African Collaborative Network
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 880551011
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Caledonia, MI, USA
- Phone
- 6165778575
- Rating
- 75
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Community, Neighborhood Development
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $69,152
- Expenses
- $29,769
- Assets
- $61,353
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- REOUHIDI REUBEN NDJERAREOU (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- REOUHIDI REUBEN NDJERAREOU (PRESIDENT)
- AGHUINYUE UMENEI (SECRETARY)
- ROBERT KAGIRI (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
We are an african collaborative, purposely engaging in advocacy, dialogues and partnerships to provide access to resources and opportunities for the african community within west Michigan. We want to see a united and engaged african community as empowered stakeholders, contributing to cultural, social, and economic development. The african collaborative network (acn) is an organization of african professionals focused on promoting unity, community involvement, and collaboration within the african community. We aim to highlight the professional achievements of africans in west Michigan and encourage their participation in social, economic, and political spheres. The acn operates with a working board and provides a supportive environment for african immigrants and refugees to voice our concerns and find solutions. We offer support mechanisms such as community organizing, advocacy, assistance for entrepreneurial ventures, and engagement in public affairs. The acn aims to address systemic
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024, african collaborative network (acn) made significant progress toward its mission of strengthening unity, representation, and collective advocacy among african immigrantled organizations in west Michigan. Community unity & coalition building (flagship achievement) acn designed and facilitated a community unity that led to visioning initiative in 2025 aimed at strengthening collaboration and shared leadership across african organizations in the region. This effort culminated in a visioning convening that brought together 12 african-led organizations and 41 organizational representatives. The event focused on collective priorities, governance alignment, and strategies for coordinated advocacy, resulting in a stronger, more representative, and action-oriented coalition of african organizations in west Michigan. Through its youth internship and mentorship programs, acn supported african immigrant and refugee youth with career exposure, skillbuilding, and mentoring relationships. Youth participants gained hands-on experience, professional guidance, and increased readiness for employment and leadership within their communities.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 57
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 70
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 38.5%; rating input score 38
- Program expense ratio: 89.4%; rating input score 89
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 57%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.06; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -37% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 63.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 38.5% of revenue deployed · 89.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $27K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 38/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.