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US nonprofit · EIN 205683899 · Washington, DCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 205683899) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2016.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

The 1890 Universities Foundation's network

16 people4 organisationsi16 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

16 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, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Carolyn Williams ChairChair -Aea2022
4 yrs
Heidi Anderson ChairBoard Chair - Council of P2022
4 yrs
Louis Whitesides ChairChair - Ard2022
4 yrs
Moses Kairo ChairChair-Elect, Council of de2023
3 yrs
Olga Bolden-Tiller ChairChair, Council of Deans2022
4 yrs
Ramon Shange ChairChair-Elect, Aea2023
3 yrs
Wesley Whittaker ChairChair-Elect, Ard2023
3 yrs
Albert EsselExecutive Administrator, A2022
4 yrs
Alton ThompsonExecutive Director, Ard2022
4 yrs
Ericke CageVice Chair - Council of Pr2024
2 yrs
Fontenot OlufunkeProvost Representative2023
3 yrs
Jewel BronaughPresident & CEO2023
3 yrs
Jose ToledoArd/Board Auditor2022
4 yrs
Luwanda JenkinsChief of Staff / VP of Par2021
5 yrs
Mortimer H NeufvillePresident & CEO Emeritus2021
5 yrs
Tonya L Smith-JacksonProvost Representative2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 16 →

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Antonio McLarenVP; Programssince 2022
Calece HilliardChief Finance and Administration Officer2024
Kenneth E JohnsonProgram Coordinator2018
Mary BrittDirector of Finance2023
Mortimer H NeufvilleDirector2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Mortimer H NeufvillePresident & CEO Emeritus40$148k
Luwanda JenkinsChief of Staff / VP of Par40$142k$7k
Antonio McLarenVP, Programs40$135k
Calece HilliardChief Finance and Administration Officer40$89k$3k
Heidi AndersonBoard Chair - Council of P0$0
Ericke CageVice Chair - Council of Pr0$0
Carolyn WilliamsChair -Aea0$0
Ramon ShangeChair-Elect, Aea0$0
Louis WhitesidesChair - Ard0$0
Wesley WhittakerChair-Elect, Ard0$0
Olga Bolden-TillerChair, Council of Deans0$0
Moses KairoChair-Elect, Council of de0$0
Alton ThompsonExecutive Director, Ard0$0
Albert EsselExecutive Administrator, A0$0
Fontenot OlufunkeProvost Representative0$0
Tonya L Smith-JacksonProvost Representative0$0
Jose ToledoArd/Board Auditor0$0
Jewel BronaughPresident & CEO40$0

About

Legal name
The 1890 Universities Foundation
EIN
205683899
Address
1220 L St Nw Ste 100, Washington, DC, 20005-4033
State
District of Columbia
Mission
To advance agricultural research,scientific knowledge and information sharing among universities through scientific meetings, symposiums,colloquia and seminars. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q20 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Dr Felecia M Nave (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2006
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsLuwanda Jenkins
≥5years on the filingsMortimer H Neufville
≥4years on the filingsCarolyn Williams
≥4years on the filingsHeidi Anderson

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$4.1m
Total liabilities
$3.8m
Net assets or fund balances
$249k
Contributions and grants received
$2.9m
Program service revenue
$190k
Grants and similar paid out
$673k
Employees
12
Volunteers
14

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$3.2m$3.5mDeficit $295k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

10 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Southern University and A&m CollegeFederal subaward$114k
Alabama A&m UniversityFederal subaward$114k
Tuskegee UniversityFederal subaward$103k
Florida A&m UniversityFederal subaward$91k
Langston UniversityFederal subaward$85k
Tennessee State UniversityFederal subaward$48k
University of Maryland Eastern ShoreFederal subaward$37k
Lincoln UniversityFederal subaward$28k
Nc A&t State UniversityFederal subaward$25k
Central State UniversityFederal subaward$18k