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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,621,862
Total expenses
$4,320,984
Contributions and grants received
$4,761,244
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
-$139,382
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,624,493
Total liabilities, end of year
$438,034
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,186,459
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,954,624
Management and general expenses
$366,360
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,954,624

Program services were 91.5% 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)

    $4,761,244

  • 3 · Investment income

    total -$139,382 · related or exempt -$139,382

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,319,980 · program services $2,057,404 · management and general $262,576

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $885,755 · program services $819,596 · management and general $66,159

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,488 · program services $17,688 · management and general $15,800

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $183,598 · program services $178,200 · management and general $5,398

  • 17 · Travel

    total $51,794 · program services $49,085 · management and general $2,709

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,644 · program services $41,384 · management and general $3,260

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER COST

    total $383,977 · program services $374,102 · management and general $9,875

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD COST

    total $201,890 · program services $201,890

  • 24c · Other expenses: CLIENT ASSISTANCE

    total $74,251 · program services $74,251

  • 24d · Other expenses: DEPRECIATION EXPENSE

    total $58,869 · program services $58,869

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $82,738 · program services $82,155 · management and general $583

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $497,912 · end of year $491,678

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $487,576 · end of year $841,817

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

    $2,088,873

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

    $358,214

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,346,216 · end of year $1,730,659

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $757,916 · end of year $560,339

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $103,989 · end of year $276,424

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $100,050 · end of year $161,610

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,885,581 · end of year $3,186,459

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED TO CARRY OUT COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS WHICH ARE GENERALLY FUNDED BY REVENUE FROM AGENCY PROGRAMS AND GRANTS FROM LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. SUCH GRANTS USUALLY REQUIRES COMPLIANCE WITH PRESCRIBED GRANT CONDITIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING THE FURNISHING OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF CASH OR NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS.

  • HEAD START HEAD START DURING THE 2024- 2025 SCHOOL YEAR, 190 CHILDREN WERE PROVIDED HEAD START SERVICES. OF OUR TOTAL ENROLLMENT, 10% OF FUNDED ENROLLMENT WAS DIAGNOSED AS CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. HEAD START OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN IN PREPARATION FOR KINDERGARTEN. SERVICES INCLUDE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND NUTRITION, MENTAL HEALTH, DENTAL, AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO MOVE FAMILIES TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

    Expenses $2,352,066

  • 1.EXPANSION OF MIECHV GRANT AND SERVICE REACH DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION SECURED AN INCREASE IN ITS MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING INITIATIVE (MIECHV) GRANT TO 550,000, ALLOWING THE PROGRAM TO EXPAND SERVICES TO FAMILIES RESIDING IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY. THIS FUNDING ENHANCEMENT ENABLED THE AGENCY TO STRENGTHEN HOME VISITING SUPPORTS, IMPROVE CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND EXTEND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO MORE AT-RISK HOUSEHOLDS.

    Expenses $345,307

  • 2.CSBG ENDORSEMENT OF WHOLE FAMILY INITIATIVE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) PROGRAM OFFICIALLY ENDORSED THE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION'S WHOLE FAMILY INITIATIVE FOLLOWING ENDORSEMENT BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BASED ON ITS OUTCOMES FOLLOWING A FIVE-YEAR PILOT PROJECT PHASE. THIS ENDORSEMENT REFLECTS THE INITIATIVE'S PROVEN IMPACT IN HELPING FAMILIES ACHIEVE GREATER STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH A COORDINATED, MULTI-GENERATIONAL SERVICE APPROACH. TANF EMPLOYMENT CONTINUES TO PARTNER UP WITH, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST AT GREENSVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER WITH THE VIRGINIA BONDING PROGRAM. WE ASSIST CUSTOMERS WITH A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, WHO ARE TRYING TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AND RE-ENTER THE WORKFORCE SECTOR. WORKFORCE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE EMPORIA CHAMBER LUNCHEON AND NETWORK WITH OTHER EMPLOYERS/ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH CHICK-FIL-A OWNER'S WIFE. CHICK-FIL-A JUST RECENTLY OPEN HERE IN EMPORIA, SO I HOPE WE CAN HAVE PARTNERSHIP IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE ALSO PARTICIPATED AT THE SOUTHSIDE REGIONAL JOB FAIR IN OCTOBER. WE SIGNED UP 15 INDIVIDUALS SEEKING JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT.

    Expenses $330,031

  • Expenses $927,220

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tony Conwell

    BOARD MEMBE

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Eliza Drew

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Barbara Harris Drummond

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Robert Elliott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Laverne Ford

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Charlie Caple Jr

    CHAIRMAN OF

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Carol Mercer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Denise Miller

    BOARD MEMBE

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Linda Skipper

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Tywanda Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • John Stringfield

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • William White

    BOD MEMBER

    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
15 February 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202610469349300401

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