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INSTITUTE FOR AFROURBANISM

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $1.5M · expenses $497K · assets $1.5M

EIN
86-2964657
Address
609 E KIRBY ST APT 108, DETROIT, MI 48202-4185
Website
AFROURBANISM.COM
NTEE code
V05
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
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Mission

AFROURBANISM IS A MOVEMENT ACTIVATING INTERDIMENSIONAL BLACK GENIUS TOWARD THE IDEATION AND MANIFESTATION OF THRIVING BLACK FUTURES. THE WORK OF IAU IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT INSIDE EVERYONE IS THE CAPACITY TO THRIVE. IF ONE CAN IDENTIFY HOW THRIVING MANIFESTS WITHIN PEOPLE, IT CAN BE ACTIVATED IN OTHERS ACROSS COMMUNITIES, SPANNING THE DIASPORA. IT IS THE BELIEF THAT, IF AGENCY, ABUNDANCE, AND AUDACITY ARE ACTIVATED, THEN ONE IS INDEED THRIVING.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Lauren A Hood EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2021-2023 $107,728$256,995 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Dan Pitera CHAIR2021-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Dr Khalid El-Halima TREASURER2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Sherina Sharpe SECRETARY2021-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Dr Khalid El-Halim (former) TREASURER2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $108K · 1 employee · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAUREN A HOOD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $100,000$0$7,728 $107,7281
DAN PITERA CHAIR10 $0$0$0 $01
DR KHALID EL-HALIMA TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
SHERINA SHARPE SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $99K · 2 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAUREN A HOOD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $91,257$0$8,010 $99,2671
DAN PITERA CHAIR10 $0$0$0 $01
DR KHALID EL-HALIMA TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
SHERINA SHARPE SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $50K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAUREN HOOD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $50,000-$0 $50,0001
DR KHALID EL-HALIM TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
SHERINA SHARPE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
DAN PITERA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 3 grants to organizations · $70K

Listed grants add up to $70,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $91,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,536,284$496,934 $1,494,586$1,450,467 $1,450,030$84,715 $100,000115
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$782,181$319,058 $429,727$408,603 $729,645$52,536 $99,267215
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,636$207,156 $10,000-$54,520 $125,969$26,667 ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,017,500 in all, tax years 2022 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
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INSTITUTE FOR AFROURBANISM” 2023 1$600,000 2023$600,000
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FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INSTITUTE FOR AFROURBANISM” 2023-2024 2$500,000 2024$250,000
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SKILLMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INSTITUTE FOR AFROURBANISM” 2022-2024 5$467,500 2024$67,500
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W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INSTITUTE FOR AFROURBANISM” 2022-2024 3$400,000 2024$100,000
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FLAGSTAR FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INSTITUTE FOR AFROURBANISM” 2024-2025 2$25,000 2025$15,000
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MCGREGOR FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Institute for AfroUrbanism” 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS DAF sponsor$584,917,79077 22009–2024 PEW RESEARCH CENTER; AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$21,856,78383 242014–2024 AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH; CENTER FOR EUROPEAN POLICY ANALYSIS; CENTER FOR AMERICAN GREATNESS INC; AMERICAN ACTION FORUM INC and 20 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$17,744,75038 92010–2024 INSTITUTE FOR PROGRESS; AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION; AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH; SECULAR COALITION FOR AMERICA EDUCATION FUND and 5 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$17,276,59524 102014–2024 AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH; AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR BOYS AND MEN; PARTNERSHIP FOR ECONOMICS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH; COMMON SENSE INSTITUTE and 6 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$14,665,49089 292016–2024 AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH; INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL INNOVATION; SECULAR COALITION FOR AMERICA EDUCATION FUND; AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR BOYS AND MEN and 25 more
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SMITH RICHARDSON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$4,431,00230 22020–2024 AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH; CENTER FOR EUROPEAN POLICY ANALYSIS
PERLS FOUNDATION 90150376 Private foundation$3,671,00012 12010–2024 KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC

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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $496,934 spent · pay $116,431 · grants $91,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $100,000$80,000$10,000$10,000 20.1%
Other (as described)BLACK THRIVE $90,463$90,463-- 18.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $71,000$71,000-- 14.3%
Other (as described)GLOBAL EXPEDITIONS $43,636$43,636-- 8.8%
Fees: other services $28,936$21,702$4,340$2,894 5.8%
Other (as described)ARTIST IN RESIDENCY $28,896$28,896-- 5.8%
All other expenses $28,892$28,892-- 5.8%
Advertising and promotion $21,000$21,000-- 4.2%
Grants to US individuals $20,000$20,000-- 4.0%
Office expenses $18,767$14,075$4,692- 3.8%
Fees: accounting $14,166$3,541$8,500$2,125 2.9%
Payroll taxes $8,703$6,963$870$870 1.8%
Other employee benefits $7,728$6,182$773$773 1.6%
Insurance $6,122$4,592$1,530- 1.2%
Occupancy $4,826$3,619$724$483 1.0%
Information technology $2,727$2,045$682- 0.5%
Travel $1,072$804$268- 0.2%
Total$496,934100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $319,058 spent · pay $147,370 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $99,267$79,413$9,927$9,927 31.1%
Other salaries and wages $33,017$26,413$3,302$3,302 10.3%
Fees: legal $31,912$7,978$19,147$4,787 10.0%
All other expenses $24,604$24,604-- 7.7%
Other (as described)BLACK THRIVE $24,296$24,296-- 7.6%
Other (as described)GLOBAL EXPEDITIONS $20,533$20,533-- 6.4%
Fees: other services $20,298$15,224$3,044$2,030 6.4%
Occupancy $18,017$13,513$2,702$1,802 5.6%
Payroll taxes $12,416$9,933$1,242$1,241 3.9%
Office expenses $8,419$6,314$2,105- 2.6%
Advertising and promotion $7,000$7,000-- 2.2%
Other (as described)ACCOMPLICE $6,425$6,425-- 2.0%
Insurance $4,532$3,399$1,133- 1.4%
Information technology $3,655$2,741$914- 1.1%
Other employee benefits $2,670$2,136$267$267 0.8%
Travel $1,997$1,498$499- 0.6%
Total$319,058100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $207,156 spent · pay $75,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $80,993 39.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $75,000 36.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,560 22.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,603 2.2%
Total$207,156100%

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