THE FLY INITIATIVE

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $1.1M · expenses $1.1M · assets $316K

EIN
46-4897451
Address
225 DYER ST, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903-3927
Website
WWW.FLYINITIATIVE.ORG
NTEE code
P80
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2014 (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))
Principal officer
Marcy Reyes (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO TEACH FINANCIAL LITERACY TO YOUTH AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Marcy Reyes CEO2021-2025 $112,692$402,181 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Lilia Kirtley Holt PRESIDENT2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Adrian Medina DIRECTOR2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Joshua Myers TREASURER2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Lammis Vargas DIRECTOR2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Breilyn Rosario-Eduardo SECRETARY2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
John Kashmanian (former) TREASURER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $113K · 15 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARCY REYES CEO40 $112,692$0$0 $112,6921
LILIA KIRTLEY HOLT PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
ADRIAN MEDINA DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOSHUA MYERS TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
BREILYN ROSARIO-EDUARDO SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
LAMMIS VARGAS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $125K · 15 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARCY REYES CEO40 $125,293$0$0 $125,2931
LILIA KIRTLEY HOLT PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN KASHMANIAN TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
ADRIAN MEDINA DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOSHUA MYERS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LAMMIS VARGAS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $94K · 15 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARCY REYES CEO40 $93,701$0$0 $93,7011
LILIA KIRTLEY HOLT PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN KASHMANIAN TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
ADRIAN MEDINA DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOSHUA MYERS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LAMMIS VARGAS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $43K · 8 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARCY REYES CEO30 $42,568$0$0 $42,5681
LILIA KIRTLEY HOLT PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN KASHMANIAN TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
ADRIAN MEDINA DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOSHUA MYERS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LAMMIS VARGAS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $28K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARCY REYES CEO20 $27,927$0$0 $27,9271
LILIA KIRTLEY HOLT PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN KASHMANIAN TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIAN MEDINA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JOSHUA MYERS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LAMMIS VARGAS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Trademarks

1 US trademark, 0 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
THE FLY INITIATIVE978262782023-03-07AbandonedTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03

The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).

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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,140,087$1,145,919 $315,693$301,358 $984,953$155,134 $112,69215-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,167,509$979,391 $367,328$307,190 $1,024,636$142,873 $125,29315-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$717,571$631,930 $179,132$119,072 $650,721$66,850 $93,70115-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,713$435,477 $61,391$33,431 $31,363$11,350 $42,5688-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$465,650$70,691 $424,101$424,101 $465,650$0 $27,9271-

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $49,052 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. 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
LEON LOWENSTEIN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “The FLY Initiative” 2024-2025 2$12,500 2025$7,500
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THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$10,200 2021$10,200
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WEBSTER BANK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FLY INITIATIVE” 2024 2$10,000 2024$10,000
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MASSACHUSETTS BANKERS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FLY INITIATIVE” 2025 1$5,500 2025$5,500
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UNITED WAY OF RHODE ISLAND INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$5,050 2022$5,050
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BRISTOL COUNTY SAVINGS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FLY INITIATIVE” 2025 1$5,000 2025$5,000
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FLY INITIATIVE” 2023 1$500 2023$500
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PFIZER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FLY INITIATIVE” 2021 1$200 2021$200
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FLY INITIATIVE” 2022-2023 2$102 2023$48
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$3,270,68096 232014–2024 LOOK FOUNDATION INC; IRANIAN AMERICAN WOMEN FOUNDATION; RWANDA GIRLS INITIATIVE; INSPIRATION RANCH INC and 19 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$2,921,891117 322019–2025 KARIMU INTERNATIONAL HELP FOUNDATION; KAMA RELIEF CORPORATION; INSPIRATION RANCH INC; FUTURES IGNITE INC and 28 more
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $1,145,919 spent · pay $739,277 · grants $0 · events $57,721
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $545,724$419,243$75,646$50,835 47.6%
Occupancy $115,112-$115,112- 10.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $112,692-$112,692- 9.8%
Other (as described)COGS $87,258$87,258-- 7.6%
Fees: other services $62,760$58,673$4,087- 5.5%
Payroll taxes $52,351$34,357$17,994- 4.6%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSES $43,830--$43,830 3.8%
Fees: legal $29,985$7,496$22,489- 2.6%
Other employee benefits $28,510$23,183$5,327- 2.5%
Advertising and promotion $17,634--$17,634 1.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $13,891$7,916$5,975- 1.2%
Travel $12,184$10,546$1,638- 1.1%
Office expenses $9,571$4,185$5,386- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $4,800$1,200$3,600- 0.4%
Information technology $4,243-$4,243- 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $3,755$3,755-- 0.3%
Insurance $1,619-$1,619- 0.1%
Total$1,145,919100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $979,391 spent · pay $622,481 · grants $0 · events $29,266
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $443,296$383,200$60,096- 45.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $125,293$125,293-- 12.8%
Occupancy $115,013-$115,013- 11.7%
Other (as described)COGS $73,570$73,570-- 7.5%
Office expenses $53,941$7,330$46,611- 5.5%
Payroll taxes $42,137$29,496$12,641- 4.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $29,266$2,090$2,397$24,779 3.0%
Fees: legal $28,330$7,082$21,248- 2.9%
Travel $18,633$18,633-- 1.9%
Fees: other services $15,802$14,239$1,563- 1.6%
Other employee benefits $11,755$9,404$2,351- 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $8,502--$8,502 0.9%
Fees: accounting $5,750$1,437$4,313- 0.6%
Depreciation and depletion $3,502$3,502-- 0.4%
Information technology $2,901-$2,901- 0.3%
Insurance $1,700-$1,700- 0.2%
Total$979,391100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $631,930 spent · pay $430,449 · grants $0 · events $5,971
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $294,736$239,276$55,460- 46.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $93,701$93,701-- 14.8%
Occupancy $62,854-$62,854- 9.9%
Other (as described)COGS $60,857$60,857-- 9.6%
Payroll taxes $29,584$20,709$8,875- 4.7%
Office expenses $22,865$2,111$20,754- 3.6%
Travel $15,335$15,335-- 2.4%
Fees: legal $14,350$3,587$10,763- 2.3%
Other employee benefits $12,428$9,942$2,486- 2.0%
Fees: other services $7,817$6,727$1,090- 1.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,971$422$3,630$1,919 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $4,083--$4,083 0.6%
Information technology $3,161-$3,161- 0.5%
Depreciation and depletion $2,808$2,808-- 0.4%
Insurance $1,380-$1,380- 0.2%
Total$631,930100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $435,477 spent · pay $299,797 · grants $0 · events $16,479
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $232,483$176,067$56,416- 53.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $42,568-$42,568- 9.8%
Other (as described)STUDENT PROGRAMMING $34,651$34,651-- 8.0%
Other (as described)CONTRACT FEES $22,920-$22,920- 5.3%
Payroll taxes $22,633$15,650$6,983- 5.2%
Fees: legal $19,000-$19,000- 4.4%
Office expenses $12,412$49$12,363- 2.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $9,741$563$9,178- 2.2%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS $7,535$7,535-- 1.7%
Information technology $6,908-$6,908- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $6,901--$6,901 1.6%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSE $6,738$6,738-- 1.5%
Fees: other services $3,320-$3,320- 0.8%
Depreciation and depletion $3,226$3,226-- 0.7%
Other employee benefits $2,113-$2,113- 0.5%
Insurance $1,509-$1,509- 0.3%
Occupancy $737-$737- 0.2%
All other expenses $82-$82- 0.0%
Total$435,477100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $70,691 spent · pay $30,348 · grants $0 · events $1,108
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $27,927$11,171$16,756- 39.5%
Other (as described)STUDENT PROGRAMING $19,439$19,439-- 27.5%
Fees: other services $6,463$6,000$463- 9.1%
Information technology $3,719$1,312$2,407- 5.3%
Office expenses $3,063$444$2,619- 4.3%
Payroll taxes $2,421$968$1,453- 3.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,943--$1,943 2.7%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,734$1,435$299- 2.5%
Other (as described)CONTRACT & PROF FEES $1,586--$1,586 2.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,108$1,108-- 1.6%
Insurance $779-$779- 1.1%
Depreciation and depletion $230-$230- 0.3%
Fees: legal $193-$193- 0.3%
Other (as described)LICENSES $47-$47- 0.1%
All other expenses $39-$39- 0.1%
Total$70,691100%

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