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← SO WHAT ELSE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SO WHAT ELSE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$33,815,906
Total expenses
$33,998,005
Contributions and grants received
$33,422,026
Grants paid
$30,883,211
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$393,880
Total assets, end of year
$2,457,478
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,155,924
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$301,554
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$33,618,543
Management and general expenses
$185,190
Fundraising expenses
$194,272
Program service expenses (Part III)
$33,618,543

Program services were 98.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $33,422,026

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $30,846,175

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 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

    $573,044

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $179,164

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $393,880

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 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 $37,036 · program services $37,036

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $30,846,175 · program services $30,846,175

  • 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 $92,100 · program services $46,050 · management and general $9,210 · fundraising $36,840

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,921,647 · program services $1,799,346 · management and general $33,179 · fundraising $89,122

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $35,809 · management and general $35,809

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $161,411 · program services $147,943 · management and general $3,330 · fundraising $10,138

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $40,762 · management and general $40,762

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $55 · fundraising $55

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $48,461 · fundraising $48,461

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,064 · management and general $23,064

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $184,288 · program services $184,288

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,437 · program services $3,437

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,589 · management and general $3,589

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,026 · management and general $12,026

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $50,570 · program services $50,570

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $73,885 · program services $73,885

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $186,888 · program services $186,888

  • 24b · Other expenses: CAR AND TRUCK

    total $159,532 · program services $159,532

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROVIDED MEALS EXPENSE

    total $52,090 · program services $52,090

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $23,565 · program services $23,565

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $41,615 · program services $7,738 · management and general $24,221 · fundraising $9,656

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $542,144 · end of year $379,200

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 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 $0

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

    $261,555

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

    $151,522

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $95,582 · end of year $110,033

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 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

    beginning of year $16,692 · end of year $1,968,245

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $90,056 · end of year $86,644

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $32,991 · end of year $2,069,280

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $531,371 · end of year $301,554

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To improve the lives of children and families living in underserved communities in the Baltimore-Washington Metro Area by providing food security, access to basic necessities, and high-quality out-of-school time programs in literacy, athletics, and the visual and performing arts while inspiring young people to give back to the community by creating volunteer opportunities for citizens of all ages.

  • Organized food and disaster relief assistance for the DC Metro and Baltimore regions. Initiated food and supply deliveries and food recovery services. Set up food and supply distribution centers for needy families in our community. Provided after school programs and summer camps.

    Expenses $33,581,507

  • GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

    Expenses $37,036 · Grants $37,036

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • DAVID SILBERT

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $92,100
    From this org
    $92,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • BRETT BERNSTEIN

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ROBERT SCHLESS

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • MATT AMMERMAN

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHELLE COOPER

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • AMY KATZ

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TOSHA DYSON

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MEREDITH HELLER

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SCOTT MENDELSON

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GREGORY MINKOFF

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOSH ROSS

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NICOLLE DAVIS

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • WESLEY OKERSON

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHAEL MEERS

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • AMY HOLMWOOD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUSAN LORING

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BRIAN ABRHAMSON

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BOB GORDON

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JANE DUNIGAN

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BARBARA GUTTERMAN

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • AMY EMBREY

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • EMILY STEPHENSON

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BARRETT WARE

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LEROY PINGHO

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JIMMY FRAGOYANNIS

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • LLS NORTHEAST

    $37,036

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543209349300294

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