Black Men Teach EIN 83-1629682

Black Men Teach

EIN  83-1629682 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Paul, MN
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Verified accurate 8/28/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Recruits and supports Black men becoming elementary school teachers.
Leadership
Markus Flynn · Executive Dir. · $177K
Money in and out
$3.3M revenue, $2.4M expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Recruits and supports Black men becoming elementary school teachers. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $3.3M in revenue, $2.4M in expenses, and $5.5M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$3.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $865K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
20.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -28% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+26%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +3% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2025▲ +48%
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +46%
Total assets
$5.7M
FY2025▲ +22%
Total liabilities
$271K
FY2025▲ +159%
Total revenue
$3.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$865K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$5.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

College Fellows

Scholarships, Student Teaching Stipends and Internships, Leadership Coaching and Non-traditional/Alternative Certification. In an effort to offset the financial burden of their education, Black Men Teach offers up to $20,000 scholarships to its participants.

$933Kprogram expense
02

Collective Impact

Black Men Teach understands that it takes the full community to fulfill our mission. Black Men Teach leads a cohort of other nonprofits, universities, and state government entities to come together and each do its part to recruit, train, support, and retain our educators.

$478Kprogram expense
03

Teachers

Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP), Instructional Coaching and Alternative Certification. Most teachers graduate school with student loan debt. and Black men have significantly more debt than their white counterparts. This burden often leads men to leave the profession.

$409Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBlack Men Teach
EINHdr · item D83-1629682
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Paul, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jblackmenteachtc.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$177,183Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Markus Flynn’s $177K as Executive Dir. is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Markus Flynn$177,183$152,647$133,793

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$3.1M · 94%
Investment income$184K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$3.1M
Investment income6%$184K
— government grantsLn 1e$681K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.11
Program services79%$1.9M
Management & general10%$230K
Fundraising11%$265K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$271K
Total net assetsLn 32$5.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed20.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.2M · Operating expenses/yr $2.4M
20.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.9M · Total expenses $2.4M
79%
Management & General
Management & general $230K · Total expenses $2.4M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $265K · Total expenses $2.4M
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $221K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.9M
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.1M · Total revenue $3.3M
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $681K · Total revenue $3.3M
21%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $3.3M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $184K · Total revenue $3.3M
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $2.4M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.3M · Prior year $2.2M
+48%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.3M · FY2024 $3.3M
+27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $5.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.3M · Expenses $2.4M
+26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $5.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $5.5M · Total assets $5.7M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $5.7M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Markus Flynn · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $177K · Total expenses $2.4M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $986K · Total expenses $2.4M
41%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $136K · Gross raised $2.2M
6%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth 48%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 7%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 21 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$158,611
Unitemized GrantFY2024$140,510
Unitemized GrantFY2024$117,720
Unitemized GrantFY2024$60,859
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$44,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,197
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,732
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,612
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,022
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,273
Unitemized GrantFY2023$180,927
Unitemized GrantFY2023$160,392
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,448
Unitemized GrantFY2022$116,189
Unitemized GrantFY2022$101,652
Unitemized GrantFY2022$84,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$30,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$3.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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