Nonprofit · EIN 81-4577919
DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION
Also known as INITIATIVE 2DEF
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $314,543 | $1,013,691 | -$699,148 | $109,502 | $164,178 | -$54,676 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,429,956 | $708,882 | $721,074 | $740,518 | $105,799 | $634,719 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $237,585
- of which government grants
- $177,133
- Program service revenue
- $433
- Investment income
- $70
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $29,834
- Other revenue
- $76,455
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $483,740
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $573,460
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,337
- Accounting fees
- $7,110
- Occupancy
- $146,640
- Travel
- $1,573
- Program services (functional)
- $846,478
- Management and general (functional)
- $157,953
- Fundraising (functional)
- $9,260
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $740,518
- Total assets, end of year
- $109,502
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $164,178
- Net assets, end of year
- -$54,676
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$54,676
- Gross receipts
- $314,543
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- MO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| APRIL JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SHONETTA REED | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| TIFFANY PITTMON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LATRESA PARKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LATOYA GARDNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| APRIL JOHNSON | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SHONETTA REED | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| TIFFANY PITTMON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LATRESA PARKER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LATOYA GARDNER | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| LAWONDA BANKS | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1027 S VANDEVENTER AVE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110-3800
- In care of
- % KESHEE DENT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- APRIL JOHNSON, 1027 SOUTH VANDEVENTER 6TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110
- Signed the 990
- KESHEE DENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (314) 328-4348
- Website
- www.2def.org
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
Mission
DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION 2DEF IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATING, STRENGTHENING, AND EMPOWERING SURVIVORS AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND VARIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO BE A NECESSARY RESOURCE TO SURVIVORS, PRIMARILY FOCUSING ON THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY AIDING THEM TO REBUILD FROM THE INSIDE OUT, REEVALUATE THEMSELVES, AND STABILIZE THEIR LIVES. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, SURVIVORS CAN FREELY WALK A JOURNEY OF LIFE, TRULY RECOVERED, AND BE HEALED FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC STRUGGLES. WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO REBUILDING THE CORE OF EACH SURVIVOR, WHILE ENCOURAGING THEM TO FOCUS ON THEIR STRENGTHS AND WELL-BEING. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT BY PROVIDING VARIOUS PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND INITIATIVES, WE WILL INSPIRE, UPLIFT, AND EMPOWER THOSE WE SERVE AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE IN.
Program accomplishments
- PATHWAYS TO HOUSING - DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION HAS MADE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA. TO DATE, 93% OF THE INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE ARE WOMEN, WITH 76% IDENTIFYING AS AFRICAN AMERICAN. THROUGH OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, STABILITY, AND HEALING, WE HAVE PROVIDED $126,627.11 IN DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 994 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN, CONNECTED 897 HOUSEHOLDS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND PARTNER AGENCIES, SUPPORTED 62 FAMILIES IN SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, AND PROVIDED 4,981 BED NIGHTS TO ENSURE SHELTER AND SAFETY FOR THOSE FLEEING VIOLENCE. ADDITIONALLY, 22 PARTICIPANTS HAVE TAKEN PART IN MANDATORY LIFE SKILLS AND PEER SUPPORT GROUPS TO PROMOTE LONG-TERM STABILITY AND EMPOWERMENT.Expenses $802,237 · revenue $433
- PATHWAYS TO HEALING - SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN OCTOBER 2024, THE PATHWAYS TO HEALING DEPARTMENT HAS EXPANDED OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE BY OFFERING TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA. THE DEPARTMENT HAS SCHEDULED 160 THERAPY SESSIONS, ENROLLED 112 PARTICIPANTS, AND SERVED MORE THAN 90 CLIENTS, INCLUDING WOMEN, MEN, AND CHILDREN. LICENSED THERAPISTS PROVIDE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT) AND TRAUMA-FOCUSED THERAPY, ENSURING EACH CLIENT RECEIVES INDIVIDUALIZED, EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORT TAILORED TO THEIR UNIQUE HEALING NEEDS. OUR YOUTH-FOCUSED INITIATIVE, L.E.A.D. ACADEMY, HAS MENTORED 72 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL AT-RISK YOUTH ACROSS EIGHT SCHOOLS, DELIVERING STRUCTURED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTER-BUILDING, AND PERSONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES. WITH 1,983 DOCUMENTED ENGAGEMENTS-INCLUDING ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING, LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS, ACADEMIC SUPPORT SESSIONS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS-THE PROGRAM STRENGTHENS DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, RESILIENCE, AND OVERALL READINESS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS.Expenses $44,241
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-4577919
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $109,502
- Income (IRS master file)
- $314,543
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2019
- Posted by the IRS
- August 12, 2019
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2019
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $314,543 | $1,013,691 | $109,502 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,429,956 | $708,882 | $740,518 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $392,147 | $353,626 | $26,129 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-4577919).
Questions about DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION is 81-4577919.
- Is DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2019 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2019.
- Are donations to DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names APRIL JOHNSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does DIAMOND DIVA EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $314,543, expenses of $1,013,691 and total assets of $109,502 at year end.
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