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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by 21ST CENTURY LEADERS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,227,585
Total expenses
$1,313,598
Contributions and grants received
$975,435
Grants paid
$49,576
Program service revenue
$53,999
Investment income
$5,863
Other revenue
$192,288
Total assets, end of year
$735,786
Total liabilities, end of year
$83,270
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$652,516
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,182,801
Management and general expenses
$81,250
Fundraising expenses
$49,547
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,182,801

Program services were 90.0% 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

    $975,435

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $53,999 · related or exempt $53,999

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,863 · excluded $5,863

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $289,223

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $96,935

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $192,288 · excluded $192,288

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $49,576 · program services $49,576

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $124,268 · program services $107,141 · management and general $17,127

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $271,468 · program services $225,029 · management and general $46,439

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,189 · program services $6,189

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $28,785 · program services $28,785

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $30,750 · program services $27,770 · management and general $2,980

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,100 · program services $6,480 · management and general $1,620

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,754 · management and general $1,754

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,714 · program services $10,714

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,955 · fundraising $2,955

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,938 · program services $8,373 · management and general $1,565

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,405 · program services $28,499 · management and general $2,906

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,636 · program services $7,605 · management and general $31

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,954 · program services $9,215 · management and general $1,739

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $409,243 · program services $409,243

  • 24b · Other expenses: TUTORING FEES

    total $117,298 · program services $117,298

  • 24c · Other expenses: LEADERSHIP CONNECT

    total $97,210 · program services $97,210

  • 24d · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $46,592 · fundraising $46,592

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $48,763 · program services $43,674 · management and general $5,089

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $59,407

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $369,558 · end of year $242,889

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $17,965 · end of year $17,538

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,200 · end of year $4,200

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

    $9,387

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

    $9,387

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $311,659 · end of year $376,736

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $55,224 · end of year $35,016

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,961 · end of year $7,986

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $17,500 · end of year $37,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $55,614 · end of year $37,784

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $602,156 · end of year $561,066

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $75,375 · end of year $91,450

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

21ST CENTURY LEADERS CONNECTS, TRANSFORMS, AND INSPIRES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS GEORGIA TO BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND ULTIMATELY THE WORKFORCE.

  • SUMMER RESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES 21ST CENTURY LEADERS' SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES ARE ONE-WEEK RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTES ON COLLEGE AND CORPORATE CAMPUSES FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER EXPLORATION ACROSS INDUSTRY SECTORS. OUR FOUR SUMMER INSTITUTES IMPACTED 304 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 136 HIGH SCHOOLS AND 46 COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE IN 2024. 94% OF STUDENTS REPORTED THAT THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO SEEK OUT OR CONTINUE SEEKING OUT LEADERSHIP ROLES, 55% OF STUDENTS SAID THEY DISCOVERED A NEW CAREER FIELD OF INTEREST AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM, AND 32% OF STUDENTS SAID IT WAS THEIR FIRST TIME SEEING SOMEONE WHO LOOKS LIKE THEM IN A CAREER OR POSITION THEY WANT TO BE IN.

    Expenses $832,804 · Grants $49,576 · Revenue $3,418

  • SCHOOL-YEAR PROGRAMS 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR WE SERVED OVER 2,500 STUDENTS WITH 580 LIVE TRAINING EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND EXPERIENCES FOR THE YEAR WITH 91% OF STUDENTS SAY THEIR CONFIDENCE AS A LEADER INCREASED THROUGH 21ST CENTURY LEADERS. OUR ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM, LEADERSHIP CONNECT SAW A RECORD ENROLLMENT OF OVER 2,700 STUDENTS WITH 96% ENROLLED RECEIVED FREE ACCESS. WE LAUNCHED OUR FINAL CURRICULUM OF PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EMORY'S GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL ON SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP WHERE STUDENTS CAN NOT EARN A LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE FROM GOIZUETA, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. OUR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED 21CLUBS, SUPPORTED OVER 400 STUDENTS ACROSS 30 CLUBS AND WE PROVIDED NEARLY 40,000 IN POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS.

    Expenses $165,675 · Revenue $3,731

  • HOMEWORK CENTERS THE HOMEWORK CENTER PROGRAM, MANAGED BY 21ST CENTURY LEADERS THROUGH SCANA ENERGY, ESTABLISHED AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA TITLE 1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR UP TO FOUR YEARS AT EACH SCHOOL. IN THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR AN AVERAGE OF 257 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED AND ATTENDED FOR 458 DAYS ACROSS THE TEN HOMEWORK CENTERS. 83% OF PARENTS AGREE THAT SINCE ATTENDING THE SCANA ENERGY HOMEWORK CENTER, THEIR CHILD IS DOING BETTER ON SCHOOLWORK AND IS BETTER PREPARE FOR CLASS. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS REPORTED IMPROVED GRADES AND GAINS IN TEST SCORES AMONG HOMEWORK CENTER STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN MATH AND READING.

    Expenses $184,322 · Revenue $46,850

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • KATE HEWITT

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $124,268
    From this org
    $106,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,643
    Hours/week
    40

  • MARIA BLACKBURN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATELYN FREDERICKS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DERETTA RHODES

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • MARANIE BROWN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CHRIS CALDWELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CARLA CHANDLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ARJUN CHOWDRI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARTY FLEISCHMANN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SHELTON GUINN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • OKEMA JACKSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JP JAMES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ALINA MENCIAS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JON NEFF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CHI NGUYEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CHRIS REYNOLDS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SCOTT RIGGS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARI SIFO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KATERINA TAYLOR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MICHAEL WHITE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RACHEL WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ANQI ZOU

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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
5 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520719349300712

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