Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Create pathways for individuals to discover their strengths and take control of their futures.
- Income
- $2.5 million
- Spending
- $3.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- -0.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 55%
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 75
- Highest pay
- $91,139, interim executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 41 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $928,526 spent. Mary T. Wellcome Child Care:Child Development Center of PWCC prepares children from low-income families for success in school by providing safe, affordable, quality pre-academic programming for children ages six week to six years old. Our research-based, nationally accredited curriculum ensures kids are ahead of the curve, teaching developmentally appropriate math, language, literacy, creative arts, social and emotional development, and cultural awareness skills. Staff work closely with parents to ensure each child achieves important milestones for development. Our youth development and skills-building programs offer options for all age groups and include coding courses and esports for kids and teens, basic digital literacy for all ages, and mentorship. Community Resource Services provides wraparound services to clients in any of our programs to connect them to needed resources and support. By partnering with other nonprofits, this program allows PWCC staff to assess the holistic needs of clients on an individual basis and ensure they are able to access everything they need in order to maintain success after completion of our programming.
- $772,106 spent. Family Strengthening:HOPE for Men, HOPE for Women, and HOPE for Youth groups provide networks of support to help people heal from trauma and get a second chance and a stronger skill set for managing anger after they've been involved in domestic violence, as perpetrators or as victims. The Quality Parenting Academy works to help families involved with Child Protection Services to prevent legal separation from occurring and to reunite families after it has. Participants identify personal and family aspirations, and work toward achieving realistic personal and family stability goals. Activities help participants strengthen their parenting skills, learn ways to resolve conflict, and build family and community leadership skills. Our Covid Community Connection program provides free testing and vaccinations to all people who need them and serves as a trustworthy source of information on Covid-19 and vaccine hesitance. The program also provides mental health support for those whose recovery from the pandemic has been difficult due to depression and other mental illnesses.
- $459,257 spent. Youth Programming:Be@School - Year-round activities, during and after school and during the summer months provide school-age children and youth with stable, positive role models and mentors who build and reinforce academic and life skills by providing mentorship and working with families to address a child's trouble areas at school. The programs focus on strengthening family and community to accelerate kids' learning, build developmental assets, promote leadership skills, divert them from engaging in high-risk activities, and work with low-performing students to get them back on track. Our youth programs include Be@School, our truancy diversion partnership with Minneapolis Public Schools and Hennepin County; RISE: Building Bridges Through Basketball, which gives youth and teens a safe space to have important conversations and learn about themselves while creating a dialogue between Black youth and police officers; our early childhood development center; and our newest project which will restore the 100-acre camp that was donated to PWCC in 1956 to serve as a place for our inner city kids to experience the numerous benefits of spending time outdoors.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1945.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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