Take Charge Minnesota

What it reported doing in 2024

Now in our fifth year, takecharge continues to recruit volunteers from the black community of the twin cities to dispel the victimhood narrative of dei and crt and promote a return to cultural norms of faith, family and education. The movement has gained momentum and traction and we have expanded outside Minnesota's borders. We now have takecharge chapters in detroit, mi; memphis, tn; southaven, ms and omaha, ne. We also hired a new executive director of takecharge expansion that will assist in continuing our nationwide reach. Bishop vincent e. Mathews, jr. Is happily married to his wife, sharon denise mathews and they reside in Mississippi. Vincent founded the fast-growing tabernacle church in southaven Mississippi in 2020. He will help screen and recruit leaders across the country that align with takecharge's mission and values to combat the false narratives of system racism and focus on the back-to-basics work of restoring the culture to faith, family and education.due to poor performing public schools and resources misdirected from core academic excellence, takecharge has launched a private education initiative with Washington academy. Washington academy is a turn-key, low-cost solution for poor and working class families that want options for their children's education. Instead of raising millions of dollars in funds to build school buildings, Washington academy plans to contract with local churches to use their facilities as private schools in communities throughout the country.Washington academy's mission is to transform a new generation through faith in god, high academic standards, high expectations, accountability, love of country, and a moral foundation of biblical truth. The opening of these schools is one step in our core strategy to restore the culture and break the generational dependency on government assistance. Washington academy schools are 90 percent donor-funded with parents paying the remaining 10 percent in tuition. The schools provide poor and working-class families an opportunity to provide their children with a quality, christ-centered classical education, free from indoctrinating dogma and anti-american teachings.the first Minnesota based school will open in fall 2025. Multimedia takecharge has reached millions of americans through its multi-media platform, published articles and speaking engagements. Published articles have appeared in the New York post, the federalist, the Washington times, minneapolis star tribune, and others. Kendall and sheila qualls along with many takecharge volunteers have appeared on local radio and tv news platforms, including but not limited to fox and friends, the tucker carlson show, america's newsroom with bill hemmer, and the dennis prager show. We continue to speak to dozens of groups throughout the metro and greater Minnesota educating parents, civic organizations, and schools on the dangers of dei / crt and disputing claims of systemic racism, while encouraging unity and equipping citizens to push back against the divisive narrative. In addition to a multimedia platform, takecharge is forming coalitions with local non-profit organizations and pastors from the black community to speak with children, mothers, at-risk teens and ex-felonies using the organization's foundational principles: 1. The promise of america is available to everyone regardless of skin color or social station.2. The private sector and free enterprise are the fastest route from poverty to prosperity for all americans.3. A quality education is the gateway to prosperity and parents deserve school choice to ensure their children have access to a quality education. 4. Restoring the traditional nuclear family in the black community should be a priority both locally and nationally. Because much of the population uses cinema as an educational medium, takecharge has produced the largest video library of black americans that denounce critical race theory, black lives matter, dei and promote the traditional

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.9%; rating input score 71
• Program expense ratio: 83%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 14.5%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 30.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 37.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.4% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings