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Because I Tried Enterprises Inc

Buffalo, NY · EIN 274380282 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE O50 · Youth Development · Small ($100K-$1M) · wbit12.com
revenue
$138K
expenses
$166K
net assets
$-129K
employees
mission · from form 990

Reintegrating incarcerated children in society

profile · synthesized from sources

Youth development organization based in Buffalo, NY, focused on reducing youth incarceration and recidivism through mentoring and life skills programs. Serves children ages 8-18 with initiatives in self-esteem, academic support, financial literacy, and physical and mental well-being. Uses interactive methods including games, activities, and mobile mentoring to promote resilience and personal growth.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Financial Literacy Program
Teaches lifelong money management skills to youth, promoting economic resilience and responsibility.
Mobile Mentoring
Provides ongoing, real-time mentorship to youth through regular communication, offering support and strategies for life challenges and reinforcing skills learned in training.
Reading Initiative
Targets pre-K to 3rd grade children to improve literacy and foster early academic success.
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Literacy Program Funding 1 activity
    • Early literacy and financial literacy education for youth
      Runs a reading initiative for children in pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade and provides financial literacy education to build foundational money management skills that support lifelong economic well-being.
  • Youth One-on-One Mentoring 1 activity
    • Mobile mentoring for youth
      Delivers ongoing, real-time mentoring and life strategy support to youth through mobile platforms, fostering personal development and resilience outside of traditional in-person settings.
  • Gun Violence Prevention & Intervention 1 activity
    • On-site programs to reduce youth incarceration and recidivism
      Operates direct-service initiatives focused on preventing youth incarceration and reducing reoffending through in-person programming and support services.
  • Reentry Support Services 1 activity
    • Reintegration services for formerly incarcerated youth
      Provides direct support and programming to help formerly incarcerated children successfully reintegrate into society, with services designed to reduce recidivism and support long-term stability.
  • Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs 1 activity
    • Youth development programs promoting effort-based success
      Teaches children aged 8 to 18 the value of effort over outcome through structured programming that reinforces resilience, personal growth, and perseverance as markers of success.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$138K
Contributions & grants$138K100%
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$166K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out
balance sheet
Total assets$5K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$-129K
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +19.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 1
  • Maurice Cox-Executive — Director-Secretary
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • Winning Because I Tried Partners Partner — Collaborates with partner organizations to deliver youth mentoring and development programs.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Effort-Based Success Mindset
    methodology: effort-based_success
    By teaching youth that personal effort and self-belief are foundational to success, we cultivate resilience and agency, because internalizing effort as the driver of outcomes fosters persistence despite external barriers.
  • Reintegration-Focused Support
    methodology: reintegration
    By providing targeted support to formerly incarcerated youth, we enable their successful return to society and foster long-term productivity, because structured reintegration reduces recidivism and builds social belonging.