Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by NOAHS ARC FOUNDATION.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 29 December 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total expenses
- $2,510,420 changed to $2,530,620
- Grants paid
- $0 changed to $10,500
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $574,725 changed to $594,925
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $179,555 changed to $159,355
- Program services expenses
- $2,288,743 changed to $2,226,476
- Management and general expenses
- $161,677 changed to $244,144
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,288,743 changed to $2,226,476
Listed only on the later return
- Anthony DouglasANTHONY DOUGLAS
- Heather MorrisHEATHER MORRIS
- Julie WilenJULIE WILEN
- Justin FedakJUSTIN FEDAK
Listed under a different title
- Becky CarrollBECKY CARROLL: Treasurer then Director
- Cecilia RodheCECILIA RODHE: CO-FOUNDER/PRES then Director
- Joakim NoahJOAKIM NOAH: CO-FOUNDER then President
- Joseph MontgomeryJOSEPH MONTGOMERY: Director then Treasurer
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,792,871
- Total expenses
- $2,510,420
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,788,685
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,740
- Other revenue
- $446
- Total assets, end of year
- $754,280
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $574,725
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $179,555
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,288,743
- Management and general expenses
- $161,677
- Fundraising expenses
- $60,000
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,288,743
Program services were 91.2% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,354,819
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$433,866
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
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3 · Investment income
total $3,740 · excluded $3,740
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $446 · related or exempt $446
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11e · Other revenue, total
$446
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $13,135 · management and general $13,135
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $95,382 · program services $75,280 · management and general $20,102
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,968,182 · program services $1,889,550 · management and general $18,632 · fundraising $60,000
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,037 · program services $2,787 · management and general $250
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13 · Office expenses
total $13,120 · program services $4,120 · management and general $9,000
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14 · Information technology
total $2,589 · program services $495 · management and general $2,094
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $136,610 · program services $136,610
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17 · Travel
total $53,504 · program services $19,530 · management and general $33,974
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $23,491 · management and general $23,491
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $18,141 · program services $1,773 · management and general $16,368
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24a · Other expenses: MEALS
total $122,983 · program services $110,844 · management and general $12,139
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24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
total $44,921 · program services $44,911 · management and general $10
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
total $14,661 · program services $2,723 · management and general $11,938
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24d · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping
total $650 · program services $120 · management and general $530
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24e · All other expenses
total $14 · management and general $14
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $15,077 · end of year $471,044
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $833,800 · end of year $282,456
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$780
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $780 · end of year $780
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $260,380 · end of year $82,507
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $642,173 · end of year $492,218
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$234,896 · end of year -$2,860
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $182,000 · end of year $182,415
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
NOAH'S ARC FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO HELPING CHILDREN DEVELOP A STRONGER SENSE OF SELF.
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SPORTS - COMMUNITY BASKETBALL LEAGUES; MACC/UP2US SPORTS; STICKMAN CLASSICTHE NOAH'S ARC FOUNDATION CONDUCTS NUMEROUS BASKETBALL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, PRIMARILY IN THE CHICAGO AREA, WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING NEW RELATIONSHIPS,STRENGTHENING UNITY WITHIN CITIES, AND KEEPING YOUNG PEOPLE SAFE AND OFF THE STREETS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HOSTS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS WHICH SERVE AS FORUMS FOR PEACE, UNITING CITIES, AND TAKING A STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE. THESE PROGRAMS AND TOURNAMENTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER, MAKE A PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO REDUCE VIOLENCE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SERVE ASAMBASSADORS FOR PEACE.
Expenses $2,288,743
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ART - EXPRESSION FROM THE INSIDE FOR KIDS; PEACE WALL; ROCK YOUR DROP ON THE BLOCK EXPRESSION FROM THE INDSIDE FOR KIDS THAT UTILIZES EXPRESSIVE ART THERAPY. THIS PROGRAM HELPS TO PROVIDE UNDER-SERVED AREAS AND THOSE DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL AND/OR PHYSICAL ADVERSITY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN SELF-EXPRESSION. THE PROGRAM RUNS WEEKLY AT THE MAJOR ADAMS COMMUNITY CENTER IN CHICAGO. NOAH'S ARC FOUNDATION HAS DEVELOPED ROCK YOUR DROP ON THE BLOCK AS A SYMBOL TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF THEIR NON-VIOLENCE MOVEMENT. THE TEAR DROP SHAPE OF THIS PRECIOUS METAL SYMBOLIZES THE STRENGTH AND COMMITMENT TO POSITIVE CHANGE. BY WEARING THE DROP OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND TAKING A PLEDGE, THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO SPREAD ITS MESSAGE OF POSITIVITY AND NON-VIOLENCE.
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THE DROP OF CONSCIOUSNESS - MESSAGE OF POSITIVTY AND NON-VIOLENCETHE DROP OF CONSCIOUSNESS IS A MOVEMENT FOR PEACE INSPIRED BY A SCULPTURE CREATED BY THE CO-FOUNDER OF NOAH'S ARC FOUNDATION: CECILIA RODHE. THE PENDANT IS A METAL TEARDROP WHOSE SCARRED SURFACE RECOGNIZES THE PAIN OF LOSING SOMEONE TO VIOLENCE, WHILE THE PRECIOUS METAL AND SOLID FEEL OF THE DROP SYMBOLIZE STRENGTH AND COMMITMENT TO POSITIVE CHANGE.THE KEY MESSAGE IS THAT IT'S NOT "THEIR" PROBLEM. IT IS OUR PROBLEM, AND TOGETHER WE CAN TRY TO SOLVE IT! WHEN YOU ROCK YOUR DROP, YOUARE NOT ALONE!
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COMMUNITY EVENTS - MOTHERS OF NOAHS ARC; NATURE DAY.THE NOAH'S ARC FOUNDATION HOLDS SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS TO HELP FUNDRAISE FOR OTHER SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FOR THE YOUTHS. INSTEAD OF PREACHING TO YOUTH ABOUT WHAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING, NOAHS ARC SHINES A LIGHT ON WHAT THEY CAN BE DOING TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE. NOAHS ARC COMMUNITY OUTREACH RECOGNIZES THE REAL PEOPLE MAKING POSITIVE CHANGES FOR CHICAGO EVERYDAY.
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ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Cecilia RodheCECILIA RODHE
CO-FOUNDER/PRES
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Joakim NoahJOAKIM NOAH
CO-FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Becky CarrollBECKY CARROLL
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Yannick NoahYANNICK NOAH
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joseph MontgomeryJOSEPH MONTGOMERY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Hanifa MezouiDR HANIFA MEZOUI
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513179349303476
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