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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BECAUSE I SAID I WOULD.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,464,572
Total expenses
$1,400,100
Contributions and grants received
$350,886
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$11,522
Other revenue
$2,102,164
Total assets, end of year
$5,260,037
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,709,235
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,550,802
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,128,493
Management and general expenses
$183,690
Fundraising expenses
$87,917
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,128,493

Program services were 80.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $350,886

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,522 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $170,648

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $287,847

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$117,199

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$117,199 · unrelated business -$117,199

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $101,216

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $65,434

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $35,782 · related or exempt $35,782

  • 11a · Other revenue: SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

    total $953,696 · related or exempt $953,696 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS RECIEVED

    total $1,229,284 · related or exempt $1,229,284 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $601 · related or exempt $601 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,183,581

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $64,904 · program services $64,904 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $673,626 · program services $545,520 · management and general $55,318 · fundraising $72,788

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,842 · program services $5,642 · management and general $3,858 · fundraising $342

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $66,788 · program services $56,512 · management and general $1,758 · fundraising $8,518

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $48,528 · program services $37,834 · management and general $4,425 · fundraising $6,269

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,053 · program services $0 · management and general $1,053 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $117,534 · program services $117,534 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $77,245 · program services $76,755 · management and general $490 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,806 · program services $3,806 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $30,694 · program services $30,694 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: ADVERTISING

    total $630 · program services $0 · management and general $630 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: AUTO

    total $3,133 · program services $3,133 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS

    total $3,000 · program services $3,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $16,023 · program services $13,542 · management and general $2,481 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $283,294 · program services $169,617 · management and general $113,677 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $522,241 · end of year $1,373,207

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $31,267 · end of year $36,305

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $101,124 · end of year $101,124

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,510 · end of year $13,492

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

    $3,445,247

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

    $96,269

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,350,672 · end of year $3,348,978

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $253,440 · end of year $386,931

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $24,510 · end of year $18,397

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,659,343 · end of year $2,623,400

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $99,071 · end of year $67,438

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,486,330 · end of year $2,550,802

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO BETTER HUMANITY THROUGH PROMISES MADE AND KEPT.

  • CHAPTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON THE ETHICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS WHILE INSTILLING A SENSE OF CIVIC DUTY. WE PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THE SELF-CONTROL NEEDED TO FACE LIFES CHALLENGES. WITH A FOCUS ON CORE VALUES LIKE HONESTY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPASSION, OUR AIM IS TO HELP BUILD STRONGER CITIZENS THROUGH PROMISES MADE AND KEPT. OUR CHAPTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE IN COMMUNITIES, SCHOOOLS, AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, AS WELL AS, ON SITE AT OUR CAMP AND INCLUDE: SCHOLLWIDE IMPACT PROGRAMS KICKED OFF WITH A MOTIVATIONAL ASSEMBLY, LESSON PLANS FOR EDUCATORS, AND WORKSHOPS FEATURING ANIMATED VIDEOS AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $417,542 · Revenue $44,618

  • THE PROMISE TO VOLUNTEER. LESS THAN 25% OF ALL AMERICANS VOLUNTEER. FEW PROMISES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN TO SHOW UP. THIS PROGRAM CREATES PLANS FOR IMPACTFUL VOLUNTEER PROJECTS, STAFF SUPPORT TO CHAPTER VOLUNTEER PROJECTS, AND PROMISE BADGES THAT REWARD GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND PROMISES KEPT TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS.

    Expenses $90,279 · Revenue $44,618

  • AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND PUBLIC RESOURCES. SOCIETY NEEDS TO BE REMINDED THAT PROMISES STILL MATTER AND A HANDSHAKE STILL MEANS SOMETHING. OUR AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS REACH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, WORLDWIDE NEWSLETTERS THAT INCLUDE COMPELLING SUPPORTER PROMISE STORIES, SPEACHES AT CHARITIES, SCHOOLS, AND JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS, AND LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE.

    Expenses $383,688 · Revenue $2,030,105

  • ACCOUNTABILTY BEST PRACTICES. YOU ARE 46% MORE LIKELY TO FULFIL A PROMISE IF YOU SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE. WE PROVIDE PROMISE CARDS AND A FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING YOUR PROMISES AND HOLDING YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE. THIS FRAMEWORK INCLUDES PROMISE PLANNER WORKSHEETS, ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND FREE PROMISE CARDS.

    Expenses $236,984 · Revenue $111,544

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Kevin Matthews

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Manish Patel

    INTERIM CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christa Monte

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Vanessa Bongiorno

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carl Baldesare

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alexander David

    FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $64,904
    From this org
    $64,904
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lance Layman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349307922

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