COHORT SISTAS INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $72K · expenses $113K · assets $10K

EIN
86-1674110
Address
254 CHAPMAN RD STE 208 PMB 4450, NEWARK, DE 19702-5422
NTEE code
B99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Ijeoma Kola (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 mission is to foster inclusive pathways to advanced research doctorates by enhancing the recruitment retention success and well-being of historically excluded students especially Black women.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Ijeoma Kola Executive Director2022-2024 $10,000$18,558 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

19 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
Ashley Schloss PhD Board Chair2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Steven Lipper Board Memeber2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Saron Tesfalul Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Taisha Harvey-Caldwell PhD Board member2024 0 $0 reported 1
Joanne Kamens PhD Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Blair Presley Bone PhD Board Memeber2024 0 $0 reported 1
Makeda Turner PhD Board Member2024 0 $0 reported 1
Hillary Webb-Ganaway EdD Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tiffany Wiggins PhD Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Christy Carter (former) Board member2023 1 $0 reported 1
Stacey Lawrence (former) Board Member2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Karleen Porcena (former) Board Memeber2023 1 $0 reported 1
Wenimo Okoya (former) Board Chair2022 2 $0 reported 1
Judene Thomas (former) Secretary2022 2 $0 reported 1
Andrea Stith (former) Board Member2022 0 $0 reported 1
Chinny Ogunro (former) Board Member Until May 12022 0 $0 reported 1
Laurel Haak (former) Board Member2022 1 $0 reported 1
NobuLali Dangazele (former) Board Member Until January 12022 1 $0 reported 1
Sofia Pertuz (former) Board Member2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $10K · 8 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ijeoma Kola Executive Director40 $10,000$0$0 $10,0001
Ashley Schloss PhD Board Chair2 $0$0$0 $01
Taisha Harvey-Caldwell PhD Board member0 $0$0$0 $01
Joanne Kamens PhD Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Steven Lipper Board Memeber1 $0$0$0 $01
Blair Presley Bone PhD Board Memeber0 $0$0$0 $01
Saron Tesfalul Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Makeda Turner PhD Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Hillary Webb-Ganaway EdD Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Tiffany Wiggins PhD Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $9K · 5 employees · 102 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ijeoma Kola Executive Director40 $8,558$0$0 $8,5581
Ashley Schloss Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Christy Carter Board member1 $0$0$0 $01
Stacey Lawrence Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Steven Lipper Board Memeber1 $0$0$0 $01
Karleen Porcena Board Memeber1 $0$0$0 $01
Saron Tesfalul Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 15 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 43 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Wenimo Okoya Board Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Saron Tesfalul Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Judene Thomas Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Ijeoma Kola Executive Director35 $0-$0 $01
Andrea Stith Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Ashley Schloss Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Chinny Ogunro Board Member Until May 10 $0$0$0 $01
Judene Thomas Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Laurel Haak Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
NobuLali Dangazele Board Member Until January 11 $0$0$0 $01
Saron Tesfalul Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Stacey Lawrence Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Sofia Pertuz Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Wenimo Okoya Board Member Until January 10 $0$0$0 $01
Ijeoma Kola Executive Director40 $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 ↗
$72,436$113,274 $9,895$4,452 $49,038$22,291 $10,000830
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$260,616$223,511 $51,541$44,274 $233,443$26,558 $8,5585102
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$239,782$248,361 $8,282$7,169 $237,499$2,283 $0243
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,326$24,144 $59,134$58,267 $48,842$484 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,326$24,144 $59,134$58,267 $48,842$484 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $140,832 in all, tax years 2021 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
CAMELBACK VENTURES INC Public charity Exact 2022 1$40,000 2022$40,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$37,957 2024$6,670
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$27,375 2024$7,250
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$18,000 2022$6,000
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FULL OF GRACE FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$17,500 2023$17,500
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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 · $113,274 spent · pay $66,009 · grants $3,457 · events $538
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $49,331$49,331$0$0 43.6%
Information technology $17,763$8,681$4,271$4,811 15.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $10,000$3,993$6,007$0 8.8%
Payroll taxes $4,889$4,613$276$0 4.3%
Travel $4,776$4,217$315$244 4.2%
Fees: management $4,345$2,165$2,174$6 3.8%
Fees: accounting $4,151$910$3,241$0 3.7%
Grants to US individuals $3,457$3,457-- 3.1%
Other (as described)Other expenses $3,174$574$1,931$669 2.8%
Office expenses $2,341$640$1,479$222 2.1%
Insurance $1,990$436$1,553$0 1.8%
Other employee benefits $1,789$1,133$656$0 1.6%
Other (as described)Gifts & Prizes $1,573$1,340$233$0 1.4%
Occupancy $1,128$1,128$0$0 1.0%
Other (as described)Fundraising cost $1,052$0$0$1,052 0.9%
Fees: legal $641$140$501$0 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $538$98$351$89 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $336$157$180$0 0.3%
Total$113,274100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $223,511 spent · pay $93,274 · grants $3,333 · events $3,534
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $76,581-$76,581- 34.3%
Other salaries and wages $75,303$72,096$2,407$800 33.7%
Information technology $12,131$6,507$1,732$3,892 5.4%
Fees: other services $10,603$9,250$902$451 4.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $8,558$1,923$3,750$2,885 3.8%
Travel $6,464$4,320$2,144- 2.9%
Payroll taxes $6,415$5,274$859$282 2.9%
Fees: accounting $6,121-$6,121- 2.7%
Office expenses $3,875$1,002$1,509$1,364 1.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,534$2,367$448$719 1.6%
Grants to US individuals $3,333$3,333-- 1.5%
Other employee benefits $2,998$2,454$544- 1.3%
Other (as described)Program Expenses $1,983$1,983$0$0 0.9%
Insurance $1,978-$1,978- 0.9%
Other (as described)Payroll Fees $1,958$0$1,958$0 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,176$683$412$81 0.5%
Other (as described)Reimbursable Expense $500$500$0$0 0.2%
Total$223,511100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $248,361 spent · pay $94,446 · grants $1,283 · events $1,481
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Information technology $131,279$126,348$3,059$1,872 52.9%
Other salaries and wages $84,493$34,096$50,397- 34.0%
Fees: other services $6,509$5,716$793- 2.6%
Payroll taxes $6,047$2,400$3,647- 2.4%
Fees: accounting $5,097-$5,097- 2.1%
Other employee benefits $3,906$1,890$2,016- 1.6%
Insurance $1,637-$1,637- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $1,508$850$658$0 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,481$1,248$233- 0.6%
Travel $1,457$331$188$938 0.6%
Grants to US individuals $1,283$1,283-- 0.5%
Other (as described)Payroll Fees $1,090$0$1,090$0 0.4%
Office expenses $895$81$476$338 0.4%
Fees: legal $591-$591- 0.2%
Fees: professional fundraisers $467--$467 0.2%
Other (as described)Non-Capitalized Furniture $263$0$263$0 0.1%
Occupancy $182-$182- 0.1%
Other (as described)Staff Development and Gifts $176$0$176$0 0.1%
Total$248,361100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $24,144 spent · pay $4,017 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $13,449 55.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,568 27.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $4,017 16.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $60 0.2%
Printing, publications, postage $50 0.2%
Total$24,144100%

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