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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THINK BIG FOR KIDS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,093,349
Total expenses
$518,682
Contributions and grants received
$1,092,957
Grants paid
$52,844
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$392
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,850,886
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,850,886
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$388,657
Management and general expenses
$86,686
Fundraising expenses
$43,339
Program service expenses (Part III)
$388,657

Program services were 74.9% 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

    $1,092,957

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $392 · excluded $392

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $52,844 · program services $52,844

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $130,000 · program services $91,000 · management and general $26,000 · fundraising $13,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $203,579 · program services $142,505 · management and general $40,716 · fundraising $20,358

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $15,346 · program services $10,742 · management and general $3,069 · fundraising $1,535

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,519 · program services $17,863 · management and general $5,104 · fundraising $2,552

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,380 · program services $966 · management and general $276 · fundraising $138

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,673 · program services $2,571 · management and general $735 · fundraising $367

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,442 · program services $9,442

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,729 · program services $3,310 · management and general $947 · fundraising $472

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,106 · program services $5,674 · management and general $1,622 · fundraising $810

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,138 · program services $7,097 · management and general $2,028 · fundraising $1,013

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,290 · program services $3,096 · management and general $796 · fundraising $398

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,954 · program services $9,068 · management and general $2,591 · fundraising $1,295

  • 24a · Other expenses: DONOR & VOLUNTEER EVENT

    total $19,860 · program services $19,860

  • 24b · Other expenses: BENEFICIARY EVENTS

    total $10,637 · program services $8,180 · management and general $1,638 · fundraising $819

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $4,833 · program services $3,383 · management and general $967 · fundraising $483

  • 24d · Other expenses: MENTORSHIP EVENTS

    total $365 · program services $365

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $987 · program services $691 · management and general $197 · fundraising $99

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,239,776 · end of year $1,770,340

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $36,443 · end of year $80,546

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,276,219 · end of year $1,850,886

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY PREPARING KIDS TO EXCEL IN TODAY'S WORKFORCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO HELP UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH THOUGH CAREER EXPLORATION, MENTORSHIP AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.

  • THINK BIG FOR KIDS IS BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORSHIP, AND JOB READINESS TRAINING TO EXCEL IN TODAY'S WORKFORCE.THINK BIG FOR KIDS IS A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT THAT PARTNERS WITH COMPANIES FROM DIVERSE INDUSTRIES TO PROVIDE THE AWARENESS, GUIDANCE, AND SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO SET AND ACHIEVE THEIR POST-GRADUATION GOALS. OUR UNIQUE "THREE PILLARS" APPROACH INCORPORATES CAREER EXPLORATION, MENTORSHIP, AND JOB READINESS AND PLACEMENT. WE'VE DEVELOPED A PROGRAMMATIC ROADMAP THAT FIRST ENGAGES KIDS DURING THE CRITICAL MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS AND SUPPORTS THEM THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL AND INTO YOUNG ADULTHOOD. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)DURING THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND WORK WITH EXPERIENCED MENTORS TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS. AS THEY APPROACH GRADUATION, WE OFFER WORK PLACEMENT, INTERNSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO HELP THEM PURSUE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, TRADE SCHOOL CERTIFICATION, OR A 2 TO 4-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE. TO FURTHER OUR MISSION TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS TO CONNECT GRADUATES TO JOBS THEY'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT AFTER COMPLETING THEIR EDUCATION.FOUNDED BY TECH ENTREPRENEUR TONY DIBENEDETTO, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS AND LIKE MINDED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP KIDS' UNTAPPED POTENTIAL. OUR VISION IS TO SERVE 10,000 KIDS BY 2025 BY PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS, COMPANIES, AND VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN POVERTY WITH OPPORTUNITIES.THE THINK BIG FOR KIDS MISSION FOCUSES ON THREE PILLARS: CAREER EXPLORATION, MENTORSHIP, AND JOB READINESS & PLACEMENT. CAREER EXPLORATION: WE PROVIDE MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT DIVERSE JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY'S WORKPLACE BY ORGANIZING CAREER SHOWCASES, SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS, FIELDTRIPS, AND SUMMER PROGRAMS.MENTORSHIP: WE PAIR STUDENTS WITH AN EXPERIENCED MENTOR ALIGNED WITH THEIR INTERESTS WHO CAN HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THEIR CAREER OPTIONS, CHOOSE THE RIGHT EDUCATION PATH, REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE, AND PLAN FOR POST-GRADUATION.JOB READINESS & PLACEMENT: WE PREPARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURE CAREER BY COORDINATING INTERNSHIP AND JOB SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES, ORGANIZING JOB READINESS WORKSHOPS, AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS, AND ASSISTING WITH JOB PLACEMENT.

    Expenses $388,657 · Grants $52,844

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tony Dibenedetoo

    FOUNDER AND CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Holly Grogan

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Amy Alley

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $135,000
    From this org
    $130,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,000
    Hours/week
    45

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
2022
Filed
24 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343079349302339

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