Provides underserved boys and girls with arts and literacy-based after-school Programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 $164K a year · 6% 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $205K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$1.9M
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$791K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$3.2M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.4M
Net assets
$791K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$791K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2020 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 1984.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.7M Management & general 7% · $137K Fundraising 2% · $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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
William Seymour$166,389$166,666$140,000$125,000
Jezabel Michel Gentry$145,115$128,125$111,252—

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

Offers underserved youth arts and literacy after-school programs.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Lacer afterschool programs served over 3,600 underprivileged youth, ages 10-18 years old, through its afterschool programs at four middle schools and four high schools in the central city of los angeles. Programs are offered to these public school youth every day from school's end until 6PM during the school year.

$1.7Mprogram expense

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$209
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$137K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$791K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$545K
Total assetsLn 16$807K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$209
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
SavingsLn 2$422K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$545K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$807K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$791K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5111
VolunteersI 636
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$311K$545K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$759K$807K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$740K$791K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$83K$42K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$932K$912K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$102K$98K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$129K$121K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$6K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$24K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$9K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$430K$366K$31K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$17K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.7M$137K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.2M$3.4M−$179K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.5M−$279K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.3M$543K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.0M$678K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.9M$1.8M$55K$791K 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 $1,893,355 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,473,783$1,839,981
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,205$209
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $96,699$53,165
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,572,687$1,893,355
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 $1,212,002$1,287,530
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $270,151$550,928
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,482,153$1,838,458
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $90,534$54,897
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,893,355 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,356,450
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$483,531
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,839,981
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $209$209
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $53,165$53,165
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $209 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $53,165$1,893,355
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,838,458 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,813 · Management $42,187$125,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $911,827 · Management $20,145$931,972
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $98,484 · Management $3,481$101,965
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $120,877 · Management $7,716$128,593
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,500 · Management $14,000$19,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,872$1,872
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,772 · Management $3,142$26,914
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,336 · Management $10,676$20,012
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,929$9,929
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,015$19,015
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $365,691 · Management $31,181 · Fundraising $32,756$429,628
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,210 · Management $4,459 · Fundraising $2,389$24,058
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,666,326 · Management $136,987 · Fundraising $35,145$1,838,458
Part X · Balance sheet $807,325 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,006$123,185
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $206,733$421,774
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $401,119$235,006
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,668$5,108
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,073$22,252
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,610$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $759,209$807,325
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $755$1,477
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,996$15,127
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,751$16,604
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $312,440$188,168
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $428,018$602,553
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $740,458$790,721
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $759,209$807,325
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $790,721 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,893,355
XI-2 Total expenses$1,838,458
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,897
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$740,458
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,634
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$790,721

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