Rhode Island Black Story Tellers
Donations deductibleRhode Island Black Story Tellers' network
6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
6 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chontell Nelson-Washington | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Clarissa Walker PHD (also filed as Clarissa J Walker) | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Emilia D Pena-Disla (also filed as Emilia Pena-Disla) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Gerald Price JR | President/Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joshua Avila (also filed as Josh Avila) | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tosin Ojugbele | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Valerie Tutson | Volunteer Executive Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Tutson | Executive Director | 30 | $50k | ||
| Tosin Ojugbele PhD | Board Co-Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Araujo-Haller | Board Co-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Emilia Pena-Disla | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Delecia Forbes | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gerald Price Jr | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Rhode Island Black Story Tellers
- EIN
- 050516630
- Address
- 393 Broad Street, Providence, RI, 02907-1353
- State
- Rhode Island
- Mission
- To promote awareness of black storytelling (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A20 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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Valerie Tutson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsChontell Nelson-Washington
≥6years on the filingsEmilia D Pena-Disla
≥6years on the filingsGerald Price JR
≥4years on the filingsJoshua Avila
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $226k
- Total liabilities
- $3k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $222k
- Contributions and grants received
- $195k
- Program service revenue
- $56k
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 8
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $264k | $316k | Deficit $53k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.