Expanding Black Business

EIN: 815173829 501(c)(3) Community Improvement

Chicago, IL

Total Revenue
$233,260
Total Expenses
$61,934
Total Assets
$10,151,005
Net Assets
$10,126,095
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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year
2016
Legal Domicile
IL
Principal Officer
Mary Houghton
Phone
3125436110
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Expanding Black Business, founded in 2016, is a small nonprofit in the Community Improvement sector that reported $233K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 24% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $171K, a strong 73% operating margin.

Mission

Expanding Black Business NFP is a not-for-profit organization established to document and disseminate best practices in lending to black businesses within network and broadly; with a goal of dramatically increasing lending to black-owned businesses across the nation. The organization is supported primarily by contributions from the public.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $13,749 Revenue: $89,988

In 2022, the Board of the organization met three times to share best practices and funding opportunities for organizations prioritizing lending to Black owned small businesses and invested $8,000,000...

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In 2022, the Board of the organization met three times to share best practices and funding opportunities for organizations prioritizing lending to Black owned small businesses and invested $8,000,000 in the Black Vision Fund of which $500,000 was equity and $7.5 million was long term unsecured debt. The Black Vision Fund is a debt fund for the CDFIs who are members of the EBBC network that is long term, unsecured and low-cost.

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

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $60,000
Program Service Revenue $0
Investment Income $83,272
Other Revenue $89,988
TOTAL REVENUE $233,260

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $0
Fundraising Expenses $0
Program Expenses $13,749
Other Expenses $61,934
TOTAL EXPENSES $61,934

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $233,260 $187,892 +0.2%
Expenses $61,934 $274,416 -0.8%
Net Income $171,326 $-86,524 -3.0%
Key Indicators
Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
12
Independent Members
12
Employees
N/A
Volunteers
12

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
3
$0
Total Directors
12
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Bill Bynum Chairman 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mary Houghton President 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Brian Argrett Treasurer 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Alfredo Martel Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Connie Evans Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Dan Betancourt Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ellis Carr Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Inez Long Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Kurt Chilcott Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Lee Winslett Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Saurabh Narain Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Victor Elmore Director 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 No data No data No data No data
2023 $233,260 $61,934 $10,151,005 $171,326
2022 $187,892 $274,416 $9,968,394 $-86,524
2021 $31,063 $117,704 $10,055,312 $-86,641
2020 $13,649,834 $3,521,900 $10,146,056 $10,127,934
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