FOR THE BETTER INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization: FOR THE BETTER INC (EIN 85-2956154)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-06-02
IRS object ID: 202421659349201517
Schema version: 2023v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-06-02T10:39:12-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ENCORE BUSINESS SERVICES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	366 WOODFIELD ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WEST HEMPSTEAD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11552	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	852956154	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FOR THE BETTER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7184042102	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1866 E 51ST STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11234	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RASHEEDAT AJALA	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7184042102	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	RASHEEDAT	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	AJALA	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	AMANDA BOATING	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01619697	PTIN
Phone	5164085357	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-05-15	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL2	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$54,841	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$54,841	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Total Revenue	$54,841	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$800	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint	$301	OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total	$8,963	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$10,064	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$44,777	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$8,027	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$163	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$52,967	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,027	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,967	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,027	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,967	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,027	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,967	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt Purpose	To impact the lives of at risk minority youth thr	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Annual Wellness Fair 500 persons were served Annual gathering where we provide nutrition education, food demonstrations, and activities for families.	$700
Better Health Program 80 persons were served An afterschool program teaching teens how to make healthier food and lifestyle choices with cooking classes.	$7,955
Youth Summit for health and nutrition 100 persons Program that serves minority youth and adolescents with health and nutrition education and resources.	$150

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$8,805	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
RASHEEDAT AJALA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	020.00	$0
DAPHNE LYSIUS
SECRETARY	001.00	$0
TAOFEEK OWOADE
TREASURER	001.00	$0
KOYINSOLA OWOADE
PROGRAM ASSISTANT	004.00	$800

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri	$0	InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use	$0	GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RASHEEDAT AJALA	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1866 E 51ST STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11234	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7184042102	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$54,841	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$54,841	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$54,841	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$54,841	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$54,841	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$54,841	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$54,841	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	1.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
990, Part III, Line 2	To impact the lives of at risk minority youth through health education and nutrition education programming
990-EZ, Part I, Line 16	$2719 was spent on food to support various programs
990-EZ, Part I, Line 16	$6086 was spent on supplies to support various programs
990-EZ, Part I, Line 20	$163 was spent on program supplies. However, those supplies were returned at a later date, resulting in an increase of $163 in assets.

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