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UNLEASHING POTENTIAL

EIN 43-0654857 SAINT LOUIS, MO

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Revenue 2024
$4,211,541
Expenses 2024
$4,624,524

Program services were 77.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P280
Classification
1000
Street
1000 N VANDEVENTER AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

2 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF UNLEASHING POTENTIAL IS TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH BY BUILDING ON THEIR STRENGTHS. WE CREATE EDUCATIONAL AND EMPOWERING EXPERIENCES THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, YOUTH (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)DEVELOPMENT, AND ENRICHMENT CAMPS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH BY BUILDING ON THEIR STRENGTHS

  • SCHOOL AGE SERVICES:UP SCHOOL AGE SERVICES - WITH A STRONG COMMITMENT TO PERSONAL GROWTH AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS, UP SCHOOL AGE SERVICES PROVIDES BEFORE-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE-AGED STUDENTS IN UNDER RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN THE GREATER ST. LOUIS AREA. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, CULTURAL AWARENESS, AND S.T.E.A.M. ACTIVITIES (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART EXPRESSION, AND MATH), INCLUDING GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE CONCEPTS. CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE, A RESEARCH-BASED BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION CURRICULUM, IS USED TO DEVELOP SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LIFE SKILLS FOR CHILDREN. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.2024 OUTCOMES: - 9 SITES IN THE CITY AND COUNTY- 759 CHILDREN SERVED- 95% OF CHILDREN GAINED OR MAINTAINED INDEPENDENT LIVING /ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS -88% OF CHILDREN IDENTIFIED, MANAGED, AND APPROPRIATELY EXPRESSED EMOTIONS AND BEHAVIORS. SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMPS - UP ENRICHMENT CAMPS OFFER FUN AND ENRICHING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH TO JOYFUL SUMMER LEARNING FOR YOUTH K-8 GRADES. STRATEGICALLY LOCATED AT PARTNER SITES IN ST. LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY, THE 8-WEEK CAMPS GIVE CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 15 YEARS OLD OPPORTUNITIES FOR DAY CAMP FILLED WITH CAMP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SWIMMING LESSONS, FITNESS, STUDIO AND PERFORMING ARTS, S.T.E.A.M ACTIVITIES, GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE CONCEPTS, FIELD TRIPS AND SPORTS, ALL WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF PROMOTING HEALTHY SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL GROWTH. 2024 OUTCOMES: - 4 SITES - 194 CHILDREN SERVED- 100% OF CHILDREN GAINED OR MAINTAINED INDEPENDENT LIVING /ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS- 88% OF CHILDREN IDENTIFIED, MANAGED, AND APPROPRIATELY EXPRESSED EMOTIONS AND BEHAVIORS.

    Expenses $2,416,304 · Revenue $268,855

  • EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: THE LICENSED AND ACCREDITED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER AT CAROLINE MISSION PROVIDES CHILDREN, AGED 6 WEEKS TO 5 YEARS HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE. THE SERVICES ARE OFFERED ON A SLIDING SCALE AND STATE CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. THIS TWO GENERATIONAL APPROACH INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT PARENT ENGAGEMENT INTERACTIONS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. 2024 OUTCOMES: - 62 CHILDREN SERVED- 100% OF CHILDREN WERE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. - 82% OF CHILDREN MET OR EXCEEDED AGE-APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES.STRENGTHENING RESILIENT FAMILIES- USES A TWO GENERATIONAL APPROACH SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM WORKS DIRECTLY WITH FAMILY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS, REFERRALS AND SUPPORT.2024 OUTCOMES:- 431 FAMILIES SERVED- 92% OF FAMILIES INCREASED THIER KNOWLEDGE OF AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES

    Expenses $1,157,713 · Revenue $410,084

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Thomas Stringer

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Green

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jackie Dippel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Walshaw

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev Tom Baynham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Besnia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Caplan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Gore JD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Lenihan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Julian Magee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev Deon McKenzie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tai Oney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Reginald Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darlene Sowell

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $191,969
    From this org
    $162,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,969
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,241
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,759
    Deferred
    $21,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,969
    Filer's total
    $191,969
  • Verletta Cole

    VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $152,632
    From this org
    $140,223
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,409
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,223
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,087
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,322
    Filer's total
    $152,632

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $4,211,541
    Expenses
    $4,624,524
    Contributions
    $3,477,898
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $4,377,194
    Expenses
    $4,741,374
    Contributions
    $3,874,957
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,400,669
    Expenses
    $3,633,200
    Contributions
    $3,170,861
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,972,769
    Expenses
    $3,310,431
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,727,424
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,266,204
    Expenses
    $2,951,401
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,956,396
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,584,517
    Expenses
    $3,908,360
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,320,511
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,102,088
    Expenses
    $4,030,674
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,640,240
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,378,189
    Expenses
    $3,508,470
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,710,169
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,218,902
    Expenses
    $3,147,629
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,833,231
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,889,289
    Expenses
    $3,004,377
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,711,622
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,854,335
    Expenses
    $2,659,313
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,029,293
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,968,690
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,746,521
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,854,169
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,830,647

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.