BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1976

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Sharrell Davis

Phone

2025206520

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT, founded in 1976, is a micro nonprofit that reported $43K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 16% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

Enable all present and future Black employees Local, State and Federal Government to have the ability to maximize their career opportunities and provide a mechanism for inclusion, growth and advocacy.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,972 Revenue: $680

Virtual Youth (Oratorical/STEM) (June 2024) The Youth Oratorical/STEM Competition provided students the chance in a public environment the opportunity to develop speaking and presentation skills...

Virtual Youth (Oratorical/STEM) (June 2024) The Youth Oratorical/STEM Competition provided students the chance in a public environment the opportunity to develop speaking and presentation skills demonstrating their knowledge and creativity orally and in science. Certificates of participation and Region XI awards were presented for first, second, and third place winners. Students from the 9th to 12th grades participated in the competition. The Oratorical/STEM programs were designed by the BIG National Organization to enhance the communication and technology skills of school students. The Oratorical Theme: Are Voting Rights Essential for the 21st Century America? Why or Why Not? The STEM Theme: The Water Crisis In America, How Do We Repair It? These Oratorical/STEM themes were for 2024.

Program 2

Expenses: $418 Revenue: $127

Community Service Outreach: Provided donations and distributed items to area food banks and shelters such as The Arc of Southern Maryland. BIG Region XI made a monetary donation to this charity...

Community Service Outreach: Provided donations and distributed items to area food banks and shelters such as The Arc of Southern Maryland. BIG Region XI made a monetary donation to this charity. Also, BIG Region XI purchased 100 pairs of socks and toiletries and donated them to the Senior Citizens Center, other organizations that BIG Region XI made donations to were Thursdays Youth, and The Wounded Warrior Project.

Program 3

Expenses: $300 Revenue: $0

Legislative Committee: BIG Region XI Attended the Congressional Black Caucus - Annual Legislative Conference. Heard from various speakers such as Congressman Glen Ivy, Congresswoman Sewel, Senator...

Legislative Committee: BIG Region XI Attended the Congressional Black Caucus - Annual Legislative Conference. Heard from various speakers such as Congressman Glen Ivy, Congresswoman Sewel, Senator Cory Booker, and Congresswoman Lucy McBath on topics such as SCOTUS Ruling on Race Considerations Post SCOTUS ruling, Gun Violence Reform, AI and Black America: Harnessing the Promise and Mitigating the Harms, and the topic on Gun Sense Takes the Nation: How Black Leaders Are Working To End Violence.

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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 $42,087

Program Service Revenue $680

Investment Income $70

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $42,837

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $38,159

Program Expenses $4,747

Other Expenses $46,060

TOTAL EXPENSES $46,060

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$42,837	$36,834	+0.2%
Expenses	$46,060	$53,374	-0.1%
Net Income	$-3,223	$-16,540	-0.8%

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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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

3500

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

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Stephan Matthews	President	20	Director	$0	$0	$0
Pia Scott	First Vice President	20	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sharrell Davis	Treasurer	10	Director	$0	$0	$0
Contress Braxton	Correspondence Secretary	10	Director	$0	$0	$0
Monisha Barnes	Second Vice President - Membership	20	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	$42,837	$46,060	$30,795	$-3,223
2023	$36,834	$53,374	$36,067	$-16,540
2022	$17,048	$12,233	$52,607	$4,815
2021	$13,067	$5,015	$47,792	$8,052
2020	$14,636	$18,344	$41,400	$-3,708