To foster Black male achievement and unity by increasing economic opportunity political inclusion personal and educational growth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $119K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $186K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$548K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$346K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$366K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$548K
FY2021▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$410K
FY2021$548K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$571K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$611K
Expenses
$346K
FY2021▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$398K
FY2023$641K
FY2024$679K
FY2025$568K
Net assets
$366K
FY2021▲ +122%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$655K
FY2025$697K

From the FY2021 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2009.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $240K Management & general 31% · $107K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$47,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Treasurer
$36,907Pt VII · Sec A
$31,050Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Willie Hamilton-President’s $110K as Board Chairman is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 157 $100K–1M social science nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Willie Hamilton-President$110,000$117,027$94,850$2,075——
Janice Foster-Secretary$65,000$66,062$56,260———
Mary Strong$51,223$49,971$43,093———
Willie Hamilton————$47,000$39,262
Colleen Cannon-Internal Navigator$10,560$41,800$41,600———
Janice Foster————$36,907$13,555
Tara Casey$31,668$29,441$27,577———
Colleen Cannon————$31,050—

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

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

Programs and updates

Promotes Black male achievement through economic, social, and educational inclusion.

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3 programs · $240K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Restorative Justice Re-Entry Center

This program serves men and women who are being released from prison. They are assisted in navigating through the maze of returning to life in the community and with their families. They are assisted with obtaining food birth certificates drivers licenses medication housing providing job training and referring them to job training and…

$168Kprogram expense
02

The Food Pantry began in 2019 serving 30 families per month and has grown to serving 600-700 families per month. Drive-Thru pantries are provided twice a month. Pantries are also provided the Monday prior to Thanksgiving and Christmas. Part of the monies received is used to assist families with with rent and utility bills.

$63Kprogram expense
03

Intro to the Trades and Soft Skills

an introductory course that provides employability and life skills an introduction into entrepreneurship and vocation skilled trade employment. The objective is to provide students with an introduction into the critical skills needed to manage both life and employment opportunities.

$9Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$186K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$548K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$508K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$121
Money outPt IX
$346K
Ln 25
Programscol B$240K
Managementcol C$107K
Owns and owesPt X
$366K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$387K
Total assetsLn 16$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$508K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$121
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$548K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$387K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$387K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$366K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$285K$387K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$285K$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$165K$366K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$84K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$49K$49K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$135$135$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$0$37K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$18K$0$18K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$44K$0$44K$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$280$0$280$0
InterestLn 20$2K$0$2K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$574$0$574$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93K$93K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$346K$240K$107K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $611K$568K$43K$697K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$679K$407K$655K 990 PDF
FY2023 $571K$641K−$70K$264K 990 PDF
FY2022 $365K$398K−$34K$332K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $548K$346K$201K$366K 990 PDF
FY2020 $410K$246K$165K$165K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $547,641 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $395,777$507,836
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $96$121
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,445$39,684
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $410,318$547,641
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,895$143,697
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $161,786$202,655
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $245,681$346,352
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $164,637$201,289
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $547,641 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,205 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$13,336
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$494,500
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$507,836
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $121 · Excluded from tax $0$121
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $14,957 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$14,957
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $21,522 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$21,522
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,684 · Unrelated business $121 · Excluded from tax $0$547,641
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,352 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,907 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$83,907
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $49,037 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$49,037
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $135 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$135
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,618 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,618
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,958 · Fundraising $0$3,958
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $37,307 · Fundraising $0$37,307
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,231 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,231
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $17,729 · Fundraising $0$17,729
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $44,304 · Fundraising $0$44,304
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $280 · Fundraising $0$280
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $2,361 · Fundraising $0$2,361
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $574 · Fundraising $0$574
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,448 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$93,448
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,463 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,463
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $239,839 · Management $106,513 · Fundraising $0$346,352
Part X · Balance sheet $387,300 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $284,924$387,300
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $284,924$387,300
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$2,220−$14,600
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,907$35,974
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $89,500$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120,287$21,374
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $164,637$365,926
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $284,924$387,300
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $365,926 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$547,641
XI-2 Total expenses$346,352
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$201,289
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$164,637
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$365,926

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