Every Black Life Matters Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853439996
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Sanger, TX, USA
Phone
5104329554
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$59,606
Expenses
$78,724
Assets
$8,355
Liabilities
$36,517

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • KEVIN MCGARY (DIRECTOR): $4,000 total reported compensation
  • NEIL MAMMEN (DIRECTOR): $3,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Emphasizing basic human rights and racial equality for black people and campaigning against various forms of racism.

What it reported doing in 2025

1. Jan 22 - 4 days march for life events dc : since black babies are targeted and disproportionally harmed (via abortion), eblm participated in the march for life rallies with students for life; over 4 days, multiple events took place and eblm leaders spoke and encouraged hundreds of students to stand for the precious life of black unborn babies. 2. Feb 22 - 4 days black history month eblm programs in Florida : for black history month, kevin mcgary traveled to Florida to meet with churches and partners in Florida. Racial reconciliation speeches and workshops were provided to community leaders and to Florida churches. Over 200 eblm shirts were provided for free to participants. 3. April 22 - Florida eblm "racial reconciliation" workshop/events : spent 4 days in Florida community centers and visited 1 church. Met with over 300 people in multiple events; building name recognition for eblm by giving away eblm shirts. 4. May 22 - san diego workshops : follow-up on services provided last month. 150+ people in attendance and new appreciation for racial reconciliation empowered many. 5. June 22 - 4 days wasau Wisconsin "racial reconciliation" : wasau city council and school districts. Over 600 people participated in anti-crt trainings. 6. July 22 - bay area racial reconciliation workshops: fatherhood conference with partners. Over 300 people reached. We provided discussions about the importance of fathers to remain connected to their children. 7. Aug 22 - rochester ny reconciliation workshop: 3 days for racial reconciliation workshops provided to 200+ people. Covered crt and liberation theology. 8. Sept 22 - chicago workshops and partner meeting: held partner meetings with "ground-troops" in chicago. Preparing for being in position to help when black children are murdered via "stray bullets." 9.oct 22 - sacramento & dallas tx meetings : racial reconciliation workshops in sacramento 75 people in attend. Spoke at 2 local churches. 10. Nov 22 - chicago & pa. Partner meetings : follow-up meetings. Held partner meetings with "ground-troops" in chicago. Preparing for being in position to help families of black children murdered via "stay bullets."

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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 90%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -32.1%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.11; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 4.37; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.9%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -31.6% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.7% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -42.9% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 90% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $71K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $4K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.