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US nonprofit · EIN 852802236 · Denver, COiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 852802236) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2020.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

AYA Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$523k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$783k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$992k
$61k liabilities
Net assets
$931k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
4.1 years on average
Staff
1
10 volunteers
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Jicelyn Johnson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

AYA Foundation's network

7 people3 organisationsi7 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). 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

7 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Jicelyn Johnson ChairBoard Chair2023
3 yrs
Annita MenoganBoard Member2022
4 yrs
AVI AliyuTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Chris DaehnickCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Hanifah ChikuBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Javon BrameBoard Member2022
4 yrs
WIL AlstonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Benilda SamuelsExecutive Directorsince 2023
Benny SamuelsExecutive Dir.2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Benilda SamuelsChief Executive Officer50$175k$8k
Jicelyn JohnsonBoard Chair1.5$0
Avi AliyuTreasurer0.75$0
Chris DaehnickSecretary1$0
Hanifah ChikuBoard Member0.5$0
Annita MenoganBoard Member1$0
Wil AlstonBoard Member2$0
Javon BrameBoard Member0.5$0

Colorado roster

10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253024552). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Lynnette White-ColinChief Executive Officer
Christopher DaehnickSecretary
Will AlstonBoard Member
Avi AliyuTreasurer
Jicelyn M. JohnsonBoard Chair
Annita MenoganBoard Member
Hanifah ChickuBoard Member
Lynnette White-Colin
Jicelyn M. JohnsonChairwoman
Hunter NelsonBoard Member

About

Legal name
Aya Foundation
EIN
852802236
Address
1031 33rd Street, Denver, CO, 80205-2729
State
Colorado
Mission
To lead an economic revolution by supporting members of the black community build their wealth through access to education, training, networks, and funding. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S31 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
Principal officer
Lynnette White-Colin (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsAnnita Menogan
≥4years on the filingsChris Daehnick
≥4years on the filingsHanifah Chiku
≥4years on the filingsJavon Brame

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$992k
Total liabilities
$61k
Net assets or fund balances
$931k
Contributions and grants received
$512k
Program service revenue
$11k
Grants and similar paid out
$127k
Employees
1
Volunteers
10

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$523k$783kDeficit $260k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

7 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Colorado Gives FoundationEstablish 828 fund for entrepreneur grants$50k
Welton Street Cafe IncRent and wages$20k
Zuvan Renewables LLCSolar electrical work$20k
Harris & Co Holdings LLC$12k
303 Xtreme Powersports LLCEquipment and marketing$10k
Let Me Show You Different LLCRegistrations and website$9k
Bella Virtu Organics LLC$6k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Aya Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
13 July 2020
Registered agent
Lynette White Colin (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.