Hbcu Week Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)EducationEIN 85-1276996Revenue $2.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRShbcuweek.org1022 Coleman St, 19805-4825 · Wilmington, DETax-exempt since Jul 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Hbcu Week is to encourage high school aged youth to enroll into hbcus, provide scholarship dollars for matriculation and sustain a pipeline for employment from undergraduate school to corporate america.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $92K a year · 6% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
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
3
named funders · $338K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$469K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$513K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$966K
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$469K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$469K

From the FY2024 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 Jul 2020.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.9M Management & general 14% · $305K Fundraising 1% · $12K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Legal Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brandon Purnsley’s $20K as CFO is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2020
Brandon Purnsley$20,000—
Lorin Dale Pierce ESQ—$10,000

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

Encourages youth to attend HBCUs, offering scholarships and career pipelines.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Hbcu Week 2024

The foundation hosted hbcu week in both wilmington, delaware and orlando, florida. In wilmington, the events consisted of a 5k RUN/WALK, a college tour at delaware state university for middle school students,two educational panels at local high schools, a concert, a college fair and a battle of the bands event.

$946Kprogram expense
02

Scholarship

The foundation administers several scholarships funded by donations from corporate partners and other organizations. The foundation creates applications, hosts an application platform, manages the application process and distributes funding all of the scholarships with the exception of future of(stem) scholars initiative.

$779Kprogram expense
03

Gala

In 2024, the foundation hosted its annual awards gala recognizing hbcu graduates who have made significant impact in their communities. Attendees of the event included government officials and other influential members of the local community.

$192Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Wsfs FoundationFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$338K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $688K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$240,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$165,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$112,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$70,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$241K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$305K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$469K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$344K
Total assetsLn 16$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$305K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$241K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$344K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$344K
Total assetsLn 16$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$469K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
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$433K$344K
Total assetsLn 16$595K$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$0
Net assetsLn 32$577K$469K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$730K$730K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$0$28K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$154K$0$154K$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$0$10K$0
TravelLn 17$63K$0$63K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$0$22K$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$0$6K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.2M$23K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$516$0$516$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.9M$305K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.1M$2.2M−$108K$469K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$1.9M$276K$577K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.2M−$168K$300K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$966K$208K$459K 990 PDF
FY2020 $513K$262K$251K$251K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,139,207 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,883,819$1,898,182
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $313,406$241,025
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,197,225$2,139,207
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $381,061$729,986
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$12,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,540,041$1,505,074
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,921,102$2,247,060
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $276,123−$107,853
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,139,207 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$305,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,593,182
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,898,182
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$241,025
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $241,025 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,139,207
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,247,060 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $729,986$729,986
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $27,745 · Fundraising $0$27,745
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $12,000$12,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $153,766 · Fundraising $0$153,766
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $9,505 · Fundraising $0$9,505
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $62,832 · Fundraising $0$62,832
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $22,132 · Fundraising $0$22,132
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $6,242 · Fundraising $0$6,242
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,199,661 · Management $22,675 · Fundraising $0$1,222,336
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $516 · Fundraising $0$516
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,929,647 · Management $305,413 · Fundraising $12,000$2,247,060
Part X · Balance sheet $468,784 assets, 6 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $9,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $432,853$343,879
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $153,474$115,905
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $595,327$468,784
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,690$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $576,637$468,784
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $595,327$468,784
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $468,784 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,139,207
XI-2 Total expenses$2,247,060
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$107,853
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$576,637
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$468,784

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

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