Blaque Promise Project: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 86-3417059)

Murray Woodard’s $137K as Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024
Murray Woodard	$136,729	$129,303

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Disrupting systems to help Black children reach their full potential.

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1 program · $88K · in their own filed words · FY2023

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Voter registration drives ( provide engagement and awareness on the importance of voter registration) COVID Vaccine community awareness ( Sharing vaccine centers and encouraging community members to get vaccinated) BLAQUE to School Night for Educators: Opportunity to inspire, encourage, and support local educators as the return back to…

$88Kprogram 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 · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Kc Action FundFY2024$125K

Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$128K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$206K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K

Money outPt IX

$105K

Ln 25

Programscol B$88K

Managementcol C$17K

Owns and owesPt X

$171K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K

Total assetsLn 16$171K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

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listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K

Total revenueLn 12$206K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$171K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$171K

Total assetsLn 16$171K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$171K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 64

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$71K	$171K
Total assetsLn 16	$71K	$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$71K	$171K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Office expensesLn 13	$270	$0	$270	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$105K	$88K	$17K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$105K	$88K	$17K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$429K	$374K	$55K	$158K	990 PDF
FY2024	$262K	$331K	−$68K	$103K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$206K	$105K	$101K	$171K	990 PDF
FY2022	$100K	$29K	$71K	$71K	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

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Part I · Summary $205,751 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $100,000$205,751

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $100,000$205,751

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,307$105,040

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,307$105,040

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,693$100,711

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $205,751 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$205,751

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$205,751

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$205,751

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $105,040 across 2 lines filed

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $270 · Fundraising $0$270

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $87,760 · Management $17,010 · Fundraising $0$104,770

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $87,760 · Management $17,280 · Fundraising $0$105,040

Part X · Balance sheet $171,404 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,693$171,404

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,693$171,404

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $70,693$171,404

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,693$171,404

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,693$171,404

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $171,404 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$205,751

XI-2 Total expenses$105,040

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$100,711

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,693

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$171,404

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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