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US nonprofit · EIN 381817220 · Battle Creek, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 381817220) - 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.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.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Southwestern Michigan Urban League Inc's network

4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). 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

4 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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Carmen BellTrustee2022
4 yrs
Dr Elishae Johnson (also filed as Dr Elishae Johnson)Trustee2019
7 yrs
Karmel AddisTrustee2019
7 yrs
Terris ToddTrustee2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brendel HatleyTrustee2021
Brendel HadleyCompany secretary2023
Carey WhitfieldTrusteesince 2021
Dr Elishae JohnsonTrustee2021
Josette DobyChairmansince 2023
Josette DolbyChairman2021
Karmel AddisTrustee2021
Kyra WallaceExecutive Directorsince 2018
Percy BeanTrustee2021
Terris ToddTrustee2021

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
Dr Elishae JohnsonTrustee1$0
Terris ToddTrustee1$0
Karmel AddisTrustee1$0
Carmen BellTrustee1$0
Josette DobyChairman1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Southwestern Michigan Urban League Inc
EIN
381817220
Address
172 van Buren St W, Battle Creek, MI, 49017-3005
State
Michigan
Mission
To provide educational, economic development, culturual enrichment,and wellness programs (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P22Z Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Principal officer
Josette Doby (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1967
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

≥7years on the filingsDr Elishae Johnson
≥7years on the filingsKarmel Addis
≥7years on the filingsTerris Todd
≥4years on the filingsCarmen Bell

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
$86k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$86k
Contributions and grants received
$390k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$390k$304k$86k
2023$645k$721kDeficit $76k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.