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.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$20K 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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FY2022 · 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 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
$38K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
+75% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$300K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2022▲ +75%
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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
FY2022▲ +131%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$966K
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$300K
FY2022▼ -34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$469K

From the FY2022 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.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.8M Management & general 20% · $441K

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; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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2 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

HBCU Week received 1.5M in contributions to be used for the general fund. HBCU Week spent 1.4M in program services for events, conferences and gala.

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

In 2022 HBCU Week rasised 356Kfor scholarship and awarded 303,914 in scholarships.

$304Kprogram expense

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$176K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$441K
Owns and owesPt X
$300K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$265K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$375K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$176K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$265K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$265K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$300K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$391K$265K
Total assetsLn 16$459K$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$333$38K
Net assetsLn 32$459K$300K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$304K$304K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$20K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$175K$175K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$87K$5K$81K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$28K$28K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.5M$67K
All other expensesLn 24e$41K$4K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.8M$441K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.1M$2.2M−$108K$469K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$1.9M$276K$577K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,058,154 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,093,756$1,882,454
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $79,917$175,700
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,173,673$2,058,154
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $122,500$303,914
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $843,069$1,922,484
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $965,569$2,226,398
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $208,104−$168,244
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 $2,058,154 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$374,945
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,507,509
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,882,454
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$175,700
VIII-12 Total revenue$2,058,154
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,226,398 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $303,914$303,914
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesManagement $20,000$20,000
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,745$6,745
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $174,960$174,960
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,266$5,266
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,370 · Management $81,236$86,606
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsManagement $28,235$28,235
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $21,435$21,435
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,471,584 · Management $66,520$1,538,104
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,050 · Management $37,083$41,133
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,784,918 · Management $441,480 · Fundraising $0$2,226,398
Part X · Balance sheet $338,938 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $391,283$265,135
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $67,760$64,803
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$9,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $459,043$338,938
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $333$38,473
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $333$38,473
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $204,759$15,135
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $187,523$250,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $458,710$300,465
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $459,043$338,938
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,465 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,058,154
XI-2 Total expenses$2,226,398
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$168,244
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$458,710
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$9,999
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,465

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