2026-02-27T21:00:46-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 453801183 EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY INC EMPO 9049622826 900 Cesery Blvd Suite 118 Jacksonville FL 32211 SONIA ROBERTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9049622826 2026-02-27 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.eacdc.org X X 36640 X 12000 24640 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36640 0 0 0 5900 5400 2125 26607 40032 -3392 61136 0 57744 X 9245 3771 84409 84473 0 0 93654 88244 32518 30500 61136 57744 To engage in community development and enhancing communities by: aiding low-to-moderate income households in achieving homeownership through affordable housing initiatives, providing housing and consumer credit counseling, and housing development activities; aiding at-risk youth with improving their academic outcomes through education initiatives such as tutoring, test prep, and post-secondary readiness; aiding at risk and disabled youth with developing employment skills that improve their career readiness and employment outcomes; and engaging in community health initiatives and psychoeducation programs that improve community health outcomes. FAFSA Assistance Workshop: Conducted several workshops to assist high school seniors and their parents with completing the FAFSA to maximize receipt of needs-based funding for postsecondary education endeavors. Presented in a classroom format and includes take-home handouts and snacks for attendees. 0 1100 College Application Seminar: Targeted to high school juniors and seniors to assist them with the fundamentals of the college application process. Topics such as highlighting extracurricular activities and volunteer activities to make their applications stand out were discussed. 0 500 Housing Counseling: Meet with low to moderate income families to discuss budgeting, finances and credit to assist them in qualifying for a mortgage. Also work with the family throughout the mortgage application process to aid in identifying and securing any mortgage assistance program funding to aid in making housing more affordable. Partner with the families to provide support throughout the homebuying process. While going through the housing counseling process these homebuyers are considered to be a member of the Homebuyer Pipeline. 0 600 Equity-driven educational opportunities through SAT/ACT Prep and College Readiness/Career Readiness Workshops: Targeted to 11th and 12th grade students to assist them on the SAT and ACT exams for the purpose of increasing their chances of earning an academic scholarship, and/or obtaining a score high enough for college acceptance. In addtion, students received personal enrichment enrichment workshops. 0 12500 Financial Literacy: Provide workshops focusing on the importance of credit, the factors that impact credit score, how to budget, the proper amount to save for emergencies, education, retirement, preparing for homeownership, accessing first-time homebuyer programs, and consumer rights. 0 3500 PreETS: EA is fulfilling its mission to improve education outcomes of youths through a partnership with the Florida Department of Education's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. The partnership agreement allows EA to provide Pre-Employment Training and Postsecondary Educational Counseling to students with disabilities through face-to-face Career Camps. During these camps, we provide Workplace Readiness Training, Self-Advocacy Training, Work-Based Learning Experiences, Postsecondary Educational Counseling, and Job Exploration Counseling. 0 13765 31965 Sonia A Roberts Executive Director 30 0 0 0 Dr Adrian Johnson Board Chair 0.10 0 0 0 Lizette Wright Pearson Director 0.10 0 0 0 Bridget Jennings VC 0.10 0 0 0 TiLena Robinson Treasurer 0.10 0 0 0 Donald Maestre Secretary 0.10 0 0 0 Sylvia Floyd Director 0.10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sonia Roberts 900 Cesery Blvd Suite 118 Jacksonville FL 32211 9049622826 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 17000 21225 12443 11659 12000 74327 24640 24640 17000 21225 12443 11659 36640 98967 98967 17000 21225 12443 11659 36640 98967 1 1 0 0 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Program Supplies;3245|Website;400|Phone;480|Liability Insurance;1181|Property taxes;423|SBA Loan Interest;793|Internet;600|Office Supplies;1340|Sunbiz Annual Report;62|Programming Expenses;18023|Bank Fees;60^Total;26607^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 SBA Loan On behalf of Empowerment Academy, Inc., we respectfully request abatement of penalties assessed for the late filing of our 2024 990EZ return. The delay in filing was due to circumstances beyond the organization's control. In the fall of last year, the agency's bookkeeper experienced a serious medical illness that required frequent and extended hospitalizations. As a small nonprofit organization, we rely heavily on this individual for the preparation, reconciliation, and maintenance of our financial records. Due to the unexpected and recurring nature of the illness, we were unable to obtain complete and accurate financial documentation in a timely manner. Efforts were made to engage an alternate procedure for the transfer of financial information to a software-based system, but that was significantly delayed because the necessary records and institutional knowledge were not readily accessible during the bookkeeper's medical crisis. The organization acted in good faith and exercised ordinary business care and prudence under the circumstances. We have since implemented additional internal controls and contingency procedures to prevent a recurrence of this issue. We remain committed to meeting all federal filing requirements in a timely manner. We respectfully request that the IRS consider these circumstances as reasonable cause and abate the penalties assessed. Thank you for your consideration. /s/ Sonia Roberts Executive Director Empowerment Academy, Inc.