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Excellence & Ambition Inc

EIN 47-4678643 · Owings Mills, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceWeak46 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Only 46% of its spending went to programs.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

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Income
$436,630
Spending
$386,819
Spent on programs
46%
Reserves
0 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 57%
Employees
12
Highest pay
$83,710, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 73% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    46% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    4 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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)
  1. $93,664 spent. GENERAL PROGRAMS EXCELLENCE AND AMBITIONS GENERAL PROGRAMS SUPPORT PERSONAL GROWTHLEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH WORKSHOPS MENTORSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARTICIPANTS GAIN THE TOOLS AND GUIDANCE NEEDED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENITIAL FOSTERING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE AMBITIONS
  2. $5,899 spent. YOUTH BUILD COMMUNITY YBC IS A YOUTH-LED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO GIVE YOUTH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AS THEY PLAN AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND LEARN ABOUT PODCASTING/RADIO/MEDIA. THESE PROJECTS ALLOW FOR CONTINUAL CRITICAL THINKING PRACTICE IN COLLABORATION SHOW IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND ALLOW FOR ACTIVE CREATIVITY.
  3. $49,214 spent. YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHIN OUR YOUTH ENTTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM (Y.E.P)OUR PARTICIPANTS LEARN AND DEVELOP SOFT SKILLS PROFESSIONALISM AND EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. OUR YOUTH PARTICIPANTS DECIDE WHAT PROJECTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT. TJE ACTIVITIES IN THIS PROGRAM ARE REAL-LIFE REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF BUSINESSES AT A LOCALIZED SMALL SCALE WHICH CAN BE TAKEN TO FULL SCALE OF TJEY CHOOSE TO DO SO.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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