ACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF AMERICA INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $73K · expenses $78K · assets $91K
- EIN
- 32-0545893
- Address
- 175 MONTROSE WEST AVENUE SUITE 400, AKRON, OH 44321-3122
- Website
- acementor.org
- NTEE code
- B99
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2006
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The organization provides mentorship opportunities to high school students to introduce them to the architect, construction and engineering fields
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 35 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
35 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Sibila | Chairperson | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chad Bradley | Vice-Chairperson | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bill Small | 2nd Vice Chair | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Peter Strawman | Past Chairperson | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeremy Michael | Treasurer | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ala Abbas | Board Member | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Andric | Board member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chris Gibson | Board member | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| David Hughes | Board Member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ben King | Board member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tiffany Lundy | Board Member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dana Mitchell | Board Member | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laurie Moline | Board member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Donald Obermeier | Board Member | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chris Ploskunak | Board member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jacki Powers | Board member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sara Stucky Sayner | Board Member | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Christopher Van Blargan | Board member | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Geoff Wopershall | Board member | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michele Kiernan (former) | Vice-Chairperson | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dennis Check (former) | Past Chairperson | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Elizabeth Winter (former) | Board member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bill Willoughby (former) | Board member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chris Bader (former) | Board member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Renato Camacho (former) | Board member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Loay Al-Zube (former) | Board member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Suat Gunhan (former) | Board Member | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tamiko Hatcher (former) | Board Member | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jim Keeslar (former) | Treasurer | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joe Stella (former) | Board member | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Barb Bennett (former) | Board member | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tim Stem (former) | Board member | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Harold Carter (former) | Board member | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Melissa Haver (former) | Board member | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sue Lacy (former) | Board member | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 19 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Sibila | Chairperson | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chad Bradley | Vice-Chairperson | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Small | 2nd Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Peter Strawman | Past Chairperson | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Michael | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ala Abbas | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Andric | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Gibson | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| David Hughes | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ben King | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tiffany Lundy | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dana Mitchell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laurie Moline | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Donald Obermeier | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Ploskunak | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jacki Powers | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Stucky Sayner | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christopher Van Blargan | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Geoff Wopershall | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 20 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Strawman | Chairperson | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michele Kiernan | Vice-Chairperson | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dennis Check | Past Chairperson | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Small | 2nd Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Michael | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Donald Obermeier | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dana Mitchell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Winter | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Willoughby | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Bader | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christopher Van Blargan | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Geoff Wopershall | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Renato Camacho | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Gibson | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Loay Al-Zube | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ala Abbas | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Suat Gunhan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tamiko Hatcher | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Matt Sibila | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Stucky Sayner | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 42 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Check | Chairperson | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Peter Strawman | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Small | 2nd Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Donald Obermeier | Past Chair | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jim Keeslar | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dana Mitchell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Winter | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joe Stella | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Willoughby | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Bader | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barb Bennett | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tim Stem | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Harold Carter | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Suat Gunhan | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christopher Van Blargan | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Geoff Wopershall | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Melissa Haver | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Renato Camacho | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Gibson | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sue Lacy | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Loay Al-Zube | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dennis Check | Chairperson | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Peter Strawman | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Small | 2nd Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Donald Obermeier | Past Chair | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jim Keeslar | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dana Mitchell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Winter | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joe Stella | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Willoughby | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Bader | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barb Bennett | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tim Stem | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Harold Carter | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Suat Gunhan | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christopher Van Blargan | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Geoff Wopershall | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Melissa Haver | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Renato Camacho | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Gibson | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sue Lacy | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Loay Al-Zube | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $73,092 | $77,770 | $91,239 | $85,452 | $61,510 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $79,074 | $76,512 | $90,254 | $90,130 | $60,207 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $86,571 | $58,278 | $85,266 | $75,266 | $61,441 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $41,054 | $28,752 | $87,568 | $87,568 | $22,203 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $90,500 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED WAY OF SUMMIT AND MEDINA | Public charity | Exact | 2020-2023 | 4 | $85,000 | 2023 | $20,000 | show |
| AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $5,500 | 2023 | $5,500 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $77,770 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $22,080
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $48,315 | 62.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $29,455 | 37.9% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $22,080 | reported apart |
| Total | $77,770 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $76,512 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $12,248
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $42,981 | 56.2% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $33,531 | 43.8% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $12,248 | reported apart |
| Total | $76,512 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $58,278 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $9,393
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $30,749 | 52.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $27,529 | 47.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $9,393 | reported apart |
| Total | $58,278 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $28,752 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $7,547
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $16,677 | 58.0% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $12,075 | 42.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $7,547 | reported apart |
| Total | $28,752 | 100% |