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Economics, Green Lifestyle, Learning Journey, Sustainable Agriculture): BSI advanced its mission through multiple program areas including: the Black Sustainability eInstitute (BSeI) online learning platform and State of Black Sustainability Report (SBSR), a community-owned research publication spanning 12 industry houses; the Global Workforce Academy (GWA), a nationally registered apprenticeship program providing clean energy and construction credentials; Community Development programming including the Red, Black & Green Fund Regranting Initiative; and education and convening across Sustainable Agriculture, Alternative Economics, Green Lifestyle, and Learning Journey programs connecting people of Afrikan descent to sustainability resources and development opportunities. 61291 153464 194141 AfroEcology: AfroEcology is a movement, practice, and philosophy that merges ancestral African/diasporic agricultural wisdom with regenerative, climate-smart farming to build Black food sovereignty, community resilience, and ecological balance. It operates at the intersection of environmental justice, Black liberation, and land stewardship, focusing on reclaiming agrarian traditions to heal land and community. 55618 1500 10000 Annual Black Sustainability Summit: BSI hosted its 10th Annual Black Sustainability Summit as a multi-day in-person convening held in Ghana, West Africa (October 1527, 2025), bringing together practitioners, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts of Afrikan descent from across the global diaspora. The Summit provided a platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and collaborative strategy development across 12 sustainability industry houses. Participants engaged in beginner through advanced sessions on sustainable community development, land use, clean energy, food sovereignty, and cultural preservation. The event advanced BSIs mission to build interrelationships among Afrikans working across sustainability fields and to accelerate the development of sovereign, sustainable communities throughout the Afrikan diaspora and the continent. 17180 Alternative Energy: BSI advanced clean energy education, workforce development, and community access within the Black community through its Alternative Energy industry house, including programming aligned with its 12-pillar sustainability framework. 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Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Upon request, the annual report is provided to the requester along with other governing documents such as the bylaws and policies. Significant program services not listed on prior year return Part III line 2 Sustatinable Agriculture and Land Management programatic activities increased due to increased federal funding of the intiative. Cessation of or significant change to any program service Part III line 3 Fiscal Sponsorship with The Gangstas to Growers (GTG) Training Program (Project) discontiuned. Programs or initiatives Alternative Economics, Alternative Energy, Climate, Partnership Table & Education/Digital Platform Development discontinued due to lack of Federal funding. SBSR Student Researchers programatic activites reduced due to lack of Federal funding. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Contract Services for community engagement, admin services, data analysis, social media engagement and board management.