Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$851,679

Total expenses

$637,125

Contributions and grants received

$809,379

Grants paid

$15,039

Program service revenue

$1,477

Investment income

$40,823

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$1,688,833

Total liabilities, end of year

$12,465

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,676,368

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$500,380

Management and general expenses

$134,342

Fundraising expenses

$2,403

Program service expenses (Part III)

$500,380

Program services were 78.5% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• FUTURE LEADERS ACADEMY (FLA) IS A YEAR-LONG PROGRAM OFFERED PRIMARILY TO LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION LATINX HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTIES TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO BUILD A SECONDARY PATH AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION TO POSTSECONDARY OPTIONS SUCH AS TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL COLLEGES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND 4+ YEAR UNIVERSITIES; COLLEGE SELECTION; CAREER EXPLORATION; CAREER PANELS; RESUME BUILDING; ACT/SAT PREPARATION; INTERVIEWING SKILLS; AND FINANCIAL AID, INCLUDING FAFSA AND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS. EACH STUDENT IS PAIRED WITH A MENTOR AND A COLLEGE COACH, WHO, SUPPORTED, TRAINED, AND SUPERVISED BY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, GUIDE THE STUDENT ALONG THEIR JOURNEY TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.

  Expenses $225,641 · Grants $15,039

• FUTURE LEADERS ACADEMY - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (FLAE) IS A SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM FOR 3RD-5TH GRADERS THAT HELPS THEM UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEARS TO PREPARE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BEYOND. GENDER NORMS AND FAMILIAL EXPECTATIONS CAN LIMIT THE CAREER AND EXPLORATORY CHOICES OF LATINX/HISPANIC CHILDREN, SO FLAE ADDRESSES THESE ISSUES BY EXPOSING ALL STUDENTS TO A VARIETY OF AREAS, ENCOURAGING CONFIDENCE, AND INSTILLING LIFE SKILLS. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ACADEMICS, STUDY HABITS, SELF-AWARENESS, AND TRANSITIONAL SKILLS. STUDENTS ALSO EXPLORE STEM CAREERS THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND FACILITY VISITS. FUTURE LEADERS ACADEMY- MIDDLE SCHOOL (FLAM) IS A PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS THAT FOCUSES ON GIVING STUDENTS THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT TOPICS INCLUDING GRADES, SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT, SELF-AWARENESS, HOW TO PICK CLASSES, AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. STUDENTS ATTEND COLLEGE TOURS AND GAIN IMPORTANT SKILLS THROUGH HANDS-ON STEM CAREER EXPLORATION. IN ADDITION TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, THE FLAM PROGRAM ALSO EMPHASIZES LIFE SKILLS, GOAL SETTING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, HABIT BUILDING, AND TRANSITIONAL SKILLS.

  Expenses $41,969

• THE GOAL OF OUR PARENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS TO MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE, EMPOWER, AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AMONG OUR GROWING LATINX COMMUNITY. PARTICIPANTS LEARN LIFE SKILLS, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, TOOLS TO INTEGRATE INTO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS. THEY ALSO LEARN TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE EDUCATION SYSTEM WORKS IN THE UNITED STATES, EXPERIENCE HANDS-ON COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND NEW PARENTS RECEIVE EDUCATION SUPPORT THROUGH VARIOUS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. PARENTS COME FROM A VARIETY OF COUNTRIES AND OFTEN FIND IT DIFFICULT TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS OR LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. THROUGH STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES, PARENTS LEARN ABOUT AND LINK UP WITH THE RESOURCES OFFERED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY. FIELD TRIPS FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS INCLUDE THE LOCAL LIBRARY, LOCAL COLLEGES, SELBY GARDENS, AND THE RINGLING MUSEUM, AMONG OTHERS.

  Expenses $13,609

• OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE LEADNOW HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS, WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORT AND MENTORING FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLEGE COMPLETION PROGRAMS, AND VARIOUS REGIONAL COLLECTIVE INITIATIVES, WHICH PARTER WITH OTHER YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER PROGRAMMING TO STUDENTS.

  Expenses $219,161

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2023

Filed

2 August 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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