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A Black Education Network: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019

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Organization
A Black Education Network (EIN 94-3413477)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-03-04
IRS object ID
202110639349200201
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2021-03-04T00:01:07-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1MICHAEL STEELE CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlABLABusinessNameControlTxt
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US Address USAddress

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Address Line1P O Box 3134AddressLine1Txt
CitySan JoseCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonDebra WatkinsPersonNm
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Signature2021-03-04SignatureDt
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Preparer PersonMichael SteelePreparerPersonNm
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Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting OtherModified CashMethodOfAccountingOtherDesc
Website Addresswww.aben4ace.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$180,317GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Investment Income$20,252InvestmentIncomeAmt
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Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$180,317TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$24,791GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$148,561SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$117,010FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,145PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$110,377OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$401,884TotalExpensesAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$626,713NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$344,773BOYAmt
EOY$77,741EOYAmt

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BOY$292,040BOYAmt
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BOY$636,813BOYAmt
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BOY$10,100BOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo reverse the backward slide by facilitating academic and cultural excellence wherever our children and youth are -- using culturally informed research, technology, visionary parent education and networking in our communities here and in diaspora contexts.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomApproximately 3,000 people benefited from ABEN's services in 2019-2020. That includes sponsorship of the annual awards ceremony of the Santa Clara County Alliance of Black Educators (SCCABE), San Jose State University's African American College Readiness Summit, the annual science fair for the Dr. Frank S. Greene Scholars Program (GSP), as well as our professional development summer institute on the Stanford University campus and regional forums in Chicago, Atlanta and Philadelphia.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$199,202GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$199,202TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Debra Watkins
Founder40.00$0
Stephen Hancock End Jun 2020
Director1.00$0
Michael Steele End 122020
Treasurer1.00$0
John Browne End Feb 2021
Chair1.00$0
Charisse Southwell
Director1.00$0
Gloria Swindler Boutte PhD
Vice Chair1.00$0
Von Nkosi
Director1.00$0
Venus Evans-Winters PhD
Director1.00$0
Beulah McLoyd
Secretary1.00$0
James Taylor End Sep 2020
Chair1.00$0
Michael Hudson Vassell
Director1.00$0
Shelley Henderson
Executive Dir.40.00$0
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Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonDebra WatkinsPersonNm

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CitySan JoseCityNm
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Phone4084538221PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
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Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
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Form And Line ReferenceSupport Schedule: Additional Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (29 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.1| Donee's Name: Scholarships-Individuasl | Donee's Address: PO Box 3134 San Jose CA 95156 | Cash Amount Given: $7160
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.3| Donee's Name: Other Grants to Organizations | Donee's Address: P.O. Box 3134 San Jose CA 95156 | Cash Amount Given: $12631
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $470
Other Expenses.1005Travel $19192
Other Expenses.1008Interest $40
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $3988
Other Expenses.1Special Events $25901
Other Expenses.2Honorariums $13500
Other Expenses.3Project Word $7964
Other Expenses.4Supplies $7874
Other Expenses.5Telephone $4969
Other Expenses.6Hospitality/Meals $4722
Other Expenses.7Books, Subscriptions, Referenc $3761
Other Expenses.8Conferences, Conventions, Mtgs $3426
Other Expenses.9BSCU $3128
Other Expenses.10Sponsorships $3044
Other Expenses.11Storage $2270
Other Expenses.12Training/Education $1720
Other Expenses.13Payroll Processings $1487
Other Expenses.14Computer Hardware/Software $1248
Other Expenses.16Membership $582
Other Expenses.17Website/Internet $356
Other Expenses.18Miscellaneous $279
Other Expenses.19Bank $239
Other Expenses.20License & Registration $217
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Other Assets.2Other Assets - Beginning $2540 Other Assets - Ending $903
Total Liabilities.1001Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $100 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $0
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