Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by MICHIGAN STREET AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CORRIDOR COMMISSION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $829,474
- Total expenses
- $824,629
- Contributions and grants received
- $717,554
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $7,575
- Investment income
- $14,008
- Other revenue
- $90,337
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,644,070
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,666,533
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,977,537
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $723,077
- Management and general expenses
- $79,839
- Fundraising expenses
- $21,713
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $723,077
Program services were 87.7% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$191,334
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$526,220
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$100
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2a · Program service revenue: Administrative fees
total $7,575 · related or exempt $7,575
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3 · Investment income
total $14,008 · related or exempt $14,008
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6a · Gross rents
real property $87,764
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $87,764
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $87,764 · related or exempt $87,764
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$19,210
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$17,647
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $1,563 · excluded $1,563
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,162
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$167
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $995 · related or exempt $995
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11a · Other revenue: Refunds
total $15 · related or exempt $15
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11e · Other revenue, total
$15
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $312,285 · program services $277,933 · management and general $31,229 · fundraising $3,123
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $8,870 · program services $7,895 · management and general $887 · fundraising $88
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $24,723 · program services $22,004 · management and general $2,473 · fundraising $246
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11b · Fees: legal
total $611 · management and general $611
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $6,750 · management and general $6,750
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11g · Fees: other
total $111,291 · program services $92,821 · management and general $1,350 · fundraising $17,120
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $45,519 · program services $40,512 · management and general $4,552 · fundraising $455
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,977 · program services $12,029 · management and general $862 · fundraising $86
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14 · Information technology
total $11,961 · program services $10,645 · management and general $1,196 · fundraising $120
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16 · Occupancy
total $114,931 · program services $103,872 · management and general $11,059
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $9,025 · program services $8,024 · management and general $913 · fundraising $88
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $101,283 · program services $91,155 · management and general $10,128
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23 · Insurance
total $14,495 · program services $13,046 · management and general $1,449
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24a · Other expenses: Vendor incentives
total $14,780 · program services $13,150 · management and general $1,478 · fundraising $152
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24b · Other expenses: Venues, music, performe
total $6,625 · program services $6,625
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24c · Other expenses: Donations and other hon
total $6,545 · program services $5,830 · management and general $655 · fundraising $60
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24d · Other expenses: Program supplies
total $6,129 · program services $5,450 · management and general $613 · fundraising $66
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24e · All other expenses
total $15,829 · program services $12,086 · management and general $3,634 · fundraising $109
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,757,045 · end of year $1,309,726
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $923,022
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $368,150 · end of year $6,750
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $11,908 · end of year $11,867
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $9,390 · end of year $9,222
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $510 · end of year $937
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$3,611,772
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$239,226
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,449,736 · end of year $3,372,546
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15 · Other assets
end of year $10,000
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $14,202 · end of year $11,639
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,604,669 · end of year $1,636,881
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $5,176 · end of year $18,013
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,972,692 · end of year $3,977,537
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
To identify short-term, medium-term, and long-term actions that will work to create a unified tourism destination; strengthen the Corridor's cultural assets and the surrounding neighborhood; support the sustainability of the Commission; and further develop assets to facilitate increased visitorship and additional private investment.
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Economic development and revitalization through the development of detailed implementation and sustainable plan for the heritage corridor. Worked with John Stoffer and Associates to create a feasibility study for the 136 Broadway Visitor Center and will be continuing to determine the appropriate course of action in implementing some of the possible sustainable and revenue generating opportunities for the Commission as well as the Anchor organizations.
Expenses $204,279 · Revenue $15,018
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Manages and provides an administrative support system to the historic preservation area on Buffalo's east side for the heritage corridor which is divided into four cultural anchors, The Buffalo Niagara Freedom Station Coalition's Michigan Street Baptist Church, the Colored Musicians Club and Jazz Museum Inc.'s historic Colored Musicians Club & Jazz Museum, the Michigan Street Preservation Corp's Nash House Museum, and the WUFO Black Radio History Collective's WUFO Radio Station & Black History Collective. Public education is provided by cultural tourism and development. Currently in the process of creating streamlined ticketing platform (AudienceView)for the Corridor with options and tour availability for each Anchor site Location, as well as special event ticketing as well as working with local IT Companies. Advance2000, AT Technology to create an IT network and infrastructure to support the Commission and Anchor Sites to allow for security emailing systems, file sharing and data gathering. Also, the Commission and the Anchors are working with a new Funds & Grant Development Consulting group - Core Vision Solutions to create a unified grant application process as well as identify and apply for future funding opportunities.
Expenses $342,631 · Revenue $7,575
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Residency the acquisition and rehabilitation of 136-146 Broadway. Recently acquired the 136-146 Broadway Location - that will be seriving as the site of the Main Visitor Center for the Corridor and will be working with ESD and local Design & Construction firms to rehabilitate and expand the buildings for further development.
Expenses $176,167 · Revenue $87,764
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Sharon Holley
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dorothy Hill
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anthony Johnson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sheila Brown
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kevin D Robinson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael Johnson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lillie Wiley-Upshaw
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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George Scott
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Judge James McLeod
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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George Alexander
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dr Cynthia Conides
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dr Lillian S Williams
Education Committee Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 24 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202632679349301138
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