Associated Black Charities INC FY2020 filing

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Associated Black Charities is a public foundation that facilitates the creation of measurably healthier and wealthier communities throughout maryland through responsible leadership and philanthropic investment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$473K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $98K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$473K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.4M
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 19 voting members
Concern: none of 19 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20.3M
Spent
$20.6M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$20.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$20.3M
FY2021$15.3M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$20.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$20.6M
FY2021$15.1M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1986.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $19.4M Management & general 5% · $1.1M Fundraising 0% · $101K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $473K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$221,994Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$131,041Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Nominating Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Investment Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chris Thornton$260,829$205,961———
Bell-Mckoy Diane——$235,513$222,333$221,994
Diane Bell-Mccoy—$141,392———
Salamanca Ray———$134,495$131,041
Arndt Heidi——$85,308$122,811$120,000
Bernard Sims$106,729————
Cynthia Todd$106,336————
Peele Mark——$104,557——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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2 programs · $19.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

HIV/AIDS emergency relief. The ryan white HIV/AIDS program provides a comprehensive system of care that includes primary medical care and essential support services for people living with hiv who are uninsured or underinsured.

$13.7Mprogram expense
02

Using an equity framework as a funder, convener and thought leader to end race-based barriers that impede african americans from having a fair opportunity to succeed economically. The work occurs by educating to influence others to see where there are system barriers that prohibit people of color from economic advancement and having…

$5.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 93 grants · $29.3M · 2020–2022
John G Bartlett Specialty Practiceadult MooreMD · FY2022$488,685
Total Health Care INCMD · FY2022$436,614
Um Institute of Human VirologyFY2022$344,117
Moveable Feast INCMD · FY2022$204,281
Project PlaseFY2022$162,149
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2022$96,645
Harford County Health DepartmentFY2022$81,264
Sisters Together & ReachingFY2022$77,076
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2022$65,489
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2022$49,991
Baltimore County Health DeptFY2022$43,820
See all 93 grants →

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2022 · $3.6M federal money spent
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through Baltimore City Health Department$3.6M

The auditor reported 2 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2021 · $13.5M federal money spent
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through Baltimore City Health Department$13.5M

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2020 · $13.8M federal money spent
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through U.s. Department of Health and Human Services$13.8M

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2019 · $12.7M federal money spent
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through Baltimore City Health Department$12.7M

The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$97K
Money outPt IX
$20.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.4M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$101K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$18.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$97K
Other incomeLn 4–11$228K
Total revenueLn 12$20.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$262K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6106
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$217K$262K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$13.2M$13.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$388K$177K$177K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$970K$449K$478K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$74K$64K$35$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$99K$39K$55K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$56K$17K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$152K$30K$116K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$88K$10K$78K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$123K$87K$36K
TravelLn 17$334$334
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$291$291
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.5M$5.4M$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.6M$19.4M$1.1M$101K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 30, 2025 $1.6M$1.6M$15K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 6, 2025 $2.2M$1.9M$330K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2023 $4.9M$5.7M−$760K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 $15.3M$15.1M$275K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 3, 2021 $20.3M$20.6M−$353K$2.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $20,269,879 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,517,481$19,944,869
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $144,516$97,192
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $338,198$227,818
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,000,195$20,269,879
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $18,814,556$13,157,639
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,307,528$1,531,136
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,804,242$5,934,316
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,926,326$20,623,091
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,869−$353,212
Part VI · Governance 0 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $20,269,879 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$18,428,146
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,516,723
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,944,869
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $97,192$97,192
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $227,818$227,818
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $325,010$20,269,879
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,623,091 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $13,157,639$13,157,639
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $176,517 · Management $176,517 · Fundraising $35,303$388,337
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $448,684 · Management $477,923 · Fundraising $43,327$969,934
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,868 · Management $35 · Fundraising $9,711$73,614
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,541 · Management $54,695 · Fundraising $6,015$99,251
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17,247 · Management $38,439$55,686
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,638 · Management $115,872 · Fundraising $6,250$151,760
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,459$5,459
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,252 · Management $77,643$87,895
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,020 · Management $5,661$11,681
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $86,688 · Management $36,118$122,806
IX-17 TravelPrograms $334$334
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $291$291
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,900$11,900
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,187$9,187
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,405,682 · Management $71,635$5,477,317
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,441,110 · Management $1,081,375 · Fundraising $100,606$20,623,091
Part X · Balance sheet $6,025,108 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,997,700$3,109,873
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,278,720$2,583,202
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,846$33,314
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,823$36,923
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $216,614$261,796
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,066,315$6,025,108
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $173,305$194,453
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,186,089$2,273,677
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $644,832$848,101
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $110,553$110,553
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,114,779$3,426,784
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,663,605$2,381,209
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,287,931$217,115
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,951,536$2,598,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,066,315$6,025,108
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,598,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,269,879
XI-2 Total expenses$20,623,091
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$353,212
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,951,536
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,598,324

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