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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2024 Expires: June 2026

Village Community Center

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Accreditation seal
7051 Raggard Rd
Louisville, KY, 40216-1286

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Village Community Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Village Community Center is a place of loving fellowship, established primarily to mentor youth in the Metro Louisville area at large. Secondly, it sees holistic development and maturity of each person, such that the impact on the community is a socially enhanced, safer, better educated, and economically empowered environment.

Year, State Incorporated:
2018, KY

Village Community Center offers the following programs and services to at-risk populations such as youth, the homeless, and low-income families. The Job Assistance & Mentoring (JAM) program offers youth ages 16 and up and adults the following: career counseling, resume writing, opportunity identification, assessment assistance, letters of employment/referrals, job readiness preparation, transportation assistance, candidate support, and new skills/competencies development training. The Soup, Soap & Socks Mobile Pantry (SSS) program was created to address some of the most basic necessities of at-risk populations in Louisville and specifically, the homeless and low-income households in the community. The mobile pantry’s focus is to provide directly to those in need something to eat, something for personal care, and something to wear. Village Community Center understands that basic needs go beyond the items listed above, so it may offer toys for children, coats, literature containing helpful resources regarding social services, homeless shelter locations, housing information, veterans’ services and healthcare options.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Village Community Center's program expenses were:

Program services $22,076
Total Program Expenses $22,076

Chief Executive
Greta Howard, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Mr. Wayne Alberty

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
7

Paid Staff Size
1

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 0.00%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Village Community Center's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Savings Account $4
Leadership Investment Fund $348
Individual and Business Contributions $6,273
In-kind donations $10,000
Total Income $16,625

Programs: 87% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $16,625
Total expenses: $25,366
  Program expenses $22,076
  Fundraising expenses $0
  Administrative expenses $3,290
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-8,741
Beginning Net Assets $15,026
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $6,285
Total Liabilities $3,745
Total Assets $10,030

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