Black Visions EIN 88-2846006 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Organizes Black communities and dismantles violence systems in Minnesota. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $994K in revenue, $950K in expenses, and $576K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Website
www.blackvisionsmn.org
Filings
3 on file (2022–2023)
Revenue
$994KFY2023
Expenses
$950K
Net assets
$576K
People
11
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  88-2846006 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Minneapolis, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Organizes Black communities and dismantles violence systems in Minnesota.
Leadership
Noel Gordon Desousa · Treasurer Beginning July · $98K
Money in and out
$994K revenue, $950K expenses
Bottom line
52% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$994K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$950K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$576K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $44K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.52 Management & general $0.48
Program efficiency
52%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$994K
FY2023▲ +65%
Expenses
$950K
FY2023▲ ×13
Total assets
$599K
FY2023▲ +12%
Total liabilities
$24K
FY2023▲ +348%
Total revenue
$994K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$950K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$576K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$44K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$599K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B52%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBlack Visions
EINHdr · item D88-2846006
Principal addressHdr · item CMinneapolis, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.blackvisionsmn.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2023

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer Beginning July
$98,156Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair Beginning July
$40,400Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Beginning July
$18,250Pt VII · Sec A
Co Executive Director Through April
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co Executive Director Through April
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member Through August
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member Through August
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member Through July
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Noel Gordon Desousa’s $132K as Treasurer is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 237 <$100K civil rights & advocacy 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Noel Gordon Desousa$132,036$98,156
Julia Johnson$91,248
Eyakem Hailu Yilma$40,400
Hailu Yilma$29,483
Valentina McKenzie$21,467$18,250

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $493K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Black visions is a black liberation organization whose work, events, and programs have been found to create public benefits under internal revenue code 501(c)(3), including relief of the black poor, distressed and underprivileged, elimination of anti-black prejudice and discrimination, lessening neighborhood tensions in black…

$493Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$994K
Total revenueLn 12$994K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.52 Management & general $0.48
Program services52%$493K
Management & general48%$457K
Total functional expensesLn 25$950K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$591K
Total assetsLn 16$599K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$24K
Total net assetsLn 32$576K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $591K · Operating expenses/yr $950K
7.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $493K · Total expenses $950K
52%
Management & General
Management & general $457K · Total expenses $950K
48%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $950K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $798K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $994K · Total revenue $994K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $994K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $994K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $994K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $950K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $994K · Prior year $602K
+65%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $576K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $994K · Expenses $950K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $599K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $576K · Total assets $599K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $599K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Noel Gordon Desousa · Reported title TREASURER BEGINNING JULY · Highest reported compensation $98K · Total expenses $950K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $157K · Total expenses $950K
17%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 52%
Overhead ratio 48%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 65%
Legal fee ratio 6%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6.5M
Grants paid · 11 grants · $466K · 2023–2024
City of MinneapolisFY2024$140,000
Our Streets MinneapolisMN · FY2024$68,000
Tides CenterCA · FY2024$50,000
Community PowerMN · FY2024$25,000
Sabathani Community CenterMN · FY2024$15,000
Just B SolarFY2024$10,000
IsaiahMN · FY2023$40,000
My Pitbull Is FamilyMN · FY2023$25,000
Seeds Worth SowingMN · FY2023$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,000

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$4.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$994K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$602K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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