Village Life Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO DISRUPT THE PRESCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE BY FORWARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH (S. T. E. A. M.) SCHOLARSHIP IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULACE AND PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL PROBLEMS IMPACTING THE AFRICAN DIASPORA.
- Income
- $168,471
- Spending
- $221,468
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 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 (1)
- $205,706 spent. THE WE OUTSIDE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE 10 WEEKS OF OUTINGS FOR 4 COHORTS OF 25 YOUTH EACH. THESE OUTINGS WILL INCLUDE EITHER A GROUP BICYCLE OUTING, GOLF OUTING AND LESSON, OR A TENNIS OUTING AND LESSON. THE VILLAGE LIFE PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT AN EVIDENCE-INFORMED YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SOLUTIONS (Y.E.S.) FOR PEACEFUL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS TO BE ROOTED IN A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY FIREARM VIOLENCE AND THE SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES STEMMING FROM THE WAR ON DRUGS. THE KUKOMAA PROGRAM WORKS WITH YOUTH AGES 14-16 IN 3-MONTH COHORTS FOCUSED ON RITE OF PASSAGE LEARNING: COHORTS TAKE MONTHLY FIELD TRIPS TO EXPERIENCE THE ART CULTURE IN SEATTLE AND VISIT LOCAL TECH COMPANIES. HIGHWAY TO TECH: THIS PROGRAM SAVES TAXPAYERS MONEY BY REDUCING THE COST OF INCARCERATING CITIZENS. THIS IS DONE BY PROVIDING NEEDED TRAINING, SUPPORT, AND GUIDANCE TO MARGINALIZED PERSONS WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO BREAK CYCLES OF POVERTY, CRIME, AND INCARCERATION. CURRENT SYSTEMS OF JUSTICE AND INCARCERATION, THAT NEGLECT TO PREPARE CITIZENS WITH THE TOOLS TO ELEVATE THEMSELVES TO BETTER STATIONS IN LIFE, SIMPLY PERPETUATE CYCLICAL CONDITIONS WHICH CAUSE TAXPAYERS TO REPEATEDLY COVER THE COST OF CRIME, HOMELESSNESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND PERSONS RETURNING TO INCARCERATION WHERE THEY REQUIRE HOUSING, FOOD, AND SUPERVISION. THESE INCARCERATION COSTS ARE REPETITIVE AND DO NOT ASSIST THE CITIZENS EFFORTS TO CHANGE THE BEHAVIORS THAT CAUSE THEM TO BE INCARCERATED. WHILE INCARCERATED THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT CONTRIBUTING GAINFULLY TO SOCIETY. HELPFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE EXITS REENTRY PROGRAM: MANY CITIZENS RETURNING TO SOCIETY AFTER A PERIOD OF INCARCERATION HAVE A HISTORY OF ABUSE, ADDICTIONS, AND LACK OF POSITIVE ROLE MODELS. NATIONALLY, OVER 40% DID NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA WHEN ARRESTED AND READ AT A 7TH GRADE LEVEL. UPON RELEASE THEY HAVE FEW HEALTHY SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO GUIDE THEIR RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY. MOST ARE RELEASED FROM PRISON WITHOUT MONEY, JOB SKILLS, A PLACE TO STAY, OR TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. MANY RETURN TO POVERTY-STRICKEN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE CRIME AND VIOLENCE ARE PREVALENT. THEIR INTENTIONS TO LIVE CRIME-FREE ARE SOON FORGOTTEN. AN EX-OFFENDER EXPERIENCES FRUSTRATION IN SECURING BASIC NEEDS OF HOUSING, FOOD AND CLOTHING. THEIR FELONY RECORD CLOSES THE DOOR ON MANY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. STRESS FROM LACK OF MONEY, TRANSPORTATION, A FELONY RECORD THAT LIMITS JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND POOR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS CAN OFTEN BECOME OVERWHELMING. MANY RETURN TO ADDICTION, CRIME, AND VIOLENCE, REPEATING THE CYCLE OF INCARCERATION.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 2024.
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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