I AM ACADEMY

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $273K · expenses $269K · assets $20K

EIN
86-1297592
Address
57 W 10TH ST, HOLLAND, MI 49423-3130
Website
WWW.IAMACADEMYMI.ORG
NTEE code
O50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2021 (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
LINDSAY CHERRY (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

Mentorship program in conjunction with community partners, for the purpose of helping to dismatle the school to prison pipeline systems within educational institutions. Support and encourage local students by providing opportunities for job experiences, college visits dialogue sessions, book studies, an entrepreneurship program, mindful experiences, and potential group trips to cultural places of interest.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

6 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
Henry Cherry DIRECTOR2021-2024 $48,808$141,423 1
Lauren Beck OPERATION DIRECTOR2023-2024 $36,943$80,072 1
Lindsay Cherry DIRECTOR2023-2024 $12,750$35,346 1
Patricia Strachan ADMIN2024 $5,634$5,634 1
Maria Kamara-Hagemeyer ADMIN2024 $3,380$3,380 1
Lauren (former) BECK2021-2022 $31,300$31,300 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $108K · 5 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HENRY CHERRY DIRECTOR40 $48,808$0$0 $48,8081
LAUREN BECK OPERATION DIRECTOR40 $36,943$0$0 $36,9431
LINDSAY CHERRY DIRECTOR20 $12,750$0$0 $12,7501
PATRICIA STRACHAN ADMIN20 $5,634$0$0 $5,6341
MARIA KAMARA-HAGEMEYER ADMIN20 $3,380$0$0 $3,3801
2023 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $116K · 3 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HENRY CHERRY DIRECTOR40 $50,615$0$0 $50,6151
LAUREN BECK OPERATION DIRECTOR40 $43,129$0$0 $43,1291
LINDSAY CHERRY DIRECTOR20 $22,596$0$0 $22,5961
2022 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $73K · 3 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HENRY CHERRY DIRECTOR40 $42,000$0$0 $42,0001
LAUREN BECK40 $31,300$0$0 $31,3001
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HENRY CHERRY DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
LAUREN BECK40 $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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$272,508$268,648 $20,447$19,428 $272,508$0 $116,182510
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$273,198$282,574 $18,833$15,568 $273,198$0 $116,340310
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$292,298$283,319 $24,539$21,340 $292,298$0 $73,300310
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$179,519$155,248 $32,307$30,608 $179,519$0 $29,300010

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,089,886 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
COMMUNITY ACTION HOUSE Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$1,737,886 2024$1,107,112
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SHINE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “I AM ACADEMY” 2021-2025 5$146,500 2025$30,000
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COMMUNTIY FOUNDATION OF THE HOLLAND ZEELAND AREA DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$113,500 2024$43,950
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LARRY AND KAREN MULDER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “I AM ACADEMY” 2022, 2024-2025 3$60,000 2025$15,000
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WMR FAMILY FOUNDATION 045351-000 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “I AM ACADEMY” 2021-2023 3$15,000 2023$5,000
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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S LEIGH PIERSON AND DOUGLAS R CONANT FAMILY COOKIE JAR FOUNDATIO Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “I AM ACADEMY” 2025 1$5,000 2025$5,000
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DICKS SPORTING GOODS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “I AM ACADEMY” 2022 1$1,000 2022$1,000
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WOODWARD GOVERNOR CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “I AM ACADEMY” 2022 1$1,000 2022$1,000
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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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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,258,95024 52012–2024 CORD GROUP; PUERTO RICO YOUTH AT RISK INC; COLORADO YOUNG LEADERS; CHILDRENS PLAYHOUSE INC and 1 more
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$728,75635 172017–2024 ZAHARA KATHAWALLA FOUNDATION; NORTH GEORGIA SOCCER ACADEMY INC; RISE ABOVE; KINGDOM HOMESTEAD and 13 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$604,01128 102020–2025 100CAMERAS INC; CHICAGO BASEBALL AND EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY; FUTURE STARS; FRANCONIA SOARING FOUNDATION INC and 6 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DAF sponsor$600,00010 32020–2024 MICHIGAN JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING DEVELOPMENT; MICHIGAN SCHOLASTIC CYCLING ASSOCIATION; YOUNG NATION
KRESGE FOUNDATION Private foundation$568,2009 22016–2024 YOUNG NATION; DETROIT CARES CIRCLE OF THE NATIONAL CARES MENTORING MOVEMENT
IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor$480,0004 12021–2024 JUST AS I AM YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INC
SURDNA FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$420,0008 22012–2019 YOUNG NATION; VERNON AVENUE PROJECT INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$406,33821 132016–2024 CHICAGO BASEBALL AND EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY; ALL DAY EVERY DAY; FINISH STRONG ZAMBIA INC; COACH G ACADEMY INC and 9 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.

2024 · Form 990 · $268,648 spent · pay $117,910 · grants $0 · events $62,123
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $116,182$0$116,182$0 43.2%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSES $61,014$61,014$0$0 22.7%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $32,275$32,275$0$0 12.0%
All other expenses $28,008$0$28,008$0 10.4%
Occupancy $15,250$0$15,250$0 5.7%
Other (as described)CONTRACT SERVICES $8,267$0$8,267$0 3.1%
Fees: accounting $3,000$0$3,000$0 1.1%
Insurance $1,815$0$1,815$0 0.7%
Payroll taxes $1,728$0$1,728$0 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,109$0$1,109$0 0.4%
Total$268,648100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $282,574 spent · pay $132,285 · grants $0 · events $3,148
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $123,542$0$123,542$0 43.7%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $106,624$106,624$0$0 37.7%
All other expenses $32,791$0$32,791$0 11.6%
Payroll taxes $8,743$0$8,743$0 3.1%
Fees: accounting $4,500$0$4,500$0 1.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,148$0$3,148$0 1.1%
Insurance $1,675$0$1,675$0 0.6%
Office expenses $1,367$0$1,367$0 0.5%
Other (as described)BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, REFERENCE $184$0$184$0 0.1%
Total$282,574100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $283,319 spent · pay $7,465 · grants $0 · events $3,148
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $141,297$141,297$0$0 49.9%
Other (as described)PAYROLL EXPENSES $98,753$0$98,753$0 34.9%
All other expenses $12,660$0$12,660$0 4.5%
Other (as described)CONTRACT SERVICES $11,319$0$11,319$0 4.0%
Payroll taxes $7,465$0$7,465$0 2.6%
Advertising and promotion $7,133$0$7,133$0 2.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,148$0$3,148$0 1.1%
Insurance $1,524$0$1,524$0 0.5%
Other (as described)LICENSES AND PERMITS $20$0$20$0 0.0%
Total$283,319100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $155,248 spent · pay $31,541 · grants $0 · events $2,122
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $109,724$56,874$37,006$15,844 70.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $29,300$0$29,300$0 18.9%
Advertising and promotion $4,002$0$4,002$0 2.6%
Payroll taxes $2,241$0$2,241$0 1.4%
Office expenses $2,211$0$2,211$0 1.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,122$0$2,122$0 1.4%
Other (as described)PAYROLL EXPENSES $1,840$0$1,840$0 1.2%
Insurance $1,667$0$1,667$0 1.1%
Fees: accounting $1,500$0$1,500$0 1.0%
Fees: legal $466$0$466$0 0.3%
Other (as described)BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, REFERENCE $175$0$175$0 0.1%
Total$155,248100%

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