Kweli Journal Inc
Donations deductibleKweli Journal Inc's network
9 people1 organisationi9 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
9 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Meyers | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Chika Unigwe | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Clem Richardson | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Emily MEI LAU | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Iwalani Kim | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Laura Pegram | Executive Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Moran Shekel | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Neela Vaswani | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ozier Muhammad | Board Vice President | 2019 | 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Pegram | Executive Dir. | 2022 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozier Muhammad | Board Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alison Meyers | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Neela Vaswani | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laura Pegram | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | ||
| Iwalani Kim | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Emily Mei Lau | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Clem Richardson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Moran Shekel | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chika Unigwe | Director | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Kweli Journal Inc
- EIN
- 270318769
- Address
- Po Box 693, New York, NY, 10021-0028
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Kweli's mission is to nurture emerging writers of color and create opportunities for their voices to be recognized and valued. By creating a community of black, indigenous and poc artists and programming based on artistic excellence and rigor, kweli empowers writers to share stories that engage and impact our communities. Our vision is for a world where the narratives being told reflect the... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A33 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
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2009
- Principal officer
- Laura Pegram (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2010
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAlison Meyers
≥7years on the filingsChika Unigwe
≥7years on the filingsClem Richardson
≥7years on the filingsEmily MEI LAU
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
- $63k
- Total liabilities
- $3k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $60k
- Contributions and grants received
- $136k
- Program service revenue
- $62k
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $198k | $234k | Deficit $36k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Kweli Journal, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 21 October 2009
- Registered agent
- Not stated