Nonprofit · EIN 26-1625373
BLACKPAST ORG
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $275,176 | $212,876 | $62,300 | $343,414 | $3,560 | $339,854 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $163,329 | $174,260 | -$10,931 | $277,776 | $222 | $277,554 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $385,282 | $222,131 | $163,151 | $288,635 | $150 | $288,485 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $275,176
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $10,992
- Accounting fees
- $10,093
- Depreciation
- $457
- Program services (functional)
- $190,069
- Management and general (functional)
- $11,815
- Fundraising (functional)
- $10,992
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $277,776
- Total assets, end of year
- $343,414
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,560
- Net assets, end of year
- $339,854
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $339,854
- Gross receipts
- $275,176
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS BENDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| QUIN'NITA COBBINS-MODICA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| EDDIE BRAILSFORD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TAYLOR BROOKS-HEALY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SAHEED ADEJUMBI | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALBERT BROUSSARD | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA KEMP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEITH PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LEONARD PITTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TAYLOR | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMILA TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAVEN TYLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CECILIA VENABLE | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS BENDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| QUIN'NITA COBBINS-MODICA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALBERT BROUSSARD | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CECILIA VENABLE | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TAYLOR | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ARDUA HARRIS | BOARD MEMEBER (THROUGH DEC.2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LEONARD PITTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| QUINTARD TAYLOR | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THROUGH JUN. 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SAHEED ADEJUMOBI | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TONY METOYER | TREASURER (THROUGH DEC.2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TAYLOR BROOKS-HEALY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAMILA TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA KEMP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDDIE BRAILSFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOYCE A DUNBAR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $70,000 |
| JERRY LARGETHROUGH DEC 2023 | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TONY METOYER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ARDUA HARRIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALBERT BROUSSARDTHROUGH DEC 2023 | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CECILIA VENABLE | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TAYLOR | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS BENDER | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| IAN BLAINETHROUGH DEC 2023 | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LEONARD PITTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIE MCCAFFREYTHROUGH DEC 2023 | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| QUIN'NITA COBBINS-MODICATHROUGH DEC | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| QUINTARD TAYLORTHROUGH DEC 2023 | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAHEED ADEJUMOBI | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TAYLOR BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4616 25TH AVENUE NE BOX 222, SEATTLE, WA 98105-4183
- In care of
- % QUINTARD TAYLOR
- Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
- 4545 Sand Point Way NE Number 601, Seattle WA 98105
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LANESHA MCCOY, 4616 25TH AVENUE NE BOX 222, SEATTLE, WA 98105
- Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
- Quintard Taylor, 4545 Sand Point Way NE Number 601, Seattle WA 98105
- Signed the 990
- LANESHA MCCOY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (206) 985-8553
- Website
- Blackpast.org
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO CREATE A STATE-OF-THE-ART ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA THAT BRINGS AFRICAN AMERICAN AND GLOBAL AFRICAN HISTORY TO ANYONE IN THE WORLD WITH ACCESS TO A COMPUTER SCREEN AND THE INTERNET.
Program accomplishments
- BLACKPAST.ORG IS AT 13,000 PAGES THE LARGEST ONLINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSED ON AFRICAN AMERICAN AND GLOBAL AFRICAN HISTORY. THIS RESOURCE IS FREE AND UNRESTRICED TO ANYONE AROUND THE WORLD WITH ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND A COMPUTER SCREEN. BLACKPAST.ORG IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDNG THE INQUISITIVE PUBLIC WITH COMPREHENSIVE, RELIABLE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLE OF AFRICAN ANCESTRY IN OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD. IT IS THE AIM OF FOUNDERS AND SPONSORS TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING THROUGH KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO GENERATE CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGES IN OUR SOCIETY.Expenses $190,069 · grants $4,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-1625373
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $343,414
- Income (IRS master file)
- $275,176
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $275,176 | $212,876 | $343,414 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $163,329 | $174,260 | $277,776 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $385,282 | $222,131 | $288,635 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2012 Officer: Quintard Taylor | December 31, 2012 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1625373).
Questions about BLACKPAST ORG
- What is the EIN of BLACKPAST ORG?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BLACKPAST ORG is 26-1625373.
- Is BLACKPAST ORG tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to BLACKPAST ORG tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BLACKPAST ORG file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BLACKPAST ORG due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BLACKPAST ORG last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BLACKPAST ORG?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LANESHA MCCOY.
- Who are the officers and directors of BLACKPAST ORG?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BLACKPAST ORG have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $275,176, expenses of $212,876 and total assets of $343,414 at year end.
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