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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BLACK ARCHIVES OF MID-AMERICA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$778,723
Total expenses
$1,114,286
Contributions and grants received
$772,039
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$18,588
Investment income
$1,814
Other revenue
-$13,718
Total assets, end of year
$4,863,088
Total liabilities, end of year
$141,230
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,721,858
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$383,707
Management and general expenses
$509,968
Fundraising expenses
$220,611
Program service expenses (Part III)
$383,707

Program services were 34.4% 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

    $43,334

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $432,900

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $295,805

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,064

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Space Rental

    total $17,888 · related or exempt $17,888 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program Event

    total $700 · related or exempt $700 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,534 · related or exempt $1,534 · 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 $19,000 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $9,712 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $9,288 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $9,288 · related or exempt $9,288 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,297 · other assets $0

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

    securities $5,017 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $280 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $280 · related or exempt $280 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $2,661

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

    $43,334

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $10,435

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$7,774 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$7,774

  • 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

    $14,058

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $29,290

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$15,232 · related or exempt -$15,232 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

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 $107,632 · program services $16,145 · management and general $75,342 · fundraising $16,145

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

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

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $463,382 · program services $165,179 · management and general $183,488 · fundraising $114,715

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

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

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $36,771 · program services $504 · management and general $5,847 · fundraising $30,420

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $43,203 · program services $13,871 · management and general $19,800 · fundraising $9,532

  • 11a · Fees: management

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

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,760 · program services $0 · management and general $3,760 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,223 · program services $0 · management and general $24,223 · 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 $451 · program services $0 · management and general $451 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $106,491 · program services $97,805 · management and general $1,686 · fundraising $7,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,324 · program services $4,297 · management and general $3,581 · fundraising $6,446

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $65,519 · program services $16,380 · management and general $42,587 · fundraising $6,552

  • 14 · Information technology

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

  • 15 · Royalties

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

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,600 · program services $1,590 · management and general $7,420 · fundraising $1,590

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,607 · program services $50 · management and general $2,243 · fundraising $314

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

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

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $17,615 · program services $6,157 · management and general $5,344 · fundraising $6,114

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,720 · program services $0 · management and general $3,720 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

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

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $184,531 · program services $46,133 · management and general $119,945 · fundraising $18,453

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,135 · program services $4,032 · management and general $10,489 · fundraising $1,614

  • 24a · Other expenses: Exhibit and Archive Expenses

    total $13,322 · program services $11,564 · management and general $42 · fundraising $1,716

  • 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 $19,510 · end of year $157,819

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $383,170 · end of year $72,246

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $161

  • 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 $5,027 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,462 · end of year $4,762

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

    $7,197,880

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

    $2,617,586

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,728,234 · end of year $4,580,294

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $42,970 · end of year $47,806

  • 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 $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,497 · end of year $17,972

  • 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

    beginning of year $0 · 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 $131,050 · end of year $123,258

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,854,635 · end of year $4,553,809

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $178,191 · end of year $168,049

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Mission of The Black Archives of Mid-America is to collect, preserve and make available to the public materials documenting the social, economic, political and cultural histories of persons of African descent in the Central United States, with an emphasis on the Kansas City, Missouri region. The Black Archives of Mid-America is an educational resource and provides access to its collections for research, exhibition and publication to honor our community's heritage and to catalyze public awareness.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The mission of the Black Archives of Mid-America is to collect, preserve, and make available to the public materials documenting the social, economic, political, and cultural histories of persons of African descent in the Central United States, with emphasis on the Kansas City, Missouri region. The Black Archives of Mid-America is an educational resource and provides access to its collections for research, exhibition, and publications to honor our community's heritage and to catalyze public awareness.

  • The Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City is very excited and proud of our accomplishments over the past year. We have seen our visitor numbers increase significantly, with more young people visiting our museum. Our programs for older adults have increased with the Eggs and Enlightenment Group meeting every Friday at the Black Archives; Our community outreach has increased. We have gone to senior care centers with our "Picture Parties" taking photos from our collection and having the residents identify the people in the pictures. Our collections have grown, and we are preserving the history and culture of people of African descent more efficiently with digitization. We are proud of our programs for young people. Our annual Stop the Violence Basketball tournament has a farther reach than before. Young men came from St. Louis, Columbia, Texas, Kansas City, MO, Kansas City, KS, Lawrence, KS, St. Joseph, MO and other sites. It was wonderful to hear them say, "Next year we're going to beat you,", and other "wolf tickets" confirming that the event was a success, the young men had a day of peace, and they valued the tournament. We also were pleased with some of our other Youth Empowerment events like the "fashion show," which was much more than that. Young people who are interested in the fashion industry came, learned about fashion merchandising, design and how to walk the catwalk at the fashion show. We appealed to those with artistic talents as they helped us to create and design study guides for middle to high schoolers and performed historical re-enactments. This year marked the 50th Anniversary of the Black Archives. Our gala was packed to capacity. Michael Harrington appealed to participants of all ages. We were excited to see that the Black Archives survived 50 tumultuous years, is thriving and still growing.

    Expenses $383,707 · Revenue $18,588

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carmaletta Williams

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $107,632
    From this org
    $107,632
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Marjorie Williams

    Board Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Keslie Spotsville

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Davis

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Leonard Graham

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dr Leslie Fields

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Michael Patton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Allan Gray

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Marceline Cooley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Shawn Edwards

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

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
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202443189349310614

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