Program areas at The Best is Ahead Foundation
The Best is Ahead Foundation (TBIAF) was founded to enhance the lives of the underserved youth in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. metropolitan areas using the Name, Image, and Likeness of the University of Maryland football players while focusing on four key initiatives:1. Curbing gun violence2. Decreasing drug and alcohol dependency3. Assist with mental health awareness4. Literacy Improvement within the community
The Best is Ahead Foundation (TBIAF) has created community partners that have established relationships with youth organizations in our community to work with underserved youth in our area. TBIAF works with our partners for their programs and events in the community. Our players talk to the youth about our four key initiatives and serve as a role model and mentor with their personal stories on achieving their goal of being a collegiate athlete. The focus is always on our four key initiatives and dedicating yourself at an early age to stay the course. We have witnessed instant connections with the youth. Our Community Partners include:Everytown for Gun Safety | Maryland Moms Demand Action - Gun Violence Education Home | EverytownDC Police Foundation | Metro Police Department, Youth Intervention and Prevention (YIP) Unit Gun Violence Education & Drug and Alcohol Prevention https://www.dcpolicefoundation.org/ Youth Leadership Foundation (YLF) Mental Health Awareness & Literacy Programs httpswwwhelpingkidsorgaboutus Active Minds Mental health Awareness https://www.activeminds.org/ Everybody Wins DC Literacy programs https://everybodywinsdc.org/ Brighter Bites Mental Health Awareness / Literacy Programs https://brighterbites.org/
Grants made by The Best is Ahead Foundation
| Grantee | Grant description | Grant year | Amount |
|---|
| BPS Foundation | General Assistance | 2023-12 | $90,000 |
Who funds The Best is Ahead Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at The Best is Ahead Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Jeff Leventhal | President | $0 | 2023-05-09 |
| David Gordan | Vice President and Treasurer | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Danny Crowley | Executive Vice President | $71,788 | 2022-12-31 |
| Gal Kaufman | Secretary | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
Financials for The Best is Ahead Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,637,398 | $392,679 | 317% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $483 | $76 | 535.5% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $1,637,881 | $392,755 | 317% |
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Data update history
July 8, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 8, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 11 new personnel
June 27, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsYouth development programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
Tax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 697
- College Park, MD 20741
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- County
- Prince George's County, MD
- Phone
- (443) 620-4009
IRS details
- EIN
- 88-3207201
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2022
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- O12: Youth Development Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
- NAICS code, primary
- 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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