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PURPOSE LEARNING LAB THE PREMIER DROP-IN STUDIO

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $394K · expenses $252K · assets $142K

EIN
84-5032978
Address
3 OLIVENE DR, DURHAM, NC 27703-6755
Website
https://www.purposelearninglab.org
NTEE code
O99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2020 (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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Myi-Shanka McMillian (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Our goal is to create pathways during non-school hours for minority students that ignite confidence, provide evidenced-based alternatives, encourage hands-on innovation, and academic advancement.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 people 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
Myishanka Mcmillian EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2022-2024 $54,300$98,850 1
Cyrstal Graham FINANCE DIRECTOR2023-2024 $5,200$5,200 1
Saiquanza Outlaw (former) INTERIM ASSISTAN DIRECTOR2022 $14,515$14,515 1
Calisha Graham (former) BOOKKEEPER2022 $1,000$1,000 1

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
Angela Cropps VICE CHAIR/TREASURER2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Shaquita Canty SECRETARY2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Shilanka Ware ATTORNEY2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Joseph Foster (former) CHAIR2022 15 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $60K · 2 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MYISHANKA MCMILLIAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR60 $54,300$0$0 $54,3001
CYRSTAL GRAHAM FINANCE DIRECTOR2 $5,200$0$0 $5,2001
ANGELA CROPPS VICE CHAIR/TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHAQUITA CANTY SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
SHILANKA WARE ATTORNEY2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $29K · 3 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MYISHANKA MCMILLIAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR60 $28,650$0$0 $28,6501
ANGELA CROPPS VICE CHAIR/TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHAQUITA CANTY SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
SHILANKA WARE ATTORNEY2 $0$0$0 $01
CYRSTAL GRAHAM FINANCE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $31K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MYISHANKA MCMILLIAN FOUNDER40 $15,900-- $15,9001
SAIQUANZA OUTLAW INTERIM ASSISTAN DIRECTOR40 $14,515-- $14,5151
CALISHA GRAHAM BOOKKEEPER10 $1,000-- $1,0001
JOSEPH FOSTER CHAIR15 $0-- $01
ANGELA CROPPS VICE CHAIR15 $0-- $01
SHAQUITA CANTY SECRETARY20 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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 ↗
$394,492$252,134 $142,358$142,358 $394,492$0 $54,30023
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$208,006$201,343 $0$0 $208,006$0 $28,65033
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,216$149,926 $0$34,290 $184,216- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $20,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. 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
UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER TRIANGLE INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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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 · $252,134 spent · pay $77,497 · grants $47,030 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $54,300$0$54,300$0 21.5%
Grants to US individuals $47,030$47,030-- 18.7%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $31,020$31,020$0$0 12.3%
Occupancy $30,816$30,816$0$0 12.2%
Other (as described)VEHICLE EXPENSES $20,205$20,205$0$0 8.0%
Office expenses $13,244$0$13,244$0 5.3%
Payroll taxes $12,764$12,764$0$0 5.1%
Travel $11,807$11,173$634$0 4.7%
Other salaries and wages $10,433$10,433$0$0 4.1%
Advertising and promotion $7,903$7,903$0$0 3.1%
Insurance $4,487$4,487$0$0 1.8%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $4,277$4,277$0$0 1.7%
Fees: management $3,148$3,148$0$0 1.2%
Fees: accounting $700$700$0$0 0.3%
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2023 · Form 990 · $201,343 spent · pay $90,327 · grants $0 · events $0
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Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $28,650$28,650$0$0 14.2%
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2022 · Form 990EZ · $149,926 spent · pay $17,818 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $52,495 35.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,638 27.1%
Fees to independent contractors $35,356 23.6%
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