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← W E B DUBOIS LEARNING CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by W E B DUBOIS LEARNING CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$567,451
Total expenses
$434,448
Contributions and grants received
$493,920
Grants paid
$81,674
Program service revenue
$7,000
Investment income
$562
Other revenue
$65,969
Total assets, end of year
$507,600
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$507,600
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$292,556
Management and general expenses
$116,184
Fundraising expenses
$25,708
Program service expenses (Part III)
$292,556

Program services were 67.3% 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

    $3,513

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $124,600

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $365,807

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Leasing Income

    total $7,000 · related or exempt $7,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $562 · excluded $562

  • 11a · Other revenue: Insurance claim proceeds

    total $65,969 · excluded $65,969

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $65,969

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $81,674 · program services $81,674

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $119,410 · program services $23,882 · management and general $83,587 · fundraising $11,941

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $835 · management and general $835

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $101,635 · program services $99,135 · management and general $2,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,421 · program services $684 · management and general $2,395 · fundraising $342

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $572 · program services $458 · management and general $57 · fundraising $57

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $56,227 · program services $44,981 · management and general $5,623 · fundraising $5,623

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,345 · program services $4,936 · management and general $1,367 · fundraising $1,042

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $16,269 · program services $13,015 · management and general $1,627 · fundraising $1,627

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,756 · program services $11,804 · management and general $1,476 · fundraising $1,476

  • 24a · Other expenses: Instructional expensese and supplies

    total $820 · program services $820

  • 24b · Other expenses: Communication expense

    total $2,321 · program services $464 · management and general $1,625 · fundraising $232

  • 24c · Other expenses: Repairs

    total $13,379 · program services $10,703 · management and general $1,338 · fundraising $1,338

  • 24d · Other expenses: Fiduciary expenses

    total $9,700 · management and general $9,700

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,084 · management and general $4,054 · fundraising $2,030

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $56,717 · end of year $205,731

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $640 · end of year $500

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

    $511,829

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

    $211,960

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $316,138 · end of year $299,869

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $1,500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $398

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $364,080 · end of year $507,600

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,517

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Raise the academic performance level of underserved communities in the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area through educational services and applied state-of-the-art techology.

  • At the W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center, we pride ourselves on our personalized approach to education, where each students unique needs and learning styles are taken into account to create a tailored and effective program for success. All of our educational services are provided free of charge and cater to students from Kindergarten to 12th grade. Additionally, we offer technology literacy services for adults. Our sessions are available on a first come, first served basis, depending on the availability of our volunteer pool. Our core sessions of Reading and STEM subjects each span 90 minutes and occur weekly. Up to five students will be paired with a volunteer coach/mentor based on their grade level. Our programming is powered by a team of culturally competent community professionals who contribute unmatched expertise and quality to our programming. Our coaches/mentors reside, work, and engage within the same neighborhoods as the students we support. Their dedication as volunteers has upheld our mission throughout the years.

    Expenses $292,556 · Grants $81,674 · Revenue $7,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • TAMARA SYKES

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $102,474
    From this org
    $102,474
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60
  • HARRISON MAY

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • VALERIE NICHOLSON-WATSON

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • CORNELL PERRY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • VIOLA SLAUGHTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

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
16 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521679349301957

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