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← NIGERIAN CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by NIGERIAN CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$383,380
Total expenses
$305,643
Contributions and grants received
$114,106
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$269,274
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$163,218
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$163,218
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$287,582
Management and general expenses
$18,061
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$287,582

Program services were 94.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $15,406

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $87,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $11,200

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,000

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $269,274 · related or exempt $269,274 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $96,933 · program services $96,933

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,783 · program services $12,783

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $77,865 · program services $77,865

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,020 · program services $10,020

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,777 · management and general $1,777

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $16,561 · program services $16,561

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $17,542 · program services $17,542

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,252 · management and general $11,252

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,060 · program services $24,060

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,099 · program services $14,099

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,494 · program services $7,494

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,936 · management and general $3,936

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues & subscriptions

    total $2,125 · program services $2,125 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bad Debts

    total $7,500 · program services $7,500 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bank fees & service charges

    total $1,096 · program services $0 · management and general $1,096 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $600 · program services $600

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $958 · end of year $8,218

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $96,250 · end of year $155,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,900 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $84,308 · end of year $163,218

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

The Nigerian Center's mission is to offer financial inclusion and social justice opportunities for members of the African immigrant community. We educate, empower, uplift, and assist all immigrant families in acclimating to life in the United States through policy advocacy, cultural, legal aid services, entrepreneurship, and homeownership opportunities

  • Immigration- The United States is truly a land of opportunity but those without full legal status struggle severely and unnecessarily for a long time. This is often due to a lack of information and the support systems needed to navigate the US immigration system. Our legal team provides advice, application and representation support on a variety of immigration issues, including: Naturalization - applying to become a US citizen. Asylum - applying for the right to stay for persons facing persecution in their home country Adjustment - applying for Lawful Permanent Resident status (otherwise known as a "green card") Employment Authorization Document (EAD) - filing for a work permit for those with a temporary lawful status or pending application for permanent status. Family Petitions - applications for Lawful Permanent Resident status for certain close family members of US Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents Work Petitions - applications for Lawful Permanent Resident through US based employer or business. Advance Parole - requesting permission to travel temporarily outside of the U.S. for people with certain types of temporary status or pending applications

    Expenses $287,582 · Revenue $114,106

  • Homeownership Owning your primary residence is a core foundation for wealth building. However, due to factors such as credit, tax records, and legal status many immigrants find it difficult to overcome the hurdle of owning their own home. As a result, they spend countless unnecessary dollars on renting apartments and forgo building equity. The Nigerian Center helps solve this program through its first-time homeownership program. Our housing team will provide ongoing educational programs and application support services such as: 1-on-1 homeownership counseling Access to first-time homeowner resources Related financial services such as credit building Support gathering necessary legal documents Down payment and closing cost assistance

  • Language proficiency is critical to building cultural competency. We recognize that understanding a parent's native dialect is a growing need among first generation Nigerian Americans, and even within the community as a whole. We also see that other members of the general African diaspora have a strong interest in learning Nigerian languages but the opportunities to do so are limited. Lastly, we see that non-English speaking immigrants struggle to access basic services due to language barriers. The Nigerian Center is working to solve this problem by providing Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa classes along with translation services for people who don't speak English as a primary or secondary language.

    Revenue $23,594

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gbenga Ogunjimi

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $37,500
    From this org
    $37,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $37,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $37,500
  • James Okonkwo

    Data Integrity & Operations Lead

    Total calculated
    $14,725
    From this org
    $14,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Modupe Fabilola

    Operations

    Total calculated
    $12,850
    From this org
    $12,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30
  • Morgan Sills

    Operations

    Total calculated
    $9,500
    From this org
    $9,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    25
  • Adejumoke Ojo

    Program Director

    Total calculated
    $6,000
    From this org
    $6,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Tirrea S Billings

    Program Staff

    Total calculated
    $5,650
    From this org
    $5,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    25
  • Victor Obetta

    Financial Inclusion Manager

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Holloway Legal PLLC

    Immigration Attorney

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Nkechi Ilechie

    Policy 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
31 March 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202611079349300411

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