Black Boys in Tech

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
923859520
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone
5133997880
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Engineering and Technology

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$112,161
Expenses
$179,173
Assets
$53,492
Liabilities
$241

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ABDINE LEWIS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • ABDINE LEWIS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • EUGENIA WOODS (BOARD CHAIR)
  • ASAD IKEMBA (BOARD SECRETARY)

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

The purpose of Black Boys in Tech is to prepare the next generation of STEM leaders through a continuum of programs including afterschool Tech Clubs, summer Tech Camps, and internship pathways.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Black Boys in Tech Internship Program provided a structured certification and workforce readiness pathway for teens and young adults. Participants completed a six-month training and certification component focused on earning industry-recognized credentials, such as the CompTIA A+ certification, followed by a two-month paid summer internship experience. The program emphasized technical skill development, career readiness, and real-world work experience. In 2025, the organization successfully graduated 25 participants from its summer and fall internship cohorts, equipping them with credentials and practical experience to pursue careers in technology.

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

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: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 85%; rating input score 85

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -59.7%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.9%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 85% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -21.3% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 85% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $152K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.