2026-07-06T14:28:25-05:00 2025-12-31 522334868 GRANDIZIO WILKINS LITTLE & MATTHEWS 211 SCHILLING CIRCLE STE 188 HUNT VALLEY MD 21031 990 2025-01-01 823611749 THE AGOGE PROJECT AGOG 4437605437 2519 LINWOOD ROAD BALTIMORE MD 21234 MICHAEL JOHN JR PRESIDENT 4437605437 2026-06-30 1 DANIEL L HARRINGTON JR P00973269 4104940885 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X MICHAEL JOHN JR 2519 LINWOOD ROAD BALTIMORE MD 21234 345177 0 X HTTPS://WWW.THEAGOGEPROJECT.ORG X 2017 MD TO FIND A WAY TO PROVIDE DEPENDABLE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE YOUTH IN THE BELAIR-EDISON NEIGHBORHOOD OF BALTIMORE. WITH A LACK OF OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, THERE WAS NO BLUEPRINT IN PLACE TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR CHILDREN TO SUCCEED. 5 5 1 20 0 0 200791 333177 30846 12000 0 0 -3236 0 228401 345177 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183806 269469 183806 269469 44595 75708 150113 221221 0 0 150113 221221 X TO FIND A WAY TO PROVIDE DEPENDABLE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE YOUTH IN THE BELAIR-EDISON NEIGHBORHOOD OF BALTIMORE 0 0 42847 THE AGOGE PROJECT'S BOXING PROGRAM BUILDS SELF-DISCIPLINE, FOCUS, AND ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH STRUCTURED AMATEUR BOXING TRAINING. THE PROGRAM DELIVERED 529 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN 2025, AND EIGHT AMATEUR BOXERS - ALL IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF COMPETITION - REPRESENTED TAP IN 24 AMATEUR BOUTS AND 3 PROFESSIONAL BOUTS, TRAVELING TO A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN MICHIGAN AND COMPETING IN REGIONAL EVENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA EN ROUTE TO 13 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 2 STATE OR NATIONAL REPRESENTATIONS. TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE, BOXERS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN STRONG SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC STANDING, REINFORCING THAT THE GYM IS A TOOL FOR LIFE SUCCESS RATHER THAN AN END IN ITSELF. AS WITH EVERY AGOGE PROJECT PROGRAM, BOXING PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE ACCESS TO WHOLE-FOOD MEALS, ARE LAYERED INTO WEEKLY AND MONTHLY MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES, AND ARE PAIRED WITH CONSISTENT ADULT MENTORS WHO TRACK THEIR PROGRESS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE GYM. 29242 THE AGOGE PROJECT'S GRAPPLING PROGRAM TEACHES JIU-JITSU AND WRESTLING FUNDAMENTALS AS A PATHWAY INTO SCHOOL-AFFILIATED ATHLETICS, BUILDING DISCIPLINE, CONFLICT-RESOLUTION SKILLS, AND PHYSICAL CONFIDENCE. THE PROGRAM DELIVERED 512 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN 2025 TO 8 COMPETITIVE PARTICIPANTS, WHO LOGGED 6 TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES AND EARNED 1 STATE PLACEMENT AND 1 NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION. ONE PARTICIPANT TRANSITIONED DIRECTLY FROM TAP'S MAT INTO A PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL'S VARSITY WRESTLING PROGRAM IN 2025, AND SEVERAL YOUNGER GRAPPLERS ARE NOW ON A SIMILAR PATH. AS IN EVERY AGOGE PROJECT PROGRAM, GRAPPLING PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE ACCESS TO WHOLE-FOOD MEALS, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES, AND ONGOING ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP THAT HELPS TRANSLATE THE DISCIPLINE LEARNED ON THE MAT INTO STRONGER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND DECISION-MAKING. 20557 THE AGOGE PROJECT'S LIFE SKILLS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING EQUIPS YOUTH WITH PRACTICAL, CAREER-ORIENTED COMPETENCIES THROUGH EIGHT ROTATING WORKSHOP TRACKS: CULINARY ARTS, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SEWING, GARDENING, HOME CARE AND CRAFTS, COMIC BOOK CREATION, MULTIMEDIA, AND AN ADVENTURE CAMP. THE PROGRAM DELIVERED 659 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN 2025; TWELVE YOUTH COMPLETED A FULL FINANCIAL LITERACY SERIES, AND ONE PARTICIPANT WAS PLACED IN A PAID INTERNSHIP WITH A COMMUNITY RESTAURANT PARTNER. WORKSHOPS ARE DESIGNED TO EXPAND CAREER EXPOSURE AND BUILD PRACTICAL COMPETENCE OUTSIDE THE GYM, COMPLEMENTING RATHER THAN COMPETING WITH ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC TRAINING. AS IN EVERY AGOGE PROJECT PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE ACCESS TO WHOLE-FOOD MEALS, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES, AND CONSISTENT ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP THAT REINFORCES THE PRACTICAL LESSONS LEARNED IN EACH WORKSHOP. 152482 12000 OTHER PROGRAMMING SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE AGOGE PROJECT INCLUDE; SPANISH PROGRAMMING, STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING, SUMMER PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS FOR LIFE SKILLS AND OFFSITE COACHING. 152482 12000 245128 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MD X MICHAEL JOHN JR 4437605437 5656 LEIDEN ROAD BALTIMORE MD 21206 MICHAEL JOHN JR FOUNDER/PRESIDENT 10.00 X 19557 0 0 DENNIS KELLEY DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS VONCANON DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MCCALLA DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA STONE DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWNA MCMILLAN SECRETARY/TREASURER 10.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS VONCANON DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES CHILES DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 ORE-OFE ILUYOMADE DIRECTOR 10.00 X 16500 0 0 36057 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17246 13598 61267 241066 333177 OFFSITE COACHING 611620 12000 12000 12000 0 13598 0 0 345177 12000 0 0 5650 5650 6201 6201 15285 15285 35 35 3510 3510 2653 2653 PROGRAM EXPENSE 205509 205509 ADMINISTRATIVE 18411 18411 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 6299 6299 UTILITIES 5636 5636 280 280 269469 245128 24341 0 139847 214465 20171 14415 9266 5756 1000 1000 150113 221221 0 0 X 150113 221221 150113 221221 150113 221221 75708 -4600 0 X 0 0 0 X 52308 217418 333177 602903 52308 217418 333177 602903 602903 15573 280 15853 618756 117811 0.97440 0.94450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20171 14415 5756 5756 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MICHAEL JOHN JR., FOUNDER & PRESIDENT, CO-FOUNDED THE AGOGE PROJECT WITH HIS WIFE ORE-OFE ILUYOMADE-JOHN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE ORGANIZATION RELEASES THE TAX RETURN FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE INTERESTED PARTY.