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 2025 filing shows $442K in revenue, $399K in expenses, $148K in total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $255K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 460755751 Goodlettsville, TN Adult & Child Matching Programs NTEE: O30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$442K
Total Expenses$399K
Total Assets$148K
Grant Records7
Funding Total$255K
Filing Years2021–2025

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.

Where $100 goes at Why We Can T Wait

How Why We Can T Wait divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $98 for programs

$74
WWCW Afterschool Academy occurs Monday through Thursday, from 3:30 until 6:00 p.m
75% of program spending
$10
WWCW BASI - Building A Sucess In Students
11% of program spending
$8
WWCW Cultivating Character in Millennials Leadership Academy CCM Leadership Academy is an eight-week summer enrichment program
8% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

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

Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$240,329 6 grants
Youth Development
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $442K $399K $148K
2024 $407K $369K $105K
2023 $329K $349K $68K
2022 $356K $309K $88K
2021 $257K $242K $40K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $257K to $442K (+72%), with total assets most recently reported at $148K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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