Nonprofit · EIN 86-1674110
COHORT SISTAS INC
Tax-exempt · NEWARK, DE 19702
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $72,436 | $113,274 | -$40,838 | $9,895 | $5,443 | $4,452 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $260,616 | $223,511 | $37,105 | $51,541 | $7,267 | $44,274 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $239,782 | $248,361 | -$8,579 | $8,282 | $1,113 | $7,169 |
| June 30, 2022 | 990-EZ (amended) | $49,326 | $24,144 | $25,182 | $59,134 | $867 | $58,267 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $49,038
- Program service revenue
- $22,291
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $1,107
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,457
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $10,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $49,331
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $66,009
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $641
- Accounting fees
- $4,151
- Occupancy
- $1,128
- Travel
- $4,776
- Program services (functional)
- $83,013
- Management and general (functional)
- $23,168
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,093
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $51,541
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,895
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,443
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,452
- Gross receipts
- $72,436
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 2021
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijeoma Kola | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $10,000 |
| Ashley Schloss PhD | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Taisha Harvey-Caldwell PhD | Board member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joanne Kamens PhD | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Lipper | Board Memeber Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Blair Presley Bone PhD | Board Memeber Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Saron Tesfalul | Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Makeda Turner PhD | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Hillary Webb-Ganaway EdD | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tiffany Wiggins PhD | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijeoma Kola | Executive Director Trustee or director | 40 | $8,558 |
| Ashley Schloss | Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Christy Carter | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stacey Lawrence | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Lipper | Board Memeber Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Karleen Porcena | Board Memeber Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Saron Tesfalul | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Stith | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ashley Schloss | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Chinny Ogunro | Board Member Until May 1 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Judene Thomas | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Laurel Haak | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NobuLali Dangazele | Board Member Until January 1 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Saron Tesfalul | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Stacey Lawrence | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sofia Pertuz | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Wenimo Okoya | Board Member Until January 1 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ijeoma Kola | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2022: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenimo Okoya | Board Chair | 2 | $0 |
| Saron Tesfalul | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Judene Thomas | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Ijeoma Kola | Executive Director | 35 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 254 CHAPMAN RD STE 208 PMB 4450, NEWARK, DE 19702-5422
- In care of
- % IJEOMA KOLA
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 651 N Broad Street Ste 205, Middletown DE 19709
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Ijeoma Kola, 254 CHAPMAN RD, NEWARK, DE 19702
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Ijeoma Kola, 651 N Broad Street Ste 205, Middletown DE 19709
- Signed the 990
- Ijeoma, Kola
- Phone
- (862) 350-0031
- Website
- https://www.cohortsistas.org
Mission
Our mission is to foster inclusive pathways to advanced research doctorates by enhancing the recruitment retention success and well-being of historically excluded students especially Black women.
Program accomplishments
- Sista Circle Mentorship Program: The Sista Circle Mentorship program provided culturally relevant discipline-based academic professional and personal development for 50 doctoral students.Expenses $53,813 · grants $3,457 · revenue $56,391
- Membership & Community: Our digital community platform is a safe and welcoming space for over 4,500 scholars to network collaborate and provide mutual support healing and encouragement across institutional disciplinary and geographic silos.Expenses $8,155 · revenue $1,991
- Graduate Fair: Our virtual Graduate School Fair bridges the gap between talented doctoral program applicants and universities committed to cultivating a representative graduate student body.Expenses $102 · revenue $11,409
- Other ProgramExpenses $16,529 · revenue $300
- Success SeriesExpenses $4,192 · revenue $2,500
- PodcastExpenses $60
- CAREER SUMMITExpenses $162
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-1674110
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,895
- Income (IRS master file)
- $72,436
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $72,436 | $113,274 | $9,895 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $260,616 | $223,511 | $51,541 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $239,782 | $248,361 | $8,282 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | $49,326 | $24,144 | $59,134 | XML |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Ijeoma Kola | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Ijeoma Kola | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 86-1674110).
Questions about COHORT SISTAS INC
- What is the EIN of COHORT SISTAS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COHORT SISTAS INC is 86-1674110.
- Is COHORT SISTAS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to COHORT SISTAS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COHORT SISTAS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COHORT SISTAS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COHORT SISTAS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COHORT SISTAS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Ijeoma Kola.
- Who are the officers and directors of COHORT SISTAS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $10,000 (Ijeoma Kola, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does COHORT SISTAS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $72,436, expenses of $113,274 and total assets of $9,895 at year end.
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