$418K
Ln 25
Programscol B$117K
Managementcol C$207K
Fundraisingcol D$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$793K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$731K
Total assetsLn 16$860K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$156K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$339
Total revenueLn 12$174K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$687K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$731K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$860K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$793K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 619
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$802K$731K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$860K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$793K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$193K$52K$94K$47K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$103K$22K$54K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$2K$3K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$5K$11K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$5K$9K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$238$59$179
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$4K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$10K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$2K$4K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$677$2K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$4K$9K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$736$737
InsuranceLn 23$3K$390$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$418K$117K$207K$95K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $174K$418K−$244K$793K 990 PDF
FY2024 $370K$317K$53K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$306K$972K$982K 990 PDF
FY2022 $83K$10K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $174,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $342,055$155,844
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,192$18,157
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$339
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $370,247$174,340
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 $247,815$342,074
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $69,007$76,280
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $316,822$418,354
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,425−$244,014
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $174,340 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$155,844
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$155,844
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,157$18,157
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $339$339
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $339 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,157$174,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $418,354 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,635 · Management $94,202 · Fundraising $47,101$192,938
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,279 · Management $53,627 · Fundraising $26,814$102,720
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,653 · Management $3,307 · Fundraising $1,653$6,613
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,302 · Management $10,605 · Fundraising $5,302$21,209
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,648 · Management $9,297 · Fundraising $4,649$18,594
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $59 · Management $179$238
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,797 · Management $11,391$15,188
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,902 · Management $3,342 · Fundraising $1,652$14,896
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,753 · Management $3,506 · Fundraising $1,753$7,012
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,807 · Management $2,788$4,595
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $677 · Management $2,032$2,709
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,500 · Management $9,000 · Fundraising $4,500$18,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,086 · Fundraising $1,087$2,173
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $736 · Management $737$1,473
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $390 · Management $2,609$2,999
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,997$6,997
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $117,221 · Management $206,622 · Fundraising $94,511$418,354
Part X · Balance sheet $860,411 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,862$44,739
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $704,233$686,626
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $250,000$122,223
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,206$4,367
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,929$2,456
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,057,230$860,411
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,021$67,866
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,021$67,866
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,046,209$642,545
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$150,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,046,209$792,545
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,057,230$860,411
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $792,545 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,340
XI-2 Total expenses$418,354
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$244,014
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,046,209
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$9,650
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$792,545

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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