Black Civic Network FY2021 filing

IRS exemption revoked

Saint Paul, MNUnknown exempt organizationEIN 82-4728514Revenue $266K in FY2021

On file with the IRSblackcivicnetwork.org986 Maryland Avenue East · Saint Paul, MN

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The purpose of Black Civic Network (bcn) is to build a Black community voter base and represent the Black communities political and economic interest. Bcn takes the position that our community has the power to evaluate and solve its own problems. We are developing Black issue based voter blocks, bcn provides mentorship & training to aspiring activists and candidates looking to be our future political & community leadership.

49¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
49%
of spending
Concern: 49% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$266K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$349K
To programs
49%
Net assets
$5K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$266K
FY2021▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$387K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$370K
Expenses
$349K
FY2021▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$327K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$374K
Net assets
$5K
FY2021▼ -94%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$5K
FY2022$2K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026
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Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 49% · $170K Management & general 26% · $89K Fundraising 26% · $89K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$78,150Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicholas Muhammad$81,484$78,150$122,855

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds a Black community voter base and represents their political and economic interests.

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2 programs · $170K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Policy Engagement

Community advocacy at various levels of government by BCN staff or BCN trained community advocate. This includes Federal, State, County and Municipal projects and initiatives.

$85Kprogram expense
02

Direct Engagement

Voter, policy and political education efforts directly with the community on issues impacting ADOS/Black families within the community.

$85Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Win MinnesotaFY2023$40K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$266K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Money outPt IX
$349K
Ln 25
Programscol B$170K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$5K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Total revenueLn 12$266K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$5K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$88K$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$88K$5K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$26K$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$720$719$720
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$248K$134K$57K$57K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$232$231
Office expensesLn 13$10K$5K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$3K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$107$107$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111$100$6$5
Total functional expensesLn 25$349K$170K$89K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $370K$374K−$4K$2K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $266K$349K−$83K$5K 990 PDF
FY2020 $387K$327K$59K$88K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $266,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $386,535$266,152
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $386,535$266,152
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $122,855$78,150
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $204,203$270,999
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $327,058$349,149
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,477−$82,997
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $266,152 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$266,152
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$266,152
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$266,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $349,149 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,050 · Management $26,050 · Fundraising $26,050$78,150
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $720 · Management $719 · Fundraising $720$2,159
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $134,046 · Management $57,110 · Fundraising $57,111$248,267
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,616 · Management $232 · Fundraising $231$2,079
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,848 · Management $2,429 · Fundraising $2,428$9,705
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,857 · Management $2,857 · Fundraising $2,857$8,571
IX-17 TravelPrograms $107 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$107
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $100 · Management $6 · Fundraising $5$111
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $170,344 · Management $89,403 · Fundraising $89,402$349,149
Part X · Balance sheet $5,468 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,465$5,468
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $88,465$5,468
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $88,465$5,468
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $88,465$5,468
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,468 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$266,152
XI-2 Total expenses$349,149
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$82,997
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$88,465
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,468

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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