Xyayx the Movement Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 823795225
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2021
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Phone
- 7188856187
- Rating
- 71
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arts Education
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $145,400
- Expenses
- $145,400
- Assets
- $20,800
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
1 person listed
Highest reported compensation
- Q Spikener (Founder): $66,000 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
XyayX The Movement exists to empower communities of color-and all historically underrepresented and underserved people-through the development of transformative programs, educational institutions, workforce pathways, and culturally grounded initiatives. We are committed to eliminating systemic barriers by providing: Culturally responsive education rooted in African-centered values STEM, arts, and literacy programs that nurture innovation, creativity, and academic excellence Workforce development opportunities, including certification tracks, career readiness training, and entrepreneurship support Community-based learning spaces that are safe, accessible, and fully equipped Social service advocacy that connects families to essential resources Research and evaluation frameworks that inform our practice and amplify our impact Financial literacy and health equity initiatives to promote generational well-being and economic power
What it reported doing in 2025
XYAYX THE CENTER provides a space to educate, advocate and provide supportive services to education for the community. Our space is equipped to assist presentations and demos that serve our community. We are a center that offers counseling and is a safe place for victims of violence.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 90% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 83
- Accountability: 40
- 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: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th 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: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; 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: 45.4%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 104.5% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 1 of 3 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $145K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $66K · 1 people listed
- Consistency: 40 of 41 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 35/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.