Totals
- Total revenue
- $223,555
- Total expenses
- $276,638
- Contributions and grants received
- $169,317
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $54,238
- Total assets, end of year
- $151,064
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $151,064
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $126,466
- Management and general expenses
- $0
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $126,466
Program services were 45.7% 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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1b · Membership dues
$7,094
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1c · Fundraising events
$39,621
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$122,602
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$92,909
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$39,621
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$38,671
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $54,238
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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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 $145,000 · program services $90,000
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $7,990
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $6,247
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $4,325
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $44,758
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,604 · program services $1,480
-
13 · Office expenses
total $4,811
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $10,299
-
17 · Travel
total $360
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $1,131
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24a · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION
total $639
-
24b · Other expenses: UNIFORMS
total $770 · program services $648
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24c · Other expenses: MEALS
total $7,584 · program services $4,003
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24d · Other expenses: OPERATING
total $7,893 · program services $3,464
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24e · All other expenses
total $31,227 · program services $26,871
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $203,475 · end of year $151,064
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $203,475 · end of year $151,064
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The mission of Transformation Life Center is to ignite purpose, inspire success and transform the lives of African American/Black collegiate students and youth living in underserved communities through education, leadership Academy and Brown Boys Read initiative.
Activities or mission (Part I)
To ignite purpose, inspire success and transform the lives of African American/Black collegiate students and youth living in underserved communities through education.
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Brown Boys Read Inspiring the love of reading through the love of running to help black and brown boys improve reading proficiency, outrun childhood obesity and live fuller, healthier lives. We impacted 205 boys 2nd - 12th grade in 2024 in partnership with Preston Taylor Ministries and 100 Kings program. The young men read 8 books and ran 635 total miles with the local chapter of Black Men Run Nashville to help combat childhood obesity and inspire the boys to develop a healthy lifestyle. Each boy received 4 new books to start their library collection at home, a black men run tshirt and new Saucony running shoes. We hosted a very fun and entertaining completion ceremony with the inauguarl Brown Boys Read 5K with food, games and certificates of completion. In September 2024, the boys competed in the Steps of Success 5k run with CEO Demetrius Short and 591 runners.
Expenses $49,278 · Grants $43,600 · Revenue $3,600
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Pathway To Success P2S Leadership Academy is a transformational experience combining the latest ideas, models, curriculum, skills, and tools facilitated by industry and thought leaders in a workshop and or seminar format. P2S Leadership Academy is designed to develop leaders and create a pathway to success in the areas of personal, professional and career development. 40 students wereaccepted into 2024 leadership cohort. Students will attend 13 amazing workshop sessions geared to grow their leaderships skills and prepare them to successfully transition into the real world.. Our successors graduate the academy equipped with the tools to polish professional skills and enhance business acumen, cultivate leadership traits, contibute to community, explore and develop interests outside of the classroom, build confidence and self-esteem and make key connections with future business, contacts and mentors.
Expenses $77,188 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $4,925
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Demetrius ShortDEMETRIUS SHORT
FOUNDER/CEO
- Total calculated
- $55,000
- From this org
- $55,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
-
Vanessa ShortVANESSA SHORT
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $45,000
- From this org
- $45,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
-
Julia SellersJULIA SELLERS
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $45,000
- From this org
- $45,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
-
Allen HoviousALLEN HOVIOUS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 5 related
-
Devonie CunningDEVONIE CUNNING
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 5 related
-
Robert PriceROBERT PRICE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 5 related
-
Danny SchunkDANNY SCHUNK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 5 related
-
Melssa MortonMELSSA MORTON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 5 related
-
Dr Cedrina CalderDR CEDRINA CALDER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 5 related
-
Chris HowardCHRIS HOWARD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 5 related
-
Jeramy FreemanJERAMY FREEMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 5 related
-
Rob EskeridgeROB ESKERIDGE
ADVISORY BOARD
- Total calculated
- $0
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
- 1 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202511219349301701
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