The Black Star Project
Donations deductibleRevenue
$691k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$752k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$74k
$35k liabilities
Net assets
$38k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
9.4y av
Staff
27
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
6
reported in Part VI
The Black Star Project's network
5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Clark | Treasurer | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Gloria Smith | Company secretary | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| James Colon | Director | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Lee Blakemore | Director | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Peter P Tong | Director | 2017 | 9 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloria Smith | Exec Director | 40 | $0 | $41k | |
| James Colon | Director | $0 | |||
| Peter P Tong | Director | $0 | |||
| Gloria Smith | Secretary | $0 | |||
| Cathy Clark | Treasurer | $0 | |||
| Lee Blakemore | Director | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Black Star Project
- EIN
- 364098045
- Address
- 3509 S King Drive Suite, Chicago, IL, 60653-1139
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- To elevate the conciousness and involvement of African Americans in areas of finance, economics, banking, law management, business, entrepreneurship, savings and investment (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B80 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1996
- Principal officer
- Gloria Smith (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1998
- 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
≥9years on the filingsCathy Clark
≥9years on the filingsGloria Smith
≥9years on the filingsJames Colon
≥9years on the filingsLee Blakemore
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
- $74k
- Total liabilities
- $35k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $38k
- Contributions and grants received
- $685k
- Program service revenue
- $5k
- Employees
- 27
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $610k | $482k | $128k |
| 2022 | $224k | $253k | Deficit $29k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.