Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,854,679

Total expenses

$1,722,531

Contributions and grants received

$1,881,676

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$9,225

Investment income

$270

Other revenue

-$36,492

Total assets, end of year

$363,031

Total liabilities, end of year

$28,366

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$334,665

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,402,506

Management and general expenses

$303,871

Fundraising expenses

$16,154

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,402,506

Program services were 81.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• THROUGH GENERAL PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WE HOPE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN ALL PHASES OF THEIR JOURNEY AS A CREATIVE. THOUGH THERE ISN'T ONE FORMULA FOR ALL, LEARNER EXPERIENCE CAN BE PLACED IN CATEGORIES AND INCREASE THEIR ENGAGEMENT BASED ON PERSONAL NEEDS. WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS ARE 1-3-DAY SESSIONS WITH A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS TO HELP THE CREATIVE ALONG THEIR JOURNEY. WORKSHOPS ARE SEPARATED INTO LEARN & MAKE. LEARN SERIES LEARN SERIES WORKSHOPS ARE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS WITH A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT THAT COVER A VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING: ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY CAREERS IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY MARKETING FASHION BUSINESSES SMALL BUSINESS 101 FINANCIAL WELLNESS (WITH COMMUNITY BANKING PARTNERS) CAREER SERVICES (RESUME/PORTFOLIO BUILDING, SOFT SKILLS, INTERVIEWING, ETC.) POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION EXPLORATION W/ EDUCATION PARTNERS MAKE SERIES MAKE SERIES WORKSHOPS ARE SESSIONS WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TAKING YOU THROUGH HANDS ON DEMONSTRATIONS IN VARIOUS FASHION DESIGN PROJECTS. EXAMPLES OF MAKE WORKSHOPS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: UPCYCLING & REPURPOSE SESSIONS CONTENT CREATION WORKSHOPS CONSTRUCTING CUSTOM PIECES WORKSHOPS (SPECIALTY CLASSES SUCH AS DENIM WORK, LEATHER WORK SHOES, ETC.) ACCESSORY DESIGN CRASH COURSE GRAPHIC DESIGN CLASSES COURSES/CLASSES A 4-6-WEEK DEEPER DIVE INTO APPAREL & GRAPHIC DESIGN WITH A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT TO HELP THE CREATIVE ALONG THE JOURNEY. FUTURE OF FASHION THE FUTURE OF FASHION SUMMER INTERNSHIP AT THE COLUMBUS FASHION ALLIANCE (CFA) IS A 9-WEEK SUMMER INTENSIVE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH AGES 14-18, THAT PROVIDES EXPOSURE INTO THE FASHION INDUSTRY THROUGH THE LENS OF FASHION RETAIL AND FASHION ENTREPRENEURSHIP. INTERNS LEARN ABOUT THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE FROM CONCEPTUALIZATION OF AN APPAREL COLLECTION TO CREATING A RETAIL EXPERIENCE AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM. INTERNS GET EXPOSURE TO CAREER PATHWAYS WITHIN CORPORATE RETAIL SUCH AS THE ROLES OF THE DESIGNER, PRODUCT DEVELOPER, MERCHANT, VISUAL MERCHANDISER, AND MARKETER. EACH WEEK THE PROGRAM FEATURES AFRICAN AMERICAN/MINORITY EXPERTS WITHIN THE RETAIL INDUSTRY TO HELP CFA YOUTH BUILD POWER SKILLS, GAIN EXPOSURE TO EDUCATION OPTIONS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY WHILE THEY DEVELOP THEIR COLLECTION AND WORK TOWARDS A RETAIL POP-UP EXPERIENCE RAN BY THE INTERNS. MADE TO GROW MADE TO GROW IS A CFA YOUTH IMMERSION PROGRAM THAT CONSISTS OF YOUNG ADULT CREATIVES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FUTURE OF FASHION SUMMER INTERNSHIP, AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN MORE SKILLS IN APPAREL DESIGN AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BUSINESS OF RETAIL THE WHILE WORKING ON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MADE TO GROW APPAREL BRAND. CREATIVES WILL EARN CERTIFICATES FOR EACH CLASS (ELECTIVE) THAT IS COMPLETED WITHIN THE PROGRAM, AS WELL A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION AFTER COMPLETING THE FULL YEAR PROGRAM. DURING THE PROGRAM CREATIVES WILL ALSO HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS (RESUME WRITING,PORTFOLIO BUILDING, INTERVIEW SKILLS, CAREER & EDUCATION PLANNING, ETC.) TO HELP PREPARE FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND/OR CAREERS IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY.YOUNG CREATIVES WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INDEPENDENTLY WORK TOWARDS INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS. PROGRAM LENGTH: 32 WEEKS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM CFA'S AMBASSADOR PROGRAM GOAL IS TO GIVE AFRICAN AMERICAN CREATIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW THEIR FASHION CAREERS, BRANDS, AND BUSINESSES ALL WHILE SHARING THE OPPORTUNITY WITH OTHERS ON HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN CFA PROGRAMS TO FURTHER BUILD THE CFA ECOSYSTEM. NEW AMBASSADORS WILL BE SELECTED ANNUALLY. THE BACKBONE OF THE PROGRAM IS ALIGNED WITH THE COMPANY MISSION TO MOVE FASHION-FORWARD AND ENHANCE CULTURE INTO ONE THAT EQUIPS, FOSTERS, AND SUPPORTS EMERGING FASHION CREATIVES THROUGH THE CFA'S FOUR PILLARS: LEARN- THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE BASE THROUGH LEARNING, TO TAKE SKILL SETS, CAREER, BRAND, AND/OR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL MAKE- UTILIZE CFA SPACES TO CREATE AND BUILD CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE RESOURCE HUB INNOVATE- TAKE THE STEPS TOWARD LEVELING UP THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED ACTION PLANS AND EXCLUSIVE TIME WITH FASHION INDUSTRY EXPERTS EXPERIENCE- THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN EXCLUSIVE WORKSHOPS, NETWORKING EVENTS, AND TRAVEL READY TO WERK READY TO WERK IS A RETAIL READINESS AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR ADULTS 18-24 INTERESTED IN LEARNING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF RETAIL TAKING PLACE IN A MARKETPLACE SETTING. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM ON THE RETAIL TRACK. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE LEARNING HOW TO OPERATE THE MARKETPLACE, MARKET FOR THE BRANDS IN THE SPACE, AND MERCHANDISING THE SPACE FOR LOCAL BRANDS. PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A 4-WEEK FASHION BOOT CAMP LEARNING ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTALS OF RETAIL AND HOW CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS WORK IN A RETAIL SETTING IN THE AREAS OF: MERCHANDISING MARKETING VISUAL MERCHANDISING PRODUCTION (UNDERSTAND THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE) DESIGN(UNDERSTAND THE DESIGN PROCESSES IN A RETAIL SETTING).

  Expenses $1,402,506 · Revenue $9,225

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

13 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202533179349309103

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