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AYA FOUNDATION

EIN 85-2802236 DENVER, CO

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Revenue 2023
$1,281,459
Expenses 2023
$1,111,405

Program services were 81.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S31
Classification
1000
Street
1031 33RD STREET

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

7 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 · 2023

Mission

TO LEAD AN ECONOMIC REVOLUTION BY SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY BUILD THEIR WEALTH THROUGH ACCESS TO EDUCATION, TRAINING, NETWORKS, AND FUNDING.

  • THE NEW COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION FUND, THE FIRST VENTURE CAPITAL FUND ESTABLISHED IN COLORADO TO SERVE PRIMARILY BIPOC ENTREPRENEURS CONTINUED TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES THROUGH 2023. UTILIZING THEIR PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS, THE FUND WAS ABLE TO SCALE OPERATIONS WITH A FULL TEAM (FUND MANAGER, CHIEF OF STAFF, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR). THE FUND SET UP INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS TO REFER FOUNDERS TO THE SUPPORT THEY NEEDED. THROUGH OUR PARNTERSHIP WITH THE NCTF/COLLECTIVE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BIPOC BUSINESSES WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 20 ENTREPRENEURS.

    Expenses $455,030

  • AYA FOUNDATION'S GRANTMAKING PROGRAM MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN 2023. WE AWARDED $177,000 START UP BUSINESS GRANTS AND $25,000 IN REFUNDABLE GRANTS TO 9 ENTREPRENUERS TO SUPPORT BUSINESS GROWTH AND START UP COSTS. GRANTEES REPRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES (SERVICE, CONSUMER PRODUCTS, AND TECH).

    Expenses $205,101 · Grants $177,071

  • TO LEAD AN ECONOMIC REVOLUTION BY SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY BUILD THEIR WEALTH THROUGH ACCESS TO EDUCATION, TRAINING, NETWORKS, AND FUNDING. IN 2023 THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED 91 ENTREPRENEURS WITH 509 IN-DEPTH TOUCHPOINTS. THREE ENTREPRENEUR EVENTS TO INCREASE THE NETWORKING AND SOCIAL CAPITAL OF BUSINESS OWNERS WERE HOSTED. 41 ENTREPRENEURS COMPLETED JUMP START MY BUSINESS BOOTCAMP. WE SERVED 14 ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH DIRECT BUSINESS COACHING, 10 ENTREPRENEURS RECEIVED BOOKKEEPING SUPPORT SERVICES, AND 46 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED PERSONALIZED CONNECTIONS TO BUSINESS SUPPORT (LEGAL, MARKETING, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONNECTIONS, BUSINESS PLANNING AND BUSINESS FINANCE PLANNING AND MORE).

    Expenses $136,837 · Revenue $87,440

  • OTHER FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS

    Expenses $110,413 · Revenue $19,744

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Jicelyn Johnson

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Avi Aliyu

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chris Daehnick

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Hanifah Chiku

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Annita Menogan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Wil Alston

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Richard Lewis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Javon Brame

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Benilda Samuels

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $167,410
    From this org
    $155,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,410
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,760
    Filer's total
    $167,410

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

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,281,459
    Expenses
    $1,111,405
    Contributions
    $1,172,134
    Grants paid
    $177,071
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,883,327
    Expenses
    $1,662,367
    Contributions
    $1,758,471
    Grants paid
    $248,970

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
    $930,250
    Expenses
    $130,702
    Assets (EOY)
    $799,548

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.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2020

Tax period
1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
Principal officer
Jice Johnson
Mailing address
1031 33rd StreetDenver CO 80205
Website
ayafoundation.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

  • Access Mode Inc

    $204,000

    2022 Support BIPOC startups

  • CAPE INCLUSION

    $100,000

    2023 EMPOWER DEI COMMITTEES TO CREATE IMPACTFUL AND LONG-LASTING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

  • CO Nonprofit Development Ctr

    $44,970

    2022 Support Access Mode Inc.

  • CARGARI LLC

    $20,000

    2023 ADVERTISING DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT COSTS.

  • WILD BOYD FARM LLC

    $20,000

    2023 PURCHASE LIVESTOCK FOR REGENERATIVE FARM.

  • QUEENS GATE LLC

    $10,000

    2023 DEVELOP WOMEN'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS SOFTWARE APPLICATION.

  • FOUND MY KEYS LLC

    $10,000

    2023 CAPITAL PURCHASE AND RELATED FOR CAR SERVICE BUSINESS.

  • GLO KNOWS UNLIMITED GLORIA NEAL

    $7,500

    2023 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT AND BRANDING FOR ORGANIZATION.

  • GREATER PURPOSE MEDIA

    $6,000

    2023 FOR STATE REQUIRED SPECIALIZED TAX PREPARATION SOFTWARE FOR GREATER PURPOSE MEDIA.

Where these grants went next →

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 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 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.