2026-02-23T17:55:07-05:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 471574638 Fostering Change Network Foundation FOST 2408936485 9701 Apollo Drive Largo MD 20774 Shalita ONeale President and CEO 2408936485 2026-02-24 false 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X Nonprofit 60000 X 60000 0 0 0 60000 13588 541 17 6077 20223 39777 0 0 39777 0 39777 0 39777 0 39777 Fostering Change Network Foundations mission is to support the holistic wellness financial empowerment and leadership development of adults with lived experience in foster care. In alignment with this mission and our grant funding for 2026 the Foundation hosted the Alumni Powerhouse Wellness Retreat a multi-day gathering focused on holistic wellness leadership sustainability and peer connection for adults with foster care histories. The retreat served 20 participants and included trauma-informed wellness activities financial empowerment workshops and strategic growth sessions. Funding supported venue costs planning and facilitation lodging meals materials and travel scholarships. Fostering Change Network Foundation hosted the Alumni Powerhouse Wellness Retreat to support the holistic wellness financial empowerment and leadership development of adults with lived experience in foster care. During the reporting period the retreat engaged 20 alumni from across the United States.The multi-day retreat provided structured workshops on financial wellness leadership development and personal goal setting along with trauma-informed wellness activities and facilitated peer connection sessions. The program created space for participants to strengthen leadership capacity build supportive networks and develop actionable plans for personal and professional growth. Expenses supported venue rental facilitation participant lodging and meals program materials and travel assistance to ensure equitable access. 60000 20223 20223 Maija Day Board Co-Chair 5 0 0 0 Rachel Dolcine Board Secretary 5 0 0 0 Susan Emfinger Treasurer 5 0 0 0 Shantel Randolph Board Member 5 0 0 0 Blessitt Bryant Board Member 1 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false MD Shalita ONeale 9701 Apollo Drive Largo MD 20774 2408936485 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 4752 14048 145 0 60000 78945 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4752 14048 145 0 60000 78945 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78945 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 4752 14048 145 0 60000 78945 1 0.00 0 0.00 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Advertising and marketing, $90.00| Dues and Subscriptions, $174.00| Meals, $486.00| office supplies and software, $3967.00| Event Expenses, $1339.00| Parking, $21.00| Fostering Change Network Foundation is a small founder-led organization with limited administrative capacity. During the 2024 reporting year organizational efforts were primarily focused on delivering funded programming and serving participants. Due to limited administrative infrastructure the filing deadline for Form 990-EZ was inadvertently missed. The failure to file timely was not due to willful neglect. Upon recognizing the oversight the organization took steps to complete and submit the required filing. Internal compliance tracking procedures have since been strengthened to ensure timely filing in future years.