BME NETWORKS INC

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2013

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

TRABIAN SHORTERS

Phone

7868019563

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

BME NETWORKS INC, founded in 2013, is a community nonprofit in the Community Improvement sector that reported $2.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 22% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $2.9M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 26% operating deficit.

Mission

BME IS A GROWING NETWORK OF ALL RACES AND GENDERS COMMITTED TO BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. BME IS BUILT UPON BLACK FATHERS, COACHES, BUSINESSMEN AND STUDENTS WHO LEAD BY EXAMPLE TO STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS, MENTOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND CREATE BUSINESSES. EACH DAY THEY HELP TO CHANGE OUR FUTURES FOR THE BETTER. BME COMMUNITY RAISES THE AWARENESS OF BLACK MEN AS ASSETS TO SOCIETY AND UPLIFTS THEIR POSITIVE NARRATIVES, ENGAGES PEOPLE OF ALL RACE AND GENDERS DIRECTLY IN COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND NETWORKS RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY GROWTH.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,752,457

BMe Community is ranked top by The Bridgespan Group for how it builds leadership communities that positively impact leaders, communities, and systems. Foundations and corporations fund BMe to run...

BMe Community is ranked top by The Bridgespan Group for how it builds leadership communities that positively impact leaders, communities, and systems. Foundations and corporations fund BMe to run charitable leadership retreats, engagement programs, summits and training but BMe is not an events company. Instead, BMe uses cognitive and social psychology to build ultra-high impact leadership communities through those services.Since its founding in 2013, participants in BMe-run programs report that BMe is incredibly effective at building trust between them, 100% collaborate, and 88% achieve greater impact while improving their own health and wellness. BMe also teaches the breakthrough social psychology framework called Asset-Framing which has been key to historic fundraising and systems-changing successes including marriage equality, the expansion of voting rights, human rights, educational and economic opportunity. Asset-Framing succeeds where traditional approaches fail because it shows leaders how to appeal to people of all parties and races without compromising anyones values. BMe builds ultra-high impact Leadership Communities.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,255,307

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $1,792

Other Revenue $55,717

TOTAL REVENUE $2,312,816

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $505,880

Salaries & Benefits $616,033

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $2,752,457

Other Expenses $1,786,510

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,908,423

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$2,312,816	$2,976,106	-0.2%
Expenses	$2,908,423	$2,332,843	+0.2%
Net Income	$-595,607	$643,263	-1.9%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$211,914

Total Directors

$191,564

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
TRABIAN SHORTERS	Executive Dir.	40.00	Officer Director	$191,564	$0	$191,564
Sarah Bouchereau	Chief of Staff	40.00		$105,465	$0	$105,465
Bruce Weinberg CPA	CFO	7.00	Officer	$20,350	$0	$20,350
Sulaiman Rahman	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DWAYNE EDWARDS	Board Chairman	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARLON HILL	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Pamela Jolly	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$2,312,816	$2,908,423	$2,655,322	$-595,607
2023	$2,976,106	$2,332,843	$3,622,292	$643,263
2022	$3,174,512	$3,679,719	$3,328,640	$-505,207
2021	$3,752,296	$2,611,628	$3,518,885	$1,140,668
2020	$1,786,217	$1,107,155	$2,126,392	$679,062
2019	$1,710,958	$1,706,402	$1,516,129	$4,556
2018	$1,392,603	$1,553,483	$1,504,329	$-160,880