2026-07-15T01:35:46-05:00 2025-08-31 203968236 JAMES A GEORGE PC 77 MAIN STREET ANDOVER MA 01810 990 2024-09-01 451634118 HARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP CORPORATI HARL 6175957500 8 WEST 126TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10027 MICHAEL LEVIN CEO 6175957500 2026-05-04 1 1 JAMES A GEORGE CPA CVA JD P00659906 7812458200 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHAEL LEVIN 8 WEST 126TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10027 8150498 0 X WWW.HARLEMLACROSSE.ORG X 2011 NY HARLEM LACROSSE'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER THE CHILDREN WHO ARE THE MOST AT RISK FOR ACADEMIC DECLINE AND DROPOUT TO RISE ABOVE THEIR CHALLENGES AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. 17 17 86 150 0 0 9838565 7303775 0 0 23680 62630 0 374758 9862245 7741163 295581 0 0 0 5618073 5827995 0 0 993918 2454779 2705278 8368433 8533273 1493812 -792110 4001850 3114133 340609 245002 3661241 2869131 X HARLEM LACROSSE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHO WORKS TO EMPOWER YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BY INTEGRATING ACADEMIC SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP, AND LACROSSE INSTRUCTION. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING THAT COMBINES IN-SCHOOL ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS, AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT, AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING WITH ATHLETIC TRAINING AND MENTORING.HARLEM LACROSSE SERVES MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOCUSING ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND COLLEGE READINESS. PROGRAMMING IS DELIVERED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGIONS IT SERVES. SERVICES INCLUDE ACADEMIC TUTORING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION, AND ORGANIZED LACROSSE PRACTICES AND COMPETITIONS.THE ORGANIZATION SERVES BOYS AND GIRLS FROM GRADES 6-12 AT PROGRAM SITES IN LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK CITY, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON. 0 0 5907325 THE CLASS OF 2025 SAW A COHORT OF 61 STUDENTS GRADUATE AS HARLEM LACROSSE STUDENT-ATHLETES. THESE STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM UP TO SEVEN YEARS OF ATHLETIC, ACADEMIC, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ENRICHMENT SUPPORTED BY A TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STUDENT, THEIR FAMILY, AND HARLEM LACROSSE. OUTCOMES FOR THIS COHORT ARE COMPELLING, WITH 100% PURSUING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND EARNING A COLLECTIVE $1.6MM ANNUALLY TO AID IN THEIR PERSISTENCE. THESE GRADUATES JOIN A GROWING AN IMPRESSIVE HARLEM LACROSSE ALUMNI NETWORK THAT IS STARTING TO FIVE BACK TO THE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF HL STUDENTS.ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS:HALREM LACROSSE PARTICPANTS ARE STUDENT-ATHLETES, PURSUING SUCCESS ON AND OFF THE FIELD. THIS SCHOOL YEAR, PARTICIPANTS CONTINUED TO DEMONSTRATE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND GROWTH. IN A POST-COVID WORLD, SCHOOLS ARE FINDING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATES TO BE A SIGNIFICANT BARROER TO LEARNING WITH A 28% CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATE NATIONALLY. HARLEM LACROSSE IS SUPPORTING STUDENT-ATHLETES IN ADDRESSING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE CHRONICALLY ABSENT THE YEAR PRIOR ATTENDED AN AVERAGE OF SIX MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL IN 2024. STUDENT-ATHLETES' FAMILIES SHARED THAT BEING PART OF HL IMPROVED ACADEMIC MOTIVATION (90%) AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (85%) IN THE CLASSROOM. HL PARTICIPANTS AVERAGED AN 80.8% GPA AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, STUDENTS WHO AVERAGED BELOW A 70% GPA LAST SCHOOL YEAR, SHOWED AN IMPROVEMENT OF 15% IN THEIR GPA THIS SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLED THE PRIOR ACADEMIC YEAR ACHIEVED THE LARGEST INCREASES IN THEIR GPA THIS YEAR.ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS:LACROSSE IS AT THE CORE OF EVERYTHING WE DO. OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING LACROSSE COMPETENCY HAS ENABLED US TO FIELD COMPETITIVE BOYS AND GIRL'S NATIONAL TEAMS THAT PROUDLY FEATURE ELITE PLAYERS FROM ALL FIVE HARLEM LACROSSE REGIONS}}}A TESTAMENT TO THE ATHLETIC GROWTH PLAYERS EXPERIENCE WITHIN OUR PROGRAM. ACROSS THE BOARD THIS YEAR, STUDENT-ATHLETES SAW TANGIBLE GROWTH IN THEIR PHYSICAL FITNESS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WE MEASURED THE IMPACT OF OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMMING. THE PACER TEST IS A MAXIMAL EXERCISE TEST ADMINISTERED AS A BACK-AND-FORTH SHUTTLE RUN. WITH PROGRESSIVE INCREASES IN PACE, CHILDREN COMPLETE AS MANY LAPS AS POSSIBLE. LAP SCORES ARE INTERPRETED USING HEALTHY FITNESS ZONE MINIMUM STANDARDS. A SCORE 100% INDICATES A CHILD IS IN THE HEALTHY FITNESS ZONE. YOUTH IN THE HFZ ARE LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP METABOLIC SYNDROME, DECREASING THEIR RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DIABETES. THE NUMBERS TELL A COMPELLING STORY: OUR PARTICIPANTS' HFZ SCORES INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY BY AN AVERAGE OF 29.8 PERCENTAGE POINTS OVER THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR. THE MOST SIZABLE IMPROVEMENTS CAME FROM THOSE STARTING WITH LOWER FITNESS LEVELS (HFZ<100), DEMONSTRATING OUR PROGRAM'S PROFOUND IMPACT ON VULNERABLE CHILDREN WITH REMARKABLE STATISTICAL CONFIDENCE.SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL GROWTH:A FOUNDATION OF THE HARLEM LACROSSE MODEL IS A FOCUS ON SUPPORTING YOUTH TO DEVELOP CRITICAL SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND MINDSETS THAT HELP THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. THIS YEAR, 94% OF HL STUDENTS GREW IN AT LEAST ONE OF OUR FIVE CORE AREAS OF SOCIAL EMOTIONAL GROWTH. 94% OF FAMILIES REPORTED THAT THEIR CHILDREN IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR PEERS AND 87% OF FAMILIES REPORTED THAT THEIR CHILD HAD IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADULTS AS A RESULT OF HARLEM LACROSSE. FURTHERMORE, 94% OF FAMILIES AND 92% OF SCHOOL PARTNERS REPORTED THAT HARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP THEIR CHILD DEVELOPED A GROWTH MINDSET AS A RESULT OF HARLEM LACROSSE. HARLEM LACROSSE PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN FORGING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE LIVES OF PARTICIPANTS AND BUILDING SOFT SKILLS IN THE CLASSROOM, ON THE FIELD, AND IN THE COMMUNITY. 5907325 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 98 0 1 86 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA NY CA MD PA AL AK AR CO CT DC FL X THE ORGANIZATION 6175957500 8 WEST 126TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10027 CHRIS BALDWIN CHAIRMAN 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CARLOS BEASON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROMINA BONGIOVANNI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RONDA CLARK-RICHARDSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL ANTHONY DICARLO TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MAUREEN DIBBLE SECRETARY 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CHUCK LEITNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE LOCKSHIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 IAN LORING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOC O'CONNOR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER RUGGIERO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS SAILER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEMAURICE SMITH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOM STARSIA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SID STEINBERG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN VOSBURGH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELINDA WRIGHT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LEVIN CEO 40.00 X 257978 0 0 NARINE SUKYAS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 142378 0 0 KEISHA CALDERON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 155815 0 0 SAVANNAH OVERTON CHIEF EQUITY AND TALENT OFFICER 40.00 X 130440 0 0 JENNIFER MOE CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 125167 0 0 JOEL CENSER CHIEF PATHING OFFICER 40.00 X 119833 0 0 931611 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 240750 807684 6255341 7303775 62630 62630 784093 240750 409335 374758 374758 7741163 0 0 437388 257300 85767 85767 85766 4743380 3218658 787727 736995 143618 97157 25982 20479 256836 173748 46464 36624 426861 288769 77223 60869 98306 98306 186413 88018 98395 96992 24870 56260 15862 78036 7342 70694 140155 56664 49245 34246 6311 6311 109041 180 108861 PROGRAM EXPENSES 1602231 1587403 11787 3041 COACHES 280599 268953 11646 0 DONATED LACROSSE EQUIPM 102863 102863 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 2806 2806 1525 679 810 36 8533273 5907325 1632030 993918 438125 306168 1007245 576504 2431677 2097193 294 91673 107155 50484 23665 33130 26819 4001850 3114133 340609 224502 20500 340609 245002 X 2113651 1322045 1547590 1547086 3661241 2869131 4001850 3114133 -792110 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6529072 7209792 7135764 9838565 7678533 38391726 6529072 7209792 7135764 9838565 7678533 38391726 38391726 2213 3391 22440 23680 62630 114354 5954 120 6074 38512154 0.99690 0.96450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 50484 23665 26819 26819 X 7741163 0 7741163 0 7741163 8533273 0 8533273 0 8533273 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. INCOME RELATED TO THESE PURPOSES IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WOULD BE TAXABLE ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN ITS FILED RETURNS AND RECOGNIZES THE BENEFIT FROM A TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON AN AUDIT BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE TAX POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION ACCRUES INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF THE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR THESE JURISDICTIONS IS GENERALLY THREE YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO RETURNS UNDER EXAMINATION AS OF AUGUST 31, 2025. ANNUAL BENEFIT 547200 547200 98923 29650 23724 GOLF OUTING 377735 240750 136985 112050 80259 1296 5 99908 99908 63433 1024843 240750 784093 210973 80259 29650 88453 409335 374758 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MICHAEL LEVIN CEO 257978 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 257978 0 0 0 KEISHA CALDERON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 155815 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155815 0 0 0 X LACROSSE EQUIPMENT 1 51863 FMV X ROOM AND BOARD 1 51000 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE 990 DRAFT WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDES FINAL APPROVAL. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS RECEIVE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE FORM AT THE ANNUAL MEETING EACH YEAR, WHICH THEY MUST COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EACH YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARIES BASED ON A RECOGNIZED STUDY AND REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISTING SALARY FALLS WITHIN THESE RANGES. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFLECT THE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.