BEST IS AHEAD FOUNDATION INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.3M · expenses $1.0M · assets $235K
- EIN
- 88-3207201
- Address
- PO BOX 9, ASHTON, MD 20861-0009
- Website
- www.https:/tbiaf.org
- NTEE code
- O50
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- October 2022 (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))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The Best Is Ahead Foundation is dedicated to empowering communities through comprehensive literacy initiatives, promoting mental wellness, and fostering awareness around gun violence and substance abuse. We believe that by providing education and resources, we can cultivate informed, resilient individuals and families. Our mission is to create a safe, supportive, environment where every person has the opportunity to thrive, learn, and contribute to a healthier, more compassionate society.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Crowley (former) | Executive Vice President | 2022-2023 | $210,350 | $282,138 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Locksley | President | 2024 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dr Laurie Williams-Hogarth PhD | Board Member at Large | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kia Locksley | VP, Treasurer | 2024 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gal Kaufman | Secretary | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Julie Visperas | Director of Events | 2024 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dr Laura Taylor | Board Member at Large | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeff Leventhal (former) | President | 2022-2023 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| David Gordan (former) | Vice President and Treasurer | 2022-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ethan Foxman (former) | Member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ted Hart (former) | Member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jamie Bragg (former) | Member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Josh Wilson (former) | Member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Richard Harris (former) | Member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Judy Leventhal (former) | Member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| D'Qwell Jackson (former) | Member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Locksley | President | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dr Laurie Williams-Hogarth PhD | Board Member at Large | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kia Locksley | VP, Treasurer | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gal Kaufman | Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Julie Visperas | Director of Events | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dr Laura Taylor | Board Member at Large | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $210K · 1 employee · 20 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Crowley | Executive Vice President | 40 | $200,000 | $0 | $10,350 | $210,350 | 1 |
| Jeff Leventhal | President | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| David Gordan | Vice President and Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gal Kaufman | Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ethan Foxman | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ted Hart | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jamie Bragg | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Josh Wilson | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Richard Harris | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Judy Leventhal | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| D'Qwell Jackson | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $72K · 1 employee · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANNY CROWLEY | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | 40 | $71,788 | $0 | $0 | $71,788 | 1 |
| JEFF LEVENTHAL | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DAVID GORDAN | VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GAL KAUFMAN | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ETHAN FOXMAN | MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TED HART | MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAMIE BRAGG | MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSH WILSON | MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RICHARD HARRIS | MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JUDY LEVENTHAL | MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| D'QWELL JACKSON | MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $90K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
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 | ||||||||
| $1,250,005 | $1,024,728 | $234,964 | $234,964 | $1,250,000 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,637,881 | $1,783,996 | $11,316 | $9,691 | $1,637,398 | $0 | $210,350 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $392,755 | $236,984 | $166,197 | $155,771 | $392,679 | $0 | $78,125 | 1 | 10 |
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,097,823 in all, tax years 2022 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BEST IS AHEAD FOUNDATION INC” | 2022-2024 | 3 | $1,825,000 | 2024 | $1,000,000 | show |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $105,323 | 2024 | $105,323 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022, 2024 | 2 | $90,000 | 2024 | $75,000 | show |
| BERLANTI FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BEST IS AHEAD FOUNDATION INC” | 2025 | 1 | $60,000 | 2025 | $60,000 | show |
| STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION OF MARYLAND INC | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $7,500 | 2022 | $7,500 | show |
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| ICING SMILES | MD | O50 | $870,373 | $863,878 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FCGB CENTER OF EXCELLENCE INC | MD | O50 | $986,188 | $991,604 | PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE | $141,000 | Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SOUTHERN MARYLAND YOUTH HOME | MD | O50 | $1,722,465 | $1,372,762 | PROGRAM COORDINATOR | $118,675 | Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| B MOORE FOUNDATION INC | UT | O50 | $1,110,406 | $1,073,498 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| DO GREATER FOUNDATION INC | NC | O50 | $1,444,483 | $1,015,736 | CEO | $60,000 | Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x |
| STRIDER EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | SD | O50 | $1,706,959 | $1,602,838 | EXECUTIVE DI | $105,034 | Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x |
| IM SUNGJAE FOUNDATION INC | FL | O50 | $1,050,000 | $0 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x |
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| RID-ALL FOUNDATION INC | OH | O50 | $1,577,019 | $1,966,904 | VICE PRESIDENT | $59,000 | Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, similar name |
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| STEVE & MARJORIE HARVEY FOUNDATION INC | GA | O50 | $1,706,954 | $1,744,216 | EXECUTIVE DI | $189,990 | Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x |
| MAGIC WAND FOUNDATION INC | GA | O50 | $914,425 | $777,345 | PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBER | $224,574 | Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x |
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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 · $1,024,728 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,001,808 · events $17,950
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | 97.6% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $17,950 | $17,950 | - | - | 1.8% | |
| Office expenses | $4,261 | $2,131 | $2,130 | - | 0.4% | |
| Grants to US individuals | $1,808 | $1,808 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| All other expenses | $709 | $709 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $1,024,728 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $1,783,996 spent · pay $223,847 · grants $90,350 · events $44,419
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Players Fees | $1,312,422 | $1,312,422 | - | - | 73.6% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $210,350 | $105,176 | $105,174 | - | 11.8% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $90,350 | $90,350 | - | - | 5.1% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $44,419 | $44,419 | - | - | 2.5% | |
| Fees: other services | $36,108 | $36,108 | - | - | 2.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $35,719 | - | $35,719 | - | 2.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $13,497 | $6,749 | $6,748 | - | 0.8% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $9,236 | $9,236 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Travel | $9,138 | $9,138 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Memberships & Subscript | $8,719 | - | $8,719 | - | 0.5% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $4,750 | - | $4,750 | - | 0.3% | |
| Insurance | $2,804 | - | $2,804 | - | 0.2% | |
| Occupancy | $2,318 | - | $2,318 | - | 0.1% | |
| Office expenses | $1,505 | $753 | $752 | - | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Payroll Processing | $1,405 | - | $1,405 | - | 0.1% |
| Information technology | $860 | $430 | $430 | - | 0.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Licenses and Registrati | $200 | - | $200 | - | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | $171 | - | $171 | - | 0.0% | |
| Interest | $25 | - | $25 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $1,783,996 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $236,984 spent · pay $87,516 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $126,377 | $126,377 | - | - | 53.3% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $78,125 | $39,063 | $39,062 | - | 33.0% | |
| Office expenses | $7,674 | $3,837 | $3,837 | - | 3.2% | |
| Fees: accounting | $6,556 | - | $6,556 | - | 2.8% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,192 | $3,096 | $3,096 | - | 2.6% | |
| Fees: legal | $3,697 | - | $3,697 | - | 1.6% | |
| Travel | $2,175 | $2,175 | - | - | 0.9% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $1,750 | $875 | $875 | - | 0.7% | |
| Other employee benefits | $1,449 | $725 | $724 | - | 0.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $930 | $930 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $792 | - | $792 | - | 0.3% | |
| Occupancy | $713 | - | $713 | - | 0.3% | |
| Insurance | $554 | - | $554 | - | 0.2% | |
| Total | $236,984 | 100% |
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