Nzinga Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
863756553
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Stockton, CA, USA
Phone
7077615885
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$114,646
Expenses
$293,752
Assets
$22,435
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Anyssa Underdue (Executive Director)
  • Tiffany Herndon (President)
  • Jevon Calisette (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Anyssa Underdue (Executive Director)
  • Tiffany Herndon (President)
  • Jevon Calisette (Vice President)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Nzinga Incorporated's mission is to increase academic success, improve self-determination, and empower Black excellence through mentorship, as well as analysis of the interconnectedness of social, racial, economic, and environmental injustice.

What it reported doing in 2023

The RISE program offers a culturally enriching curriculum that fosters self-awareness, identity development, and critical thinking. The RISE Conference promotes community building and critical thinking, emphasizing cultural history and fostering inclusivity, contributing to academic success. Queendom & Kingdom is a gender-specific initiative that empowers Black girls and boys through self-discovery, cultural affirmation, leadership, and holistic growth. Acknowledging the unique challenges faced by Black youth, it offers tailored support. The program uses royal terminology to instill dignity, self-worth, and cultural pride. Key components include self-literacy, revolutionary leadership, cultural empowerment, thriving relationships, social responsibility, and rites of passage. Success is measured through assessments of self-esteem, academic performance, and feedback from participants and families.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 41.6%; rating input score 42

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -156.2%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.8%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 104.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 39.4% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.4% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 41.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $122K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2020 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.