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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ijeoma Kola | Executive Director | 2022-2024 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Schloss PhD | Board Chair | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Steven Lipper | Board Memeber | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Saron Tesfalul | Board Member | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Taisha Harvey-Caldwell PhD | Board member | 2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joanne Kamens PhD | Board Member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Blair Presley Bone PhD | Board Memeber | 2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Makeda Turner PhD | Board Member | 2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Hillary Webb-Ganaway EdD | Board Member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tiffany Wiggins PhD | Board Member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Christy Carter (former) | Board member | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Stacey Lawrence (former) | Board Member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Karleen Porcena (former) | Board Memeber | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Wenimo Okoya (former) | Board Chair | 2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Judene Thomas (former) | Secretary | 2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Andrea Stith (former) | Board Member | 2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chinny Ogunro (former) | Board Member Until May 1 | 2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laurel Haak (former) | Board Member | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| NobuLali Dangazele (former) | Board Member Until January 1 | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sofia Pertuz (former) | Board Member | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $10K · 8 employees · 30 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ijeoma Kola | Executive Director | 40 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | 1 |
| Ashley Schloss PhD | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Taisha Harvey-Caldwell PhD | Board member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joanne Kamens PhD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Steven Lipper | Board Memeber | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Blair Presley Bone PhD | Board Memeber | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Saron Tesfalul | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Makeda Turner PhD | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Hillary Webb-Ganaway EdD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tiffany Wiggins PhD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $9K · 5 employees · 102 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ijeoma Kola | Executive Director | 40 | $8,558 | $0 | $0 | $8,558 | 1 |
| Ashley Schloss | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christy Carter | Board member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stacey Lawrence | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Steven Lipper | Board Memeber | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Karleen Porcena | Board Memeber | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Saron Tesfalul | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 15 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 43 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenimo Okoya | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Saron Tesfalul | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Judene Thomas | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ijeoma Kola | Executive Director | 35 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Andrea Stith | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashley Schloss | Chair | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chinny Ogunro | Board Member Until May 1 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Judene Thomas | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laurel Haak | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NobuLali Dangazele | Board Member Until January 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Saron Tesfalul | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stacey Lawrence | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sofia Pertuz | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Wenimo Okoya | Board Member Until January 1 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ijeoma Kola | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $72,436 | $113,274 | $9,895 | $4,452 | $49,038 | $22,291 | $10,000 | 8 | 30 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $260,616 | $223,511 | $51,541 | $44,274 | $233,443 | $26,558 | $8,558 | 5 | 102 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $239,782 | $248,361 | $8,282 | $7,169 | $237,499 | $2,283 | $0 | 2 | 43 |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $49,326 | $24,144 | $59,134 | $58,267 | $48,842 | $484 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMELBACK VENTURES INC | Public charity | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $40,000 | 2022 | $40,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2024 | 4 | $37,957 | 2024 | $6,670 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $27,375 | 2024 | $7,250 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2022 | 2 | $18,000 | 2022 | $6,000 | show |
| FULL OF GRACE FOUNDATION INC | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $17,500 | 2023 | $17,500 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $113,274 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $223,511 spent · pay $93,274 · grants $3,333 · events $3,534
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $223,511 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $248,361 spent · pay $94,446 · grants $1,283 · events $1,481
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $248,361 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $24,144 spent · pay $4,017 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $24,144 | 100% |
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