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INSPIRING MINDS OF NEW YORK CITY INC

EIN 35-2646735 BROOKLYN, NY

Revenue 2024
$1,840,821
Expenses 2024
$1,306,860

Program services were 93.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
O50
Classification
2000
Street
1130 BEDFORD AVE NO 13

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).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ENGAGE INSPIRE AND EMPOWER YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION AND EXPOSURE TO LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCES.

  • After-School and Summer Programming is offered weekly for students focusing on education, mentoring, leadership, arts, civic engagement, college and career readiness, internships, personal development and so much more. At Inspiring Minds, students work in a happy, safe and structured environment that encourages them to become the next generation of leaders.The Life Goal Labs curriculum is an emotional wellness and leadership program for high school students ages 13-20, inspired by the healing philosophies of indigenous cultures from around the world. The program uses nature as a thematic guide to support participants as they awaken their personal leadership style. It arms students with tools for emotional literacy, stress reduction, and body awareness so that they may access their inner compass for success. During the pandemic, this program became Coed due to an increasing demand of health and wellness for the boys. The Sankofa Young Mens Empowerment Program will provide students with a holistic educational experience designed to assist them in cultivating their leadership skills. This 10-week experience will draw on principles from West African rite of passage ceremonies that prepare boys to transition into manhood. Through multimedia presentations and engaging activities that challenge the group to work collectively, students will be provided a safe forum to assist them in their development. During the pandemic this transitioned to being a coed program due to George Floyd and the rising popularity of Black Lives Matter. Girls needed the services from this program to provide a platform for them to discuss their concerns about the racial tension in this country. Internships Targeting seniors in high school, participants will receive 20 hours of training around professionalism, work etiquette and will explore different sectors in the field. Students will be assigned internships after they have completed their training and will go through a reflection and next step process with the Internship Coordinator. College Tours Inspiring Minds will set up 2 college tours each year for all students participating in IM programming. Students will learn about admissions, different areas of study, the life and journey of a college student from current students, fraternities/sororities and scholarship opportunities. The first tour will be local and the 2nd tour will be out of state. CIVICS In partnership with YeyeX, Inspiring Minds built a culturally responsive academic intervention that will include music videos, songs tailored to the content and a curriculum guide. The school will choose the academic area of focus and assign an educator from their staff to support the team with aligning the curriculum. We focus on the following activities under each Area of Impact:Education: We assist our youth with homework; tutoring; provide them with learning activities focusing on reading, language arts, STEM, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy; provide them frequent monitoring of each student's interim grades, report cards, and state test scores; and provide our youth with incentives for student academic and behavioral achievement. College & Career Readiness: We provide our youth with career guidance and exploration; take them on company tours (including The White House, Coca Cola, Warner Brothers & Universal Studios, Ohio State House, Cleveland Indians, Madison Square Garden, The Apollo, Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis Colts, General Motors, and BET Headquarters); provide them with college tours (colleges and universities visited include Penn State University, Purdue University, University of Southern California, Parsons School of Art & Design, The Art Institutes, University of Notre Dame, Thiel College, Duke University, The Ohio State University, and Bowling Green State University); and assist them with professional development such as resume writing, mock interviews, job shadowing, career camps, and internship opportunities. Exposure to New Experiences: We have provided our youth with week-long trips and day trips to various destinations across the county. Inspiring Minds youth have explored diverse communities, visited museums, embraced cultural tradition, and have been introduced to new foods. We've also introduced our youth to professional athletes, famous entertainers, and CEOs. Health & Wellness: We teach our youth about nutrition and cooking; sports education through exposure to traditional and non-traditional sports such as football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, track and field; help them find exercises they enjoy such as swimming, dancing, boxing, weightlifting, yoga, tai-chi and more; and teach them about personal hygiene. Personal Development: We require 100% participation in our activities to encourage students to try new things outside of their comfort zone. Inspiring Minds sets expectations for acceptable behaviors such as regular attendance, participation, respect for staff and peers, dress code adherence and transportation safety in order to develop character within our students. We also provide our youth with opportunities to plan, organize and participate in community service projects.THIS PROGRAM WAS ALSO SUPPORTED DURING THE YEAR BY IN KIND DONATIONS OF SERVICES INCLUDING OFFICE AND CLASSROOM SPACE USE VALUED AT $12,500.

    Expenses $1,217,812

As filed on the 2024 return.

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.

  • Katrena Perou

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $86,704
    From this org
    $80,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,204
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sharleen Morris

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Renee K Smith

    Co-Chairmain

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tabari Bomani

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jordan Weiss

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suhui Won

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Duane Kinnon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sheridan Jack-Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Anaejinou

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marquitta Speller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,840,821
    Expenses
    $1,306,860
    Contributions
    $1,840,821
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,206,768
    Expenses
    $1,658,276
    Contributions
    $2,206,768
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,762,861
    Expenses
    $1,055,448
    Contributions
    $1,762,861
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $502,990
    Expenses
    $443,928
    Contributions
    $502,458
    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
    $414,582
    Expenses
    $222,844
    Assets (EOY)
    $295,837

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $219,515
    Expenses
    $125,416
    Assets (EOY)
    $105,767

  • 2019 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $124,890
    Expenses
    $127,402
    Assets (EOY)
    $128,282

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.

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

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 13 October 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 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.