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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SIMPLE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,054,570
Total expenses
$4,418,277
Contributions and grants received
$3,902,901
Grants paid
$420,834
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$150,674
Other revenue
$995
Total assets, end of year
$10,812,028
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,268,307
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,543,721
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,821,478
Management and general expenses
$504,267
Fundraising expenses
$92,532
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,821,478

Program services were 86.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,560,354

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,342,547

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,109,724

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $150,674 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $150,674

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    -$5,838

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$5,838 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$5,838

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $6,833 · related or exempt $6,833 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,833

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $406,650 · program services $406,650

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $14,184 · program services $14,184

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $146,261 · program services $135,183 · management and general $5,769 · fundraising $5,309

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $826,545 · program services $686,090 · management and general $92,310 · fundraising $48,145

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $82,953 · program services $68,188 · management and general $10,657 · fundraising $4,108

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $221,088 · program services $59,215 · management and general $138,512 · fundraising $23,361

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $315,852 · program services $294,852 · management and general $21,000 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,350 · program services $7,697 · management and general $2,653

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $87,829 · program services $44,651 · management and general $39,426 · fundraising $3,752

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14,763 · program services $9,010 · management and general $5,753

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $67,109 · program services $48,726 · management and general $15,516 · fundraising $2,867

  • 17 · Travel

    total $265,934 · program services $224,476 · management and general $41,458

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $51,947 · program services $47,409 · management and general $4,538

  • 20 · Interest

    total $10,503 · management and general $10,503

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $159,378 · program services $158,570 · management and general $808

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $102,996 · program services $36,822 · management and general $61,379 · fundraising $4,795

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $1,100,851 · program services $1,097,260 · management and general $3,591 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $457,421 · program services $451,331 · management and general $6,090 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $64,940 · program services $20,591 · management and general $44,304 · fundraising $45

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $10,423 · program services $10,423 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $300 · program services $150 · management and general $0 · fundraising $150

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $258,737 · end of year $1,693,319

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,515,820 · end of year $4,930,438

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,727,380 · end of year $2,069,080

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $6,114

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,018 · end of year $3,018

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,456,524

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $346,465

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,533,080 · end of year $2,110,059

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $58,756 · end of year $493,264

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $71,851 · end of year $1,775,043

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,374,711 · end of year $1,118,839

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,532,717 · end of year $7,424,882

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE SIMPLE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE MULTI-FACETED NEEDS OF VUNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, VOLUNTEERISM AND MENTORING RESOURCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE SIMPLE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE MULTI-FACETED NEEDS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH SCOLARSHIPS, VOLUNTEERISM, AND MENTORING RESOURCES.

  • ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND COLLEGE FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM - BRIDGE TO IMPORVE STUDENT SCUCESS PROGRAM WORKS TO PROVIDE A SEAMLESS PATH FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ANNUAL ENRICHMENT DAYS, CAMPS, TUTORING AND PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES ACADEMIC, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND REFLECTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS. TSF PROVIDES ADDITIONAL LAPTOPS, IPADS, DESKTOPS, PPE, TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (DSL/INTERNET SERVICE) AND OFFICE/SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO HANDLE THE INCREASE OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS DURING OUT OF SCHOOL TIME.

    Expenses $2,349,524 · Grants $367,927

  • FAMILY ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE - OUR FAMILY ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE PROGRAM OFFERS ESL CLASSES FOR YOUTH'S FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS IN SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING ENGLISH. WE ALSO OFFER WORKFORCE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP OUR COMMUNITY'S IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES BETTER UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES THEY MIGHT ENCOUNTER IN A U.S. WORK ENVIRONMENT. WE HELP INTRODUCE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE READY TO WORK TO THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME ACTIVE, RESPONSIBLE CONTRIBUTORS TO THEIR FAMILIES AND TO OUR ECONOMY. THIS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND CLOTHING TO OMAHA AREA FAMILIES WHO NEED IT MOST.

    Expenses $1,207,422 · Grants $33,778

  • YOUTH ACADEMY - DURING YOUTH ACADEMY WE IMPLEMENT SOCCER FOR SUCCESS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED GROUP MENTORING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO FOSTER CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. TRAINED COACH-MENTORS ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS BY CREATIVELY TEACHING NUTRITION EDUCAITON AND CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS THROUGH SOCCER INSTRUCTION. OUR NONTRADITIONAL, CULTURALLY RESPECTFUL PROGRAM RESULTS IN PARTICIPANTS' IMPROVED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, SELF-ESTEEM, SOCIAL COMPETENCE AND AVOIDANCE OF HIGH-RISK/PROBLEM BEHAVIOURS.

    Expenses $17,541

  • INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES - THIS YEAR-LONG INITIATIVE ENCOURAGES THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO DONATE GENTLY USED CLOTHING, NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATION, SOCCER EQUIPMENT, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, TOILETRIES AND MUCH MORE TO IMPOVERISHED REGIONS IN GHANA, TOGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, SOMALIA, KENYA, AND SEVERAL OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

    Expenses $23,520

  • BODURI (GIRL) GROUP - THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO ENHANCE PARTICIPANTS' PHYSICAL HEALTH, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. THROUGH SOCCER, GIRLS DEVELOP TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, FOSTERING SELF CONFIDENCE AND RESILIENCE. THE MENTORING COMPONENT GUIDES PERSONAL GROWTH, WHILE ACADEMIC SUPPORT AIMS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, TEACHING LIFE-LONG HEALTHY HABITS. FAMILY RESOURCE OFFERINGS STRENGTHEN THE SUPPORT SYSTEM AT HOME, ENSURING A STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR GROWTH. THE DESIRED IMPACT IS A WELL-ROUNDED DEVELOPMENT FOR THESE GIRLS, LEADING THE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS CAPABLE OF CONTRIBUTING POSITIVELY TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ADVERSITY TO ACHIEVE LASTING SOCIAL CHANGE.

    Expenses $223,471 · Grants $21,133

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Osuman Issaka

    CHAIR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $146,262
    From this org
    $135,183
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,079
    Hours/week
    45

  • Franck Bile

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kenya Love

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Billy Walker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Katrina Adams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Anita Issaka

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Mike Findley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Holly Boyer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Saluhu Issaka

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kevin Thompson

    ADVISORY MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Araf Evans

    ADIVSORY MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • John Levy

    ADIVSORY MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202433179349302018

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