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← CITY OF PROMISE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CITY OF PROMISE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,024,108
Total expenses
$810,651
Contributions and grants received
$1,009,413
Grants paid
$36,077
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$14,246
Other revenue
$449
Total assets, end of year
$762,002
Total liabilities, end of year
$60,546
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$701,456
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$604,345
Management and general expenses
$139,283
Fundraising expenses
$67,023
Program service expenses (Part III)
$604,345

Program services were 74.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $69,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $940,413

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $30,600

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,246 · related or exempt $14,246

  • 11a · Other revenue: EVENT INCOME

    total $449 · related or exempt $449

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $449

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $36,077 · program services $36,077

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $448,812 · program services $344,445 · management and general $71,972 · fundraising $32,395

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $50,710 · program services $38,918 · management and general $8,132 · fundraising $3,660

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $33,806 · program services $25,945 · management and general $5,421 · fundraising $2,440

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,366 · program services $16,674 · management and general $15,507 · fundraising $185

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $28,882 · program services $14,880 · management and general $13,837 · fundraising $165

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $20,890 · fundraising $20,890

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,828 · program services $3,246 · management and general $10,532 · fundraising $50

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,542 · program services $7,153 · management and general $2,773 · fundraising $5,616

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $42,021 · program services $36,357 · management and general $5,105 · fundraising $559

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $11,769 · program services $11,769

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,288 · program services $11,497 · management and general $1,614 · fundraising $177

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,499 · program services $6,488 · management and general $911 · fundraising $100

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $30,355 · program services $30,355

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $11,987 · program services $10,088 · management and general $1,567 · fundraising $332

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $4,479 · program services $3,438 · management and general $718 · fundraising $323

  • 24d · Other expenses: VEHICLE

    total $4,106 · program services $3,552 · management and general $499 · fundraising $55

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,234 · program services $3,463 · management and general $695 · fundraising $76

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $171,887 · end of year $313,612

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $21,213

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

    $53,997

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

    $45,029

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,165 · end of year $8,968

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $331,470 · end of year $417,709

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $41,590 · end of year $11,330

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $49,216

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $449,677 · end of year $615,896

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,755 · end of year $85,560

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO END GENERATIONAL POVERTY, AND TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF ACHIEVEMENT IN WHICH ALL CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, READY FOR COLLEGE OR CAREER.

  • PATHWAY COACHING: STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-12 ARE ASSIGNED A COACH TO SUPPORT THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. COACHES COLLABORATE WITH TEACHERS TO ADDRESS ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS. COACHES ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE CONNECTED TO AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SUMMER PROGRAMS, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. COACHES PLAN AND CHAPERONE FIELD TRIPS, GIVE KIDS A RIDE WHEN NEEDED, AND SUPPORT PARENTS IN NAVIGATING PAPERWORK AND SYSTEMS THAT WILL LIFT UP THE WHOLE FAMILY.

    Expenses $249,399 · Grants $17,899

  • GENERAL PROGRAM: ACTIVITIES INCLUDED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF METRICS TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF OUTCOMES. FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WERE INCLUDED IN GENERAL PROGRAM ACTIVITY.

    Expenses $164,988 · Grants $18,178

  • ADULT EMPOWERMENT: RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CHILDREN'S SUCCESS IN SCHOOL IS LINKED TO THEIR PARENTS' LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. OUR FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS OFFER A DUAL-GENERATION STRATEGY FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. ANCHORED IN FAMILY LITERACY, WORKSHOPS AND ACTIVITIES ENABLE PARENTS TO REACH IMPORTANT SELF-SUFFICIENCY GOALS AS THEY LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

    Expenses $99,764

  • GATEWAY SERVICES, STORY BOOK PROJECT, AND OTHER.

    Expenses $90,194

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bill Shenkir

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leah Puryear

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Molly Dunnington

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jessica Carter

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lance Blakey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andy Block

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shawn Pendleton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Ryan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shamia Hopkins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tracy Downs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brent Percival

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Phil Stinnie

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kamela Yelder

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501349349307710

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