Lemonade Circle
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 841935482
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Schertz, TX, USA
- Phone
- 2104820393
- Rating
- 56
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alliance/Advocacy
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $258,902
- Expenses
- $107,916
- Assets
- $183,752
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
People named in this filing
- Kizzie Davis (Chair)
- Alicia Mitchell (Vice Chair)
- Shelby Drayton (Secretary)
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
Our primary benefit is to provide an educational service to young women in grades 5th- 12th grade to use life's lemons to #makeLEMONADE. We do that by providing our girls with opportunities to explore and engage in activities that address civic engagement, college and career readiness, STEM, literacy and the arts, and identity and wellness.
What it reported doing in 2024
Identity & Wellness Initiatives - including the Annual Fashion Show, Wellness Workshops, Community Drives, and School-Based Support The Lemonade Circle remains deeply committed to addressing the lack of culturally responsive mental health resources and overall wellness support for young women of color-one of the core "lemons" we strive to transform. Our Mental Health & Wellness programming takes a holistic, community-centered approach that meets youth and their families where they are, through a variety of meaningful and affirming initiatives. Our Annual Fashion Show is a signature event that empowers girls to express themselves, build confidence, and embrace their unique identities while promoting positive body image and self-esteem. In addition, our Mental Health & Wellness Workshops provide safe spaces to explore topics such as anxiety, self-care, healthy relationships, and emotional regulation. These sessions are often facilitated by licensed professionals and take place in schools, community centers, and youth spaces throughout the year. We proudly partner with Purple Couch Therapy to offer our members and their families discounted therapy sessions and year-round access to mental health resources, creating pathways to healing that are affordable and culturally affirming. In collaboration with San Antonio Sports and Entertainment, we offer seasonal workshops and clinics where girls learn how sports and physical activity can positively impact mental health, further reinforcing the connection between movement, mindset, and self-worth. To support wellness beyond emotional health, we also lead critical community initiatives, including: Our Annual Lemonade Circle Blood Drive with the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, empowering youth to give back and raise awareness about the importance of blood donation in communities of color. Our Annual Lemon Angel Tree program, which provides personalized gifts and essentials to families in need during the holiday season. Our adopted campus partnership in Judson ISD, where we distribute Thanksgiving and Christmas meals to families from underserved communities. A feminine hygiene product initiative that ensures girls in under-resourced schools have access to essential items, helping them attend school confidently and consistently. Together, these initiatives represent a broad and intentional effort to support the identity, mental health, and overall wellness.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 100% of its reported program spending for member benefits.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 10
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 88
- Sustainability: 78
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 7.6%; rating input score 8
- Program expense ratio: 18.2%; rating input score 18
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 58.3%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.7; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 114% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 139.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 7.6% of revenue deployed · 18.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $20K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 8/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 18/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.