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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICA SCORES CLEVELAND.

Totals

Total revenue
$753,107
Total expenses
$641,109
Contributions and grants received
$523,627
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$225,107
Investment income
$4,373
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$751,622
Total liabilities, end of year
$31,426
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$720,196
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$554,100
Management and general expenses
$40,025
Fundraising expenses
$46,984
Program service expenses (Part III)
$554,100

Program services were 86.4% 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

    $72,137

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $103,417

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $348,073

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT INCOME

    total $225,107 · related or exempt $225,107

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,373 · related or exempt $4,373

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $27,759

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

    $72,137

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $27,759

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $65,869 · program services $54,891 · management and general $5,489 · fundraising $5,489

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $248,899 · program services $209,340 · management and general $9,286 · fundraising $30,273

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $20,426 · program services $17,230 · management and general $1,455 · fundraising $1,741

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $24,957 · program services $19,802 · management and general $3,053 · fundraising $2,102

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,954 · program services $2,901 · management and general $17,754 · fundraising $299

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $11,925 · program services $11,925

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,700 · program services $2,480 · management and general $60 · fundraising $160

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,412 · program services $5,802 · management and general $1,821 · fundraising $3,789

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,719 · program services $17,396 · management and general $593 · fundraising $1,730

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,537 · program services $4,297 · management and general $91 · fundraising $149

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,748 · program services $1,379 · management and general $72 · fundraising $297

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,054 · program services $1,054

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,242 · program services $9,229 · management and general $244 · fundraising $769

  • 24a · Other expenses: TEACHER/COACHES - OTHER

    total $82,012 · program services $82,012

  • 24b · Other expenses: TEACHER/COACHES - SOCCER

    total $31,666 · program services $31,666

  • 24c · Other expenses: TEACHER/COACHES - WRITING

    total $28,196 · program services $28,196

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXP - OTHER PROG

    total $17,933 · program services $18,041 · management and general -$142 · fundraising $34

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $36,860 · program services $36,459 · management and general $249 · fundraising $152

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $72,045 · end of year $110,238

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $428,945 · end of year $413,298

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $17,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $32,474 · end of year $12,236

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

    $7,822

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

    $1,980

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,436 · end of year $5,842

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $96,669 · end of year $210,008

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $57,367 · end of year $31,426

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $560,202 · end of year $675,196

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $37,500 · end of year $45,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

AMERICA SCORES CLEVELAND INSPIRES URBAN YOUTH TO LEAD HEALTHY LIVES, BE ENGAGED STUDENTS, AND HAVE THE CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

  • CORE SOCCER PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 3-5 POET-ATHLETES (STUDENTS FROM PARTNERING CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOLS) MEET WITH THEIR SOCCER COACHES FOR SOCCER PRACTICES AND GAMES DURING AFTERSCHOOL HOURS TWO DAYS PER WEEK FOR 22 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, UTILIZING THE AMERICA SCORES SOCCER CURRICULUM. THIS CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES CHARACTER-BUILDING SKILLS SUCH AS LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT, DAILY LESSONS END WITH DISCUSSION PROMOTING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, SELF-ESTEEM, GOAL SETTING AND SCHOOL STEWARDSHIP. POET-ATHLETES PLAY GAMES BETWEEN AMERICA SCORES SCHOOLS AT SCHOOL SITES AND OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS ONCE PER WEEK. PROGRAM YEARS BEGIN AND END WITH COMMUNITY SOCCER EVENTS. DURING FY23, 429 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE 22 WEEKS. 82% OF PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED ON THE PACER TEST IN THE NUMBER OF SHUTTLES RUN FROM THEIR PRE- TO POST-ASSESSMENT. 90% OF PARTICIPANTS STATED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPS INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTHIER BEHAVIORS AND ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $157,663

  • CORE WRITING PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 3-5 POET-ATHLETES (STUDENTS FROM PARTNERING CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOLS) MEET WITH THEIR WRITING COACHES FOR CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS DURING AFTERSCHOOL HOURS TWO DAYS PER WEEK FOR 22 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE FALL, POET-ATHLETES ARE ENGAGED IN THE "POWER OF POETRY" CURRICULUM. THE FALL SEASON ENDS WITH A POETRY SLAM. THE SPRING WRITING CURRICULUM, "WRITING FOR THE COMMUNITY", FOCUSES ON SERVICE-LEARNING, WHERE POET- ATHLETES SELECT A COMMUNITY ISSUE AND THEN WORK AS A TEAM TO IMPLEMENT A SERVICE PROJECT. THE SPRING SEASON ENDS WITH A PRESENTATION OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS. DURING FY23, 429 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE 22 WEEKS. 72% OF PARTICIPANTS MAINTAINED OR SHOWED IMPROVED ON THE 6+1 TRAIT WRITING ASSESSMENT FROM PRE TO POST TEST. 93% OF COACHES SURVEYED, AGREED THAT PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS; 87% OF PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPED THEM BECOME COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT WHEN SPEAKING IN FRONT OF GROUPS OF PEOPLE; 92% OF CAREGIVERS/PARENTS AGREED THAT BECAUSE OF THE SCORES PROGRAM THEIR CHILD'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IMPROVED SINCE JOINING AMERICA SCORES. 260 CAREGIVERS ATTENDED THE POETRY SLAM.

    Expenses $137,648

  • ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDED JR. SCORES FOR GRADES 1-2 IN 14 SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR GRADES 6TH-8TH IN 5 SCHOOLS. PRACTICES RANGED FROM 60-120 MINUTES AND WERE OFFERED FOUR DAYS PER WEEK (2 DAYS WRITING/LITERACY, 2 DAYS SOCCER). SCORES HOSTED A WINTER PROGRAM IN 1 SCHOOL FOR GRADES 3-5 AND IN THE SPRING OFFERED A SOCCER PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITHIN 5 CITY OF CLEVELAND RECREATION AND RESOURCE CENTERS. SUMMER PROGRAMMING WAS HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VARIOUS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE CMSD SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE, AND THE CITY OF CLEVELAND RECREATION CENTERS IN THE CLEVELAND AREA OVER A FIVE TO TEN-WEEK PERIOD. DURING FY23, APPROXIMATELY 250 STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN JR. SCORES FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY OF PROGRAMMING. 84% OF JR. SCORES PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED OR MAINTAINED THE NUMBERS RECOGNIZED ON THEIR DOLCH SIGHT WORD PRE- AND POST- ASSESSMENTS. APPROXIMATELY 100 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN AT LEAST ONE DAY OF SOCCER, WRITING AND/OR SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMMING. 93% OF 6TH-8TH PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPED GROW THEIR CONFIDENCE AND92% OF CAREGIVERS AGREED THAT THEIR CHILD SPENDS MORE TIME READING OR WRITING SINCE BEING PART OF SCORES. SCORES SERVED 1,583 1ST-8TH YOUTH THROUGH VARIOUS EXTENSION PROGRAMS INCLUDING WINTER, SUMMER CAMPS, AND SCHOOL-DAY PROGRAMS. AMERICA SCORES SERVED A TOTAL OF 2,362 CLEVELAND YOUTH DURING FY23.

    Expenses $258,789 · Revenue $225,107

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ALISON BLACK

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $83,167
    From this org
    $83,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • DEBRA PENCE-MEYENBERG

    FORMER EXEC

    Total calculated
    $9,468
    From this org
    $9,468
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • CHRISTIAN TRUDELL

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • LAURA MIMURA

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JEFF BOEHLING

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MICHELE SANCHEZ

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • VINCENT BELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KEVIN FENTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • STEVE FRIEDMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID GEDEON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MEREDITH HOLT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JASON LANSDALE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LYLE LEAVITT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KUDA MAPOSA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MAIRGHREAD MUKEREDZI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MASON OATEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRANDON PATTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOSEPH REINES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRETT SCHUMACHER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SCOTT SNIDER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ADAM ZELWIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2022
Filed
29 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421009349301332

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