MELANATED LEADERS INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
MELANATED LEADERS INC (EIN 87-0870487)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-20
IRS object ID
202640799349301459
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-03-20T12:14:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1ReViBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1320 N Meridian StreetAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Suite 1011AddressLine2Txt
CityIndianapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN870870487EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MelanatED LeadersBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Porsche ChisleyInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlMELABusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11630 N Meridian St STE 350AddressLine1Txt
CityIndianapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP462021437ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPORSCHE CHISLEYPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone3172920309PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonSAMUEL JONESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02072256PTIN
Phone3177654857PhoneNum
Preparation2026-03-20PreparationDt
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Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerPorsche ChisleyPrincipalOfficerNm

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State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$301,985GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttps://melanatedleaders.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2021FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateINLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Investment Income$304CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,606PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$65,205CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$129,487PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$72,392CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$33,997PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
DescCandor work includes mentoring, coaching, and consultancies to help leaders develop their superpowersDesc

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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldINStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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DR TENIKA H HOLDEN-FLYNN
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KELLI MARSHALL
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DR RACHEL SANTOS
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PATRICK JONES
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PORSCHE CHISLEY
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$2,070TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$48TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$750TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Bank Charges$2$2
Shipping & Delivery$354$354
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BOY$9,769BOYAmt
EOY$1,730EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$60,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$61,730EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$207,441BOYAmt
EOY$437,035EOYAmt

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BOY$207,441BOYAmt
EOY$437,035EOYAmt

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BOY$217,210BOYAmt
EOY$498,765EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$229,593ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$288,258CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$228,363CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$163,173CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$301,680CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,056,534TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$288,258CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$228,363CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$163,173CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$301,680CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,056,534TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart IFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationA public Charity dedicated to building edcuated community leaders of color accross Indianapolis to inspire educate and edify each otherExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part VI Line 11bat board meeting typically after filing. and if ammendment is needed
Part VI Line 11bthen it is requested. Management reviews before filing.
Part VI Line 19upon request often but 990 is available online
Part IX Line 11gEA Assistan Total expenses - $8500.00 Program service expenses - $8500.00 Mgmt and general expenses - $0.00 Fundraising expenses - $0.00
Part IX Line 11gOther Profes Total expenses - $4100.00 Program service expenses - $4100.00 Mgmt and general expenses - $0.00 Fundraising expenses - $0.00
Part IX Line 11gCapacity Events Total expenses - $1666.00 Program service expenses - $0.00 Mgmt and general expenses - $0.00 Fundraising expenses - $1666.00
Part IX Line 24eCandor Total expenses - $10561.00 Program service expenses - $10561.00 Mgmt and general expenses - $0.00 Fundraising expenses - $0.00
Part IX Line 24eTeaching Mentor Total expenses - $10100.00 Program service expenses - $10100.00 Mgmt and general expenses - $0.00 Fundraising expenses - $0.00
Part IX Line 24eEvents Total expenses - $13122.00 Program service expenses - $13122.00 Mgmt and general expenses - $0.00 Fundraising expenses - $0.00

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