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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Filed by PSYCHES OF COLOR.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,186
Total expenses
$3,961
Contributions and grants received
$11,186
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$0
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$0
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
$0
Total assets, end of year
$15,274
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,274
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,654

Program services were 41.8% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

Primary exempt purpose

Charitable, Educational, Scientific Purposes. Tax-exempt purposes. (a). To promote, encourage and advance education; (b) To provide grants, scholarships, engagement or support to, or for the benefit of, distressed, underprivileged, underrepresented and underserved youth and communities; (c) to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and combat community deterioration and juvenile delinquency; and (d) To conduct any and all lawful activities which may be necessary, desirable or useful in accomplishing the foregoing purposes, either alone or together with other organizations and individuals having similar purposes, subject to the restrictions and limitations in the Psyches of Color, Inc. Articles of Incorporation and the provisions of the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law of the State of California (NPBCL).

  • Exert Your Voice. This program provides a space for Black and Latinx adolescents and young adults to come express themselves through various forms of art such as music creation (e.g., rapping, hip-hop), journaling, drawing, storytelling, poetry, and many other forms of art. This program began January 2021 and has continued to evolve throughout the year. Given the pandemic, we began in a virtual format recently piloted it in person within the next few months. We have youth leaders who lead this program given that we are a youth-led organization. We also have a program chair and a mental health provider present out of abundant of caution during sessions.

    Expenses $270 · Grants $1,000

  • Black and Brown Minds M.A.T.T.E.R. This program is a positive youth development group which aims to decrease mental health stigma, help youth shift cogntive distortions about education, and normalize their experiences through group activities while introducing them to advocacy and self-empowerment. We are in the process of preparing for another cohort after careful modifying from the first cohort. We are also in the process of submitting a manuscript for the purposes of publishing research from the first cohort. This is a program that is youth-led with a program chair resource.

    Expenses $70

  • Nurturing POC. This program is centered on teen/young adult parents and their babies by 1) providing resources to parenting and provide prevention-based psychoeducation and resources on mental health related parenting topics from a culturally sensitive framework and 2) reduce feelings of isolation by providing opportunities for teen/young adult parents to connect with others through education / support groups. We were provided a $7,000 grant to create parenting resources via social media to educate parenting teens. This is a program that is youth-led with a program chair resource.

    Expenses $221

  • Family Support. We believe that in order to holistically support youth, we have to support the family unit too! Family support groups are facilitated to support members of the family while simultaneously providing mental health education to family members. This is a program that is youth-led with a program chair resource.

    Expenses $70

  • Mentoring POC. This program provide youth with a mentor to guide them in several areas as needed. Mentoring has proven to be integral in the development of Black and Latinx youth in areas such as mental health, academics, and self-empowerment. We began this program at the end of 2020 and, similar to the other programs, we have a youth who leads it along with a program chair resource.

    Expenses $105

  • Penpal POC. This program is where POCs (Psyches of Color youth) connect with system-impacted POCs to instill hope and remind them that, "We are not free until we all are." The goal is to help uplift their spirits by reminding them that others are thinking of them and they are not forgotten. Writing is an opportunity to have progressive discussions on life beyond direct system impact. This also provides the opportunity for POCs to share experiences and bring voices together to advocate for more opportunities to reform. In 2020, we began a relationship with the LA Probation Department to work with the youth in those camps. We are currently finalizing an MOU to finalize partnership. We also began a partnership with Cal Poly Pomona and Pepperdine University regarding more innovative research for piloting this program with the students at Cal Poly and in the community. We are seeking funding to secure both projects as both projects as both are being finalized. This is a program that is youth-led with program chair resources.

    Expenses $918 · Grants $7,000

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Tierra T Ellis

    Founder/President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Ayanna A Johnson

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Myisha Driver-Woods

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lamar R Ellis

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2022
Filed
25 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202322499349201357

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