Silk Road Project Inc
Donations deductibleSilk Road Project Inc's network
23 people5 organisationsi23 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (23). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
23 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 23 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Samuels Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alfre Woodard | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Alicia Robinson Reese | Interim Executive Director (January-May 2023) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ben Hartley | Executive Director (As of May 2023) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Boris Dolgonos | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Carolyn Yancey | Board Member (As of November 2022) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Diann Kim | Board Member (Through November 2022) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Faith Raiguel | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Federico Cohen Freue | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Helena Hwang | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Isabelle Hunter | Clerk/Secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jonathan Bays | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joseph Gramley | Ex-Officio Board Member (To July 2022) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kathy Fletcher | Executive Director (July-December 2022) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Larisa Martinez | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lavon Kellner | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Nicholas MA | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ophelia Dahl | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rhiannon Giddens | Ex-Officio Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rohit Deshpande | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stefanie Zeldin | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| WU MAN | Ex-Officio Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| You Young Kim | Board Member (Through August 2022) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Barbir | Deputy Director | since 2021 |
| Eduardo Braniff | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Isabelle Hunter | Clerk/Consultant | since 2018 |
| Jacqueline Worley | Director of Finance | 2020 |
| Jennifer Klahn | Development Director | since 2022 |
| Kathy Fletcher | Executive Director (As of 11/19) | since 2020 |
| Lori LYN Taylor | Senior Learning & Creative Advisor | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hartley | Chief Executive Officer, President | 40 | $282k | $22k | |
| Anthony Barbir | Deputy Director, Clerk | 40 | $178k | ||
| Jennifer Klahn | Development Director | 40 | $178k | ||
| Alicia Robinson Reese | Strategic Partnerships & Impact Director | 40 | $175k | $3k | |
| Rhiannon Giddens | Artistic Director | 20 | $128k | ||
| Boris Dolgonos | Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Lori Samuels | Vice Chair (Elected Oct24) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Faith Raiguel | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jonathan Bays | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ralph Chu | Board Member (Elected Oct24) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ophelia Dahl | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Rohit Deshpande | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Gilligan | Board Member (Elected Feb25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Tony James | Board Member (Elected Feb25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Emil Kang | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Lavon Kellner | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Nicholas Ma | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ludovica Mottura | Board Member (Elected Oct24) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Michael Oliveri | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Gary Poon | Board Member (Elected May2025) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Nicolas Rodriguez-Brizuela | Board Member (Elected May2025) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Alfre Woodard | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Carolyn Yancey | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Stefanie Zeldin Sigal | Board Member | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Silk Road Project Inc
- EIN
- 043444069
- Address
- 240 Elm St FL 2, Somerville, MA, 02144-2935
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- Silkroad creates music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning for a more hopeful and inclusive world. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A230 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- Boris Dolgonos (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLori Samuels
≥8years on the filingsDiann Kim
≥8years on the filingsFaith Raiguel
≥8years on the filingsJonathan Bays
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.1m
- Total liabilities
- $330k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.6m
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 19