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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 839,678 | 1,027,196 | 1,155,798 | 856,672 | 1,439,333 | 5,318,677 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 839,678 | 1,027,196 | 1,155,798 | 856,672 | 1,439,333 | 5,318,677 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 43,625 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 5,275,052 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 839,678 | 1,027,196 | 1,155,798 | 856,672 | 1,439,333 | 5,318,677 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 11 | 20 | 17 | 48 | ||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 5,318,725 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE MOTIVATIONAL EDGE USES SOLUTIONS FOCUSED PROGRAMMING AS A PLATFORM TO INSPIRE YOUTH TOWARD ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, INCREASED SELF CONFIDENCE AND BUILDING ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH WITH A CREATIVE OUTLET FOR SELF EXPRESSION, WHILE INTEGRATING THERAPEUTIC COMPONENTS INTO ARTS, MUSIC AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | - 2,277 TOTAL YOUTH SERVED DURING 2022-2023 - ACROSS 54 TOTAL SERVICE SITES - REACHING AN IN-PERSON TOTAL OF 3840 AUDIENCE MEMBERS - OF THE 2277 YOUNG PEOPLE SERVED, 406 WERE DIAGNOSED AS HAVING DISABILITY. (18%) - THERE WERE NEARLY 110,000 HOURS OF COLLECTIVE PROGRAMMING, INSTRUCTION, AND MENTORING PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. (107,460 HOURS) DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30TH, 2023, THE MOTIVATIONAL EDGE ASSESSED 464 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH. MEASURE OF SUCCESS 1: 81% OF YOUTH ACHIEVED THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLAN (ISP) GOALS, REFLECTING ACHIEVEMENT OF HEALTHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES SUCH AS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND JOB READINESS. OF 464 YOUTH ASSESSED DURING THIS TIME, 376 YOUTH MET THEIR ISP OBJECTIVES EQUATING TO AN 81% ACHIEVEMENT RATE. REACHING INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLAN GOALS IS CRUCIAL FOR PROMOTING YOUTH'S OVERALL WELL-BEING AND SUCCESS. IT ENSURES THAT THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AND STRENGTHS ARE RECOGNIZED AND ADDRESSED THROUGH PERSONALIZED INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT. BY ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS, YOUTH ARE EMPOWERED TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR LIVES, LEADING TO INCREASED SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE. MEASURE OF SUCCESS 2: 85% OF YOUTH INCREASED THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING/WELLBEING. OUT OF THE 464-YOUTH ASSESSED DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023 - 396 YOUTH INCREASED THEIR SEL. THOSE 396 YOUTH REPRESENT 85.3% OF THE YOUTH ASSESSED DURING THIS PERIOD. THE EDGE USES A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TOWARD YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, RANGING FROM THERAPEUTIC ARTS-BASED ACTIVITIES, MENTORING, AND LIFE-SKILL DEVELOPMENT. THESE VARIOUS COMPONENTS MERGE TOWARDS THE OVERALL SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT IN A YOUNG PERSON'S SEL. MEASURE OF SUCCESS 3: 92% OF YOUTH SHOWED AN INCREASE IN THEIR MUSIC AND ARTS APTITUDE (THE KNOWLEDGE OF USING MUSIC AND ARTS MATERIALS AND RESOURCES; BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO AND ANALYZE OTHERS' WORK AND UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURAL DIMENSIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS.) OF THE 464-YOUTH ASSESSED DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30TH, 2023 - 427 YOUTH, OR 92% INCREASED THEIR ARTS APTITUDE KNOWLEDGE. WHEN YOUTH ENTER ME PROGRAMMING, THEY ARE OFFERED AN ASSORTMENT OF ARTS OPTIONS. HAVING THIS MANY OFFERINGS ALLOWS THE YOUTH TO CHOOSE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE ARTS THEY MAY HAVE INTEREST IN BUT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE NEVER BEEN AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE. HAVING AN EXTREMELY DIVERSE TEAM OF TEACHING ARTISTS AND INSTRUCTORS HAVE ALLOWED US TO UNFURL OUR YOUTHS' UNTAPPED ARTISTIC POTENTIALS. MEASURE OF SUCCESS 4: 91% OF YOUTH SHOWED AN INCREASE IN THEIR POSITIVE PEER RELATIONSHIPS AS EVIDENT FROM THEIR PRE- TO POST- ASSESSMENT. OF THE 464-YOUTH ASSESSED DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30TH, 2023, - 423 YOUTH, OR 91% INCREASED THEIR POSITIVE PEER RELATIONSHIPS. POSITIVE PEER RELATIONSHIPS ARE CRUCIAL FOR HEALTHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AS THEY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT, LEARNING, AND GROWTH. WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE FORM POSITIVE CONNECTIONS WITH THEIR PEERS, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP IMPORTANT SOCIAL SKILLS, INCREASE THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, AND FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING. MEASURE OF SUCCESS 5: 92% OF PARTICIPANTS WERE OFFERED A SHOWCASE/PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY, WORKED ON AN ARTISTIC PROJECT, AND/OR CREATED AN ORIGINAL WORK OF ART. THESE INCLUDE SONGS, POETRY, VISUAL ART, AND DANCES. OF THE 2,277-YOUTH SERVED DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30TH, 2023, - 2,098 YOUTH WERE EITHER OFFERED A SHOWCASE/PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY, WORKED ON AN ARTISTIC PROJECT, AND/OR CREATED AN ORIGINAL WORK OF ART. THIS NUMBER EQUATES TO 92% OF OUR YOUTH SERVED, MAKING IT RIGHT ON SCHEDULE TO MEET OUR MOS GOAL. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT DATA - OVER 80% OF YOUTH RECEIVED MENTORING SUPPORT. - OVER 70% OF YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN LIFE-SKILL DEVELOPMENT. - THE EDGE EMPLOYED OVER 35 INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING TEACHING ARTISTS, INSTRUCTORS, MANAGERS, COACHES & OTHER PERSONNEL) WHICH EQUATED TO OVER 600,000 BEING REINVESTED IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. - THE EDGE HAD 42 VOLUNTEERS DURING THE PAST YEAR. - THE EDGE HAD DOZENS OF SHOWCASES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. - THE EDGE BELIEVES IN COLLECTIVE IMPACT, HAVING CULTIVATEDPARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 30 DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-PROFITS, INSTITUTIONS, SCHOOLS, AND BUSINESSES IN 2022-23. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | IAN WELSCH MONICA REYES CEO DIRECTOR HUSBAND AND WIFE |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ANYONE SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SHALL REPORT THE POSSIBLE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE PERSON IN QUESTION IS THE PRESIDENT, SAID REPORT SHALL BE MADE TO THE NEXT PREDECESSOR OF THE ORGANIZATION. A FULL DISCLOSURE OF ALL FACTS PERTAINING TO ANY TRANSACTION THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY DOUBT CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL BE MADE TO THE PRESIDENT BEFORE CONSUMMATING THE TRANSACTION. A BOARD MEMBER MAY NOT BECOME INVOLVED IN A TRANSACTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION IF THERE EXISTS OR APPEARS T EXIST A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, EXCEPT WITH THE CONSENT OF THE PRESIDENT AFTER FULL DISCLOSURE. INDIVIDUALS WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATE AND/OR REFUSE TO ABIDE BY THIS POLICY MAY BE SUBJECT TO TERMINATION OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD REVIEWS AND SETS COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BASED ON PERFORMANCE, QUALIFICATION AND ECONOMIC FACTORS. THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE COMPENSATION SCALE AT THE END OF THE ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS BASED ON SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE GEOGRAPHIC ARE AS WELL AS THOSE THROUGHOUT THE REGION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD PERIODICALLY REVIEWS AND SETS COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BASED ON PERFORMANCE, QUALIFICATION AND ECONOMIC FACTORS. THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE COMPENSATION SCALE AT THE END OF THE ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS BASED ON SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE GEOGRAPHIC ARE AS WELL AS THOSE THROUGHOUT THE REGION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 21,925 0 INSTRUCTORS AND CONTRACTORS 398,253 49,222 0 TOTAL 398,253 71,147 0 |
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