Totals
- Total revenue
- $265,060
- Total expenses
- $291,626
- Contributions and grants received
- $171,916
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $8,798
- Other revenue
- $84,346
- Total assets, end of year
- $347,588
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $156,639
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $190,949
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $184,449
- Management and general expenses
- $47,226
- Fundraising expenses
- $59,951
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $184,449
Program services were 63.2% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$171,916
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3 · Investment income
total $8,798 · related or exempt $8,798
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$99,428
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$17,293
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $82,135
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Credit Card Points
total $2,211 · related or exempt $2,211
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,211
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $27,389 · program services $5,688 · management and general $16,013 · fundraising $5,688
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $139,519 · program services $138,470 · management and general $1,049
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,049 · management and general $1,049
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $12,768 · program services $11,043 · management and general $1,294 · fundraising $431
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $5,850 · management and general $5,850
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $240 · program services $35 · fundraising $205
-
13 · Office expenses
total $0
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $7,692 · management and general $7,692
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $6,301 · program services $4,081 · management and general $2,220
-
24a · Other expenses: Contract Services
total $38,586 · fundraising $38,586
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24b · Other expenses: Rent Expenses
total $16,200 · program services $3,240 · management and general $9,720 · fundraising $3,240
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24c · Other expenses: Payroll Processing Fees
total $7,857 · program services $7,857
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24d · Other expenses: Database Services
total $7,535 · program services $170 · management and general $1,291 · fundraising $6,074
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24e · All other expenses
total $20,640 · program services $13,865 · management and general $1,048 · fundraising $5,727
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $374,393 · end of year $347,588
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $149,900 · end of year $149,900
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $6,978 · end of year $6,739
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $217,515 · end of year $168,152
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $22,797
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Cherish Our Children Inc. (COCI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to create sustainable solutions for vulnerable children. Historically, COCI has supported projects for vulnerable children around the world, but its most recent and notable program has focused on children of incarcerated parents. These services are provided through the Gaining Empowerment in Middle School (GEMS) program, the only program in Houston focused exclusively on middle school-aged children of incarcerated parents. The schools currently offering GEMS are in low-performing areas with student populations that are between 86-97% Black or Hispanic and are in communities where Census Bureau research predicts that 1-in-5 male students will be incarcerated as adults. All the students at the schools qualify for the federal free or reduced-price lunch program, 21% demonstrate limited English proficiency, and 60-73% of students are at risk of dropping out. GEMS provides in-school classes focusing on a
Activities or mission (Part I)
Dating back to its launch in 2021, The Gaining Empowerment in Middle School Program (GEMS) continues to gain momentum, as more schools are requesting our services at their campuses. During FY 2022, we purchased a new social, emotional learning software that is more user friendly. This new software offers our instructors additional resources for better classroom engagement, data assessment and reporting. The GEMS program has successfully and effectively provided social and emotional learning opportunities across 6 campuses, for 72 at-risk students and their families in the Houston Independent School District, Channelview Independent School District and Aldine School District. In addition to providing services to our youth, ancillary information and referral services are also provided to support the families of the participating students.
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COCI has strategically refined and enhanced the Gaining Empowerment in Middle School (GEMS) program. It is the only program in Houston focused exclusively on middle school-aged children of incarcerated parents. GEMS provides curriculum-based, in-school classes focusing on a peer-to-peer, discussion-based model that emphasizes self-discovery and strengthens nine proven cognitive, social, and emotional skills sets to empower youth leadership. During FY 2022, we purchased a new social and emotional learning software that is more user-friendly. This software provides our instructors with additional resources to increase student engagement, as well as enhanced data assessment and reporting features. As a result, this software will further help the GEMS program become more operationally sound.Lastly, during 2022, the GEMS program successfully and effectively provided social and emotional learning opportunities across 6 campuses for 72 at-risk students and their families in the Houston Independent School District, Channelview Independent School District and Aldine Independent School District. In addition to providing services to our youth, ancillary information and referral support services to other community-based organizations was also provided to support the families of the participating students.
Expenses $184,449 · Grants $30,000
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Ashley AllenASHLEY ALLEN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Sharon MillsSHARON MILLS
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
-
Darrell RosenthalDARRELL ROSENTHAL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Eileen HairolEILEEN HAIROL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Jackie GrantJACKIE GRANT
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
-
Jennifer McSorleyJENNIFER MCSORLEY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Nick FlorescuNICK FLORESCU
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Sydney ScottSYDNEY SCOTT
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Letitia QuinonesLETITIA QUINONES
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Jamie BallardJAMIE BALLARD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Benjamin BergBENJAMIN BERG
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Conor JohnstonCONOR JOHNSTON
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Jacquelyn Rex TobinJACQUELYN REX TOBIN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dwayne BennetDWAYNE BENNET
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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
- 10 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202531309349300548
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