Totals
- Total revenue
- $782,996
- Total expenses
- $705,390
- Contributions and grants received
- $746,036
- Grants paid
- $116,139
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $36,741
- Other revenue
- $219
- Total assets, end of year
- $953,506
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $30,134
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $923,372
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $598,412
- Management and general expenses
- $64,014
- Fundraising expenses
- $42,964
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $598,412
Program services were 84.8% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$746,036
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$131,235
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3 · Investment income
total $36,741 · excluded $36,741
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE
total $219 · excluded $219
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11e · Other revenue, total
$219
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $116,139 · program services $116,139
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $100,500 · program services $100,500
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $104,919 · program services $66,696 · management and general $23,148 · fundraising $15,075
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $2,841 · management and general $2,841
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $16,709 · program services $5,131 · management and general $11,578
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11b · Fees: legal
total $512 · management and general $512
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $3,915 · management and general $3,915
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11g · Fees: other
total $236,965 · program services $211,451 · management and general $6,243 · fundraising $19,271
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13 · Office expenses
total $10,463 · management and general $2,303 · fundraising $8,160
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14 · Information technology
total $7,110 · program services $6,188 · management and general $464 · fundraising $458
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17 · Travel
total $8,149 · program services $2,662 · management and general $5,487
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $90,587 · program services $89,585 · management and general $1,002
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23 · Insurance
total $4,449 · management and general $4,449
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24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES
total $2,132 · program services $60 · management and general $2,072
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $240,831 · end of year $119,935
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $612,905 · end of year $833,571
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $8,157 · end of year $30,134
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $845,579 · end of year $923,372
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
FOSTER NATION ENGAGES AND EMPOWERS THE COMMUNITY TO PREPARE, SUPPORT AND EMPOWER FOSTER YOUTH AGING OUT OF THE SYSTEM TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT ADULTS BY PROVIDING RESOURCES, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND MENTORSHIP.
Activities or mission (Part I)
FOSTER NATION SUPPORTS AND EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE (SEE SCH O) TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT BY PROVIDING RESOURCES, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND MENTORSHIP. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE POWER TO BE BETTER THAN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THEY WERE BORN INTO. OUR MAIN PROGRAMS ARE 1) SPARKS TO HELP FOSTER YOUTH DEVELOP FOUNDATIONAL LIFE AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR ADULTHOOD; 2) SPARKS OF LOVE TO CELEBRATE THE MILESTONES IN THE LIVES OF FOSTER YOUTH SO THEY KNOW THAT THEY BELONG, THEY MATTER, AND THEY ARE NOT ALONE.
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SPARKS - 6 MONTH CAREER COACHING PROGRAM: WE ENSURE FOSTER YOUTH HAVE EQUAL FOOTING WHEN THEY ENTER THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD BY MATCHING THEM WITH A DEDICATED ONE-ON-ONE CAREER COACH, AND PROVIDING THEM WITH CAREER READINESS AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING NECESSARY TO HELP THEM BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT POST FOSTER CARE. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP FOSTER YOUTH DEVELOP FOUNDATIONAL LIFE AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO ENTER THE REAL WORLD. WE BELIEVE THAT ONE MEANINGFUL CONNECTION CAN CHANGE A LIFE.
Expenses $440,436 · Grants $6,213
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SPARKS OF LOVE - WE PROVIDE CELEBRATORY GIFTS FOR FOSTER YOUTH DURING IMPORTANT MILESTONES/EVENTS IN THEIR LIVES, SUCH AS HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE GRADUATION, BACK TO SCHOOL, OR BIRTHDAYS. OUR GOAL IS TO REMIND YOUTH THAT THERE ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THEM AND ARE IN THEIR CORNER. THE MISSION OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO REMIND YOUTH THAT THEY BELONG, THEY MATTER, AND THEY ARE NOT ALONE.
Expenses $36,495 · Grants $2,484
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THE ESSENTIALS - (PREVIOUSLY SHOPPING DAYS OR BASIC NEEDS) FREE SHOPPING DAYS FOR FOSTER YOUTH: WE HELP BUILD CONFIDENCE IN FOSTER YOUTH BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES VIA FREE POP-UP SHOPPING DAYS FOR YOUTH TO SHOP FOR PROFESSIONAL AND CASUAL CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, BEAUTY PRODUCTS, AND ACCESSORIES. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE FOSTER YOUTH FEEL CONFIDENT AS THEY PURSUE THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL DREAMS.
Expenses $114,771 · Grants $101,703
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MEAL NATION - FREE MEAL DELIVERY/PICK UP SERVICE TO FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY: DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE LAUNCHED THE MEAL NATION PROGRAM TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY FOR FOSTER YOUTH STUDENTS IN 57 COLLEGES. THIS WAS DONE BY PROVIDING YOUTH WITH FREE MEALS FOR 30-60-90 DAYS THAT CAN EITHER BE PICKED UP FROM A LOCAL RESTAURANT, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BENTO, OR DELIVERED THROUGH OUR PARTNER FRESHLY. WE DISTRIBUTED 76,000+ MEALS TO OVER 2,000 FOSTER YOUTH.
Expenses $6,710 · Grants $5,739
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Caroline KunitzCAROLINE KUNITZ
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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David MilkenDAVID MILKEN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Aaron ElsterAARON ELSTER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Lydia ColemanLYDIA COLEMAN
DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/26/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Alain DatcherALAIN DATCHER
DIRECTOR (AS OF 4/27/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Darren EdwardsDARREN EDWARDS
DIRECTOR (AS OF 7/27/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dave HermanDAVE HERMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jeanne PritzkerJEANNE PRITZKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jacqueline ShamtoobJACQUELINE SHAMTOOB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kate SomervilleKATE SOMERVILLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Joy TaylorJOY TAYLOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Maggie LinMAGGIE LIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $100,500
- From this org
- $100,500
- 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
- 14 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202413209349316216
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