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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by WORDS TO POWER.

Totals

Total revenue
$136,124
Total expenses
$131,463
Contributions and grants received
$120,788
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$15,297
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$39
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$0
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
$0
Total assets, end of year
$62,756
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,063
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$43,693
Program service expenses (Part III)
$118,413

Program services were 90.1% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

The mission of Council to Advance and Support Tier III DBA Words To Power is to show youth the power of their words.

  • Hosted Our Words Are Powerful youth poetry showcase for 203 people.

    Expenses $11,500 · Grants $10,000

  • Presented poetry workshops in 26 schools for 1181 youth

    Expenses $80,663 · Grants $67,200

  • Hosted 3 community open mic events with a total of 385 people

    Expenses $26,250 · Grants $25,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Ara Cruz

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $74,228
    Compensation
    $70,000
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $4,228
    Hours/week
    40
  • Gerardo Munoz

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jose Palacios

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Palacios

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alicia Lucero

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angela Alfaro

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2023
Filed
2 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202421279349203067

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