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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FUTURES IGNITE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,709,214
Total expenses
$1,999,580
Contributions and grants received
$1,707,837
Grants paid
$62,631
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,117
Other revenue
$260
Total assets, end of year
$936,125
Total liabilities, end of year
$471,575
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$464,550
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,202,080
Management and general expenses
$398,440
Fundraising expenses
$399,060
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,202,080

Program services were 60.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $271,517

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $222,727

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,213,593

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $22,608

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,117 · excluded $1,117

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $145,791

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $271,517

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $145,791

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $260 · excluded $260

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $260

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $62,631 · program services $62,631

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $158,486 · program services $79,243 · management and general $15,849 · fundraising $63,394

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $976,100 · program services $639,604 · management and general $143,405 · fundraising $193,091

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $126,900 · program services $80,401 · management and general $17,812 · fundraising $28,687

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $85,662 · program services $54,273 · management and general $12,024 · fundraising $19,365

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $104,051 · management and general $104,051

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $247,909 · program services $152,525 · management and general $63,205 · fundraising $32,179

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $69 · management and general $69

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $60,720 · program services $38,471 · management and general $8,523 · fundraising $13,726

  • 17 · Travel

    total $75,475 · program services $47,819 · management and general $10,594 · fundraising $17,062

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,705 · program services $4,248 · management and general $941 · fundraising $1,516

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,110 · management and general $4,110

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,929 · program services $3,123 · management and general $692 · fundraising $1,114

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

    total $33,268 · program services $22,294 · management and general $4,204 · fundraising $6,770

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS

    total $20,472 · program services $2,306 · management and general $511 · fundraising $17,655

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $11,048 · program services $7,750 · management and general $1,221 · fundraising $2,077

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK AND PROCESSING FEE

    total $9,679 · management and general $9,679

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $11,366 · program services $7,392 · management and general $1,550 · fundraising $2,424

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $529,103 · end of year $258,227

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $12,326

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $636,264

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $476,580 · end of year $2,088

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $27,023 · end of year $21,220

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $6,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $132,717 · end of year $132,439

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,053 · end of year $55,812

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $147,020 · end of year $283,324

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $265,833 · end of year $70,511

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $489,083 · end of year $394,039

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FUTURES IGNITE AMPLIFIES YOUTH AND COMMUNITY POWER BY INSPIRING, GUIDING AND ADVOCATING FOR YOUTH TO DETERMINE THEIR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LEADERSHIP FUTURES.

  • IN FY24, FUTURES IGNITE ACHIEVED SIGNIFICATION PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SOME OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: - THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED ITS SECOND SCHOOL PARTNER BEYOND ITS FOUNDING SCHOOL PARTNER, WHEELS, EXPANDING TO SERVE IN-TECH ACADEMY IN MARBLE HILL IN THE BRONX. THIS NOW MEANS THE ORGANIZATION IS SERVING TWO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN 2 BOROUGHS. - 1000 STUDENTS AND ALUMNI STUDENTS SERVED. - OF THE STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WE SERVE, 90% WILL BE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS; 85% CONSIDERED LOW-INCOME; - - 98% IDENTIFY AS STUDENTS OF COLOR; AND, 93.5% IDENTIFY AS LATINX. - 90% DEMONSTRATED GROWTH IN THEIR ABILITY TO PRESENT DATA, EXPRESS OPINIONS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.- 90% GAINED EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCE AND EXPANDED THEIR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK. - 89% ENROLLED IN COLLEGE OR A POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM.- 52% ENROLLED IN A CUNY.- 38% ENROLLED IN A SUNY OR PRIVATE COLLEGE.- 7% ENROLLED IN CAREER TRAINING OR ALTERNATIVE POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS.- 99% COMPLETED THE FAFSA APPLICATION.- 98% ACCESSED FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING OVER $5M.- 100% DEVELOPED A POSTSECONDARY PLAN.FY24 WAS A SIGNIFICANT YEAR, AS WE ALSO CELEBRATED SEVERAL STAFF AND STUDENT AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS, OUR LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL GALA, AND LED OUR LARGEST STAFF TEAM WITH 12 FTES AND 1 PART-TIME STAFF. OUR NOTEWORTHY PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE MADE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE GROWING TEAM, CLARITY ON OUTCOMES AND DATA COLLECTION, AND STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $1,202,080 · Grants $62,631

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jonathan Vazcones

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jennifer Negron

    CO-VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kristin Ohnstad

    CO-VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Aravind Mohan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • John Chiti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kimani G Rogers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Agnes Mentre

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Andrew Morris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Joel Perelmuth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Yemisi Yoosuf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Brian Burt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Karen Philips

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Molly Delano

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $127,081
    From this org
    $127,081
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
2023
Filed
10 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511009349300826

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