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← SHAPE COMMUNITY CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SHAPE COMMUNITY CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,271,058
Total expenses
$986,196
Contributions and grants received
$1,171,262
Grants paid
$10,065
Program service revenue
$112,468
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$12,672
Total assets, end of year
$807,948
Total liabilities, end of year
$238,906
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$569,042
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$939,363
Management and general expenses
$46,833
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$939,363

Program services were 95.3% 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

    $25,000

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $316,200

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $26,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $804,062

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Community programs

    total $77,775 · related or exempt $77,775

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Community rentals

    total $34,693 · related or exempt $34,693

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $20,802

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

    $316,200

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $33,474

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$12,672 · excluded -$12,672

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,065 · program services $10,065

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $38,067 · program services $36,164 · management and general $1,903

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $441,159 · program services $419,101 · management and general $22,058

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $33,922 · program services $32,218 · management and general $1,704

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,900 · management and general $5,900

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $94,923 · program services $94,923

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,734 · management and general $7,734

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,673 · program services $41,958 · management and general $1,715

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,905 · program services $15,152 · management and general $753

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $56,882 · program services $54,038 · management and general $2,844

  • 17 · Travel

    total $49,465 · program services $49,465

  • 20 · Interest

    total $10,107 · program services $10,107

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $40,017 · program services $38,016 · management and general $2,001

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $45,751 · program services $45,751

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program supplies

    total $88,203 · program services $88,203

  • 24b · Other expenses: Equipment rental

    total $4,423 · program services $4,202 · management and general $221

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $225,090 · end of year $595,671

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $113,501

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

    $1,488,818

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

    $1,276,791

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $179,839 · end of year $212,027

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $250 · end of year $250

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $150

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $248,012 · end of year $238,906

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $157,017 · end of year $123,370

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $113,501 · end of year $445,672

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To improve the quality of life for people of African descent through programs and activities emphasizing Unity, Self-Determination, Collective Work & Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity, and Faith.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Improve the quality of life for African-American children, families, and the community.

  • The Family Strengthening & Empowerment Programs include the After School Enrichment Program (ASEP), which serves children 5-13 years of age and their caregivers, primarily single parents and extremely low-income families. ASEP promotes academic and life choice success through homework assistance and tutorial study, life skills, and cultural sharing experiences for students during the school year. In addition, parent support group meetings are held biweekly on Wednesdays, with 100% participation, to address parenting skills issues, challenges, strategies, and family strengthening and empowerment. See Schedule O The annual Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) conducts an 8-week, full-day program for children and youth with emotional learning, meditation, physical activities, arts and crafts, language, history, financial literacy, academics, and weekly caregiver support group meetings. ASEP programs operate on average for 38 weeks of the year, serving 45 youth and 60 caregivers during the school year and SEP 95 youth and approximately 105 caregivers during the eight weeks of summer sessions.

    Expenses $579,148

  • Community Programs & Activities: 1) youth & adult computer classes, 2) legal assistance clinics, 3) adult education classes and employment assistance, 4) weekly HIV/AIDS education classes, 5) weekly elders Institute of Wisdom meetings, 6) annual Pan African Cultural Festival, 7) annual Kwanzaa celebrations, 8) semi-annual performing and visual art mini-concerts and exhibits, and 9) forums for community issues such as tobacco prevention, voter registration and mobilization, and other issues. These programs and activities educate community members on arts and culture, healthy lifestyles, and critical issues to strengthen the community and support our philosophy of fostering a "Strong Family, Strong Nation." SHAPE directly serves over 7,500 people annually and impacts significantly more through these programs and activities.

    Expenses $350,150 · Revenue $112,468

  • Community Assistance: To provide housing, food, and educational assistance to the parents of the youth program.

    Expenses $10,065 · Grants $10,065

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nedzra Johnson Ward

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ifueko Omorogbe

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Debbie White

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elwyn C Lee JD

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shelton Sparks

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deloyd T Parker Jr

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $38,067
    From this org
    $34,113
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,954
    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
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202501329349303215

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