The Black Deaf Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
923496606
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Fontana, CA, USA
Phone
9376895127
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Reported finances

Revenue
$135,560
Expenses
$56,983
Assets
$134,416
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lissa Ramirez-Stapleton PhD (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Lissa Ramirez-Stapleton PhD (Executive Director)
  • Jimel Brightly (Board Chair)
  • Moni' Brown (Corporate 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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We are committed to working within and alongside Black Deaf and hearing communities to address audism in our community, create culturally inclusive education, and seek opportunities for Black joy and thriving. Join us on this journey to a more equitable and accessible world.

What it reported doing in 2024

Deaf, Brilliant, and College-Bound: A college and career exploration program that empowers Deaf youth of color through campus exposure, mentorship, and pathways to higher education or trades. Black Success Symposium: A weekend event that supports Black Deaf and hearing participants in exploring and thriving in Deaf-related careers and professional fields. Melanin in Every Page: A book initiative that uplifts Black Deaf voices by creating and promoting children's literature where Deaf children can see themselves represented.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 78% 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 program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 40
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 86
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 26.5%; rating input score 27
  • Program expense ratio: 63.1%; rating input score 63

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: 58%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.36; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 148.4% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 67.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 82.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 26.5% of revenue deployed · 63.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $36K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 27/100.