Kool Boiz Foundation

Dedicated to providing educational, financial, and emotional support for boys and young men of color

MIDDLETOWN, DE   |  www.koolboizfoundation.org

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 info

2016

Principal Officer

Bruce Rushton

Main address

PO BOX 766

MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709 USA

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EIN

47-4625578

NTEE code info

Youth Development Programs (O50)

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

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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?

Kool Boiz Foundation College Scholarship

$4,000 college scholarship

Population(s) Served
Men and boys

Boys and young men mentoring program

Population(s) Served
Men and boys

empowerment conference for boys and young men of color

Population(s) Served
Men and boys

Where we work

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 students who receive scholarship funds and/or tuition assistance

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

Men and boys, Adolescents, Ethnic and racial groups

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

Men and boys, Adolescents, Ethnic and racial groups

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

Men and boys, Children and youth, Ethnic and racial groups

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
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
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

Men and boys, Children and youth, Ethnic and racial groups

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

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.

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.

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.

Kool Boiz Foundation

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

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?

    Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys, Community meetings/Town halls,

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,

  • With whom is the organization sharing feedback?

    The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive,

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently,

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 directors
as of 12/30/2021
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Bruce Rushton

Scott Washington

Angela Johnson

Ronnell Elkins

Marcus Gordon

Steve Jones

Kenneth Boone

Dwayne Townsend

Miquita Hosey

Denis Robinson

Tayana Smith

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? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • 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 12/30/2021,

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American/African
Gender identity
Male
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 07/02/2020

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Data
  • 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.
Policies and processes
  • 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.