COMPELLING WHY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- COMPELLING WHY (EIN 27-3537158)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-09-08
- IRS object ID
- 202512519349201256
- Schema version
- 2024v5.2
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-09-08T15:29:54-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 475563362 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Marnea | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 7610 N Stemmons Fwy Ste 170 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Dallas | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 75247 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 273537158 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | The Compelling Why | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| In Care Of | % Torrence Robinson | InCareOfNm |
| Business Name Control | COMP | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 2142260515 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 742463 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Dallas | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 753742463 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | TORRENCE ROBINSON | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 2142260515 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-05-15 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| 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 | BRITTNEY KENNEDY | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01886342 | PTIN |
| Phone | 8886276321 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2025-09-08 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | www.thecompellingwhy.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $64,680 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $30,180 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $34,500 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Total Revenue | $64,680 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $30,648 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $11,325 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $8,726 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $3,218 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $20,107 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $74,024 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$9,344 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $24,253 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $14,909 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $24,253 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $11,343 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $7,600 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $24,253 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $18,943 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $4,034 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $24,253 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $14,909 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | to ignite the passion in every young... | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|
| Business and community leaders serve as catalysts and role models who drive action during 1/2-day moderated discussions primarily with African American and Hispanic middle... | $0 |
| The Leadership Series includes five or eight-part facilitated discussions by Compelling Why staff industry volunteers on the leadership attributes of integrity, commitment, ... | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $0 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrence H Robinson | ||||
| President | 10.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| James Davis | ||||
| Vice President and Secretary | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Florencia Velasco-Fortner | ||||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Torrence H Robinson | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 742463 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Dallas | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 753742463 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 2142260515 | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $40,408 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $75,854 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $50,755 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $55,934 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $30,180 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $253,131 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $40,408 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $75,854 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $50,755 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $55,934 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $30,180 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $253,131 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $45,311 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $207,820 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
| Total Support | $253,131 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.82100 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.76670 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
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 |
|---|---|
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | Description AmountSupplies & Materials 217Food & Beverage 8,953Software & Technology 1,533Program Awards Gifts 1,545Payroll Processing & Timekeeping Fe 1,878Travel and Professsional Events 516Business Insurance & Licenses 863Bank and Credit Card Fees 468Promotion and Marketing 3,700Interest and PP Fees 434 |
| Description of other assets Part II line 24 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearAccounts Receivable 0 7,600 |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearTotal Liabilities 0 4,034 |
| Part III response or note to any other line in Part III | (Continuation of Part III Line 28)...and high school students of promise. Immediately following these Success Sessions (seminars), students attend an Opportunity Fair where they interface directly with representatives from school- and community-based organizations. (Continuation of Part III Line 28)... emotional intelligence and collaboration. The Compelling Why believes that a well-rounded education prepares youth for career success and includes these workforce survival skills not emphasized in core academic curricula or standardized tests. (Continuation of org. primary exempt purpose) person to create their best reality by: -Reaching underserved students of promise in need of academic and life skill support -Directing them to school- and community-based education and youth service providers and resources -Preparing them to access postsecondary college and career training options -Increasing the number of students enrolled in academic and life-skill enrichment programs -Raising their awareness of the value of education |
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