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← THE WORKS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE WORKS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,942,057
Total expenses
$13,370,489
Contributions and grants received
$10,909,828
Grants paid
$7,170,010
Program service revenue
$1,332,196
Investment income
$386,903
Other revenue
$313,130
Total assets, end of year
$41,809,427
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,664,643
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$37,144,784
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,391,763
Management and general expenses
$892,121
Fundraising expenses
$86,605
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,391,763

Program services were 92.7% 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)

    $1,598,880

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,310,948

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TWI MNTW Sales

    total $77,064 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Farmers Market Revenue

    total $2,203 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Management fee

    total $40,737 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Contracted services

    total $1,212,192 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $386,903 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $288,228

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $288,228

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $288,228 · related or exempt $288,228

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

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

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $149,867

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $124,965

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $24,902 · related or exempt $24,902

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $7,170,010 · program services $7,170,010

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,415,528 · program services $1,971,610 · management and general $372,891 · fundraising $71,027

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $324,700 · program services $255,943 · management and general $57,756 · fundraising $11,001

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $175,241 · program services $146,636 · management and general $24,028 · fundraising $4,577

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $413,643 · program services $387,209 · management and general $26,434 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $108,194 · program services $41,875 · management and general $66,319 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $47,263 · program services $34,453 · management and general $12,810 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $27,014 · program services $18,222 · management and general $8,792 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $247,224 · program services $247,224 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $190,016 · program services $144,427 · management and general $45,589 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bank charges

    total $24,106 · program services $3,638 · management and general $20,468 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Office stationery & supplies

    total $46,832 · program services $9,473 · management and general $37,359 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Office utilities

    total $156,845 · program services $149,676 · management and general $7,169 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Printing & production

    total $10,833 · program services $10,051 · management and general $782 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,013,040 · program services $1,801,316 · management and general $211,724 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,036,211 · end of year $863,782

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $383,767 · end of year $323,470

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $689,712 · end of year $1,260,067

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $527,968 · end of year $153,451

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,724 · end of year $15,178

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

    $8,202,075

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

    $730,808

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,068,565 · end of year $7,471,267

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $31,417,969 · end of year $31,722,212

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $316,058 · end of year $217,950

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,048,697 · end of year $2,287,183

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,197,945 · end of year $2,159,510

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $37,573,216 · end of year $37,144,784

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Works, Inc. rebuilds, restores, and renews Memphis neighborhoods through innovation, advocacy and collaboration.

  • The organization provides an array of services and programs related to community and economic development. This includes neighborhood revitalization, consumer advocacy, and other supportive social services in support of families and persons requisite to a holistic, healthful, and soci-economic success.

    Expenses $10,261,402 · Grants $7,170,010 · Revenue $13,282,874

  • The organization provides housing assistance programs to consumers who reside within its targetd areas. These services include home buyer education, down payment assistance, and affordable leases in safe housing.

    Expenses $1,594,976

  • The organization has several programs aimed at combatting hunger, especially in areas that have been deemed food deserts. The organization also provides nutritional education and sustenance to many of its consumers. The organization operates a community grocer as well as sponsoring a Farmers Market to provide healty meal options for its consumers.

    Expenses $535,385

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Roshun Austin

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $267,039
    From this org
    $252,918
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,121
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,918
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,121
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,798
    Filer's total
    $284,837
  • Kenya Hooks

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Paul Morris

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Carol Mosley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Vernon Motlow Sr

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jason Wexler

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Steve Barlow

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $240,548
    From this org
    $226,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,625
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,923
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,065
    Filer's total
    $246,613
  • Vincent Sawyer

    Staff Attorney

    Total calculated
    $116,905
    From this org
    $105,566
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,339
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $103,056
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $666
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,573
    Filer's total
    $116,795
  • Quincy Jones

    Planning and Special Programs

    Total calculated
    $116,151
    From this org
    $106,784
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,367
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $105,784
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,367
    Filer's total
    $116,151
  • Corey Davis

    Legal and Policy

    Total calculated
    $120,062
    From this org
    $105,566
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,496
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $93,143
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $9,923
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,496
    Filer's total
    $120,062
  • Gregory Love

    Housing Development

    Total calculated
    $111,563
    From this org
    $101,743
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,820
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $95,784
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $5,458
    Deferred
    $536
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,283
    Filer's total
    $111,561

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • Neighborhood Preservation Inc

    501(c)(3) · Community revitalization · TN

    Directly controlled by Yes

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349305472

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