Totals
- Total revenue
- $747,477
- Total expenses
- $609,239
- Contributions and grants received
- $742,408
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,069
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $191,418
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16,976
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $174,442
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $470,180
- Management and general expenses
- $139,059
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $470,180
Program services were 77.2% 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.
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1d · Related organizations
$650,167
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$86,029
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$6,212
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3 · Investment income
total $5,069 · excluded $5,069
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $172,805 · program services $138,244 · management and general $34,561
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $297,484 · program services $251,742 · management and general $45,742
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $27,706 · program services $20,779 · management and general $6,927
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11b · Fees: legal
total $17,782 · program services $8,891 · management and general $8,891
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $30,309 · program services $8,654 · management and general $21,655
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13 · Office expenses
total $32,351 · program services $24,200 · management and general $8,151
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14 · Information technology
total $4,647 · program services $2,324 · management and general $2,323
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16 · Occupancy
total $11,117 · program services $5,559 · management and general $5,558
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17 · Travel
total $858 · program services $643 · management and general $215
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $8,013 · program services $6,009 · management and general $2,004
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20 · Interest
total $11 · management and general $11
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23 · Insurance
total $1,601 · program services $800 · management and general $801
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24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $4,300 · program services $2,150 · management and general $2,150
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24b · Other expenses: MEALS
total $213 · program services $160 · management and general $53
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24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES AND FEES
total $29 · program services $15 · management and general $14
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24d · Other expenses: SCHOOL CURRICULAR EXPEN
total $13 · program services $10 · management and general $3
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $267,094 · end of year $105,611
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $21,395 · end of year $85,807
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $102,285 · end of year $16,976
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $36,204 · end of year $174,442
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE EMPOWERMENT ZONE NURTURES THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT OF EACH CHILD BY EMBRACING EQUITY, LEARNING, AND CHANGE FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES. WE HARNESS THE POWER OF COMMUNITY AND RELATIONSHIPS TO IGNITE TRANSFORMATION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE EMPOWERMENT ZONE NURTURES THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT OF EACH CHILD BY EMBRACING EQUITY, LEARNING, AND CHANGE FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES. WE HARNESS THE POWER OF COMMUNITY AND RELATIONSHIPS TO IGNITE TRANSFORMATION.
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IN THE SPRING OF 2019, THE INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (SBOE) DEVELOPED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION TO CREATE THE SOUTH BEND EMPOWERMENT ZONE. THE SOUTH BEND EMPOWERMENT ZONE IS COMPRISED OF WILSON, WARREN, HARRISON, AND COQUILLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND NAVARRE MIDDLE SCHOOL. OUR CHARGE FROM THE SBOE IS TO DRAMATICALLY TRANSFORM STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH AT OUR SCHOOLS OVER THE COURSE OF A FIVE-YEAR INTERVENTION.
Expenses $470,180 · Revenue $85,807
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Leslie Ann WesleyLESLIE ANN WESLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeff ReaJEFF REA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stephanie BallSTEPHANIE BALL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sonya WatkinsSONYA WATKINS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Duane WilsonDUANE WILSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kareemah FowlerKAREEMAH FOWLER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rosa HiestandROSA HIESTAND
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ryan MatthysRYAN MATTHYS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sam CentellasSAM CENTELLAS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Davion LewisDR DAVION LEWIS
EMPOWERMENT ZONE CHIEF
- Total calculated
- $265,847
- From this org
- $258,662
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,185
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $258,662
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,185
- Filer's total
- $265,847
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Ronda RossRONDA ROSS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS SERVICES & GENERAL
- Total calculated
- $189,334
- From this org
- $183,047
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,287
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $149,586
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $33,461
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,287
- Filer's total
- $189,334
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Roxana ZapataROXANA ZAPATA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT TEAM
- Total calculated
- $131,541
- From this org
- $125,254
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,287
- 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. 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
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
Answered no
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 4A
- RONDA ROSS WAS PAID $33,461 IN SEVERANCE.
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.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
501(C)3 · EXEMPT · IN
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 30 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601279349303040
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