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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THRIVE IN JOY NICK FAGNANO FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$232,319
Total expenses
$316,744
Contributions and grants received
$231,610
Grants paid
$96,294
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$11
Other revenue
$698
Total assets, end of year
$134,928
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,200
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$133,728
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$179,496
Management and general expenses
$111,382
Fundraising expenses
$25,866
Program service expenses (Part III)
$179,496

Program services were 56.7% 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

    $4,781

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $226,829

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $25,369

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11 · excluded $11

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,500

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

    $4,781

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,552

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$52

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $750

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $750 · related or exempt $750

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $94,394 · program services $94,394

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,900 · program services $1,900

  • 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 $66,776 · program services $29,397 · management and general $23,260 · fundraising $14,119

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $762 · program services $208 · management and general $438 · fundraising $116

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,070 · program services $1,659 · management and general $3,486 · fundraising $925

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,802 · management and general $6,802

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,924 · management and general $12,924

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $45,184 · program services $9,950 · management and general $32,176 · fundraising $3,058

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,359 · program services $250 · management and general $4,443 · fundraising $1,666

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $37,479 · program services $21,851 · management and general $14,530 · fundraising $1,098

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,338 · program services $3,202 · management and general $8,691 · fundraising $445

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,276 · management and general $1,276

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,417 · program services $14,077 · fundraising $4,340

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,721 · program services $2,608 · management and general $2,014 · fundraising $99

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,342 · management and general $1,342

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $169,503 · end of year $107,587

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $34,422 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $255

  • 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

    end of year $3,406

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,804 · end of year $23,680

  • 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

    end of year $1,200

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $218,729 · end of year $64,158

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $69,570

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

At Thrive in Joy we encourage young people to discover their character strengths and the joy of service through programs inspired by the life of Nick Fagnano. We offer an on-campus program to high schools in low-income communities to inspire character development and opportunities for students to engage in entrepreneurial social impact projects to make a positive change in their communities. We also take a team of volunteers to do service work in the Dominican Republic twice a year.

  • Thrive in Joy has improved the quality of life for vulnerable children living in the Dominican Republic through a number of projects in various locations. At Tia Tatiana School in Herrera, one of the most underserved communities in Santo Domingo, we have made significant upgrades to the classrooms, gym, kitchen, and restrooms and have provided a temporary location for the preschool when it was at risk of shutting down. Tia Tatiana serves low-income students from preschool through high school. We also support Casa Misionera's food distribution program for families in need in low-income communities in various regions of the Dominican Republic in partnership with Nelson Paulino, Director of Casa Misionera. This food distribution program is led by young adults in the Dominican Republic who are Casa Misionera volunteers. Nelson also serves as our liaison for Thrive in Joy service trips, of which we make two each year. 24 volunteers joined us in service to vulnerable children in the Dominican Republic in 2022. We also have made life-changing improvements to the Remar Orphanage, located in the outskirts of Santo Domingo We excavated an empty lot to create a sports field which is dedicated to Nick and bears the name "El Play de Nick." We've also made plumbing improvements and we've purchased a much-needed new washing machine for the orphanage. In 2022 we took on a huge demolition project on our March trip to create space for a new commercial kitchen and outdoor dining area that was 100% funded by Thrive in Joy. We also provided a high-quality generator to ensure the kitchen and its refrigeration would not be impacted by frequent Dominican Republic power outages. The orphanage serves approximately 60 children who have been rescued from the streets or from abusive conditions at home. Our support for these vulnerable children's education, nutrition, and spiritual encouragement, provides them, and their families, with hope and the ability to rise above their circumstances while knowing there are people that care about their well-being. In 2022 we visited the community of Nagua for the first time. This coastal, low-income community had been impacted by recent hurricanes and many poorly constructed homes had water damage along with destruction of household items such as mattresses and stoves. We were able to supply funds for home repairs and on our visit we personally delivered new mattresses, stoves and non-electric washing machines to families. While there, we noticed the lack of clean drinking water and we are planning to fund a water purification system for the local community to be completed in November 2023. Our annual impact in the Dominican Republic is as follows: Children: 465 Households: 318 Staff, Teachers, Translators: 68 Mission Team Members from the U.S.: 28 (average) Total Dominican Republic annual program individual impact: 869

    Expenses $149,825 · Grants $94,394

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $29,671 · Grants $900

As filed on the 2022 return. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mary Fagnano

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $54,000
    From this org
    $54,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Elizabeth Rojas

    Director

    Total calculated
    $8,299
    From this org
    $8,299
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Cindy Gonzalez

    Program Advisor

    Total calculated
    $4,477
    From this org
    $4,477
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jay Fagnano

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Joe LaBrie

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Kim Kerscher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kris Williams

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mary Hawley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Josue Najera

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Alex Gould

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Gill Wagner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Junie Lowry Johnson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robin Snyder

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302519349300500

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