Totals
- Total revenue
- $822,822
- Total expenses
- $1,181,582
- Contributions and grants received
- $95,695
- Grants paid
- $871,371
- Program service revenue
- $718,589
- Investment income
- $9,936
- Other revenue
- -$1,398
- Total assets, end of year
- $880,541
- Total liabilities, end of year
- -$4,934
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $885,475
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $934,368
- Management and general expenses
- $247,214
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $934,368
Program services were 79.1% 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
$12,235
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$83,460
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2a · Program service revenue: Climate
total $391,503 · related or exempt $391,503
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2b · Program service revenue: Cultural Preserve & Ed
total $140,632 · related or exempt $140,632
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2c · Program service revenue: Alternative Eco & Energ
total $43,917 · related or exempt $43,917
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2d · Program service revenue: Eco-BuildingHousing
total $40,037 · related or exempt $40,037
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2e · Program service revenue: Fiscal Sponsorship
total $95,000 · related or exempt $95,000
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $7,500 · related or exempt $7,500
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3 · Investment income
total $9,936 · unrelated business $9,936
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$1,398
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$1,398 · related or exempt -$1,398
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $871,371 · program services $871,371
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $62,796 · management and general $62,796
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $5,060 · management and general $5,060
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11a · Fees: management
total $151,475 · program services $13,850 · management and general $137,625
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $10,373 · management and general $10,373
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11g · Fees: other
total $40,036 · program services $26,033 · management and general $14,003
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,134 · program services $2,771 · management and general $3,363
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,566 · program services $3,116 · management and general $1,450
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14 · Information technology
total $4,308 · management and general $4,308
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16 · Occupancy
total $3,492 · program services $1,809 · management and general $1,683
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17 · Travel
total $5,413 · program services $1,845 · management and general $3,568
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23 · Insurance
total $170 · program services $170
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24a · Other expenses: Meals and Entertainment
total $5,423 · program services $3,935 · management and general $1,488
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24b · Other expenses: Education & Training
total $7,000 · program services $7,000
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24c · Other expenses: Reimbursements
total $4,662 · program services $1,287 · management and general $3,375
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24d · Other expenses: Supplies & Materials
total $511 · program services $87 · management and general $424
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24e · All other expenses
total -$1,208 · program services $1,094 · management and general -$2,302
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,244,235 · end of year $880,541
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25 · Other liabilities
end of year -$4,934
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $40,036 · end of year $40,036
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $1,204,199 · end of year $845,439
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
To connect people of Afrikan descent in sustainability fields to resources and development opportunities.
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Fiscal sponsorship of grant funds and related administrative tasks for TCUP, a long-time BSN entity member, in support of its Gangstas to Growers program for formerly incarcerated young adults to be trained in agri-business.
Expenses $860,371 · Grants $860,371 · Revenue $95,000
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The Black Sustainability Summit is an annual conference for BSN members and other members of the African diaspora focused on sustainability and community building. Student researchers (SBSR) get involved to make the event a success.
Expenses $32,860 · Grants $32,860 · Revenue $15,132
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SBSR/Student Researchers.
Expenses $16,942 · Grants $16,942 · Revenue $115,500
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RBG Fund Regranting Initiative.
Expenses $15,100 · Grants $15,100 · Revenue $37
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Education/Digital Platform Development.
Expenses $5,150 · Grants $5,150 · Revenue $10,000
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Map.
Expenses $2,000 · Grants $2,000
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Black Environmental Leaders.
Expenses $1,222 · Grants $1,222
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Waste.
Expenses $523 · Grants $523
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Sustainable Agriculture and Land Management.
Expenses $200 · Grants $200 · Revenue $1,500
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Administrative and coordination support to the City of Atlantas Clean Energy Advisory Board NPU community representatives sub-committee. 2022 project outcomes included an increase in awareness within the 6 highest energy burdened NPUs via presentations/workshops/trainings about the City of Atlantas Clean Energy Plan, community members becoming SME on clean energy for neighbors, the creation of youth ambassadors program, energy audits for legacy residents, and started developing a plain language NPU CEAB Clean Energy Plan Summary report.
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Alternative Energy.
Revenue $15,000
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Climate.
Revenue $391,503
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Eco-building/Housing.
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The Black Sustainability Network Industry House Parties are networking and skill/resource-sharing events for BSN members specific to their sustainability sub-sector.
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Alternative Economics.
Revenue $28,917
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Black Solidarity Economy Fund (BSEF)
Revenue $6,000
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Partnership Table.
Revenue $40,000
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Raina Turner-Greenlea
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Yeamah Brewer
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Nobantu Ankoanda
Finance Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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
- 13 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513359349300141
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