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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by EMERGENT WORKS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$424,637
Total expenses
$790,983
Contributions and grants received
$377,458
Grants paid
$33,666
Program service revenue
$43,850
Investment income
$2,879
Other revenue
$450
Total assets, end of year
$54,314
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,253
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$52,061
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$432,963
Management and general expenses
$282,980
Fundraising expenses
$75,040
Program service expenses (Part III)
$432,963

Program services were 54.7% 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

    $377,458

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $43,850 · related or exempt $43,850

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,879 · excluded $2,879

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $450 · excluded $450

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $450

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $33,666 · program services $33,666

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $98,289 · program services $49,145 · management and general $24,572 · fundraising $24,572

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $301,474 · program services $197,635 · management and general $92,554 · fundraising $11,285

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,391 · program services $857 · management and general $409 · fundraising $125

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $19,551 · program services $12,069 · management and general $5,728 · fundraising $1,754

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $37,525 · program services $23,165 · management and general $10,994 · fundraising $3,366

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $63,089 · management and general $63,089

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $17,750 · fundraising $17,750

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $86,500 · program services $77,916 · management and general $8,584

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,296 · program services $909 · management and general $253 · fundraising $134

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $57,447 · program services $6,175 · management and general $45,743 · fundraising $5,529

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,879 · program services $3,150 · management and general $7,729

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,542 · program services $5,112 · management and general $12,504 · fundraising $2,926

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,024 · program services $6,090 · management and general $1,568 · fundraising $5,366

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,011 · program services $14,244 · management and general $6,681 · fundraising $2,086

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $159 · management and general $159

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,390 · program services $2,830 · management and general $2,413 · fundraising $147

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $12,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $385,069 · end of year $23,864

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $28,561 · end of year $15,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,100 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,740 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,305 · end of year $3,450

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,368 · end of year $2,253

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $418,407 · end of year $52,061

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

EMERGENT WORKS INC. (EW) IS BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN TECH-FORWARD CAREERS AND HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY MASS INCARCERATION BY OFFERING FREE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, SKILLS-BASED TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE HIGH-PAYING TECH-FORWARD CAREERS. IN ADDITION TO OUR TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EW IS ALSO COMMITTED TO CREATING TECH SOLUTIONS THAT SERVE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO END MASS INCARCERATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE POST-INCARCERATION JOB-TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

  • EMERGENT WORKS' YEAR-LONG T.RAP (TECHNOLOGY, RHYTHM, AND PASSION) PROGRAM EQUIPS JUSTICE-IMPACTED YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH DIGITAL, CREATIVE, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC STABILITY. THE PROGRAM OPERATES THROUGH TWO SIX-MONTH LEARNING COHORTS FOLLOWED BY SIX MONTHS OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT AND MENTORSHIP.T.RAP SERVES BOTH YOUTH (AGES 1624) AND ADULTS (25+), PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED MODEL THAT COMBINES TECHNICAL EDUCATION, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, PROFESSIONAL READINESS, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE PROJECT-BASED DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING, BUILD WEBSITES AND PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIOS, ENGAGE IN MENTORSHIP AND WELLNESS SESSIONS, AND ATTEND CAREER READINESS WORKSHOPS.FOR YOUTH, THE PROGRAM BLENDS MUSIC PRODUCTION AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING, HELPING PARTICIPANTS CREATE AN ORIGINAL ALBUM AND BUILD PERSONAL BRANDS TO MARKET THEIR WORK. ADULT PARTICIPANTS FOCUS ON WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS, AND DIGITAL TOOLS TO ENHANCE EMPLOYABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. BOTH TRACKS CULMINATE IN PROFESSIONAL SHOWCASES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND CONTINUED ALUMNI SUPPORT FOCUSED ON JOB PLACEMENT, INCOME GROWTH, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.TOGETHER, THESE ACTIVITIES BUILD DIGITAL FLUENCY, CONFIDENCE, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, ADVANCING EMERGENT WORKS' MISSION TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN TECH-FORWARD CAREERS AND COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION.

    Expenses $432,963 · Grants $33,666 · Revenue $43,850

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Rosalind Zavras

    PRESIDENT & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ashley Chen

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dion Ridley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jerone Hsu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kennith Armstead

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $98,289
    From this org
    $93,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,135
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533179349310258

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