THINK BEFORE YOU ACT CORP

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2020 · Form 990 · revenue $260K · expenses $206K · assets $54K

Also known as
THINK BEFORE YOU ACT
EIN
85-2428282
Address
3398 CREEKSIDE BLVD, BURTON, MI 48519-2822
NTEE code
O50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 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
Lakurt Harris (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, YOUTH AND FAMILIES FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THIS IS DONE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES IN MANY CAPACITIES. OUR AIM IS TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, ENHANCE THEIR THINKING AND IMPROVE THEIR PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITIES SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. OUR RESOURCES ARE INTENDED TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF THOSE IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES WHO WANT TO REACH HIGHER GOALS. IT IS ALSO INTENDED FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED AND WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND ACHIEVE NEWFOUND SUCCESS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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
Barry Catrell VP AND TREAS2020 40 $0 reported 1
Lakurt Harris PRESIDENT/SE2020 40 $0 reported 1

People by year

2020 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BARRY CATRELL VP AND TREAS40 $0$0$0 $01
LAKURT HARRIS PRESIDENT/SE40 $0$0$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
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$259,945$206,400 $53,545$53,545 $259,945$0 -02

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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KINGDOM HOMESTEADMIO50 $311,532$282,878 EXECUTIVE DI$54,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
GREAT LAKES JR GOLD TOURMIO50 $231,153$226,099 President, Dir.$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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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.

2020 · Form 990 · $206,400 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $71,026$56,821$10,654$3,551 34.4%
Fees: other services $63,464-$63,464- 30.7%
Occupancy $26,726$21,381$4,009$1,336 12.9%
Fees: management $21,360-$21,360- 10.3%
Travel $12,474$9,979$1,871$624 6.0%
Other (as described)REPAIRS $4,247$3,398$637$212 2.1%
Depreciation and depletion $3,399$2,719$510$170 1.6%
Fees: legal $1,682-$1,682- 0.8%
Insurance $1,102$882$165$55 0.5%
Other (as described)STORAGE FEES $840$672$126$42 0.4%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $80$64$12$4 0.0%
Total$206,400100%

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