Always Strive and Prosper Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810914823
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Bronx, NY, USA
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$34,181
Expenses
$57,686
Assets
$1,009
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DARRYL PHILLIPS (DIRECTOR)
  • AUDREY ALMANZAR (MEMBER)
  • ADRIANA ARIAS (MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The always strive and prosper foundation (the foundation) is a charitable 501(c)3 organization dedicated to fostering greater awareness of drug and substance abuse, as well as providing support for alternatives promoting prevention and education. We strive for the consistent application of professional, accredited scientific research and the dissemination of factual information to minimize the impact of drug abuse, misuse, propaganda and addiction within our local communities and globally. Our goal is to establish a social platform and unwavering agenda for communicating actual facts without basis on judgement or morality as well as progressive living through arts and education.

What it reported doing in 2024

The foundation held the annual back-to-school event with sports tournaments, free school supplies, apparel, food, activities, grooming, and music for over 250 kids. We also held our annual christmas toy and coat giveaway and mothers day celebration consisting of an afternoon of respite for 25 mothers impacted by the loss or struggle of a loved one to substance abuse or overdose or domestic violence. The event featured a catered dinner, raffle, karaoke, and gift bags.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -68.8%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $58K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.