Working with pregnant teen women and the fathers who are in high school, college or trade school to maintain their family through counseling, educational services and essential supplies to keep the children out of the foster care system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$161K 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 5% 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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$161K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $34K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$713K
86% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 86% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$370K
Spent
$317K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$116K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$370K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$370K
FY2022$481K
FY2023$660K
FY2024$456K
FY2025$496K
Expenses
$317K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$317K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$554K
FY2025$513K
Net assets
$116K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$116K
FY2022$180K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$212K
FY2025$187K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2001.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $224K Management & general 29% · $93K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $161K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$80,589Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$80,589Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Loretta Inez Whitlow’s $105K as President & CEO is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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
Loretta Inez Whitlow$105,000$103,385$104,585$91,080$80,589

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

Supports pregnant teens and young fathers with counseling, education, and supplies to keep families together.

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4 programs · $410K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Project Lift

Assisting at risk young females and males including foster youth to live independently while developing skills to navigate positive parenting.

$111Kprogram expense
02

Education services to support a healthy safe pregnancy for pregnant for pregnant mother and unborn child.

$111Kprogram expense
03

Education services to support a healthy safe pregnancy for pregnant mother and unborn child.

$94Kprogram expense
04

Project Lift

Assisting at risk young women and men, including foster youth, to live independently while developing skills to navigate positive parenting.

$94Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$370K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Other incomeLn 4–11$103K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Money outPt IX
$317K
Ln 25
Programscol B$224K
Managementcol C$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$116K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K
Total assetsLn 16$829K
LiabilitiesLn 26$713K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$103K
Total revenueLn 12$370K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$50K
Total assetsLn 16$829K
LiabilitiesLn 26$713K
Net assetsLn 32$116K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $496K$513K−$17K$187K 990 PDF
FY2024 $456K$554K−$98K$212K 990 PDF
FY2023 $660K$530K$130K$310K 990 PDF
FY2022 $481K$417K$65K$180K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $370K$317K$53K$116K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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