Public Charity

WHY WE CAN T WAIT

WHY WE CAN T WAIT, of Goodlettsville, TN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $407K in revenue, $369K in expenses, $105K in total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $255K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 460755751 Goodlettsville, TN Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$407K
Total Expenses$369K
Total Assets$105K
Grant Records7
Funding Total$255K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Why We Can't Wait Inc's Mission is to empower and develop youth in the under-served communities to become productive citizens in society; also improve parent involvement by encouraging better parent/child relations, and combat growing health concerns in under-served/underprivileged communities such as, but not limited to, childhood obesity and diabetes, and sedentary lifestyles of families.

Sample Grants Received

2024
THE GOAL OF OUR PROGRAMS IS TO PREP YOUTH FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS WHILE DEVELOPING THEM PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY AS LEADERS.
$15,000
$93,227
2021
CHARITABLE DONATION
$14,602
$81,700
2020
TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSES
$10,000

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alesha Marshall
BOARD MEMBER Aleta Young
Coordinator of Restorative Practices Anthony Hall
BOARD MEMBER Attaya Yokley
BOARD MEMBER Brittany Middlebrooks
BOARD MEMBER Chris Ford

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Top Grant Purposes

TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
$205,727 3 grants
THE GOAL OF OUR PROGRAMS IS TO PREP YOUTH FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS WHILE DEVELOPING THEM PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY AS LEADERS.
$15,000 1 grant
CHARITABLE DONATION
$14,602 1 grant
Mission Support
$10,000 1 grant
TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSES
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $407K $369K $105K
2023 $329K $349K $68K
2022 $356K $309K $88K
2021 $257K $242K $40K
2020 $238K $231K $26K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $238K to $407K (+71%), with total assets most recently reported at $105K.

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