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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE DESCENDANTS PROJECT.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 14 November 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$2,602,928 changed to $2,597,849
Total expenses
$1,844,926 changed to $1,435,437
Contributions and grants received
$2,601,092 changed to $2,600,782
Other revenue
$1,787 changed to -$2,982
Total assets, end of year
$3,109,911 changed to $3,528,049
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,543 changed to $6,843
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,103,368 changed to $3,521,206
Program services expenses
$1,497,587 changed to $1,093,233
Management and general expenses
$288,375 changed to $280,288
Fundraising expenses
$58,964 changed to $61,916
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,497,587 changed to $1,093,233

Totals

Total revenue
$2,597,849
Total expenses
$1,435,437
Contributions and grants received
$2,600,782
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$49
Other revenue
-$2,982
Total assets, end of year
$3,528,049
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,843
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,521,206
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,093,233
Management and general expenses
$280,288
Fundraising expenses
$61,916
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,093,233

Program services were 76.2% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,600,782

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $49 · related or exempt $49 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total -$2,982 · related or exempt -$2,982 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$2,982

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $229,166 · program services $229,166 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $125,725 · program services $2,414 · management and general $73,383 · fundraising $49,928

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $20,631 · program services $13,463 · management and general $4,266 · fundraising $2,902

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $26,342 · program services $17,189 · management and general $5,447 · fundraising $3,706

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $75,100 · program services $75,100 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $520,693 · program services $440,839 · management and general $76,901 · fundraising $2,953

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $78,191 · program services $77,577 · management and general $614 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,943 · program services $10,591 · management and general $42,326 · fundraising $1,026

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,192 · program services $0 · management and general $6,192 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $101,306 · program services $49,323 · management and general $51,983 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $97,792 · program services $92,165 · management and general $4,845 · fundraising $782

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,305 · program services $12,355 · management and general $331 · fundraising $619

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $32,446 · program services $32,446 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,129 · program services $10,065 · management and general $10,064 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $25,710 · program services $25,710 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $3,900 · program services $0 · management and general $3,900 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONTRIBUTIONS & DONATIONS

    total $4,830 · program services $4,830 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $36 · program services $0 · management and general $36 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,118,857 · end of year $2,126,207

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $32,707

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,125 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,324,645

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $28,940

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $121,832 · end of year $1,295,705

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,120 · end of year $73,430

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,403 · end of year $6,843

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,238,531 · end of year $3,521,206

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE DESCENDANTS PROJECT AIMS TO CHAMPION THE VOICE OF THE BLACK DESCENDANT COMMUNITY WHILE DEMANDING ACTION THAT SUPPORTS THEIR TOTAL WELL-BEING.

  • THE DESCENDANTS PROJECT ACQUIRED THE LAND AND PROPERTY KNOWN AS WOODLAND PLANTATION, THE HISTORIC SITE OF THE LARGEST SLAVE REVOLT IN THE US SOUTH AND BIRTHPLACE TO JAZZ MUSICIAN, EDWARD (KID) ORY, WHOSE MUSICAL INNOVATION SHAPED EARLY NEW ORLEANS JAZZ. THE ORGANIZATION WAS AWARDED A GRANT TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING, INTERPRETATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER.

    Expenses $161,331 · Revenue $875,000

  • ADVOCATING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE DANGERS OF HEAVY INDUSTRY POLLUTION AND POTENTIAL INDUSTRIAL HAZARDS. BRINGING INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION AND AWARENESS TO AND FACILITATING PROGRESS IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND OTHER COMMUNITY MATTERS.

    Expenses $661,240 · Revenue $541,688

  • THE DESCENDANTS PROJECT CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY THE PROTECTION OF THE WALLACE, LA DESCENDANT COMMUNITIES AND ARE WORKING WITH ARCHAEOLOGISTS, RESEARCHERS, HISORIANS, ETC. TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY LISTED AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AND TO PROTECT THE BURIALGROUNDS OF THE ENSLAVED. WE HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION FOR OUR EFFORTS INCLUDING ALMOST 2 DOZEN ARTICLES ABOUT OUR WORK IN PRESERVING THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DESCENDANT COMMUNITY. WE ENGAGE IN IDENTIFYING AND MEMORIALIZINGTHE BURIAL GROUNDS.

    Expenses $270,662 · Revenue $576,242

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jo Banner

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $132,715
    From this org
    $114,583
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,132
    Hours/week
    40

  • Joyceia Banner

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $132,715
    From this org
    $114,583
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,132
    Hours/week
    40

  • Harriet Banner

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Banner

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
18 June 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202641739349300129

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