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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FOOT SOLDIERS PARK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,018,895
Total expenses
$2,095,460
Contributions and grants received
$888,956
Grants paid
$53,508
Program service revenue
$128,573
Investment income
$366
Other revenue
$1,000
Total assets, end of year
$5,160,233
Total liabilities, end of year
$64,014
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,096,219
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$902,005
Management and general expenses
$943,760
Fundraising expenses
$249,695
Program service expenses (Part III)
$902,005

Program services were 43.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $15,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $873,956

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $318,260

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $128,573 · related or exempt $128,573

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SWAG

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $366 · related or exempt $366

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,000

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,000

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,000 · related or exempt $1,000

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $53,508 · program services $53,508

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $624,187 · program services $305,102 · management and general $200,063 · fundraising $119,022

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,328 · program services $4,073 · management and general $1,464 · fundraising $791

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $21,789 · program services $12,145 · management and general $9,644

  • 17 · Travel

    total $64,202 · program services $15,804 · management and general $21,302 · fundraising $27,096

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,825 · program services $2,335 · management and general $10,490

  • 24a · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $92,775 · fundraising $92,775

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

    total $953,021 · program services $301,322 · management and general $651,699

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $47,748 · program services $47,708 · management and general $40

  • 24d · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER GIFT EXPENSE

    total $42,325 · program services $42,325

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $176,752 · program services $117,683 · management and general $49,058 · fundraising $10,011

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,628,492 · end of year $2,559,954

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,035,871 · end of year $1,097,335

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $15,134

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

    $1,445,397

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

    $17,974

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $549,155 · end of year $1,427,423

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,039 · end of year $1,090

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,647 · end of year $59,297

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $47,420 · end of year $64,014

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,889,759 · end of year $2,833,069

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,283,025 · end of year $2,263,150

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FOOT SOLDIERS PARK AND EDUCATION CENTER EXISTS TO HONOR THE GIANTS AND UNSUNG HEROES AND SHEROES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WHO LIVED, FOUGHT AND MADE HISTORY IN SELMA AND TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS.

  • THE CIVIC AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM AT FOOT SOLDIERS PARK NURTURES YOUNG LEADERS COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD (YAB), COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CORPS (CEC), YOU OWNING UP TO YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE SYSTEM (YOURS), AND THE STANDING ON BUSINESS COLLECTIVE. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE YOUTH WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE BY FOCUSING ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CIVIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, LEGAL AND ADVOCACY EXERCISES, WORKSHOPS, VOTER REGISTRATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING. FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS, DONATIONS, AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, THE PROGRAM ENSURES SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH CONTINUOUS OUTREACH FOR FUNDING, IMPACT DEMONSTRATION, AND FOSTERING STRONG COMMUNITY TIES., ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, SPECIAL CAMPAIGN.

    Expenses $635,818 · Grants $6,115 · Revenue $100,632

  • THE ECONOMIC MOBILITY PROGRAM AT FOOT SOLDIERS PARK AIMS TO TACKLE ECONOMIC INEQUITY BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE, THE PROGRAM OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THESE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE, PROMOTE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, AND BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. BY ADDRESSING BOTH IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND LONG-TERM CAPABILITIES, THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND GROWTH. FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM IS SECURED THROUGH GRANTS, DONATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, ENSURING SUSTAINED SUPPORT AND IMPACTFUL OUTCOMES.

    Expenses $145,778 · Revenue $127,385

  • THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM AT FOOT SOLDIERS PARK IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND HONORING SELMAS RICH CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HISTORIC SITES, MONUMENTS, AND ARTIFACTS THAT COMMEMORATE THE STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. EDUCATIONAL TOURS, HISTORICAL EXHIBITS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE ORGANIZED TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE AWARENESS OF SELMAS HERITAGE. BY PARTNERING WITH HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SELMAS CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

    Expenses $120,409 · Grants $47,393 · Revenue $24,900

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kimberly Smitherman

    FOUNDING PARTNER CEO

    Total calculated
    $143,400
    From this org
    $143,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jo Ann Bland

    FOUNDERCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $124,940
    From this org
    $124,940
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Gbenga Akinnagbe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Lenora Ausbon - Odom

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Laura Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Larcy Douglas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Adam Ghander

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Stephen Ham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Nikole Hannah - Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Keith Hebert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Brenda Knight

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Abbe Marcus

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Loki Mulholland

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Dr Michael W Waters

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Donovan Duncan

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jodi Marie Thesing- Ritter

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • SELMA RE LLC

    REAL ESTATE · AL

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • SELMA RE LLC

    C Corp · REAL ESTATE · AL

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
20 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202531569349300523

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