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← BLACK SUSTAINABILITY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BLACK SUSTAINABILITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$298,514
Total expenses
$433,270
Contributions and grants received
$4,393
Grants paid
$400,591
Program service revenue
$293,030
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$1,091
Total assets, end of year
$28,713
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$28,713
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$400,591
Management and general expenses
$32,679
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$400,591

Program services were 92.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,672

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,721

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Black Sustainability Su

    total $600 · related or exempt $600

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Black Sustainability Ne

    total $10,000 · related or exempt $10,000

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Virtual Member Engageme

    total $2,055 · related or exempt $2,055

  • 2d · Program service revenue: The Come Up Project TC

    total $245,375 · related or exempt $245,375

  • 2e · Program service revenue: CEABACE Collective

    total $35,000 · related or exempt $35,000

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $14

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$14 · related or exempt -$14

  • 11a · Other revenue: Uncategorized Income

    total $1,105 · related or exempt $1,105

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,105

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $400,591 · program services $400,591

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $213 · management and general $213

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $23,996 · management and general $23,996

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $970 · management and general $970

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,300 · management and general $1,300

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $34 · management and general $34

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $61 · management and general $61

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,268 · management and general $1,268

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,489 · management and general $3,489

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27 · management and general $27

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bank Fee

    total $386 · management and general $386

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $640 · management and general $640

  • 24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Expense

    total $100 · management and general $100

  • 24d · Other expenses: Uncategorized Expense

    total $197 · management and general $197

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$2 · management and general -$2

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $163,469 · end of year $28,583

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $130

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $1,500

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $161,969 · end of year $27,213

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To connect people of Afrikan descent in sustainability fields to resources and development opportunities.

  • Fiscal sponsorship of grant funds and related administrative tasks for TCUP, a long-time BSN entity member, in support of its Gangstas to Grower program for formerly incarcerated young adults to be trained in agri-business.

    Expenses $353,077 · Grants $353,077 · Revenue $245,375

  • 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.

    Expenses $30,800 · Grants $30,800 · Revenue $35,000

  • The Black Sustainability Network Industry House Parties are networking and skill/resource-sharing events for BSN members specific to their sustainability sub-sector.

    Expenses $11,780 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $10,000

  • The Black Sustainability Summit is an annual conference for BSN members and other members of the African diaspora focused on sustainability and community building.

    Expenses $2,500 · Grants $600 · Revenue $1,609

  • The Virtual Member Engagement is an online networking platform for members to share news and opportunities, and receive announcements from the BSI team.

    Expenses $2,434 · Revenue $2,055

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nobantu Ankoanda

    Finance Directory

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Yeamah Brewer

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Raina Turner-Greenlea

    Executive 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
2022
Filed
29 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410319349301531

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