Williams Francisco Initiative

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851918738
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Fort Plain, NY, USA
Phone
5185121294
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$46,479
Expenses
$46,279
Assets
$5,369
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kizzy Williams (Founder/President/Treasurer)
  • Alma Pleasant (Vice President)
  • Holly Francisco (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Kizzy Williams (Founder/President/Treasurer)
  • Alma Pleasant (Vice President)
  • Elizabeth Martinez (Board 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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Cultural Center's ultimate goal is to stem violence and uplift communities in Albany. It is a community resource center, located at 64 Quail Street. At this location, numerous events are held with the same goals: education and mentorship, empowering and uplifting communities, and building wealth and reducing poverty. Activities include workshops; job fairs; homeownership classes; mass food, clothing and houseware giveaways; voter registration drives and many more. Please note that we do not add a racial or ethnic affiliation to our name because we want people to know that EVERYONE can get help here, all the time! We have placed our headquarters at the corner of what is considered the most dangerous intersection in Albany (First and Quail) to not only be where we are needed most but to also make a statement that: there is no neighborhood beyond redemption and no problem that can't be fixed through love and collaboration.

What it reported doing in 2025

Back to School 2025. The Williams Francisco Initiative hosts a huge Back to School bash at the end of every summer. We provided over 200 backpacks full of New school supplies. We also have free food, ice cream, clothes and games for the families.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 90% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.5%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.4%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -48.5% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -53.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 70.6% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.5% of revenue deployed · 94.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $44K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.