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US nonprofit · EIN 461277206 · Oakland, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 461277206) - 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 30 June 2025: 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2021.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

Black MEN Speak

Donations deductible
Revenue
$374k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$307k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$182k
$28k liabilities
Net assets
$154k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
4.4 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Dr Stephanie Edwards
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Exemption reinstated on 15 September 2021. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2021 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Black MEN Speak's network

9 people4 organisationsi9 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). 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

9 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dr Stephanie Edwards ChairChairman2022
4 yrs
Anthony Jenkins SrBoard member2022
4 yrs
Brandy WrightTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Dorsey NunnBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Earnest HardmonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Shuana JohnsonCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Willie LockettBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Windell JamesBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Zakiya JohnsonVice President2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Damon JohnsonExecutive Director40$90k
Dr Stephanie EdwardsChairman0.5$0
Zakiya JohnsonVice President0.5$0
Brandy WrightTreasurer0.5$0
Shuana JohnsonSecretary0.5$0
Anthony Jenkins SrBoard Member0.5$0
Dorsey NunnBoard Member0.5$0
Willie LockettBoard Member0.5$0
Windell JamesBoard Member0.5$0
Earnest HardmonBoard Member0.5$0

About

Legal name
Black Men Speak
EIN
461277206
Address
80 Swan Way Ste 102, Oakland, CA, 94621-1438
State
California
Mission
Our mission is to inform, educate, and enlighten the mental health community and the general public about issues concerning african american males and men of color suffering from mental health and substance abuse challenges by means of storytelling. By sharing their lived experiences, members of black men speaks and men of color promote self and communal wellness, recovery, and freedom. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
F80 Mental health and crisis intervention
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2021
Principal officer
Jackie Johnson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsDr Stephanie Edwards
≥4years on the filingsAnthony Jenkins Sr
≥4years on the filingsBrandy Wright
≥4years on the filingsDorsey Nunn

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$182k
Total liabilities
$28k
Net assets or fund balances
$154k
Contributions and grants received
$371k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
3

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$78k$127kDeficit $49k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.