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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AARONS PRESENTS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$451,855
Total expenses
$387,901
Contributions and grants received
$447,400
Grants paid
$14,636
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$948
Other revenue
$3,507
Total assets, end of year
$373,893
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,003
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$356,890
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$340,914
Management and general expenses
$37,934
Fundraising expenses
$9,053
Program service expenses (Part III)
$340,914

Program services were 87.9% 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

    $127,502

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $319,898

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $11,640

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $841 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $841

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

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

  • 5 · Royalties

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

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $11,747 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $11,640 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $107 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $107 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $107

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

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

  • 11a · Other revenue: Credit Card Rewards

    total $2,350 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $2,350

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,157 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,157

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,507

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $14,636 · program services $14,636

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $30,813 · program services $25,045 · management and general $1,715 · fundraising $4,053

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $107,325 · program services $87,173 · management and general $20,025 · fundraising $127

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,357 · program services $2,167 · management and general $45 · fundraising $145

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,062 · program services $11,144 · management and general $2,454 · fundraising $464

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $194 · program services $194

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,846 · program services $1,000 · management and general $6,846

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $8,509 · program services $8,119 · management and general $390

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,139 · program services $5,625 · management and general $300 · fundraising $214

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,484 · program services $3,056 · management and general $203 · fundraising $1,225

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $36,518 · program services $32,424 · management and general $2,439 · fundraising $1,655

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,845 · program services $4,845

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,443 · program services $13,443 · management and general $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $19,234 · program services $18,064 · fundraising $1,170

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,956 · program services $1,956

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,475 · program services $7,842 · management and general $1,633

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Supplies

    total $57,772 · program services $57,772 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank, State, and Procesing Fees

    total $649 · program services $430 · management and general $219

  • 24c · Other expenses: Activity Admission Fees

    total $9,197 · program services $9,197 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Food

    total $36,753 · program services $36,753 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,694 · program services $29 · management and general $1,665

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $228,134 · end of year $294,627

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $66,667 · end of year $41,312

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,252 · end of year $5,324

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

    $15,000

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

    $10,600

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,355 · end of year $4,400

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $28,230

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,115

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $15,587 · end of year $17,003

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $142,984 · end of year $322,322

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $149,952 · end of year $34,568

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To empower youth to think outside of themselves, and recognize the positive impact they can have on others. To support youth as they discover, embrace, develop, and use their talents and unique qualities, and develop social awareness, leadership and life skills.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Aaron's Presents Givers and Visionaries program empowers young children to plan and carry out projects that benefit others by providing materials, mentoring and logistical support. Our Agents of Change Program broadens their experience and .helps them prepare for college

  • Givers and Visionaries Program in FY2023 Aaron's Presents served 510 children primarily from 4th-8th grade (as well as existing participants in 9th-12th grade) who completed 388 projects, benefitting over 5,000 people and animals in the larger community and beyond. Our objective in supporting and mentoring the kids' projects is for them to: Learn that they have the power to make a positive difference in the world, experience the power that actively contributing to others' lives has to enrich their own lives, experience the value of the 6C's of positive youth development - competence, confidence, character, connection, caring, and contribution - starting with the last. We believe these experiences with noticing needs and taking positive action at an early age help broaden the scope of what they believe they can reach for and want to accomplish as they grow into adults. Over 80% of our youth come from Lawrence and Lowell, two cities with large low-income populations.

    Expenses $177,455 · Grants $1,442

  • Agents of Change Program: Our objective is to continue supporting former Givers & Visionaries participants, especially those who are economically challenged, to broaden their view of the opportunities ahead after high school, and to help them prepare for college. Opportunities offered fall into the categories of: Leadership Development, Educational & Creative Development, Contributing & Helping Others, and Continued Mentorship

    Expenses $158,060 · Grants $10,981

  • Many projects in our Givers and Visionaries program were postponed to protect our participants and our employees during Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, we learned that many of our donors trusted Aaron's Presents to be a conduit for funds to help the hardest hit members of our community get through the pandemic. In 2021 we responded by creating a Community Relief Fund. The fund was depleted and closed in FY 2023.

    Expenses $5,399 · Grants $2,213

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Leah Okimoto

    Executive Direrctor

    Total calculated
    $15,577
    From this org
    $15,577
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • C Tegner Rood

    Treasurer and Director

    Total calculated
    $13,305
    From this org
    $13,305
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Jegan Candassamy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Connor Clancy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Timothy J Keough

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dinesh Makhija

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Kristin Naylor

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica O'Neil

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Zach O'Neil

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Randi Sterrn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lenworth Williamson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Anny Vargas

    Chair and Director (through April)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Blewitt

    Director and Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303059349302145

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