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METRO PHILA INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $407K · expenses $519K · assets $353K

EIN
47-5445702
Address
6232 N 12TH ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19141-3306
Website
metrophila.com
NTEE code
O50
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
Cross-check
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Mission

To Provide Basketball Programs and After School Programs to disadvantaged youth in Philadelphia and surrounding communities.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
William McCullough Chairman2023-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Larry Gainey Board Member2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Donnie Crosby Board Member2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
William Kearse Board Member2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Phil Andrews Board Member2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Russell McCullough Founder President2017-2025 40 $0 reported 1
Deborah McCullough Treasurer2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
George R Clark Jr Chaplain2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Kim Patton Secretary2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Brett Parker Sr Board Member2025 5 $0 reported 1
George Major (former) Board Member2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
William Mcculough (former) BOARD MEMBER2022 12 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William McCullough Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
Deborah McCullough Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Donnie Crosby Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
William Kearse Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Brett Parker Sr Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Phil Andrews Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Russell McCullough Founder President40 $0$0$0 $01
George R Clark Jr Chaplain5 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Patton Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Larry Gainey Board Member10 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William McCullough Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
Larry Gainey Board Member10 $0$0$0 $01
Donnie Crosby Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
William Kearse Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
George Major Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Phil Andrews Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Russell McCullough Founder President40 $0$0$0 $01
Deborah McCullough Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
George R Clark Jr Chaplain5 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Patton Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William McCullough Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
Larry Gainey Board Member10 $0$0$0 $01
Donnie Crosby Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
William Kearse Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
George Major Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Phil Andrews Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Russell McCullough Founder President40 $0$0$0 $01
Deborah McCullough Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
George R Clark Jr Chaplain5 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Patton Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KIM PATTON BOARD MEMBER30 $0$0$0 $01
PHIL ANDREWS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DONNIE CROSBY BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY GAINEY BOARD MEMBER30 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM MCCULOUGH BOARD MEMBER12 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH MCCULLOUGH TREASURER20 $0$0$0 $01
RUSSELL MCCULLOUGH PRESIDENT60 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 1 volunteer
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUSSELL MCCULLOUGH PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUSSELL MCCULLOUGH PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUSSELL MCCULLOUGH PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUSSELL MCCULLOUGH PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUSSELL MCCULLOUGH PRESIDENT20 $0-- $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$407,400$519,421 $352,549$352,549 $407,400$0 $00-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$343,140$447,604 $124,570$124,570 $343,140$0 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$342,400$121,794 $229,034$229,034 $342,400$0 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$257,600$254,600 $8,428$8,428 $257,600$0 $007
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$335,600$330,172 $5,428$5,428 $185,600$150,000 -01
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,500$221,251 $31,352$31,352 $184,500$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,625$42,425 $68,103$68,103 $142,625$0 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,500$19,226 $274-$32,097 $19,500$0 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,760$46,165 $595-$32,371 $46,760$0 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $26 in all, tax years 2021 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “METRO PHILA INC” 2021-2023 3$26 2023$16
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $519,421 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Summer Camp $174,900$174,900-- 33.7%
Other (as described)After School Programs $170,500$170,500-- 32.8%
All other expenses $45,200$27,900$17,300- 8.7%
Other (as described)Community Outreach Initiatives $39,500--$39,500 7.6%
Office expenses $22,721-$22,721- 4.4%
Travel $20,400-$20,400- 3.9%
Occupancy $16,800-$16,800- 3.2%
Information technology $14,600-$14,600- 2.8%
Other (as described)Grant Writers $7,500--$7,500 1.4%
Insurance $4,800$4,800-- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $2,500-$2,500- 0.5%
Total$519,421100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $447,604 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Summer Camp $196,900$196,900-- 44.0%
Other (as described)After School Programs $147,500$147,500-- 33.0%
All other expenses $43,000$26,500$16,500- 9.6%
Travel $20,400$20,400-- 4.6%
Occupancy $16,800-$16,800- 3.8%
Information technology $7,604-$7,604- 1.7%
Other (as described)Grant Writers $7,500--$7,500 1.7%
Insurance $4,800$4,800-- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $3,100-$3,100- 0.7%
Total$447,604100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $121,794 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $59,850$59,850-- 49.1%
Other (as described)After School Programs $20,000$20,000-- 16.4%
Occupancy $16,800-$16,800- 13.8%
Office expenses $7,569$7,569-- 6.2%
Other (as described)Grant Writers $7,500--$7,500 6.2%
Travel $4,075$4,075-- 3.3%
Fees: accounting $3,500$3,500-- 2.9%
Insurance $2,500$2,500-- 2.1%
Total$121,794100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $254,600 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM $156,975$156,975-- 61.7%
All other expenses $75,800$75,800-- 29.8%
Occupancy $11,000-$11,000- 4.3%
Other (as described)GRANT WRITERS $5,600--$5,600 2.2%
Office expenses $2,725$2,725-- 1.1%
Insurance $2,500$2,500-- 1.0%
Total$254,600100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $330,172 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM $157,500$157,500-- 47.7%
Other (as described)PROGRAMS $74,000$74,000-- 22.4%
All other expenses $53,672$53,672-- 16.3%
Other (as described)FOOD & CLOTHING ASSISTANC $27,000$27,000-- 8.2%
Other (as described)PRINCETON REVIEW COURSES $8,400$8,400-- 2.5%
Occupancy $6,300-$6,300- 1.9%
Fees: other services $3,300$3,300-- 1.0%
Total$330,172100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $221,251 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $204,151 92.3%
Fees to independent contractors $11,200 5.1%
Printing, publications, postage $5,900 2.7%
Total$221,251100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $42,425 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $32,000 75.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,050 23.7%
Printing, publications, postage $375 0.9%
Total$42,425100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $19,226 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $18,726 97.4%
Fees to independent contractors $500 2.6%
Total$19,226100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $46,165 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,700 64.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,900 21.4%
Fees to independent contractors $6,565 14.2%
Total$46,165100%

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