Image Initiative Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE IMAGE INITIATIVE, INC. IS IN THE BUSINESS OF LIFE ENHANCEMENT THAT FACILITATES INSTILLING PRIDE IN YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION, ETHNOGRAPHIC MINI-CONFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMMING SUCH AS WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS AND MENTORING INITIATIVES.
- Income
- $157,100
- Spending
- $184,486
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 29 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 35% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (2)
- $96,699 spent. THE IMAGE INITIATIVE, INC. HAS PROVIDED OVER 21 YEARS OF PROGRAMMING TO THOUSANDS OF YOUNG WOMEN IN THE SYRACUSE COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR C.H.O.I.C.E.S EXPERIENCE WORKSHOPS, SISTERS EMPOWERING SISTERS ANNUAL CONFERENCE, B.U.I.L.D MENTORING COLLECTIVE AND CULTURAL EXCURSION PROGRAM.
- THE IMAGE INITIATIVE, INC. HAS PROVIDED YOUNG WOMEN IN THE SYRACUSE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ATTEND COLLEGE OR PURSUE TRADE CAREERS THROUGH THE DR. BRIDGET L. LAWSON I.M.A.G.E SCHOLARSHIP. THIS PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED WITH DR. LAWSON'S FAMILY, THE IMAGE INITIATIVE, INC. AND DONORS TO CONTINUE HER LEGACY IN THE SYRACUSE COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.
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 June 2006.
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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