Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL CARES MENTORING MOVEMENT INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $5,348,035
Total expenses: $4,501,491
Contributions and grants received: $5,475,196
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $30,920
Investment income: $290,336
Other revenue: -$448,417
Total assets, end of year: $8,626,653
Total liabilities, end of year: $558,453
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $8,068,200
Program services expenses (Part IX): $3,004,567
Management and general expenses: $961,318
Fundraising expenses: $535,606
Program service expenses (Part III): $3,004,567

Program services were 66.7% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1c · Fundraising events

$1,436,200
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$824,857
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$3,214,139
2a · Program service revenue: Consulting Revenue

total $30,920 · related or exempt $30,920
3 · Investment income

total $183,968 · excluded $183,968
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0
5 · Royalties

total $0
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $0
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $1,159,306
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $1,052,938
7c · Gain or loss

securities $106,368
7d · Net gain or loss

total $106,368 · excluded $106,368
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$112,200
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$1,436,200
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$566,305
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$454,105 · excluded -$454,105
9c · Net income from gaming

total $0
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $0
11a · Other revenue: Other Revenue

total $5,688 · related or exempt $5,688
11e · Other revenue, total

$5,688

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $0
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $0
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 $669,447 · program services $354,337 · management and general $181,270 · fundraising $133,840
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,759,573 · program services $1,369,037 · management and general $181,487 · fundraising $209,049
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $0
9 · Other employee benefits

total $200,319 · program services $142,379 · management and general $47,408 · fundraising $10,532
10 · Payroll taxes

total $172,650 · program services $124,778 · management and general $25,998 · fundraising $21,874
11a · Fees: management

total $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $146,500 · management and general $146,500
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $0
11f · Fees: investment management

total $41,971 · management and general $41,971
11g · Fees: other

total $854,489 · program services $649,354 · management and general $144,123 · fundraising $61,012
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $46,351 · management and general $37,203 · fundraising $9,148
13 · Office expenses

total $148,064 · program services $84,096 · management and general $56,399 · fundraising $7,569
14 · Information technology

total $50,975 · program services $16,269 · management and general $33,082 · fundraising $1,624
15 · Royalties

total $0
16 · Occupancy

total $80,427 · program services $36,303 · fundraising $44,124
17 · Travel

total $141,501 · program services $94,290 · management and general $20,110 · fundraising $27,101
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

total $0
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $46,875 · program services $36,894 · management and general $2,928 · fundraising $7,053
20 · Interest

total $0
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $10,429 · program services $10,429
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $0
23 · Insurance

total $27,754 · program services $22,073 · management and general $3,348 · fundraising $2,333
24a · Other expenses: Student/Mentor stipends

total $56,625 · program services $56,625
24b · Other expenses: Bad Debt

total $38,500 · management and general $38,500
24c · Other expenses: Other Program Expenses

total $9,041 · program services $7,703 · management and general $991 · fundraising $347
24e · All other expenses

total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $2,745,121 · end of year $1,792,017
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $258,507 · end of year $262,577
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $624,838 · end of year $577,808
4 · Accounts receivable

end of year $0
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

end of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $233,040 · end of year $383,902
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$10,260
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$10,260
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

end of year $0
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $4,085,736 · end of year $5,610,349
12 · Investments: other securities

end of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

end of year $0
14 · Intangible assets

end of year $0
15 · Other assets

end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $196,261 · end of year $205,953
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $972,500 · end of year $352,500
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $35,124
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $4,901,509 · end of year $5,814,964
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,841,848 · end of year $2,253,236

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE ARE A COMMUNITY-MOBILIZATION MOVEMENT THAT RECRUITS, TRAINS AND PLACES MENTORS; AND BUILDS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE WELLNESS AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR children from low-income communities. SINCE 2006, WE HAVE RECRUITED MORE THAN 150,000 VOLUNTEER MENTORS.

The Rising: Elevating Education, Expectations and Self-EsteemIN PLACE-BASED SETTINGS, DURING SCHOOL HOURS, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE LED THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE CURRICULUM BY FACILITATORS WHO ARE PSYCHOLOGISTS, COUNSELORS, AND SOCIAL WORKERS. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND SKILLS-BASED MENTORS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS. THE STUDENTS LEARN TO UNEARTH THEIR INNATE POWER TO MAKE POSITIVE LIFE-PROPELLING CHOICES. THE INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES BUILD SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND SELF-EFFICACY. OUR MODEL BLENDS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SELF-EFFICACY WITH WORKFORCE READINESS AND CAREER EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES THAT MEET YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE WITHOUT JUDGMENT. IN WELLNESS MENTORING CIRCLES (WMC), CARES FACILITATORS LEAD STUDENTS THROUGH A CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO HELP MIDDLE- AND HIGH-SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFY THEIR STRESSORS AND PREPARE FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS. THE STUDENTS LEARN COPING STRATEGIES, SELF-REGULATION, HOW TO SOOTHE ANXIETY AND UNEARTH SELF-AWARENESS AND CRITICAL THINKING. OUR CURRICULUM IS COMPRISED OF TEN PILLARS THAT INCLUDE STRESS MANAGEMENT, WELLNESS AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION. WMCS ARE COMPASSIONATE SPACES, THEY ARE SAFE AND INTIMATE GROUPS WHERE MUTUAL TRUST AND COMMUNITY ARE ESTABLISHED. OUR PROGRAM BRINGS A CULTURALLY RICH CURRICULUM AND WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS INTO THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THEM IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND MENTORS WHO PROVIDE SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND LOVE. THE RISING PROGRAM (OJJDP) OPERATES IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SESSIONS AT SITES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. WELLNESS CIRCLES HAS SERVED (IN-PERSON, VIRTUALLY, AND HYBRID) OVER 3,240 CHILDREN IN DENVER, DALLAS, SEATTLE, DETROIT, SOUTH FLORIDA, LOS ANGELES, NEW ORLEANS, NYC, SAN JOSE, OMAHA, AND DURHAM. FACILITATORS AND PARENTS REPORTED TO NATIONAL CARES THE IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN CHILDREN'S PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTITUDES. EAGER TO JOIN WELLNESS CIRCLES, CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND OVERRIDE THEIR FEELINGS OF ISOLATION. WHILE IN THIS SECOND YEAR OF A THREE-YEAR FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELIQUENCY PREVENTION, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR RISING PROGRAM SERVICES REACH TO SUPPORT MORE CHILDREN IN CHICAGO, DETROIT, THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA (COMPTON), NEW YORK CITY, SEATTLE, AND SOUTH FLORIDA.

Expenses $1,624,868
Affiliate Development and Mentor Recruitment and Training: OUR WORK IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF OUR LOCAL CARES AFFILIATE LEADERS, A VOLUNTEER ARMY OF CARING AND COMMITTED ADULTS WHO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND DEPLOY LOVING MENTORS, AND OUR NATIONAL COMMUNITY IMPACT PARTNERS, FROM WHOM WE RECRUIT MENTORS AND LEVERAGE RESEACH AND HEALING-CENTERED PRACTICES. WE SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY OF OUR AFFILIATE NETWORK THROUGH MONTHLY GROUP TELECONFERENCES, WEEKLY ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT CALLS, DEDICATED STAFF SUPPORT AND ANNUAL ALL-AFFILIATE TRAINING CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS HELD AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NYC IN 2024. UNITED BY OUR PRINCIPLES AND MISSION, OUR LEADERS ACROSS 58 U.S. CITIES EFFECTIVELY RECRUIT ADULTS TO SERVE AS MENTORS AND DEPLOY THEM TO SCHOOLS AND YOUTH-SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IN NEED OF BLACK VOLUNTEER MENTORS. CULTURAL COMPETENCY IS EMBEDDED IN ALL AFFILIATE ACTIVITIES AND IS NECESSARY FOR VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND RETENTION, AND SUPPORTED VIA COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND WEALTH-BUILDING CIRCLES (COMMUNITY CIRCLES).COMMUNITY CIRCLES PROVIDE A COMPASSIONATE PLACE FOR REFLECTION AND CONNECTION, WHERE OUR MENTORS AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS CAN LEARN TO RELIEVE THE DEBILITATING STRESS TOO MANY OF US SHROUD IN SILENCE. WITH INCREASING TRAINING REQUESTS FROM OTHER NATIONAL YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATIONS, NATIONAL CARES CONTINUED TO DELIVER WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCES OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA, JACK & JILL OF AMERICA, AND AT CORPORATE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP CONVENINGS IN SELECT U.S. MARKETS. THESE COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND WORKFORCE READINESS GATHERINGS FACILITATED THE INTRODUCTION OF OUR GROUP MENTORING FRAMEWORK AND PRACTICES.IN 2024, WE LAUNCHED A PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT PIOLT WITH DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. IN 14 U.S. CITIES. WORKING WITH HIGHER ED INSITUTIONS, EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS, ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS, AND OTHER STRATEGIC PARTNERS, LOCAL CARES AFFILIATE LEADERS ENGAGED, TRAINED AND DEPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 2,947 VOLUNTEER MENTORS TO SERVE OUR CHILDREN AND PARENT LEARNERS, VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON, THROUGHOUT OUR NETWORK.

Expenses $553,245 · Revenue $30,920
University for Parents:THE UNIVERSITY FOR PARENTS (U4P) IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST PARENTS IN OVERCOMING SYSTEMIC AND SELF-IMPOSED BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY. THE UNIVERSITY FOR PARENTS IS A CURRICULA-BASED, WORKFORCE-DEVELOPMENT AND HEALING INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES SPACES FOR PARENT-LEARNERS TO PROCESS TRAUMA, RE-AWAKEN HOPE AND LEARN A VARIETY OF SKILLS THAT ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO SECURE FULFILLING JOBS WITH LIVABLE WAGES AND ENGAGE IN TRANSFORMING THEIR COMMUNITY. U4P WORKS WITH COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE PARTNERS TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO PARENT-LEARNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ENRICHMENT CLASSES IN LITERACY, PARENTING, MONEY MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, COMPUTER TRAINING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. BY PARTICIPATING IN U4P, PARENT-LEARNERS DEVELOP JOB SKILLS AND ARE CONNECTED TO PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE THEIR ABILITY TO BECOME EMPLOYED. IN 2024, OVER 220 PARENTS ENROLLED IN THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM, ALLOWING US TO REACH MORE PARTICIPANTS. AND 80% OF PARENT LEARNERS IN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACHIEVEMENT TRACK SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED NEW OR IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT, ALLOWING THEM TO EARN LIVEABLE WAGES. SIGNATURE EVENTS SUCH AS THE ANNUAL EMPOWERME CONFERENCE, AND CLASSES FOR CONFIDENCE, FACILITATED BY SEPHORA PROVIDED ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEMT CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PARENT LEARNERS.

Expenses $405,348
The HBCU Rising: A Community Schools-Campus STEM Initiative: THE HBCU RISING AIMS TO FILL THE PIPELINE OF JOBS WHICH USE STEM SKILLS, FOR WHICH THE REPRESENTATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PARTICIPATION IS BY FAR THE LOWEST OF ANY ETHNIC OR RACIAL GROUP. THE THREE-TIERED MENTORING PROGRAM USES CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS IN STEM-RELATED PROFESSIONS TO COACH COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS), WHO IN TURN, MENTOR MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM HELPS TO PROPEL THEM TOWARD SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND INSTILLS CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS, DISCIPLINE, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND A LOVE FOR LEARNING. OVER 600 STUDENTS, IN ATLANTA, WERE SERVED BOTH IN PERSON AND THEN VIRTUALLY. ADDITIONALLY, WELLNESS MENTORING CIRCLES AND REFERRALS TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES WERE PROVIDED TO THE COLLEGE-STUDENT MENTORS TO HELP THEM TO MANAGE THE STRESS CREATED BY THE PANDEMIC. A NEW PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY-NEW ORLEANS (SUNO) ALLOWED US TO RECRUIT COLLEGE MENTORS AND PILOT OUR HBCU RISING PROGRAMMATIC EXPANSION.

Expenses $286,797
Expansion Projects

Expenses $134,309

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

Listed in Part VII

Susan L Taylor

Founder & CEO

Total calculated

$344,124

From this org

$344,124

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$300,000

Bonus

not reported

Other

$44,124

Deferred

not reported

Nontaxable benefits

not reported

Filer's total

$344,124
Kerri A Osborne

Co-ED / CDO

Total calculated

$269,433

From this org

$247,001

From related orgs

$0

Other

$22,432

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$232,001

Bonus

$15,000

Other

not reported

Deferred

not reported

Nontaxable benefits

$22,432

Filer's total

$269,433
Stephen W Powell

Co-ED / CPPO

Total calculated

$254,380

From this org

$222,389

From related orgs

$0

Other

$31,991

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$212,389

Bonus

$10,000

Other

not reported

Deferred

not reported

Nontaxable benefits

$31,991

Filer's total

$254,380
Elizabeth M Toledo-Cruz

COO

Total calculated

$178,337

From this org

$164,587

From related orgs

$0

Other

$13,750

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$164,587

Bonus

not reported

Other

not reported

Deferred

not reported

Nontaxable benefits

$13,750

Filer's total

$178,337
Yorri Berry

VP, Programs

Total calculated

$156,230

From this org

$145,082

From related orgs

$0

Other

$11,148

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$145,082

Bonus

not reported

Other

not reported

Deferred

not reported

Nontaxable benefits

$11,148

Filer's total

$156,230
Rachel Worthington

VP, Fin. & Ops.

Total calculated

$140,000

From this org

$140,000

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Gregory Corbin

VP, Affiliate Svcs

Total calculated

$133,151

From this org

$105,523

From related orgs

$0

Other

$27,628

Hours/week

40
Reginald Van Lee

Chairman

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ryan D Anderson

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Stuart K Archibald

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LT COL Michael D Walker

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Byna Elliott

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Dionne Pacquette-Jones

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Vivian R Pickard

Director

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. 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

1a · Payments for business use of a personal residence
1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
3 · Form 990 of other organizations
3 · Written employment contract
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 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.
Part III, Additional Information: Part I, line 1a - Compensate Susan L. Taylor for the use of her office residence. The monthly fee is set at $3,677.

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.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 14 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.2
Source object: 202533189349300243

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