Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by RITES OF PASSAGE & EMPOWERMENT INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $543,269
- Total expenses
- $473,995
- Contributions and grants received
- $543,253
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $16
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $170,040
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $170,040
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $349,274
- Management and general expenses
- $117,541
- Fundraising expenses
- $7,180
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $348,477
Program services were 73.7% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$543,253
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3 · Investment income
total $16 · related or exempt $16
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $41,225 · management and general $41,225
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $19,211 · program services $9,767 · management and general $2,380 · fundraising $7,064
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $19,975 · management and general $19,975
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,810 · program services $2,711 · management and general $3,099
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13 · Office expenses
total $14,099 · program services $2,477 · management and general $11,506 · fundraising $116
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16 · Occupancy
total $23,657 · program services $6,797 · management and general $16,860
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17 · Travel
total $140,767 · program services $140,282 · management and general $485
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $7,135 · program services $624 · management and general $6,511
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,413 · management and general $1,413
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23 · Insurance
total $2,640 · program services $908 · management and general $1,732
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24a · Other expenses: COACH AND YOTH STIPEND
total $100,263 · program services $100,103 · management and general $160
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24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEE
total $35,320 · program services $23,237 · management and general $12,083
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24c · Other expenses: TUITION AND ASSISTANCE
total $54,924 · program services $54,924
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24d · Other expenses: SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE
total $1,648 · program services $1,648
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24e · All other expenses
total $5,908 · program services $5,796 · management and general $112
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $95,114 · end of year $165,801
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$7,065
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,826
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,652 · end of year $4,239
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $82,329 · end of year $108,317
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $18,437 · end of year $61,723
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The mission of the ROPE is to celebrate and honor the entry of adolescents into adulthood and provide them with the skills and knowledge that they need to be successful, independent, and responsible people.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The mission of the ROPE is to celebrate and honor the entry of adolescents into adulthood and empower them to be successful, independent, and responsible people.
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International travel- An opportunity for scholars of R.O.P.E. to increase their knowledge of African (Ghanaian) culture, history and to engage with young Ghanaian women and participate in conversation and explore life as a young woman in Ghana and life as a young woman in America. The scholars also were able to volunteer and provide worthwhile services in the School of the Good Shepherd Orphanage and School.
Expenses $121,724
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To assist in sustaining our alumni in college, R.O.P.E. provides needed tuition funds and other support.
Expenses $54,924
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R.O.P.E. conducts extensive college tours throughout Massachusetts,neighboring states,Southern States and Malcolm Bernard Fair in N.Y. to introduce our scholars, many who would be first generation students to higher education options. The scholars also discuss career options and learn about college life. ROPE also provides workshops to empower and equip the beneficiaries
Expenses $171,829
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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KEIANA WEST
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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ANA MONSALVE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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FRAN ZARUBICK
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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GLORIA SAUNDERS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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NATHAN ROGERS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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KIANA REID
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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SHIRLEY EDGERTON
EXCECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $56,908
- From this org
- $56,908
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 50
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
- 29 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202621139349301232
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