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US nonprofit · EIN 883207201 · Ashton, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 883207201) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Best IS Ahead Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$235k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$235k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
4.4y av
Staff
0
6 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Best IS Ahead Foundation Inc's network

10 people3 organisationsi10 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). 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

10 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
D'Qwell JacksonMember2022
4 yrs
David GordanVice President and Treasurer2022
4 yrs
Ethan FoxmanMember2022
4 yrs
GAL Kaufman (also filed as Gal Kaufman)Company secretary2022
4 yrs
Jamie BraggMember2022
4 yrs
Jeff LeventhalPresident2022
4 yrs
Josh WilsonMember2022
4 yrs
Judy LeventhalMember2022
4 yrs
Richard HarrisMember2022
4 yrs
Ted Hart (also filed as Ted Hart)Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Danny CrowleyExecutive Vice Presidentsince 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
Michael LocksleyPresident8$0
Dr Laurie Williams-Hogarth PhDBoard Member at Large1$0
Kia LocksleyVP, Treasurer20$0
Gal KaufmanSecretary2$0
Julie VisperasDirector of Events8$0
Dr Laura TaylorBoard Member at Large1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Best Is Ahead Foundation Inc
EIN
883207201
Address
Po Box 9, Ashton, MD, 20861-0009
State
Maryland
Mission
The Best Is Ahead Foundation is dedicated to empowering communities through comprehensive literacy initiatives, promoting mental wellness, and fostering awareness around gun violence and substance abuse. We believe that by providing education and resources, we can cultivate informed, resilient individuals and families. Our mission is to create a safe, supportive, environment where every... (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
2022
Principal officer
Kia Locksley (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2022
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsD'Qwell Jackson
≥4years on the filingsDavid Gordan
≥4years on the filingsEthan Foxman
≥4years on the filingsGAL Kaufman

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
$235k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$235k
Contributions and grants received
$1.3m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1m
Employees
0
Volunteers
6