ELITE STRIDERS POSITIVE YOUTH ORGANIZATION
EIN 46-4935425 · Youth Development Programs (O50)
What they do
THROUGH CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE, THE ELITE STRIDERS DRILL TEAM AMP DRUM CORPS POSITIVE YOUTH ORGANIZATION WILL NURTURE THE LIVES of AT-RISK CHILDREN IN LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. WE PROMOTE CIVIC LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER and COMMUNITY BUILDING, EDUCATION, DISCIPLINE, MORALS and VALUES, and PERFORMING ARTS. IT is OUR COMMITMENT to EMPOWER THE MEMBERS of THIS ORGANIZATION WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and CONFIDENCE to ACHIEVE AT THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL
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SAMEIA CHARITYDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2015
- Location
- PO BOX 834, ZION, IL 60099-0834
- County
- Lake
- In care of
- % SAMEIA CHARITY
- Primary officer
- SAMEIA CHARITY, DIRECTOR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2022
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2022
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- KS ACCOUNTING SERVICE LLC
- NTEE classification
- Youth Development Programs (O50)
- IRS tax category
- Youth Development Programs
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2026