Nonprofit · EIN 42-1415305
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $930,796 | $831,499 | $99,297 | $5,685,868 | $27,880 | $5,657,988 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,372,615 | $613,381 | $1,759,234 | $6,435,403 | $816,510 | $5,618,893 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $928,428
- Membership dues
- $11,215
- Program service revenue
- $17,334
- Investment income
- $2,695
- Net rental income
- $7,851
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $50
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$27,943
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,231
- Other revenue
- -$17,661
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $126,936
- Other salaries and wages
- $148,988
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $316,994
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $30,662
- Travel
- $3,842
- Depreciation
- $205,142
- Program services (functional)
- $535,682
- Management and general (functional)
- $180,886
- Fundraising (functional)
- $114,931
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,435,403
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,685,868
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $27,880
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,657,988
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,950,667
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,198
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,410,933
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $247,055
- Gross receipts
- $964,512
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- IA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIANNA KIM | DEPUTY DIREC Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $63,005 | $4,875 |
| LANISHA CASSELL LEFT OCT 24 | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | – | $56,225 | $2,832 |
| NANCY HUMBLES LEFT JAN 24 | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| JAMARCO CLARK LEFT JAN 24 | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN PARROTT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY BETTERS JR | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEFANIE BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PEG FRASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ABENA SANKOFA IMHOTEP | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYA B SCOTT LEFT JAN 24 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| REGINALD WARD LEFT JAN 24 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DR SCOT REISINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA DAVENPORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLON EWING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DR WILFRED JOHNSON LEFT JAN 24 | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEMAR LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| NICK PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| LINDSAY CANNADY | TREASURER Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE CAMPBELL JOINED DEC 24 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JASON DANIELS JOINED DEC 24 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| KIRK THOMPSON JOINED DEC 24 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| KARESHA WILLIAMS JOINED DEC 24 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANISHA CASSELL | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $71,666 | $150 |
| BRIANNA KIM | DEPUTY DIREC Officer | 40 | $57,705 | $4,994 |
| NANCY HUMBLES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMARCO CLARK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE E DAVIS - LEFT JAN 2023 | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN PARROTT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY BETTERS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEFANIE BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PEG FRASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN HOOVER - LEFT JAN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ABENA SANKOFA IMHOTEP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LASHONDA KENNEDY - LEFT JAN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| TONYA B SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINALD WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SCOT REISINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA DAVENPORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLON EWING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DR WILFRED JOHNSON | TREASURER Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEMAR LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK PETERSON JOINED JAN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY CANNADY JOINED JAN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 55 12TH AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401-2202
- In care of
- % LANISHA CASSELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRIANNA KIM, 55 12TH AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401
- Signed the 990
- BRIANNA KIM, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (319) 862-2101
- Website
- WWW.BLACKIOWA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- FORGE FINANCIAL & MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Mission
TO PRESERVE, EXHIBIT, AND TEACH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE OF IOWA.
Program accomplishments
- TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION RUNS A MUSEUM THAT PRODUCES EXHIBITS, ON-SITE PROGRAMS, OFF-SITE PROGRAMS, VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, AND HOUSES A COLLECTION. EXHIBITS: THE MUSEUM'S FACILITY FEATURES TWO EXHIBIT GALLERIES. THE PERMANENT EXHIBIT, "ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES", EXPLORES OVER 200 YEARS OF IOWA'S AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY. THE CHANGING EXHIBIT GALLERY HOSTS A NEW EXHIBIT EACH YEAR ON A DIFFERENT THEME. SEVERAL TRAVELING EXHIBITS ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, LIBRARIES, AND OTHER MUSEUMS FOR A SMALL FEE. THE MUSEUM BUILDING WAS CLOSED FROM LATE 2022 THROUGH MAY 11, 2024 DUE TO A MAJOR RENOVATION. DURING THIS TIME, OFF-SITE EXHIBITS WERE HELD AT THE CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY AND CEDAR RAPIDS MUSEUM OF ART. TRAVELING EXHIBITS WERE RENTED 41 TIMES IN 13 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN 2024 WITH AN ESTIMATED VIEWERSHIP OF 16,800 PEOPLE. THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS NUMEROUS PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, BOTH ON-SITE AT THE MUSEUM AND OFF-SITE AT LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE. THIS INCLUDES HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, AND PERFORMANCES. 64 PROGRAMS AT THE MUSEUM AND AROUND IOWA REACHED 2022 PEOPLE IN 15 IOWA COMMUNITIES. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 3,000 OBJECTS, OVER 100 LINEAR FEET OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL, AND DOZENS OF ORAL HISTORIES. IN ADDITION TO PRESERVING THESE ITEMS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, THEY ARE UTILIZED IN EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS. MOST OF THE COLLECTION DATABASE AND A SELECTION OF ORAL HISTORIES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. FROM FALL 2022 MAY 2024, THE MUSEUM CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR A MAJOR RENOVATION PROJECT THAT TRANSFORMED THE BUILDINGS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. DURING THE RENOVATION, THE MUSEUM MAINTAINED ITS MISSION FULFILLMENT THROUGH OFF-SITE PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS. FROM MAY DECEMBER 2024, 2473 PEOPLE VISITED THE MUSEUMS ON- SITE EXHIBITS.Expenses $535,682 · revenue $17,334
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 | Not 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
- 42-1415305
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A230)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,685,868
- Income (IRS master file)
- $964,512
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $930,796 | $831,499 | $5,685,868 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,372,615 | $613,381 | $6,435,403 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,630,745 | $580,269 | $3,089,178 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 42-1415305).
Questions about AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION is 42-1415305.
- Is AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION 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 AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BRIANNA KIM.
- Who are the officers and directors of AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $63,005 (BRIANNA KIM, DEPUTY DIREC).
- How much revenue does AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $930,796, expenses of $831,499 and total assets of $5,685,868 at year end.
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