The International Society of Black Costume Designers Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
994511441
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
3233971785
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,290
Expenses
$5,304
Assets
$4,552

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Antoinette Messam (President)
  • Rebecca Force (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Antoinette Messam (President)
  • Rebecca Force (Vice President)
  • Michelle Green (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

The International Society of Black Costume Designers ISBCD is committed to advancing the art and profession of costume design through film, television, theater, live performance, commercials, and music videos. worldwide. Our mission is to support, celebrate, and elevate Black Costume Designers by fostering a community built on education, mentorship, and meaningful engagement.

What it reported doing in 2025

Through our initiatives, we aim to 1. Inspire Excellence: Encourage artistic innovation and professional growth among Black Costume Designers by providing resources, workshops, and access to industry leaders. 2. Promote Visibility: Advocate for greater recognition and representation of black talent in all aspects of costume design. 3. Build Community: Create a network of support that connects emerging and established designers, fostering collaboration and shared success. 4. Empower Through Education: Offer educational programs and mentorship opportunities to nurture the next generation of Black Costume Designers. 5. Celebrate Achievements: Highlight and honor the contributions and accomplishments of Black Costume Designers in shaping storytelling across media platforms.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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 total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 47%; rating input score 47
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 53%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 44; 44th 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: 71.8% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 165.5% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 105.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 47% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 47/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.