Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,619,127
- Total expenses
- $2,469,349
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,363,660
- Grants paid
- $193
- Program service revenue
- $233,118
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $22,349
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,801,799
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $423,794
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,378,005
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,418,218
- Management and general expenses
- $778,453
- Fundraising expenses
- $272,678
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,418,218
Program services were 57.4% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$200,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,163,660
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2a · Program service revenue: RECRUITING
total $189,038 · related or exempt $189,038
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2b · Program service revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $44,080 · related or exempt $44,080
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$117,917
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$95,568
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $22,349 · related or exempt $22,349
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $193 · program services $193
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $336,359 · program services $150,083 · management and general $138,659 · fundraising $47,617
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,124,272 · program services $722,260 · management and general $231,697 · fundraising $170,315
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $33,962 · program services $18,501 · management and general $9,607 · fundraising $5,854
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $167,713 · program services $91,844 · management and general $47,774 · fundraising $28,095
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $102,663 · program services $57,937 · management and general $28,352 · fundraising $16,374
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11a · Fees: management
total $21,378 · management and general $21,378
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11b · Fees: legal
total $8,141 · management and general $8,141
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $37,205 · management and general $37,205
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $28,000 · program services $16,509 · management and general $7,236 · fundraising $4,255
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $168 · fundraising $168
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13 · Office expenses
total $144,830 · management and general $144,830
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16 · Occupancy
total $164,761 · program services $109,850 · management and general $54,911
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $56,996 · program services $46,628 · management and general $10,368
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24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSE
total $204,413 · program services $204,413
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24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT
total $37,579 · management and general $37,579
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24c · Other expenses: OTHER TAXES
total $716 · management and general $716
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,122,449 · end of year $1,290,447
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $5,029 · end of year $2,950
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $54,974 · end of year $41,832
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $82,730 · end of year $100,558
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,118,128
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,031,493
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $113,257 · end of year $86,635
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $132,984 · end of year $279,377
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $40,024 · end of year $58,499
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $108,700 · end of year $71,080
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $134,472 · end of year $294,215
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,211,676 · end of year $1,253,122
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $16,551 · end of year $124,883
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
CITY LEADERSHIP'S MISSION IS TO RECRUIT, DEVELOP, AND CATALYZE LEADERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY OF MEMPHIS. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE LEADERSHIP CAPITAL AND POTENTIAL OF MEMPHIS. CITY LEADERSHIP STRIVES TO RECRUIT TALENTED INDIVIDUALS TO MEMPHIS, TO DEVELOP LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN MEMPHIS, AND TO ACCELERATE (I.E. CATALYZE) COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
CITY LEADERSHIP EXISTS TO RECRUIT, DEVELOP, & CATALYZE LEADERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY OF MEMPHIS.
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UNDER ITS RECRUIT PROGRAM, CITY LEADERSHIP SEEKS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT FOR MEMPHIS,ESPECIALLY ITS NONPROFIT SECTOR, PRIMARILY THROUGH ITS 901 CAMPAIGNS: CHOOSE901, TEACH901, SERVE901 AND CHOOSE901 ALUMNI. THESE PROGRAMS MARKET MEMPHIS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN MEMPHIS AND HOW TO INVEST IN AND ENJOY THE CITY. APPROXIMATELY 5000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS WELL AS OVER 40 ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITED.
Expenses $1,117,915 · Revenue $189,038
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UNDER ITS DEVELOP PROGRAM, CITY LEADERSHIP CONSULTS AND WORKS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND LEADERS FROM EVERY FIELD: BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, ARTISTS, AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO HELP THEM REACH THEIR POTENTIAL INDIVIDUALLY AND TOGETHER. CITY OFFERS EXPERTISE TO THESE GROUPS IN STRATEGIC PLANNING, RESEARCH, MULTIMEDIA, FUNDRAISING, BRANDING, TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND TALENT ACQUISITION. IN 2020, GIVE901, LLC BECAME A PART OF CITY'S DEVELOP PROGRAM TO INCLUDE A NETWORK OF CITY-BUILDERS CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMPHIS KIDS THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATION SOLUTIONS. FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATE GIFTS GO DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS, TEACHER TRAINING, AND AFTER-SCHOOL MENTORING PROGRAMS. APPROXIMATELY 2700 RECIPIENTS.
Expenses $300,303 · Grants $193
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Marcus E LewisMARCUS E LEWIS
CHAIRMAN & TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tom MarinoTOM MARINO
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Matt BrennanMATT BRENNAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John R CarrollJOHN R CARROLL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $221,848
- From this org
- $190,507
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,341
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,507
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,341
- Filer's total
- $221,848
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Clayton SandersonCLAYTON SANDERSON
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $175,746
- From this org
- $145,852
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,894
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,852
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,894
- Filer's total
- $175,746
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
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USES OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' INFORMATION, INQUIRIES OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN THE MEMPHIS AREA AND ANALYSIS FROM A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO SET OFFICERS' COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.
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.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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GIVE 901 LLC
ASSIST ORGANIZATIONS IN RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS · TN · income $193 · assets $3,707
Directly controlled by CITY LEADERSHIP
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 29 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202622369349301217
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