Kool Boiz Foundation
Dedicated to providing educational, financial, and emotional support for boys and young men of color
Mission
The Kool Boiz Foundation is dedicated to providing educational, financial, and emotional support for boys and young men of color in Youngstown, Ohio. We will be a leading advocate for these youths and a catalyst for empowerment and change. Through our college scholarships, mentoring programs, and youth conferences, we are increasing knowledge, wisdom, and understanding with our future leaders.
Ruling year
2016
Principal Officer
Bruce Rushton
Main address
PO BOX 766
MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709 USA
EIN
47-4625578
NTEE code
Youth Development Programs (O50)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Kool Boiz Foundation College Scholarship
$4,000 college scholarship
Kool Boiz Foundation Promising Men Mentoring Program
Boys and young men mentoring program
Kool Boiz Foundation Empowerment Conference
empowerment conference for boys and young men of color
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of students who receive scholarship funds and/or tuition assistance
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
No target populations selected
Related Program
Kool Boiz Foundation College Scholarship
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The Kool Boiz Foundation$4,000 College Scholarships are awarded to African-American males who plan to attend an accredited 2 or 4 year college or university.
Total dollar amount of scholarship awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
No target populations selected
Related Program
Kool Boiz Foundation College Scholarship
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of mentors recruited
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
No target populations selected
Related Program
Kool Boiz Foundation Promising Men Mentoring Program
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The Kool Boiz Foundation is partnering with the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley to provide a Promising Men’s Mentoring Program designed to help young men in Youngstown, OH
Number of donations made by board members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
No target populations selected
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The number represents the total dollar amount of donations received from our Board Members.
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
No target populations selected
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This number represents all donations made to the foundation, including event and merchandise sales.
Number of children mentored
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
No target populations selected
Related Program
Kool Boiz Foundation Promising Men Mentoring Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The Kool Boiz Foundation is partnering with the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley to provide a Promising Men’s Mentoring Program designed to help young men in Youngstown, OH.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The goal of the Kool Boiz Foundation is to increase the college and career readiness of boys and young men of color. Our objectives are:
1. To explore the paths of what's possible for boys and young men of color with respect to future financial stability and personal success.
2. To provide a platform for boys and young men of color to engage in dialogue with various speakers and community leaders to explore possible solutions for creating an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable future.
3. To increase the awareness of long-term success through targeted “Marketable Skill" post-high school education including college and trade schools.
4. To develop a college-going culture as early as middle school to change the trajectory of high school completion and college enrollment for boys and young men of color.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Addressing the challenges of boys and young men of color in the communities we serve requires a comprehensive approach and will need to include multiple stakeholders including school district leaders, city officials, youth organizations, business leaders, and the youth themselves. We believe our collaborative, inter-generational approach to these challenges will result in successful change in some of the lead indicators that point to future success. They we will make an impact is through our Promising Men Mentoring Program, our Empowerment Conferences, and our College Scholarship Fund.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Kool Boiz Foundation
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
To date, we have awarded thousands of dollars in college scholarships and launched our Promising Men Mentoring Program with 5th and 6th grade boys at the Youngstown Community School.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback,
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Kool Boiz Foundation
Board of directorsas of 7/2/2020
Bruce Rushton
Scott Washington
Angela Johnson
Ronnell Elkins
Marcus Gordon
Steve Jones
Kenneth Boone
Dwayne Townsend
Miquita Hosey
Denis Robinson
Tayana Smith
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 07/02/2020Policies and practices developed in partnership with Equity in the Center, a project that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems within the social sector to increase racial equity. Learn more
- 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 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.
- 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.
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