Form 990 for tax year 2022

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 15 November 2023. 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

$231,915 →changed to $233,916

Program service revenue

$104,946 →changed to $106,947

Total assets, end of year

$114,213 →changed to $116,214

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$114,213 →changed to $116,214

Totals

Total revenue

$231,915

Total expenses

$244,817

Contributions and grants received

$126,969

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$104,946

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$114,213

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$114,213

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$244,817

Management and general expenses

$0

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$244,817

Program services were 100.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETYS ARRAY OF ANNUAL FESTIVALS THAT ENRICH THE COMMUNITY, VIA FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, HAVE EXPANDEDFROM THREE TO FOUR: THE BLACK BOOK EXPO A CONSCIOUS LITERARY FESEVAL, JUNETEENTH, A FREEDOM CELEBRAEON, DOWN HOME FAMILY REUNION AND CAPITAL CITY KWANZAA FESEVAL. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DISTINCTIVE IN THEIR VARYING PURPOSES TO HIGHLIGHT LITERARY ARTS, ENGAGE IN HISTORICAL COMMEMORATION, FOLKLIFE EXPLORATION AND CULTURAL AFFINITY VIA A HOLIDAYOBSERVANCE, RESPECTIVELY. THROUGH THESE OPPORTUNITEES FOR LEARNING AND ENTERTAINMENT, EDUTAINMENT, FAMILIES GROWIN EXPOSURE AND PRIDE IN CULTURAL HERITAGE.

  Expenses $112,927 · Revenue $123,975

• ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETYS CULTURAL CENTER SHOWCASES VISUAL ARTS, ARTIFACTS ANDFORMS OF MATERIAL CULTURE WHERE ALL THE PIECES HAVE AN ORIGIN STORY. VISITORSCAN SEE AND COLLECT OBJECTS AND SYMBOLS THAT PROVIDE A CULTURAL CONNECTIONAND A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH EXPOSURE. ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETYSCULTURAL CENTER IS A COMMUNITY HUB WHERE PEOPLE EXPECT TO FIND ENRICHINGEXPERIENCES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE CENTER SAFELY HOSTEDNEARLY 5,000 VISITORS IN 2021. THEY WERE BOTH RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS.IT HAS MAINTAINED ITS LOCATION IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY AND IN THE DOWNTOWNARTS DISTRICT FOR 25 YEARS. THE SOCIETY INVITES THE PUBLIC TO PROGRAMS SUCH ASDOCUMENTARIES, POETRY READINGS, MUSICAL PROGRAMS AND DISCUSSION GROUPSWHILE STUDENTS OFTEN VISIT TO ENGAGE IN GALLERY TOURS AND TALKS OR ART MAKINGWORKSHOPS. THESE ENGAGEMENTS ALIGN WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION. THECENTER IS THE ORGANIZATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE HUB.

  Expenses $93,030 · Revenue $74,878

• THE SOCIETYS PERFORMING COMPANY OF DANCERS, DRUMMERS, SINGERS, SPOKENWORD ARTISTS AND MASQUERADES APPEARS AT COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITYTHEATRES, FESTIVALS, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES AND CHURCHES TO PRESENT FROM ITSREPERTOIRE OF CONCERTS, DANCE THEATRE, PERFORMANCE LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS.AUDIENCES AND STUDENTS ARE IMMERSED IN HIGH QUALITY ARTS ENGAGEMENTMIXED WITH THE BENEFIT OF CULTURAL EDUCATION THROUGHTHE COMPANYS ORIGINAL WORK. THE PERFORMANCES ARE INTERACTIVE AND ARE UNIFYING. WHILE SOMEAPPEARANCES WERE VIRTUAL THIS YEAR, IN-PERSON, IN HIGHLIGHT, THE SOCIETYSTEACHING ARTISTS SAW MEASURABLE GROWTH IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSIN AN AFTER SCHOOL RESIDENCY THIS YEAR. OUR PERFORMERS WERE ON THE MAINSTAGE FOR JUNETEENTH RECOGNITIONS WHEN IT BECAME A HOLIDAY AND ON THEUNIVERSITY CAMPUS TO DRAW THE CULTURAL PARALLELS BETWEEN PUERTO RICANBOMBA AND WEST AFRICAN DANCE AND MUSIC.

  Expenses $29,378 · Revenue $25,731

• ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETYS CULTURAL HISTORY TOUR PROGRAM OFFERS A MENU OF IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR GROUPS BY RESERVATION ALONG WITH MONTHLY EXCURSIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE SEASONAL MONTHS. GROUPS FROM A MULTI-STATE AREA RESERVE PERSONALIZED PROGRAMS, AND THESE GROUPS CONTINUED TO RETURN IN 2022, UP BY 25% FROM 2021. COUPLES, SMALL FAMILIES AND FRIENDS CHOSE AN OPEN-TO-THE-PUBLIC EXCURSION AVAILABLE ONCE EACH MONTH. PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCEHISTORY HIDDEN IN PLAIN SITE BY WALKING TO SITES OF THE PAST AND ALSO VISITING PLACES OF MEMORY FROM THE BUS WINDOW. TOURS CAN INCLUDE COLLABORATIONS WITH MUSEUMS, HISTORICAL SITES OR NEIGHBORHOODS AND CHURCHES WHEREPARTICIPANTS CAN EXPAND THEIR UNDERSTANDING WITH DOCENTS INSIDE. IN 2021, DIVERSE GROUPS WHO CHOSE THIS EXPERIENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME TOLD US THAT THEY CAME TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF UNTOLD HISTORY ON THE PRESENT.

  Expenses $9,482 · Revenue $9,331

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

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

14 June 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202312989349301751

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