BLACK OWNED AND OPERATED COMMUNITY LAND TRUST INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $902K · expenses $397K · assets $7.5M

EIN
82-2764286
Address
4327 DEGNAN BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90008-4908
NTEE code
P20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Dewey Maurice West (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Dedicated to empowering Black communities in Leimert Park and beyond focusing on economic resilience community stability self-governance and small business development. Integrating healing modalities art and cultural preservation the organization aims to acquire develop and preserve land and housing for low- to moderate-income individuals and families particularly in historically Black communities in Los Angeles. It promotes economic development prevents displacement and offers affordable housing and commercial space to support small businesses cultural programming and community self-governance. Activities include property acquisition tenant stabilization leadership training and partnerships for equitable development and cultural heritage preservation.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 20 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

20 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Prophet Walker Chair2023-2024 12 $0 reported 1
Anthony L Jolly Jr Vice President2023-2024 12 $0 reported 1
Diandra Bremond EdD Treasurer2023-2024 12 $0 reported 1
Niika Kuykendall Programs Committee Chair2023-2024 12 $0 reported 1
Charity ChandlerCole Committee Chair2023-2024 12 $0 reported 1
Marc Byers (former) Director2020-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Tommy Johnson (former) Executive director2020-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Himyo Gree (former) Executive director2021-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Lauren Michaels (former) Executive director2020-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Jordana de Moraes (former) Inside director2020-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Mario Holten (former) Nominee director2020-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Tony Jolly (former) Vice chair2020-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Tax Arnold (former) Chairman of the board2021-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Ferris Mason (former) Treasurer2020-2022 20 $0 reported 1
Mahongany Singleton (former) Secretary2021-2022 20 $0 reported 1
Ade Neff (former) Vice President2020-2022 20 $0 reported 1
Dewey West (former) President2020-2022 40 $0 reported 1
Mahogany Singleton (former) Secretary2020 20 $0 reported 1
Tazz Arnold (former) Chairman of the Board2020 10 $0 reported 1
Himyo Green (former) Executive Director2020 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 11 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Prophet Walker Chair12 $0$0$0 $01
Anthony L Jolly Jr Vice President12 $0$0$0 $01
Diandra Bremond EdD Treasurer12 $0$0$0 $01
Niika Kuykendall Programs Committee Chair12 $0$0$0 $01
Charity ChandlerCole Committee Chair12 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 3 employees · 11 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Prophet Walker Chair12 $0$0$0 $01
Anthony L Jolly Jr Vice President12 $0$0$0 $01
Diandra Bremond EdD Treasurer12 $0$0$0 $01
Niika Kuykendall Programs Committee Chair12 $0$0$0 $01
Charity ChandlerCole Committee Chair12 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marc Byers Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Tommy Johnson Executive director10 $0$0$0 $01
Himyo Gree Executive director10 $0$0$0 $01
Lauren Michaels Executive director10 $0$0$0 $01
Jordana de Moraes Inside director10 $0$0$0 $01
Mario Holten Nominee director10 $0$0$0 $01
Tony Jolly Vice chair10 $0$0$0 $01
Tax Arnold Chairman of the board10 $0$0$0 $01
Ferris Mason Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
Mahongany Singleton Secretary20 $0$0$0 $01
Ade Neff Vice President20 $0$0$0 $01
Dewey West President40 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marc Byers Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Tommy Johnson Executive director10 $0$0$0 $01
Himyo Gree Executive director10 $0$0$0 $01
Lauren Michaels Executive director10 $0$0$0 $01
Jordana de Moraes Inside director10 $0$0$0 $01
Mario Holten Nominee director10 $0$0$0 $01
Tony Jolly Vice chair10 $0$0$0 $01
Tax Arnold Chairman of the board10 $0$0$0 $01
Ferris Mason Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
Mahongany Singleton Secretary20 $0$0$0 $01
Ade Neff Vice President20 $0$0$0 $01
Dewey West President40 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dewey West President40 $0-$0 $01
Ade Neff Vice President20 $0-$0 $01
Mahogany Singleton Secretary20 $0-$0 $01
Ferris Mason Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Tazz Arnold Chairman of the Board10 $0-$0 $01
Tony Jolly Vice Chair10 $0-$0 $01
Mario Holten Nominee Director10 $0-$0 $01
Jordana de Moraes Inside Director10 $0-$0 $01
Lauren Michaels Executive Director10 $0-$0 $01
Himyo Green Executive Director10 $0-$0 $01
Tommy Johnson Executive Director10 $0-$0 $01
Marc Byers Nominee Director10 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $180K
NameLocationServicePaid
Alfred LeeLos Angeles, CAManagement services$180,000

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$901,561$396,692 $7,490,061$152,703 $680,698$0 $0011
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$279,170$715,861 $6,893,230-$322,704 $74,688$169,430 $0311
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$776,679$1,026,709 $7,053,347$93,792 $296,600$479,880 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$917,040$594,549 $343,822$343,822 $395,437$512,468 $000
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$188,832$167,501 $21,331$21,331 $8,700$180,132 ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $4,650,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
GENESIS LA ECONOMIC GROWTH CORPORATION Public charity Exact 2022, 2025 2$3,100,000 2025$100,000
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$1,025,000 2023$25,000
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WEINGART FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLACK OWNED AND OPERATED COMMUNITY LAND AND TRUST” 2022, 2024 2$210,000 2024$10,000
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SNAP FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLACK OWNED AND OPERATED COMMUNITY LAND TRUST INC” 2021 1$175,000 2021$175,000
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WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLACK OWNED AND OPERATED COMMUNITY LAND TRUST INC” 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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UNITED WAY INC Public charity Exact 2022 1$25,000 2022$25,000
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CHRIST-CENTERED MINISTRIES Public charity Exact 2020 1$10,000 2020$10,000
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KBT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLACK OWNED AND OPERATED COMMUNITED LAND TRUST INC” 2022 1$5,000 2022$5,000
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$2,962,40122 72010–2024 HELPGUIDEORG INTERNATIONAL; THE COMMUNITY ACTION LEAGUE; YOUNG EISNER SCHOLARS; COMMUNITY WOMEN VITAL VOICES INC and 3 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $396,692 spent · pay $1,923 · grants $0 · events $932
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $187,530$180,000$7,530$0 47.3%
Other (as described)Taxes & Licenses $71,007$0$71,007$0 17.9%
Fees: other services $52,245$50,000$2,245$0 13.2%
Fees: accounting $32,797$0$32,797$0 8.3%
Depreciation and depletion $19,444$0$19,444$0 4.9%
Fees: legal $17,834$0$17,834$0 4.5%
Occupancy $6,845$0$6,845$0 1.7%
Travel $3,357$0$3,357$0 0.8%
Other salaries and wages $1,923$0$1,923$0 0.5%
Office expenses $1,092$0$1,092$0 0.3%
Other (as described)Subscriptions $970$0$970$0 0.2%
Other (as described) EventBank charges & third party fees $932$0$932$0 0.2%
Other (as described)Postage, shipping & freight $359$0$359$0 0.1%
All other expenses $357$0$357$0 0.1%
Total$396,692100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $715,861 spent · pay $150,869 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Legal & Professional $155,103$6,670$148,433$0 21.7%
Other salaries and wages $150,869$0$150,869$0 21.1%
Other (as described)Membership payouts $148,627$148,627$0$0 20.8%
Fees: management $118,619$28,736$89,883$0 16.6%
All other expenses $46,191$19,885$26,306$0 6.5%
Other (as described)Taxes & Licenses $45,571$0$45,571$0 6.4%
Other (as described)Building improvements $22,371$0$22,371$0 3.1%
Office expenses $17,011$14,080$2,931$0 2.4%
Occupancy $9,636$1,624$8,012$0 1.3%
Travel $1,423$1,423$0$0 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $440$440$0$0 0.1%
Total$715,861100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,026,709 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $39,346
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Membership payouts $386,217$386,217$0$0 37.6%
Fees: other services $186,624$83,585$103,039$0 18.2%
Fees: legal $98,858$5,311$93,547$0 9.6%
Other (as described)Retail products $98,056$98,056$0$0 9.6%
All other expenses $72,389$63,835$8,554$0 7.1%
Occupancy $55,640$28,794$26,846$0 5.4%
Other (as described)Building improvements $50,009$36,856$13,153$0 4.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $39,346$28,846$10,500$0 3.8%
Other (as described)Meals $19,031$16,133$2,898$0 1.9%
Office expenses $17,820$11,576$6,244$0 1.7%
Travel $1,909$1,365$544$0 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $810$750$60$0 0.1%
Total$1,026,709100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $594,549 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $6,914
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $378,125$378,125$0$0 63.6%
All other expenses $80,384$74,396$5,988$0 13.5%
Occupancy $68,367$58,956$9,411$0 11.5%
Office expenses $20,398$14,812$5,586$0 3.4%
Fees: legal $14,699$11,348$3,351$0 2.5%
Other (as described)Meals $9,227$3,411$5,816$0 1.6%
Travel $7,820$1,598$6,222$0 1.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $6,914$6,003$911$0 1.2%
Other (as described)Job supplies $3,879$3,713$166$0 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $2,660$2,600$60$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Bank charges $1,740$1,432$308$0 0.3%
Other (as described)Subscriptions $336$311$25$0 0.1%
Total$594,549100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $167,501 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $66,171 39.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $59,447 35.5%
Fees to independent contractors $41,141 24.6%
Printing, publications, postage $742 0.4%
Total$167,501100%

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