LIFE PIECES TO MASTERPIECES

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A40

Classification

2000

Street

1901 MISSISSIPPI AVE SE

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.

• BBAR PHASE IV CORPORATION

  EIN 88-1255864

• BUILDING BRIDGES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

  EIN 47-4694291

Mission and programs · 2024

• LPTM'S AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, THE ARTS AND EDUCATION MENTORING PROGRAM (AEMP), ENGAGES EIGHTY BOYS AND YOUNG MEN AGES 3-13 (ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH PARTICIPANTS), AND 5-7 YOUNG MEN AGES 14-18 (HIGH-SCHOOL-AGED "JUNIOR MENTORS"), IN AN ARTS-BASED PROCESS THAT GUIDES THEM TO CHANNEL THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES THROUGH ACRYLIC AND FABRIC STITCHED COLLAGE PAINTINGS, ORIGINAL POETRY, PROSE, ORATORY, MOVEMENT, AND MUSIC. EACH COLORFUL, SEWN, ACRYLIC-ON-CANVAS COLLAGE ILLUSTRATES A SHARED STORY AND REFLECTS THEIR COURAGE TO CREATE THEIR OWN DESTINY - TRANSFORMING THEIR LIFE PIECES INTO MASTERPIECES. CONDUCTED FIVE DAYS A WEEK FROM 3:00 - 7:00 PM, THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES RIGOROUS HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, TUTORING, LITERACY TRAINING, AND MATH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTED BY STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL UNIVERSITIES. THE RESULT IS DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF IMPROVEMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, SELF-AWARENESS, POSITIVE MALE RELATIONSHIPS, AND CIVIC AND SOCIAL ABILITY - WHICH IN TURN HELP OUR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN TO BELIEVE IN THEIR ABILITY TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR OWN LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITY AND ULTIMATELY THE WORLD THEY LIVE IN.

  Expenses $1,159,471

• LPTM'S SUMMER PROGRAM, CONNECTING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE, ENGAGES NINETY BOYS AND YOUNG MEN AGES 3-13 (ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH PARTICIPANTS), AND TEN YOUNG MEN AGES 14-18 (HIGH-SCHOOL-AGED "JUNIOR MENTORS"), DAILY IN A SIX-WEEK PROGRAM FROM JULY THROUGH EARLY AUGUST, 8:00AM-4:00PM. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE STUDY OF A NEW FOREIGN COUNTRY EACH SUMMER AND INCORPORATES THREE CORE STRATEGIES: 1) IN-DEPTH MATH AND LITERACY TUTORING DESIGNED TO PREVENT SUMMER LEARNING LOSS; 2) PROMOTING CREATIVE SELF-EXPRESSION THROUGH THE STUDY OF VARIOUS ART FORMS; AND 3) DEVELOPING GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP BY DISCOVERING AND EXPLORING THE CULTURAL SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY IN DC AND FOREIGN NATIONS. CONNECTING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE BUILDS ON LPTM'S SCHOOL-YEAR FOCUS OF LEARNING AND GROWTH IN A SAFE, LOVING, AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT; CAPITALIZES UPON THE UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN WASHINGTON, DC; AND REMINDS OUR YOUTH THAT THEY ARE GLOBAL CITIZENS.

  Expenses $462,213

• SATURDAY ACADEMY (SA) PROVIDES BETWEEN TEN AND FIFTEEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AGES 14-18, WITH ACADEMIC SUPPORT, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS TRAINING, BLACK MALE DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATIVE SELF-EXPRESSION, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING PRACTICE TO PREPARE THEM FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS. THEY ALSO TRAIN FOR AND PREPARE TO SERVE AS "JUNIOR MENTORS," SUPPORTING THEIR YOUNGER PEERS IN LPTM'S AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER CLASSROOMS. OVER NINE MONTHS, STUDENTS MEET THREE SATURDAYS PER MONTH FROM 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM FOR 90 MINUTES OF ACADEMIC TUTORING WITH COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL MENTORS, FOLLOWED BY AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS CRITICAL TO PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS. OVER THE PAST DECADE, 100% OF SA PARTICIPANTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ENTERED COLLEGE OR OTHER POST-SECONDARY TRAINING.

  Expenses $175,994

• COLOR ME COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS ADVANCE OUR STRATEGY FOR DISMANTLING STRUCTURAL RACISM AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EQUITY. INFORMED BY LPTM'S NEARLY 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND CO-LED BY LPTM GRADUATES, THE HIGHLY INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS PROVIDE A SAFE, NON-JUDGMENTAL ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND IDENTITIES TO EXPLORE THE IMPLICATIONS OF RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND IDENTITY, AND HOW WE SEE OURSELVES, EACH OTHER, AND THE WORLD. AT THE END OF THE WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS COLLABORATE TO CREATE ARTWORK IN THE LIFE PIECES ART STYLE, COMMUNICATING AN ACTION THEY WILL TAKE TO INSPIRE POSITIVE CHANGE AND A VISION OF SHARED HUMANITY IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE WORLD. COLOR ME COMMUNITY HAS DEVELOPED FROM A PROGRAM INTO A LIFE PIECES ENTERPRISE WHOSE CLIENTS INCLUDE THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL AND LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. LPTM'S COLOR ME COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS HAVE REACHED OVER 1,000 PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, POLITICIANS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM OVER 55 COUNTRIES. ART BY LIFE PIECES - "CREATING ART . . . CHANGING LIVES" - LIFE PIECES TO MASTERPIECES TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE UNIQUE STYLE OF ART THAT OUR APPRENTICES COLLECTIVELY CREATE. YOUTH COLLABORATE TO DECIDE ON A LIFE EXPERIENCE TO MAKE THE TOPIC OF THEIR PAINTING AND THEN MAKE THEIR MASTERPIECE TOGETHER BY PAINTING, CUTTING, ARRANGING, AND SEWING PIECES OF CANVAS. EACH COLORFUL, SEWN, ACRYLIC-ON-SEWN-CANVAS COLLAGE ILLUSTRATES A SHARED STORY AND REFLECTS OUR YOUNG ARTISTS' COURAGE TO CREATE THEIR OWN DESTINY - TO TURN THEIR "LIFE PIECES" INTO "MASTERPIECES". LPTM APPRENTICES HAVE CREATED OVER 2,000 ARTISTIC MASTERPIECES, AND THEIR ARTWORK HAS BEEN DISPLAYED IN SUCH VENUES AS CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, THE WORLD BANK, NBC'S TODAY SHOW, CHICAGO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, THE DC MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ART BY LIFE PIECES CREATES A SOURCE OF EARNED REVENUE BY MAKING MANY OF THESE MASTERPIECES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE, RENTAL, AND DISPLAY. PARENT/FAMILY ENGAGEMENT - LPTM SUPPORTS PARENT/FAMILY ENGAGEMENT VIA QUARTERLY EVENTS INCLUDING PROGRAM ORIENTATIONS, "FAMILY NIGHTS," "FAMILY ART DAYS, AND YOUTH PERFORMANCE/PRESENTATIONS DURING WHICH PARENTS AND FAMILIES ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND HONORED. DURING THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR, NEARLY 100% OF LPTM FAMILIES ATTENDED AT LEAST ONE OF THESE EVENTS, SPEAKING TO PARENTS' POSITIVE FEELINGS ABOUT LPTM FAMILY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ALL LPTM PARENTS HAVE THE PHONE NUMBER OF NO LESS THAN FOUR LPTM STAFF MEMBERS. PARENTS/FAMILIES RECEIVE ROUTINE UPDATES ABOUT THEIR CHILD(REN)'S PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IN ADDITION TO MONTHLY PROGRAM UPDATES NEWSLETTERS, EVENT INVITATION FLYERS, AND DAILY LOGISTICAL UPDATES ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS. OUTREACH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT - THE PARTICIPANTS AND ALUMNI OF LPTM ENGAGE IN EVENTS INCLUDING PUBLIC SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES, MUSICAL AND SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCES, AND ART EXHIBITIONS THAT SPREAD LPTM'S MISSION AND CHANGE NARRATIVE ("LPTM CHANGES HOW BLACK AND BROWN BOYS AND YOUNG MEN SEE THEMSELVES; CHANGES HOW THE WORLD SEES OUR BLACK AND BROWN BOYS AND YOUNG MEN; AND LPTM YOUNG MEN CHANGE THE WORLD'S UNDERSTANDING OF SHARED HUMANITY"). THROUGH THEIR STORYTELLING, ARTS, AND ADVOCACY, LPTM'S BOYS AND YOUNG MEN ARE THOUGHT LEADERS AS SHARE THEIR VISIONS FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD AND CHANGE THE WORLD'S UNDERSTANDING OF SHARED HUMANITY. FOUR LPTM YOUTH MODERATED AND/OR SPOKE ON PANELS AT THE "YOUTH AT THE CENTER" CONFERENCE HOSTED BY MENTOR MD/DC AND FAIR SCHANCE; ONE ALUMNUS SPOKE AT THE NATIONAL MENTORING SUMMIT; ANOTHER ALUMNUS WAS ON A LOCAL PBS STATION SPEAKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN BLACK COMMUNTIES. LPTM YOUTH AND ALUMNI WERE FEATURED IN A SHORT FILM SHARING THEIR STORIES, AS WELL AS IN LOCAL NEWS MEDIA.

  Expenses $347,248 · Revenue $59,529

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.

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

  $7,480,868

  Expenses

  $3,265,583

  Contributions

  $7,343,909

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2024

  Revenue

  $7,480,868

  Expenses

  $3,265,583

  Contributions

  $7,343,909

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2024

  Revenue

  $7,480,868

  Expenses

  $3,265,583

  Contributions

  $7,343,909

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $4,446,336

  Expenses

  $2,606,019

  Contributions

  $4,356,447

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,876,054

  Expenses

  $2,072,901

  Contributions

  $2,776,964

  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

  $2,413,283

  Expenses

  $1,930,835

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,164,571

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,837,950

  Expenses

  $1,635,353

  Assets (EOY)

  $694,672

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,200,168

  Expenses

  $1,172,470

  Assets (EOY)

  $593,166

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $868,853

  Expenses

  $734,696

  Assets (EOY)

  $380,521

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $660,920

  Expenses

  $853,468

  Assets (EOY)

  $310,154

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,000,194

  Expenses

  $1,238,472

  Assets (EOY)

  $388,992

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,044,222

  Expenses

  $1,080,553

  Assets (EOY)

  $473,573

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,215,288

  Expenses

  $1,091,152

  Assets (EOY)

  $489,927

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,139,002

  Expenses

  $851,890

  Assets (EOY)

  $446,384

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $761,251

  Assets (EOY)

  $240,521

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

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $5,320,800

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $2,327,450

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $555,000

  2023 · General Support

• GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $440,000

  2022 · General Support

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $237,300

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $135,000

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $100,000

  2024 · CULTURE & ARTS

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $70,411

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE

  $70,000

  2022 · SUPPORT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $56,654

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

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

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