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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FLY BRAVE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$268,431
Total expenses
$191,179
Contributions and grants received
$177,174
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$91,257
Total assets, end of year
$323,300
Total liabilities, end of year
$191,179
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$132,121
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$189,425
Management and general expenses
$1,754
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$189,425

Program services were 99.1% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $38,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $139,174

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $32,097

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $25,315

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $6,782 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $58,490

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $58,490 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Room deposits

    total $350 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue: Merchandise Returns

    total $319 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue: Fundraising

    total $25,316 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $25,985

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $215 · program services $0 · management and general $215 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,750 · program services $1,750 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $332 · program services $0 · management and general $332 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,999 · program services $1,999 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $36,000 · program services $36,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,532 · program services $10,532 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $248 · program services $0 · management and general $248 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $959 · program services $0 · management and general $959 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Events

    total $7,939 · program services $7,939 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Thrift Store

    total $36,298 · program services $36,298 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Art Programs

    total $21,084 · program services $21,084 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Auto and Transport

    total $10,774 · program services $10,774 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $63,049 · program services $63,049 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $54,869 · end of year $54,869

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $177,844

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $32,097

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $58,490

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $0

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $191,179

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $54,869 · end of year $132,121

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Fly Brave Foundations mission is to provide free services programs resources and social events to adults with developmental disabilities who have aged out of the school system. The programs offered include 1 Hands-on career and vocational training at our thrift store; 2 Social and life skills classes; 3 Events prom dances karaoke fashion show art show talent show; 4 Workshops art cooking public speaking; and 5 Fitness Programs police collab fitness programs run club local 5k races and training etc. in promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Fly Brave Foundations mission is to provide free services programs and resources to adults with developmental disabilities who have aged out of the school system focusing on three essential building blocks; provide hands-on career and vocational training; social and life skills classes; events Fashion Show Art Show Prom and workshops art cooking public speaking; and living a healthy lifestyle through fitness programs.

  • Fly Brave Store: Fly Braves brick-and-mortar location is an upscale thrift store that provides hands-on career and vocational training in a retail environment for adults with developmental disabilities ages 18 and over. The store is also a platform for adults with developmental disabilities to create and vendor works of art. In 2023 the Fly Brave Store opened its doors to three high school transition programs in which 14 young adults from the Sacramento City School District were trainined on job skills through our store. Four new young adults who had aged out of high school transition program were added to our current roster of volunteer staff in after a 9-month training program two were placed in gainful employment within the community.

    Expenses $105,886 · Revenue $66,333

  • Fly Braves Art and Design Program: This program services as 1 an employment training program for individuals with developmental disabilities and 2 a social outlet for artists to gather and create in a safe environment. Art workshops are free of charge and serve artists ages 18-over on Thursday mornings at our store and on Saturday mornings for individuals of all ages at our local community center. Fly Brave provides participants all of the supplies needed along with a light snack. In 2023 over 100 children teens and adults were served. Artists create t-shirts jewelry and accessories and canvas. We also continued our Community Mural Program and received a few graphic arts projects from local businesses.

    Expenses $21,817 · Grants $38,000

  • Fly Braves Fitness Program: Fly Brave offers year-round fitness programs and fitness events. Fly Fit is a police-fitness program that connects officers with individuals with developmental disabilities to learn about each other and build community bonds. Autism Run Club is a year around activity and many athletes go on to participate in local 5k and 10k races sponsored by the Fly Brave Foundation. Other fitness programs include basketball camps a walking club and summer swims. Over 400 families participated in Fly Brave fitness programs in 2023.

    Expenses $4,242

  • Remaining program expenses

    Expenses $57,480

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Vanessa R Bieker

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • John Zulli

    Secretary Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • David Byrne

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • John Almeda

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Jesse Jones

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413179349305801

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