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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by WORDS TO POWER.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 13 May 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total expenses
$164,084 changed to $171,584
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,587 changed to $14,087
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$52,738 changed to $45,238
Program service expenses (Part III)
$140,578 changed to $148,078

Totals

Total revenue
$173,133
Total expenses
$164,084
Contributions and grants received
$162,933
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$8,697
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$1,503
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
$59,325
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,587
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$52,738
Program service expenses (Part III)
$140,578

Program services were 85.7% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

The mission of Words To Power is to show youth the power of their words.

  • Hosted Our Words Are Powerful youth poetry showcase for 241 people and 55 youth performers

    Expenses $10,087 · Grants $9,000

  • Presented poetry workshops in 19 schools for 1165 youth

    Expenses $119,491 · Grants $117,000

  • Hosted 1 community open mic event with a total of 139 people

    Expenses $5,000 · Grants $4,000

  • Published 2 separate volumes of our annual book featuring poetry from 133 youth, distributing 1000 copies in schools and at community events

    Expenses $6,000 · Grants $5,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Ara Cruz

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $83,175
    Compensation
    $80,000
    Benefit plans
    $3,175
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    40

  • Alicia Lucero

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jose Palacios

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angela Alfaro

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Renteria

    Member

    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
2024
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202501339349205765

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