To promote social welfare within the community through the advancement of business opportunities for minority business owners in low-income areas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
12¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K 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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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $87K a year · 64% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
12%
of spending
Concern: 12% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
47 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 47.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$257K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$102K
To programs
12%
Net assets
$433K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$257K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$19K
FY2022$46K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$257K
Expenses
$102K
FY2025+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$9K
FY2022$10K
FY2023$22K
FY2024$102K
FY2025$102K
Net assets
$433K
FY2025▲ +56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$10K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$278K
FY2025$433K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2022.

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

Where the money goes

12 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 12% · $12K Management & general 77% · $79K Fundraising 11% · $11K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Tr
$22,680Pt VII · Sec A
$21,963Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Courtney Howe’s $23K as Secretary/Tr is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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.

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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

Helps minority business owners in low-income areas by advancing their business opportunities.

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2 programs · $12K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Creating educational materials and conducting seminars for the advancement of low-income and minority business owners

$12Kprogram expense
02

Raising, receiving, and administering funds to achieve the purposes of the organization

Pt IX · col B

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 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$257K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$102K
Ln 25
Programscol B$12K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$433K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$403K
Total assetsLn 16$433K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$257K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$403K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$403K
Total assetsLn 16$433K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$433K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$273K$403K
Total assetsLn 16$278K$433K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$278K$433K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$34K$34K
Legal feesLn 11b$116$116
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$12K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$27K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$515$11K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$102K$12K$79K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $257K$102K$155K$433K 990 PDF
FY2024 $233K$102K$132K$278K 990 PDF
FY2023 $122K$22K$100K$147K 990 PDF
FY2022 $46K$10K$36K$47K 990 PDF
FY2021 $19K$9K$10K$10K 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 $256,739 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $175,160$215,567
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,773$34,460
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,397$6,712
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $233,330$256,739
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $101,830$101,985
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $101,830$101,985
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $131,500$154,754
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $256,739 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$5,433
VIII-1e Government grants$20,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$190,134
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$215,567
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $34,460$34,460
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,712$6,712
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,460 · Excluded from tax $6,712$256,739
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $101,985 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $34,456$34,456
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $116$116
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,725$1,725
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,071 · Management $8,575$20,646
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $27,476$27,476
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,802$1,802
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,150$2,150
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $515 · Fundraising $11,268$11,783
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,831$1,831
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,071 · Management $78,646 · Fundraising $11,268$101,985
Part X · Balance sheet $432,864 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $272,780$402,864
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,330$30,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $278,110$432,864
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $278,110$432,864
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $278,110$432,864
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $278,110$432,864
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $432,864 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$256,739
XI-2 Total expenses$101,985
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$154,754
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$278,110
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$432,864

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