Chesapeake-Virginia Beach VA Achievement Foundation (CVBAF)

Promoting honorable achievement in every field of human endeavor

aka CVBAF   |   Chesapeake, VA   |  www.cvbaf.com

Mission

Our mission is to affect the social development, emotional maturity, and academic achievement of participants. The CVBAF brothers' execute this by providing positive professional mentors to teach each young man how to invest in himself in the following areas: Paying for College, Dressing for Success, Choosing the Right College, Financial Literacy and Investing, Creating an Academic and Professional Resume, How to Raise Funds, Leadership Fundamentals, African-American Health Issues, Drug Abuse Awareness, How to Interact with Law Enforcement, Personal Management, and Public Speaking.

Ruling year info

2018

CVBAF DIRECTOR

ELEGEAR J. PRIMUS

Main address

109-G Gainsborough Square Suite #182

Chesapeake, VA 23320 USA

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EIN

45-3951598

NTEE code info

Secondary/High School (B25)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (W12)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

CVBAF without limitation, is improving the development, promotion and support of activities, programs and organizations that improve the health, welfare and education of the youth of Hampton Roads community, with a primary emphasis in the development of leadership skills, social outreach and helping providing information and knowledge skills, training, financial literacy, loans education, and other required fields of endeavor.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

The goal of the programs is to affect the social development, emotional maturity, and academic achievement of each Beautillion participant.

Population(s) Served
Men and boys
Students

Our Guide Right Kappa League Program caters to teenage youth specifically focused on preparing them for high school. Kappa League sets the stage and the Beautillion Militare Program is the platform used to prepare young men for collegiate life (both personal and academic).

Population(s) Served
Men and boys
Adolescents

Ready 2 Succeed (R2S) is our annual book bag and supply drive that caters to under privilege students at any level to give them the resources to have a positive product academic year. Last year we awarded over 350 book bags and supplies to the 757 & 801 area codes. Any student in need (boy or girl) can come and receive resources.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Students

Foundation offers 15 scholarships that are awarded annually. Award ranges from $500.00 to $2,500.00.

Population(s) Served
Men and boys
Academics

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

CVBAF SALES TAX EXEMPTION 2019

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of participants attending course/session/workshop

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

For this FY, we started out with 20Beau's and at conclusion we were at 14 Beau's accepted to University's. This year our program was virtual because of COVID-19 which made our Workshops challenging.

Number of participants that follow counseling recommendations

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Paying for College, Dressing for Success, Choosing the Right College, Financial Literacy and Investing, Creating an Academic and Professional Resume, How to Raise Funds, Leadership Fundamentals, etc.

Number of participants counseled

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

CVBAF started out with 20 participants and concluded with 14 participants completing the program and selected University acceptance.

Number of participants in study abroad and exchange programs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of participants engaged in programs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

All have to participate and can missed only one of our counseling sessions/workshops to remain in program. We have area coordinators that are held accountable for each Beau in their region.

Number of participants who would recommend program to others

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

I would say with certainty all the Beau's that participated at anytime in our counseling sessions would positively recommend the Beautillion Militaire and Kappa League Programs to other youths.

Number of participants who felt that they have been provided with a range of options for future employment

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

See www.cvbaf.com for testimonies.

Number of press articles published

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We are soliciting representation from New Journal and Guide, Virginia Pilot and a host of radio shows i.e. Hot 91.1 and iHeart Radio. Additionally on www.cvbaf.com.

Number of groups brought together in a coalition/alliance/partnership

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adults

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The entire Eastern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc. We will host about 500-600 Kappa men from the Eastern Province in 2020/21 virtually.

Number of service recipients who are employed

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

One of our Beau's elected to take an oath of office to enter into the United States Armed Forces. He gave his scholarship back to the Foundation in support of another Beau.

Number of students demonstrating responsible behaviors and work habits

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Both our Guide Right Programs (KL 15 and BM 14) participants currently. We have a waiting list for KL induction.

Number of students receiving personal instruction and feedback about their performance

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Guideright program participants are briefed and mentored weekly throughout the Fraternal year.

Number of students at or above a 90% attendance rate

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

100% participation in both programs.

Number of placements defined as full-time

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of full-time equivalent students per full-time faculty member

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of entrance scholarships and awards and exit scholarships

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

CVBAF awards 15 scholarships in totaling $13,850.00.

Number of students who perform at average or above on standardized testing

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

All of our candidates are top tier candidates. Some have exceeded expectations in their educational endeavors. There is a testimony on our foundation page that will show a Beau with a GPA of 4.6.

Number of new grants received

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Men and boys, Adolescents

Related Program

BEAUTILLION MILITAIRE

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

To date, we received $4.5k from DomVA and $2.5k from Enterprise Holdings Foundation. Outstanding $4k in grants pending from Virginia Rotary Club, Great Bridge Rotary Club, and Virginia Natural Gas.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Develop young leaders through social outreach. Inform targeted youth of the value of higher education, assistance in identifying scholarships, loans, grants and work-study and other means of financial assistance to fund higher education, and to assist these individuals in developing career interests and the requisite knowledge, aptitude, skills and training necessary for success in those chosen fields of endeavor.

We reach out to local high schools within the Hampton Roads and Peninsula area and target youth (young men) that have aspirations for success through education. We bring those young men in under our charter and teach them over the course of several weeks how to invest in himself in the following areas: Paying for College, Dressing for Success, Choosing the Right College, Financial Literacy and Investing, Creating an Academic and Professional Resume, How to Raise Funds, Leadership Fundamentals, African-American Health Issues, Drug Abuse Awareness, How to Interact with Law Enforcement, Personal Financial Management, Public Speaking and much more.

We maintain a close relationship with these young men and parents through their education endeavors as positive professional mentors. I biggest hope is that one day they teach one and help another young man understand what honorable achievement is.

We collaborate with guidance counselor's, principals, super intendent's and administrative staff to ensure that we are managing expectations and setting an example that is attainable and manageable. We have severable meetings with parents and administrative staff through out the year to make sure we are speaking from the same sheet of music and hold one another accountable.

We presented the Hampton Roads community with 12 Beau's for FY 2016-17 and awarded $34,000.00 in scholarships.

We presented the Hampton Roads community with 16 Beau's for FY 2017-18 and awarded $57,000.00 in scholarships.

We presented the Hampton Roads community with 16 Beau's for FY 2018-19 and awarded $68,947.21 in scholarship.

We presented the Hampton Roads community with 14 Beau's with 2 Beau's residing out of area. Our hope is to award at a minimum of $50k.

Each year our goal is achieved and we increase our scholarship giving to put needed money in the hands of young men to offset university cost.

Financials

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Chesapeake-Virginia Beach VA Achievement Foundation (CVBAF)

Board of directors
as of 1/28/2021
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

ELEGEAR PRIMUS

CVBAF DIRECTOR

Term: 2016 - 2021


Board co-chair

JOHN W. MAYER

CVBAF DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Term: 2016 - 2022

William Blanks

Sr.

Germaine Williams

Troy Lindsey

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Not applicable
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 01/28/2021

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
American
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 08/04/2020

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.