Afrikan Black Collective Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
850908990
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$112,680
Expenses
$150,845
Assets
$175,152

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MA'RONDA X (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • SALIH ALEXANDER (PRESIDENT)
  • Wisdom Cole (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Terayle Hill (SECRETARY)
  • MA'RONDA X (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • NDIDI LOVE (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To liberate all Afrikan people through organizing intellectual & economic resources to transform the quality of Afrikan Black lives.

What it reported doing in 2025

Provided leadership development political education advocacy training and community organizing to 1,200 Afrikan Black college students across California and beyond. Key programs included: the annual ABC Conference 790 attendees MLK Day Weekend; Black Student Advocacy Day 6070 students trained for direct legislative engagement at the state capitol; AB7 Educational Mobilization ~100 students; CSUnity 2025 leadership workshop 30 students in partnership with Cal State Student Association; CRIB Scholars leadership retreat 30 incoming freshmen CSU Dominguez Hills; Chairs Retreat via Zoom 30 BSU chairs from UC and CSU campuses; and 10 campus leadership retreats 100 students. Also facilitated advocacy training at the Big 12 Conference Oklahoma State University and participated in statewide reparations convenings including the Bese Saka Reparations Summit.

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 96% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.3%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 72.7%; rating input score 73

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: -33.9%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.16; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 49.7%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 71.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -16.2% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.3% of revenue deployed · 72.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $110K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.