Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,554,703

Total expenses

$1,561,292

Contributions and grants received

$1,552,793

Grants paid

$12,500

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$873

Other revenue

$1,037

Total assets, end of year

$557,982

Total liabilities, end of year

$34,409

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$523,573

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,474,166

Management and general expenses

$87,126

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,474,166

Program services were 94.4% 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

• 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER (CCLC) AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AT WESTERN HILLS AND TAFT HIGH SCHOOLS - THE 21ST CCLC PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE IV, PART B OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA), AS AMENDED BY THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 2001 (NCLB). THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR OUT OF SCHOOL TIME ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ON RIVERVIEW EAST ACADEMY CAMPUS, WHO COME FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND ATTEND A LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL TO HELP THEM MEET LOCAL AND STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN READING AND MATHEMATICS. PROGRAMS PROVIDE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION, ART, AND MUSIC ACTIVITIES, CHARACTER EDUCATION, (PROGRAM NARRATIVE CONTINUES IN SCHEDULE O)COUNSELING AND RECREATION TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAM'S ACADEMIC COMPONENTS. ADDITIONALLY, PROGRAMS WILL FOCUS ON PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES, (SLAOG) SUMMER LEARNING AFTER-SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY GRANT IS DESIGNED TO FUND PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ESTABLISH OR EXPAND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS SUMMER TIME LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. PROVIDED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. RIVERVIEW EAST THROUGH GRAD CINCINNATI WAS AWARDED THIS TWO YEAR GRANT. STUDENTS WHO LACKED PROFICIENCY IN LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS RECEIVE INTERVENTION AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING THE SUMMER TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ATTENDANCE AND DISCIPLINE. TITLE 1, PART A (TITLE 1) OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, AS AMENDED (ESEA) PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES (LEAS) AND SCHOOLS WITH HIGH NUMBERS OR HIGH PERCENTAGES OF CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO HELP ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN MEET CHALLENGING STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS. ALL SEVEN GRAD CINCINNATI SCHOOLS ARE TITLE 1 ELIGIBLE. CURRENTLY GRAD CINCINNATI RECEIVES FUNDING TO SUPPORT THREE PART-TIME READING SPECIALISTS AT ETHEL TAYLOR ACADEMY, REES E. PRICE ACADEMY AND HAYS PORTER TO RUN A TUTORIAL PROGRAM IN READING AND MATH. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY UNITED WAY FUNDING.

  Expenses $657,750

• CAMPUS FAMILY SUPPORT - GRAD CINCINNATI HAS SEVEN RESOURCE COORDINATORS. THEY ARE LOCATED AT AT WESTERN HILLS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, TAFT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL, RIVERVIEW EAST ACADEMY, CINCINNATI DIGITAL ACADEMY, ROLL HILL, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY AND ETHEL TAYLOR ACADEMY. THE GENERAL FUNCTION OF THE RESOURCE COORDINATOR IS TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT-WIDE COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER INITIATIVE OF CREATING SCHOOLS AS CENTERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE RESOURCE COORDINATOR INITIATE, FACILITATE AND MAINTAIN PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THE SCHOOL'S ONE PLAN, AS WELL AS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS. THEY DEVELOP AND PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE WISEST USE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO CREATE OPTIMAL POSITIVE IMPACT BY ENHANCING (PROGRAM NARRATIVE CONTINUES IN SCHEDULE O)COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL ASSETS, MEETING WITH CRITICAL HUMAN SERVICE'S NEEDS, AND PROMOTING LONG-TERM COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS. TWO OF THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE RESOURCE COORDINATOR ARE TO LEAD MONTHLY PARTNER MEETINGS TO ENSURE ONGOING SYNERGISTIC, COORDINATED AND INTERGRADED WORKING SEAMLESSLY WITH THE STAFF AND PREPARE MONTHLY REPORTS FOR SUBMISSION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND AGENCY LEADERSHIP REGARDING RESOURCE ACTIVITY AND PROGRESS MAINTAINING UP TO DATE RECORDS FOR ALL PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $803,916

• SCHOLARSHIP - IN THE 9TH GRADE PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE MADE AWARE OF THE GRAD SCHOLARSHIP WHICH OUTLINES THE COURSE, GRADE POINT AVERAGE, SUMMER INSTITUTE AND COUNSELING REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FROM GRAD. IN THE SUMMER STUDENTS MUST PARTICIPATE IN TWO SUMMER INSTITUTES ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS WHERE THEY TAKE COURSES TO STIMULATE THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE; THEY MUST MAINTAIN A 2.7 G.P.A.; GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN FOUR YEARS AND BE ACCEPTED TO AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. THE DOLLARS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP MUST BE RAISED BY GRAD CINCINNATI BOARD AND BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. A COLLEGE READINESS COORDINATOR IS ON STAFF TO TRACK STUDENTS AND ASSIST WITH ALL COLLEGE ACCESS INFORMATION. (PROGRAM NARRATIVE CONTINUES IN SCHEDULE O)GRAD SUPPORTS 1400 STUDENTS WITH COLLEGE ACCESS SERVICES. THIRTY-ONE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE DISBURSED TO STUDENTS IN 2023.

  Expenses $12,500 · Grants $12,500

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

17 March 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202510779349301701

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