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AMERICAS EMPOWERMENT INSTITUTE INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $321K · expenses $238K · assets $233K

EIN
36-4601581
Address
6464 SAVOY DR STE 235, HOUSTON, TX 77036-3688
Website
WWW.AEMPIN.ORG
NTEE code
Q33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

AMERICAS EMPOWERMENT INSTITUTE INC EMPOWERS LOWER INCOME PEOPLE WITH EDUCATION TRAINING, FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Atty Cici Brown CHAIRPERSON2022-2024 9 $0 reported 1
Nelson Ilodigwe PRESIDENT2022-2024 39 $0 reported 1
Queendalyn Ayiba TREASURER2022-2024 25 $0 reported 1
Nicheeka Smith SECRETARY2022-2024 15 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 16 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ATTY CICI BROWN CHAIRPERSON9 $0$0$0 $01
NELSON ILODIGWE PRESIDENT39 $0$0$0 $01
QUEENDALYN AYIBA TREASURER25 $0$0$0 $01
NICHEEKA SMITH SECRETARY15 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
QUEENDALYN AYIBA TREASURER29 $0$0$0 $01
NICHEEKA SMITH SECRETARY13 $0$0$0 $01
ATTY CICI BROWN CHAIRPERSON9 $0$0$0 $01
NELSON ILODIGWE PRESIDENT38 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ATTY CICI BROWN CHAIRPERSON9 $0-$0 $01
NELSON ILODIGWE PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
QUEENDALYN AYIBA TREASURER25 $0-$0 $01
NICHEEKA SMITH SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2022$15,000$02
2020$0$02
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2022Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072AWARDTYPE: DIRECT PAYMENT FOR SPECIFIED USE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUE BUSINESS DELIVERABLES: ECONOMIC RELIEF TO SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY COVID-19$15,000

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$320,951$238,469 $232,934$232,934 $5,316$315,635 $0016
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$315,285$228,230 $141,797$141,797 $30,158$285,127 $0015
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$196,179$186,679 $9,500$9,500 $198,055- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $5,267 in all, tax years 2010 to 2010. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
Houston Center for Literacy Public charity Exact 2010 1$5,267 2010$5,267
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $238,469 spent · pay $48,000 · grants $6,687 · events $12,863
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $48,000$48,000-- 20.1%
All other expenses $40,468$40,167$301- 17.0%
Fees: other services $20,569$20,569-- 8.6%
Advertising and promotion $19,367$19,367-- 8.1%
Fees: management $16,883-$16,883- 7.1%
Travel $14,856$8,561$6,295- 6.2%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $14,135-$14,135- 5.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $12,863$6,731$6,132- 5.4%
Information technology $8,711$8,711-- 3.7%
Insurance $7,843-$7,843- 3.3%
Other (as described)ADVERISING $7,562$7,562-- 3.2%
Other (as described)OFFICE SUPPLIES $7,528$4,716$2,812- 3.2%
Office expenses $6,773$6,773-- 2.8%
Grants to US individuals $6,687$6,687-- 2.8%
Other (as described)SOCIAL MEDIA $2,969-$2,969- 1.2%
Fees: legal $2,000$2,000-- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $1,255$1,255-- 0.5%
Total$238,469100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $228,230 spent · pay $48,000 · grants $4,968 · events $12,058
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $48,000$48,000-- 21.0%
All other expenses $40,198$39,989$209- 17.6%
Fees: other services $18,161$18,161-- 8.0%
Advertising and promotion $16,738$16,738-- 7.3%
Fees: management $15,964-$15,964- 7.0%
Travel $14,495$8,964$5,531- 6.4%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $13,968-$13,968- 6.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $12,058$6,074$5,984- 5.3%
Information technology $8,667$8,667-- 3.8%
Insurance $7,543-$7,543- 3.3%
Other (as described)ADVERISING $7,496$7,496-- 3.3%
Other (as described)OFFICE SUPPLIES $7,462$4,500$2,962- 3.3%
Office expenses $5,906$5,906-- 2.6%
Grants to US individuals $4,968$4,968-- 2.2%
Other (as described)SOCIAL MEDIA $2,581-$2,581- 1.1%
Fees: legal $2,500$2,500-- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $1,525$1,525-- 0.7%
Total$228,230100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $186,679 spent · pay $2,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $83,513 44.7%
Fees to independent contractors $50,697 27.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,363 13.6%
Printing, publications, postage $24,606 13.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,500 1.3%
Total$186,679100%

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