Empowering Mentorships
Donations deductibleEmpowering Mentorships' network
3 people3 organisationsi3 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 0 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Johnson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jelani Matthews | Founder | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ronald Clark | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Clark | President | 40 | $42k | ||
| Brandon Johnson | Director | 10 | $6k | ||
| Jelani Matthews | Founder | 5 | $4k |
About
- Legal name
- Empowering Mentorships
- EIN
- 850575416
- Address
- 1111 6th Ave Ste 300, San Diego, CA, 92101-5215
- State
- California
- Mission
- Seeks to improve the grade-level reading rates of middle school and high school black males and elevate the social-emotional well-being of black males through character-building mentorship and book club. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- O50 Youth development
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Youth Development
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2020
- Principal officer
- Ronald Clark (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2021
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 2, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥2years on the filingsBrandon Johnson
≥2years on the filingsJelani Matthews
≥2years on the filingsRonald Clark
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $140k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $140k
- Contributions and grants received
- $231k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $131k | $111k | $20k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.