Hidden Genius Project
Donations deductibleRevenue
$12.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$12.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$26.3m
$6.6m liabilities
Net assets
$19.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
7.8 years on average
Staff
199
355 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Biff Wayne Clark
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Hidden Genius Project's network
10 people5 organisationsi10 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (5) 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biff Wayne Clark Chair (also filed as Biff Clark) | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Adriane Gamble Armstrong | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Christina Gutierrez Iguodala (also filed as Christina Iguodala) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erik Moore | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jason Young | Director | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Kenneth Englund | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kevin Hart | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kilimanjaro Robbs | Treasurer | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Megan Holston-Alexander | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Osborne Hardison | Company secretary | 2017 | 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Nicholson | Executive Dir. | since 2017 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Nicholson | CEO | 40 | $268k | $26k | |
| Fred Norris Jr | Dir. Fin. & Opera. | 40 | $193k | ||
| Hodari Toure | Innovatn.Officer | 40 | $191k | ||
| Alicia Pinn | Human Resourc | 40 | $184k | ||
| Sean Valentine | Dir.Strategic Ini | 40 | $178k | ||
| Kayla Mason | Region.Dir. | 40 | $148k | ||
| Kilimanjaro Robbs | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Darrell Edwards Jr | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Adriane Gamble Armstrong | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tarrazzia Martin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth Englund | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erik Moore | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tariq Norris | Finance & Opera | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ken Grimes | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jonathan Bass | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Hidden Genius Project
- EIN
- 460689949
- Address
- 1441 Franklin St Fourth Floor, Oakland, CA, 94612-3231
- State
- California
- Mission
- To train and mentor black male youth in technology creation, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills to transform their lives and communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Brandon Nicholson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥9years on the filingsJason Young
≥9years on the filingsKilimanjaro Robbs
≥9years on the filingsOsborne Hardison
≥8years on the filingsChristina Gutierrez Iguodala
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
- $26.3m
- Total liabilities
- $6.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $19.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $11.9m
- Program service revenue
- $501k
- Employees
- 199
- Volunteers
- 355