Black Lunch Table Fnp

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 82-5436759

The organization's mission is to build a more complete understanding of cultural history by illuminating the stories of black people and the organization's shared stake in the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $222K a year · 31% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$274K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$932K
×10 vs prior year
Spent
$588K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$942K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$932K
FY2024▲ ×10
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$208K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$932K
Expenses
$588K
FY2024▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$275K
FY2022$501K
FY2023$602K
FY2024$588K
Net assets
$942K
FY2024▲ +57%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$599K
FY2024$942K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $429K Management & general 16% · $95K Fundraising 11% · $65K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $274K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$97,692Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$89,777Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$86,923Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Viva Yeboah’s $98K as Co-Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Viva Yeboah$97,692$84,172——
Eliza Myrie$89,777———
Keondra Freemyn$86,923———
Eola Dance—$55,809$25,380—
Jina Valentine———$9,135
Heather Heart———$8,195
Ryan Horne———$4,000

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

Illuminates Black stories to build understanding of cultural history and shared world stake.

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1 program service account for $429K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Organize workshops to teach attendees how to author and edit content on wikipedia. Community roundtable to facilitate intergenerational conversations related to local and civic issues.

$429Kprogram expense

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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
IffFY2025$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$932K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$869K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$588K
Ln 25
Programscol B$429K
Managementcol C$95K
Fundraisingcol D$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$942K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$920K
Total assetsLn 16$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$869K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$932K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$813K
SavingsLn 2$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$920K
Total assetsLn 16$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$942K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$282K$920K
Total assetsLn 16$638K$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$599K$942K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$274K$195K$42K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$179K$132K$28K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$16K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$25K$5K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$935$9K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$21K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$617$493
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$502$281
Information technologyLn 14$9K$7K$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K$0$0
TravelLn 17$18K$16K$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$368$294
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$5K$1K$480
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$297$78
Total functional expensesLn 25$588K$429K$95K$65K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $932K$588K$343K$942K 990 PDF
FY2023 $92K$602K−$510K$599K 990 PDF
FY2022 $208K$501K−$293K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$275K$1.3M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $74K$53K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $931,605 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$869,013
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$869,013
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$51,743
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,740$4,740
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,109 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,109
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,852 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,740$931,605
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $588,408 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $195,091 · Management $42,093 · Fundraising $37,208$274,392
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,287 · Management $28,170 · Fundraising $18,945$179,402
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,625 · Management $3,354 · Fundraising $2,680$21,659
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,944 · Management $5,353 · Fundraising $4,279$34,576
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $935 · Management $8,588 · Fundraising $0$9,523
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,640 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,640
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,873 · Management $617 · Fundraising $493$3,983
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,719 · Management $502 · Fundraising $281$2,502
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,519 · Management $2,655 · Fundraising $0$9,174
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,790 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,790
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,099 · Management $1,646 · Fundraising $0$17,745
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,713 · Management $368 · Fundraising $294$2,375
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,332 · Management $1,169 · Fundraising $480$6,981
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,291 · Management $297 · Fundraising $78$1,666
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $428,858 · Management $94,812 · Fundraising $64,738$588,408
Part X · Balance sheet $974,065 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,540$813,365
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $245,598$106,332
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $351,799$50,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,036$4,368
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $637,973$974,065
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,332$32,227
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,332$32,227
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $161,641$222,288
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $437,000$719,550
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $598,641$941,838
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $637,973$974,065
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $941,838 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$931,605
XI-2 Total expenses$588,408
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$343,197
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$598,641
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$941,838

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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