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US nonprofit · EIN 431603733 · Saint Louis, MOiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 431603733) - 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 tenure.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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Diaspora Connections Unlimited

Donations deductible
Revenue
$383k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$383k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$446k
$19k liabilities
Net assets
$426k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
3.4y av
Staff
4
22 volunteers
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Ramona Tumblin-Rucker
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2014. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2014 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Diaspora Connections Unlimited's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

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.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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ramona Tumblin-Rucker ChairChair2023
3 yrs
Phyllis M JacksonCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Richard K GainesDirector2023
3 yrs
Yolanda McNeal WilliamsTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Leon SharpeCompany secretary2021
Lois D ConleyExecutive Directorsince 2020
Odell HayesTreasurer2021
Theresa CobbImmediate Past Chair2021

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
Lois D ConleyExecutive Director40$143k
Ramona Tumblin-RuckerChair2$0
Yolanda McNeal WilliamsTreasurer2$0
Phyllis M JacksonSecretary2$0
Richard K GainesDirector2$0

About

Legal name
Diaspora Connections Unlimited
EIN
431603733
Address
2505 Saint Louis Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63106-2324
State
Missouri
Mission
Through compelling core exhibits, dynamic touring shows, educational and entertaining public programs, The Griot Museum of Black History creates a community of lifelong learners who explore, experience, and embrace Missouri's rich and enduring African-American heritage. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A54 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
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1992
Principal officer
Lois Conley (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2016
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsRamona Tumblin-Rucker
≥3years on the filingsPhyllis M Jackson
≥3years on the filingsRichard K Gaines
≥3years on the filingsYolanda McNeal Williams

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
$446k
Total liabilities
$19k
Net assets or fund balances
$426k
Contributions and grants received
$247k
Program service revenue
$115k
Employees
4
Volunteers
22

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$507k$381k$126k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.