Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,259,128

Total expenses

$1,369,476

Contributions and grants received

$451,759

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$801,616

Investment income

$13,935

Other revenue

-$8,182

Total assets, end of year

$1,401,206

Total liabilities, end of year

$312,770

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,088,436

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,028,269

Management and general expenses

$169,992

Fundraising expenses

$171,215

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,028,269

Program services were 75.1% 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

• LEADS (LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT SERIES) PROGRAM: LEADS IS A MULTI-DAY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE COVER CORE TOPICS THAT HELP STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO COLLABORATE, THINK CRITICALLY, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, AND CREATIVELY SOLVE PROBLEMS WHILE COLLABORATIVELY WORKING TOGETHER. SESSIONS ARE TYPICALLY HELD OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD, FOR 2-3 HOURS EACH DAY. THE FLEXIBLE, INTENSIVE PROGRAM DELIVERY HELPS SCHOOLS TO MORE EASILY WORK LEADS INTO THEIR SCHOOL DAY, WHILE IMMERSING STUDENTS IN 21ST CENTURY LEARNING.

  Expenses $43,113 · Revenue $33,610

• CHAMBER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: CHAMBER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE FIVE-DAY, SCHOOL-YEAR PROGRAMS HELD IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. EACH DAY HAS A DIFFERENT THEME (E.G., GOVERNMENT DAY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY) AND ELA PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO STUDENTS OVER CORE RELATED TOPICS, INCLUDING TEAMWORK, NETWORKING, AND MAKING PRESENTATIONS. FOLLOWING THE TRAINING SESSION EACH DAY, A PANEL OF EXPERTS FROM THE COMMUNITY HOLD QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS WITH THE STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE, GIVING THEM A REAL-WORLD TASTE OF WHAT WE TEACH THEM EARLIER, AS WELL AS AN AWARENESS OF MANY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

  Expenses $41,304 · Revenue $32,200

• PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS PROGRAM (PREVIOUSLY CALLED TRANSITIONS PROGRAM):THE PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS PROGRAM SERVES AS A BRIDGE TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE DURING IMPORTANT PIVOT POINTS DURING THEIR EDUCATION (USUALLY FROM 5-6TH GRADE, 7-8TH GRADE, AND 8-9TH GRADE, BUT ALSO FOR OTHER GRADES UPON SCHOOL REQUEST). THE PROGRAM WILL DELIVER SKILLS SPECIFICALLY NEEDED FOR THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD SUCH AS TIME MANAGEMENT, LIFE BALANCE AND GOAL SETTING TO NAME A FEW. (AVAILABLE IN A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE, AND A REENTRY FACILITY)

  Expenses $536,253 · Revenue $418,051

• CONFERENCE: ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP SERIES FOR STUDENTS AND/OR EDUCATORS THAT PROVIDE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS TOOLS TO COMBAT STRESS, ANXIETY, UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR IN A TIME OF INCREASED STRESS AND ANXIETY THAT IS DRAMATICALLY IMPACTING EDUCATORS.

  Expenses $272,351 · Revenue $212,319

• LEAD WITH AN IDEA / LEAD WITH EMPATHY: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PROGRAM TAUGHT FROM THE LENS OF AN EMPATHETIC LEADER DESIGNED FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS TO IMPROVE DEI EFFORTS DISTRICT-WIDE

• REENTRY: ELA'S REENTRY PROGRAM SERVES YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AS THEY TRANSITION BACK INTO SOCIETY. THROUGH INTENSIVE GROUP AND/OR INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMMING, ELA FACILITATORS TEACH JUVENILE OFFENDERS THE LEADERSHIP AND SOFT SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE BECOME THEIR VERY BEST SELVES AND PREPARE FOR POSITIVE FUTURES DESPITE THE CHALLENGES THEY CURRENTLY FACE. THE GROUP SESSIONS COVER ESSENTIAL SKILLS THAT THESE YOUTH WILL NEED TO SET GOALS, CHANGE THEIR MINDSETS, ADJUST THEIR ATTITUDES AND HABITS AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM AS THEY MOVE OUT OF JAIL, PRISON OR DETENTION FACILITIES BACK TO THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENTS. ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR OWN ACTION PLAN AND LIFE MAP TO PREPARE FOR SUCCESSFUL REENTRY AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM.

• CAMP LEAD:COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENRICH SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT COMBATS SUMMER LEARNING LOSS BY HELPING STUDENTS FRESHEN THEIR ACADEMICS WHILE LEARNING IMPORTANT LIFE/WORK SKILLS. WE ALSO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL PREPARATION FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

  Expenses $135,248 · Revenue $105,436

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.

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

2024v5.2

Source object

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