Black Women Lawyers Association Scholarship Fund
Donations deductibleBlack Women Lawyers Association Scholarship Fund's network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). 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
10 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 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 10 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Carpenter | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ashlee Germany | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Elsa Andrianifahanana | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jenee Gaskin | Recording Secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joan Akalaonu | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kina Arnold | Parliamentarian | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Margaret Maggie Mendenhall Casey | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mariska Richards | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Merili Mariangela Seale (also filed as Merili Seale) | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Renai Rodney | ExOfficio | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Rogers | Treasurer | since 2024 |
| Amber Bennett | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Ashlee Germany | Board Member | 2025 |
| Chasity Burns | Chairwoman | since 2020 |
| Deborah Imafidon | Member | since 2024 |
| Demitrus Evans | Chair | 2024 |
| Elsa Andrianifahanana | Parliamentarian | since 2020 |
| Jade Peeples | Member | 2024 |
| Jasmine Fannell | Chair | 2025 |
| Joan Akalaonu | President | 2025 |
| Kaila Coleman | Member | 2024 |
| Kameelah Pointer | Corresponding Secretary | 2025 |
| Kenyatta Beverly | President | since 2020 |
| Kina Arnold | Parliamentarian | 2025 |
| Le'Loni English | Recording Secretary | since 2024 |
| Mariska Richards | Board Member | 2025 |
| Merili Mariangela Seale | Board Member | 2025 |
| Michelle Speller-Thurman | Member at Large | since 2020 |
| Nakhia Morrissette | Vice President | since 2020 |
| Natalie Ellis | Board Member | 2025 |
| Natanya Pope-Sohel | Vice President | 2025 |
| Shannon Stokes | Board Member | 2025 |
| Weeva Young | Recording Secretary | since 2020 |
| Weeya Young | Ex-Officio | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Akalaonu | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Natanya Pope-Sohel | Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Alexandra Rogers | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kameelah Pointer | Corresponding Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Leloni English | Recording Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kina Arnold | Parliamentarian | 5 | $0 | ||
| Weeya Young | Ex-Officio | 5 | $0 | ||
| Merili Seale | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Deb Imafidon | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Mariska Richards | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jasmine Fannell | Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Natalie Ellis | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kina Arnold | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Shannon Stokes | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Elsa Andrianifahanana | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ashlee Germany | Board Member | 5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Black Women Lawyers Association Scholarship Fund
- EIN
- 363961241
- Address
- 321 S Plymouth Ct Ste 600, Chicago, IL, 60604-3922
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- To solicit and raise money to support the activities and purposes of the scholarship fund (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S038 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 2 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1994
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1994
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Nakhia Morrissette (Form 990-N, tax year 2017)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsAmber Carpenter
≥3years on the filingsAshlee Germany
≥3years on the filingsElsa Andrianifahanana
≥3years on the filingsJenee Gaskin
Latest return
year to 31 May 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 May 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $21k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $21k
- Contributions and grants received
- $62k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $84k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 16
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 | $62k | $95k | Deficit $33k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.