LEADERSHIP TRAINING INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

LEADERSHIP TRAINING INC

EIN 11-2239383 · Human Service Organizations (P20)

What they do

LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE (LTI) is A NOTFORPROFIT 501(C)(3)ORGANIZATION DEDICATED to EMPOWERING CHALLENGED FAMILIES and CHILDREN to OVERCOME BARRIERS, TAP POTENTIAL and ACHIEVE SUCCESS THROUGH EDUCATION, MENTORING and SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY. CENTRAL to THE INSTITUTES PHILOSOPHY ARE THE CONCEPTS of ADVOCACY and SERVICE, THAT IS, THE GENERAL WELFARE of ALL and THE DEVELOPMENT and MAINTENANCE of LEADERSHIP QUALITIES and SKILLS. BY MEANS of POLICY, POSTURE and PROGRAMS, LTI DIRECTS ITS MAJOR EFFORTS to THE DESIGN and IMPLEMENTATION of EDUCATIONAL, EMPLOYMENT, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING, JUVENILE and CRIMINAL JUSTICE, VIOLENCE PREVENTION and CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES. LTI COLLABORATES WITH NEW YORK COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES PROVIDING FIELD PLACEMENTS and INTERNSHIPS for UNDERGRADUATE and GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SOCIAL WORK, EDUCATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY and CRIMINAL JUSTICE. LTI is GOVERNED BY A DIVERSE BOARD of DIRECTORS THAT REFLECTS THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES AN

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Of every $100 spent, about $85.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money made simple

64.84%of revenue went to mission work85.5% of expenses · Program services

0.65%of revenue went to fundraising0.9% of expenses

$75.81spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.32%of revenue went to management and office costs13.6% of expenses

$1.44in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

34.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $189,932 for ASTER MEHRETEAB (CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,778,635

Mission workProgram services$1,801,66464.84% of revenue85.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$286,85410.32% of revenue13.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$18,0000.65% of revenue0.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$672,11724.19% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,106,51875.81% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 85.5% mission · 13.6% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.81% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 89.7% mission · 9.3% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.75% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.5% mission · 13.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.60% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 86.9% mission · 13.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.77% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 83.1% mission · 16.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.90% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 83.8% mission · 16.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.37% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 84.9% mission · 15.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.58% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 86.5% mission · 13.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.04% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,778,635

Expenses$2,106,518

Annual surplus $672,117 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,801,664 · 85.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$286,854 · 13.6% of expenses

Fundraising$18,000 · 0.9% of expenses

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Revenue$2,778,635

Expenses$2,106,518

Assets$3,028,594

Income$2,778,635

Contributions$963,664

Mission work (program services)$1,801,664

Fundraising$18,000

Management and general$286,854

Accounting fees$12,750

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ASTER MEHRETEABCEO · 40 hrs/week $189,932

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (7)

ASTER MEHRETEABCEO

CATALINA CASTILLO EDDBOARD MEMBER

DEBORAH THOMASDIRECTOR

DOMINICK J ARCAMONEDIRECTOR

DR SIROUSSE TABRIZTCHI CPADIRECTOR

ROSEMARY OLSEN ESQBOARD CHAIR

ROSETTA B LANGLOISDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1972
Location: 50 CLINTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550
County: Nassau
In care of: ASTER MEHRETEAB
Primary officer: ASTER MEHRETEAB, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@ltiny.org Phone(516) 483-3400

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LEHMAN FLYNN VOLLARO NY CPAS PLLC
NTEE classification: Human Service Organizations (P20)
IRS tax category: Human Service Organizations