Totals
- Total revenue
- $422,211
- Total expenses
- $406,931
- Contributions and grants received
- $408,783
- Grants paid
- $52,100
- Program service revenue
- $13,428
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $203,002
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,294
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $201,708
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $193,570
- Management and general expenses
- $129,596
- Fundraising expenses
- $83,765
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $193,570
Program services were 47.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$21,386
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1d · Related organizations
$30,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$357,397
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2a · Program service revenue: PITCH BLACK COMPETITIO
total $13,428 · related or exempt $13,428
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $52,100 · program services $52,100
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $158,979 · program services $52,993 · management and general $52,993 · fundraising $52,993
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $8,286 · program services $2,762 · management and general $2,762 · fundraising $2,762
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $12,849 · program services $4,283 · management and general $4,283 · fundraising $4,283
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $10,602 · program services $3,534 · management and general $3,534 · fundraising $3,534
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11g · Fees: other
total $22,764 · program services $5,185 · management and general $14,904 · fundraising $2,675
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $8,388 · program services $2,796 · management and general $2,796 · fundraising $2,796
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13 · Office expenses
total $35,942 · program services $5,378 · management and general $25,790 · fundraising $4,774
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16 · Occupancy
total $19,392 · program services $6,464 · management and general $6,464 · fundraising $6,464
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17 · Travel
total $9,765 · management and general $9,765
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,791 · management and general $1,791
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23 · Insurance
total $1,665 · program services $555 · management and general $555 · fundraising $555
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24a · Other expenses: PITCH BLACK COMPETITION
total $36,356 · program services $36,356
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24b · Other expenses: MAC XCELERATOR
total $13,981 · program services $13,981
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24c · Other expenses: COMPUTER / APPS & SOFTW
total $8,787 · program services $2,929 · management and general $2,929 · fundraising $2,929
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24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
total $2,581 · program services $2,581
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,703 · program services $1,673 · management and general $1,030
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $145,058 · end of year $202,343
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $4,557
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $659
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $27,876 · end of year $948
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $346
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $121,739 · end of year $201,708
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO EMPOWER, CONNECT, AND CHAMPION THE AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNITIES IN NEBRASKA AND IN THE MIDWEST
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PITCH BLACK IS A DYNAMIC CONFERENCE STRATEGICALLY CRAFTED TO FUEL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACROSS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN THE MIDWEST. OUR EVENT SHOWCASES PROMINENT SPEAKERS, A BUSINESS EXPOSITION, AND AN EXCITING BUSINESS PITCH COMPETITION. THE COMPETITION IS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO OFFER A PLATFORM FOR EMERGING BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR) AS WELL AS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ENTREPRENEURS TO SHOWCASE THEIR INNOVATIVE IDEAS. PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR A GRAND PRIZE OF UP TO $15,000, COMPLEMENTED BY INVALUABLE IN-KIND SUPPORT SURPASSING $40,000. THIS SUPPORT EXTENDS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS MARKETING, LEGAL, AND ACCOUNTING, PROVIDING CRUCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR VENTURES. A GROUNDBREAKING INITIATIVE, PITCH BLACK, IS COMMITTED TO NURTURING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FORTIFYING BUSINESSES. BY FACILITATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS AND POTENTIAL INVESTORS, MENTORS, AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, OUR CONFERENCE STRIVES TO INVIGORATE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CHAMPION DIVERSITY IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
Expenses $89,712 · Grants $24,200 · Revenue $13,428
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THE MAC FOUNDATION'S UMOJA PROGRAM IS AIMED AT INCREASING UNITY, COLLABORATION, AND SYNERGY BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN THE MIDWEST. THE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING STRONG, DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AND WE BELIEVE THAT BY BRINGING TOGETHER AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, WE CAN CREATE A MORE UNIFIED AND POWERFUL VOICE FOR CHANGE. THROUGH A SERIES OF ONLINE FORUMS AND LIVE EVENTS, WE PROVIDE A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR DIALOGUE AND DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE TWO COMMUNITIES. OUR FORUMS ALLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVES, EXPERIENCES, AND CONCERNS, WHILE OUR LIVE EVENTS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MEET AND CONNECT IN PERSON.
Expenses $32,822
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THE MAC XCELERATOR (MAC-X) IS AN ENTERPRISE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN, ENERGIZE, AND SUPPORT STARTUPS AND SMALL BUSINESSES LED BY BLPOC ENTREPRENEURS IN NEBRASKA AND THROUGHOUT THE MIDLANDS. MAC-X IDENTIFIES BLACK BUSINESS LEADERS WITH IMPACT-ORIENTED SOLUTIONS, ADDRESSING ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY NEEDS WHILE SPURRING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. IN ORDER TO CATER TO A WIDE AUDIENCE, THE MAC-X PROGRAM WILL BE HELD BIANNUALLY, WITH ONE SESSION IN THE FALL AND ANOTHER IN THE SPRING. PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND MAY CHOOSE TO APPLY FOR THE PITCH BLACK COMPETITION. HOWEVER, BEING PART OF THE MAC-X PROGRAM DOES NOT GUARANTEE PARTICIPATION IN THE PITCH BLACK COMPETITION OR FINALE. COMPLETING THE MAC-X PROGRAM WILL ENABLE COHORT MEMBERS TO RECEIVE UP TO $ 1,000 IN SEED FUNDS.
Expenses $71,036 · Grants $27,900
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Fidele MiensoFIDELE MIENSO
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $42,780
- From this org
- $42,780
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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John OuedraogoJOHN OUEDRAOGO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Luper AkoughLUPER AKOUGH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Martine QuarteyMARTINE QUARTEY
VP OF MEMBERSHIP
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Ali HussainALI HUSSAIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Philippe BrucePHILIPPE BRUCE
VP ADVOCACY/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jack BeguedouJACK BEGUEDOU
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Latricia HarrisLATRICIA HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Euloge SekleEULOGE SEKLE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Folly Gonael GnininviFOLLY GONAEL GNININVI
VP OF FUNDRAISING
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
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Laban NjugunaLABAN NJUGUNA
BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Taylor JohnsonTAYLOR JOHNSON
VP MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Ishmael SamuelISHMAEL SAMUEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · TO CONNECT, EMPOWER, AND ELAVATE UNDERREPRESENTED ENTREPRENEURS. · NE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 20 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202541409349301209
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