Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$509,143

Total expenses

$423,504

Contributions and grants received

$464,326

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$44,074

Investment income

$743

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$266,986

Total liabilities, end of year

$11,721

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$255,265

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$388,374

Management and general expenses

$18,516

Fundraising expenses

$16,614

Program service expenses (Part III)

$388,374

Program services were 91.7% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• LITERACY PROGRAMS THE CHESTER COUNTY IMAGINATION LIBRARY (CCIL) IN 2021, AHHAH INITIATED THE CCIL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY. THE PROGRAM SENDS ONE FREE BOOK PER MONTH TO THE HOME OF ANY CHESTER COUNTY CHILD AGED 0-5 YEARS WHO REGISTERS. FROM JULY 1, 2024 TO JUNE 30, 2025 112,683 BOOKS WERE MAILED TO CHILDREN IN CHESTER COUNTY. 10,082 CHILDREN WERE REGISTERED AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS PROGRAM IS FREE TO FAMILIES. THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY A GENEROUS DONATION FROM JUSTAMERE FOUNDATION, THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, FUNDRAISERS, AND OTHER GENEROUS DONATIONS. IMAGINATION LIBRARY BOOK CLUB & BILINGUAL STORYTIME RECORDINGS IN JANUARY 2024 AHHAH LAUNCHED AN IMAGINATION BOOK CLUB AND STORYTIME PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES FREE WEEKLY BOOKCLUB/STORYTIMES FOR CHILDREN AGES2-4 AT THE KENNETT LIBRARY USING THE CCIL BOOKS. ONCE A MONTH AHHAH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KENNETT LIBRARY AND ONE OF THE 34+ PARTNERS SERVING ESL FAMILIES, AHHAH VIDEO RECORDS ONE OF THE CCIL BILINGUAL BOOKS THAT IS PUT ON AHHAH'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SENT TO THE ESL PARTNERS TO SHARE WITH THEIR FAMILIES. OTHER LITERACY INITIATIVE AHHAH'S LITERACY INITIATIVES ENABLES YOUTH TO SUCCEED IN LIFE BY HELPING THEM BECOME POWERFUL READERS, WRITERS, AND THINKERS. IN 2015 AHHAH LAUNCHED THE "PULL" (POP UP LENDING LIBRARY) CAMPAIGN IN COATESVILLE, PA WITH 25 PULL STATIONS BUILT, PAINTED AND STEWARDED BY THE COATESVILLE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. PULL IS A VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY PROGRAM; BOOKS ARE DONATED AND THE PULLS ARE BUILT, DECORATED, INSTALLED, STOCKED, RESTOCKED AND MAINTAINED BY VOLUNTEER TEAMS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CHESTER COUNTY. DURING THE YEAR ENDED 6/30/25 THERE WERE OVER 100 PULL STATIONS AND OVER 500,000 BOOKS COLLECTED AND DISITRIBUTED. DONATION STATIONS ARE LOCATED IN THE KENNETT LIBRARY, THE OXFORD LIBRARY, AND CCOIC IN COATESVILLE. STUDFENTS FROM CCIU DISCOVER TEAM LABEL, SORT AND DISTRIBUTE BOOKS.

  Expenses $262,075 · Revenue $1,025

• RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS STEP UP, STEP OUT, MAKE A DIFFERENCE (SUS0) SUSO IS A 30 WEEK AFTER SCHOOL EMPOWERMENT, SELF-CARE, AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR GIRLS IN 7TH-12TH GRADES, MOTIVATED PRIMARILY BY OUR RECOGNITION THAT CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND ACES IMPACT GIRLS DISPROPORTIONATELY AND DISTINCTIVELY. THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT THE GIRLS OF COATESVILLE IN SHIFTING THEIR GREATER MENTAL WELLBEING FROM "SURVING" TO "THRIVING" . IN 2024-2025 THIS PROGRAM WAS OFFERED AT THE COATESVILLE YMCA. EACH GIRL AND THEIR FAMILY RECEIVED A FREE MEMBERSHIP TO THE Y. EXPRESSIVE ARTS PROGRAMS AHHAH'S RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS USE THE EXPRESSIVE ARTS TO COMMUNICATE THE EXPERIENCES OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED AND IMPACTED BY THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM TO THEIR PEERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. WE USE TRAUMA RESPONSIVE AND MINDFULNESS TECHNIQUES TO CREATE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SPACES FOR YOUTH TO SHARE THEIR AUTHENTIC VOICES AND EXPERIENCES. ULTIMATELY, PARTICIPANTS EMERGE WITH CONFIDENCE, INCREASED RESILIENCE, AND POSITIVE PATHWAYS TOWARD PRODUCTIVE AND FULFILLING FUTURES. OUR EXPRESSIVE ARTS PROGRAMS INCLUDE WRITING, VISUAL ARTS, COOKING ARTS, AND FILMMAKING. 2025 MARKED THE ELEVENTH YEAR SERVING YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. AHHAH PROVIDED MINDFULNESS, EXPRESSIVE ARTS AND COOKING PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AT CHESTER COUNTY YOUTH CENTER, CONCERN 4 KIDS AND DAIKON EVENING REPORT CENTER. JUSTICE RESTORED 3.0 JULY 2023, JUSTICE RESTORED 3.0 WAS PUBLISHED WHICH IS A COLLECTION OF WRITINGS FROM INCARCERATED YOUTH AT THE CHESTER COUNTY YOUTH CENTER AND DRAWINGS FROM STUDENTS IN THE CHESTER COUNTY FUTURES AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN KENNETT, COATESVILLE, PHOENIXVILLE, AND OXFORD HIGH SCHOOLS. IN 2024 THE JUSTICE 3.0 TRAVELING ARTS EXHIBIT WAS ON DISPLAY THROUGHOUT CHESTER COUNTY. THE EXHIBIT HAS BEEN DISPLAYED AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES, CHURCHES, YMCA'S AND WAS ON DISPLAY AT AHHAH'S 2ND ANNUAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE OPEN HOUSE AT UPTOWN KNAUER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. THE WRITING AND ART FROM JUSTICE RESTORED 3.0 GENERATES DIALOGUE IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND MASS INCARCERATION OF CHILDREN IN THE U.S. AND A MEANS TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGE TO END THE CRADLE TO PRISON PIPELINE OF CHILDREN IN POVERTY AND OF COLOR. RESTORATIVE FILMMAKING PROGRAM AHHAH'S FILMMAKING PROGRAM IS ONE OF AHHAH'S SIGNATURE INITIATIVES, KNOWN FOR ITS CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT AFFECT OUR YOUTH POPULATION, PARTICULARLY THOSE AFFECTING MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE FILMMAKING PROGRAM HAS BEEN TRANSFORMATIVE FOR PARTICIPANTS, NOT ONLY TEACHING PRACTICAL AND TEAM-BUILDING SKILLS THAT CAN TRANSLATE TO MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT, BUT ALSO INSTILLING THEM WITH CONFIDENCE AND A SENSE OF OVERALL WELLBEING. AHHAH'S FILMMAKING PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED FOR YOUTH ON PROBATION IN CHESTER COUNTY IN JANUARY 2023 TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN VALUABLE MEDIA PRODUCTION SKILLS FOR FILM WHILE FULFILLING COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS. WE BRING IN INDUSTRY EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS OF AUDIO, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND EVEN FILM ROBOTICS TO TEACH OUR GROUPS HOW TO CREATE, INSPIRE, AND WORK AS A TEAM. THE PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WITH THE CHESTER COUNTY PROBATION CENTER. SECOND- AND THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS RECEIVE A STIPEND AS ASSISTANTS WORKING WITH A NEW COHORT OF YOUTH ON PROBATION. THE CULMINATION OF THE PROGRAM IS THE SCREENING OF THEIR SHORT DOCUMENTARY INVISIBLE NO MORE: VOICES AND LIVES OF YOUTH IMPACTED BY THE CARCERAL SYSTEM. JANUARY 2025 AHHAH PARTNERED WITH THE COATESVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE FILMMAKING PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO MEET IN COATESVILLE'S SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA TV LAB THAT HAD BEEN CLOSED SINCE 2010.

  Expenses $126,299 · Revenue $43,049

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

Listed in Part VII

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

14 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202523219349311612

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