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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ADVOT.

Totals

Total revenue
$916,449
Total expenses
$953,927
Contributions and grants received
$918,817
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,040
Other revenue
-$3,408
Total assets, end of year
$175,120
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,731
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$168,389
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$862,827
Management and general expenses
$42,075
Fundraising expenses
$49,025
Program service expenses (Part III)
$862,827

Program services were 90.5% 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)

    $537,430

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $381,387

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,040 · excluded $1,040

  • 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

    $27,293

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $30,701

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,408

  • 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 $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 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 $226,396 · program services $226,396

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,733 · program services $9,733

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $25,546 · program services $25,546

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $47,073 · program services $47,073

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,427 · program services $14,813 · management and general $1,568 · fundraising $1,046

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $760 · program services $646 · management and general $68 · fundraising $46

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,381 · fundraising $10,381

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,522 · program services $8,094 · management and general $857 · fundraising $571

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,860 · program services $8,381 · management and general $887 · fundraising $592

  • 17 · Travel

    total $61,267 · program services $61,267

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,597 · program services $13,257 · management and general $1,404 · fundraising $936

  • 24a · Other expenses: VISIONARY TRAINERS

    total $208,227 · program services $208,227

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROBATION PROGRAM MANAGER

    total $70,360 · program services $70,360

  • 24c · Other expenses: GENERAL SUBCONTRACTORS

    total $47,394 · program services $40,285 · management and general $4,265 · fundraising $2,844

  • 24d · Other expenses: ADMINISTRTIVE COORDINATOR

    total $31,135 · management and general $31,135

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $163,249 · program services $128,749 · management and general $1,891 · fundraising $32,609

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $204,621 · end of year $173,218

  • 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

    $5,407

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

    $3,505

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,580 · end of year $1,902

  • 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 $325 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $170

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $489 · end of year $6,731

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $205,867 · end of year $168,389

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Advot Project creates possibility by using art-based curriculums to teach communication and relationship skills. Empowering participants to find their voice and use it.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Advot Project creates possibility by using art-based curriculums to teach communication and relationship skills. Empowering participants to find their voice and use it. We transform lives with the ripple effect of change. We aim to create a world of equality and justice in which every person can express their goals, needs, desires and fears. By teaching communication tools and relationship skills through art-based curriculums, we empower and equip participants to shift their belief systems and become self-advocates so that they can live their best lives and reach their full potential.

  • Listen, Act, Change Curriculum: Served over 950 young people of promise living in poverty and/or impacted by incarceration. Through interactive workshops focused on healthy relationships, communication skills, and creative self-expression in theater and visual arts, we reached youth across schools, after-school programs, group homes, and juvenile detention facilities throughout Los Angeles County.Advots full-year arts enrichment program at New Village Girls Academy provided students with rotating learning opportunities in knitting, filmmaking, poetry, and leadership development. Through these rotations, participants developed creative skills, self-expression, collaboration, and confidence. Each rotation included hands-on projects and culminates in student showcases, highlighting both artistic growth and leadership development.The Fanny Possibility Fund: Provided college scholarships and ongoing mentoring to alumni of our Relationships 101 program, supporting their continued growth and educational success.Re-Imagine Reentry Program: Offered mentorship, guidance, and access to resources for youth transitioning out of LA County probation lockup facilities, helping them reenter their communities with confidence and purpose.First Annual Impact Report:Advot worked with consultants to revise and strengthen our evaluation methods and to develop new measurement and learning tools, which will be implemented in the 20252026 program year. We also produced our first Annual Impact Report to capture and communicate the outcomes of our work.Team Culture Consultation:Advot worked with a team culture consultant to strengthen organizational practices around diversity, equity, and inclusion. The work focused on culture management, internal communication, and increasing awareness of the racial and cultural identities of the students we serve.Curricular Materials/systems consultation:Advot worked with a consultant to streamline curricular materials and internal systems to improve program consistency and efficiency.Outreach and Expansion:Our team of facilitators expanded to 10 this year and we significantly expanded its outreach by launching the LAC program at five new locations. Successful partnerships resulted in program initiation at the Pomona Tech Center, Boyle Heights Tech Center, North Park High School, and Roosevelt High School. The program was also established at A Place Called Home Community Center, solidifying deeper community engagement and increased access to resources.Conferences:Our Managing Director attended the Rockwood Leadership Institute, bringing new leadership strategies and practices back to the team.The organization strategically invested in professional development to enhance program quality and expand its expertise in youth support. The Program Manager attended the National Mentoring Conference, enabling the integration of evidence-based best practices and the adoption of national standards for mentor training and relationship support into the LAC program. Furthermore, staff attended the Transformation of Youth Justice Symposium, which provided actionable insights on innovative program delivery methods, effective community collaboration models, and current legislative trends in youth-centered system reform.

    Expenses $862,827

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Naomi Ackerman

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $168,896
    From this org
    $150,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,896
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,000
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $150,000

  • Ann Kee

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $83,438
    From this org
    $76,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,042
    Hours/week
    32

  • Jarvis Griggs

    PROBATION PROGRAM MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $77,001
    From this org
    $70,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,641
    Hours/week
    32

  • Kaci Hamilton

    VISIONARY TRAINER

    Total calculated
    $50,695
    From this org
    $50,695
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • Mara Shuster-Lefkowitz

    VISIONARY TRAINER

    Total calculated
    $26,042
    From this org
    $26,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • Sara Ryan

    VISIONARY TRAINER

    Total calculated
    $23,382
    From this org
    $23,382
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • Anat Sadan

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Shawn Lare' Brinkley

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Rabbi Daniel Sher

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Bryce Merryman

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Tony Viramontes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
18 September 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523189349315917

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