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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OPERATION BETTER BLOCK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,529,850
Total expenses
$2,259,586
Contributions and grants received
$2,380,501
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$24,020
Investment income
$3,869
Other revenue
$121,460
Total assets, end of year
$5,029,220
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,402,254
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,626,966
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,855,643
Management and general expenses
$381,502
Fundraising expenses
$22,441
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,855,643

Program services were 82.1% 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)

    $1,665,919

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $714,582

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $24,020 · related or exempt $24,020

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,869 · related or exempt $3,869

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: USE OF FACILITIES

    total $78,082 · related or exempt $78,082

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISC & INSURANCE CLAIM

    total $43,378 · related or exempt $43,378

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $121,460

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $993,282 · program services $814,491 · management and general $168,858 · fundraising $9,933

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $90,590 · program services $74,284 · management and general $15,400 · fundraising $906

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $100,115 · program services $82,094 · management and general $17,020 · fundraising $1,001

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $20,000 · management and general $20,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $210,107 · program services $188,688 · management and general $19,118 · fundraising $2,301

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,138 · program services $13,234 · management and general $2,743 · fundraising $161

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $116,662 · program services $95,663 · management and general $19,832 · fundraising $1,167

  • 17 · Travel

    total $46,593 · program services $38,207 · management and general $7,920 · fundraising $466

  • 20 · Interest

    total $144 · program services $118 · management and general $25 · fundraising $1

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $69,788 · program services $57,226 · management and general $11,864 · fundraising $698

  • 24a · Other expenses: POSTAGE PRINTING

    total $14,450 · program services $11,849 · management and general $2,457 · fundraising $144

  • 24b · Other expenses: RENTALMAINTENANCE OF EQUIP

    total $11,404 · program services $9,351 · management and general $1,939 · fundraising $114

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND PROGRAM EXP

    total $564,855 · program services $465,963 · management and general $93,398 · fundraising $5,494

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $5,458 · program services $4,475 · management and general $928 · fundraising $55

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $117,657 · end of year $201,252

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $30,709 · end of year $278,054

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $329,275 · end of year $303,372

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,622

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

    $4,500,267

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

    $567,743

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,001,752 · end of year $3,932,524

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $307,519 · end of year $314,018

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $64,055 · end of year $25,678

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,347,840 · end of year $2,354,639

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $21,937 · end of year $21,937

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,296,702 · end of year $2,549,808

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $60,000 · end of year $77,158

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE STRATEGIZE, ORGANIZE AND MOBILIZE, BLOCK BY BLOCK, TO BENEFIT THE HOMEWOOD COMMUNITY.

  • GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVENTION INITIATIVE - OPERATION BETTER BLOCKS GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM USES DIGITAL TOOLS TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO RESOURCES QUICKLY, CAPTURE INFORMATION ABOUT RECIPIENTS THAT CAN BE IMMEDIATELY USED BY CASE WORKERS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS LIKELY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN VIOLENCE, WHO ARE AT RISK OF INCARCERATION AND THOSE WHO ARE RE-ENTERING SOCIETY AFTER INCARCERATION. BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDERS, TRUSTED ADVISOR AND THE PEOPLE NEEDING HELP, LEVERAGING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STREET OUTREACH WORK.

    Expenses $1,057,717

  • RESIDENT SERVICES INITIATIVES - PROVIDES MOTIVATION, FINANCES AND NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO IMPROVE HOUSING AND DEVELOP NEW HOUSING. PERFORMS PERIODIC SURVEYS ON COMMUNITY NEEDS AND CHANGES. ASSISTS IN PLANNING FOR NEW IMPROVEMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. ASSISTS NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS WHO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS AFFECTING ASPECTS OF SOCIAL FUNCTIONING, AND TRANSMITS THE COMMUNITYS CONCERNS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DECISION MAKERS, ASSURING THAT ALL VOICES ARE HEARD BEFORE COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE COMMUNITY ARE MADE.

    Expenses $445,354

  • GREEN INITIATIVES (JUNIOR GREEN CORPS) - THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE JUNIOR GREEN CORPS IS TO PROVIDE HOMEWOOD YOUTH, AGES 14-19, WITH STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES THAT IMPACT THEIR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, EQUIP THEM FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDE THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE GREEN COLLAR JOBS AND CAREERS. THE JUNIOR GREEN CORPS PROGRAM TARGETS YOUTH WHO FACE ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, OR PERSONAL BARRIERS SUCH AS DEFICIENCIES IN BASIC LITERACY SKILLS, PARENTHOOD, AND MINOR LEGAL ISSUES. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WE PROVIDE OUR YOUTH WITH ACCESS TO THE GREEN INDUSTRY.

    Expenses $222,677

  • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES - OBB PARTICIPATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOMEWOOD COMPREHENSIVE PLA. OBB CREATED/DEVELOPED THE LAND USE PLAN THAT IS IN THE HOMEWOOD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

    Expenses $129,895

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Gradeck

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amosizinna Scott

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Griffin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN WALLACE Jr

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lance Harrell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Gilmer

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202601359349312510

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