Birthright Africa Incorporated
Donations deductibleRevenue
$75k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$135k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1k
$4k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $3k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.1 years on average
Staff
1
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
3
33% of the board
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Birthright Africa Incorporated's network
9 people1 organisationi9 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). 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
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. The organisation reported 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherae Robinson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Diallo Shabazz | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Erica Lee | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jay Taylor | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jetali Bellanton | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jidenna Mobisson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kevin Bedeau | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Patrick Kodjoe | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Walla Elsheikh | Director/CEO | 2016 | 10 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Walla Elsheikh | Director/CEO | 2019 |
| Walla Esheikh | CEO/Director | since 2020 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walla Elsheikh | Director/CEO | 40 | $26k | ||
| Diallo Shabazz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cherae Robinson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jidenna Mobisson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Patrick Kodjoe | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jay Taylor | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Bedeau | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erica Lee | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jetali Bellanton | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Birthright Africa Incorporated
- EIN
- 474649952
- Address
- 2785 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY, 10039-3152
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Birthright AFRICA collaborates with partners to empower youth and young adults of African descent ages 13 - 30 with immersive travel experiences that explore cultural roots and the legacy of innovation in the diaspora and culminate with a free, life-changing trip to Africa. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q20 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 1 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2015
- Principal officer
- Walla Elsheikh (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2018
- 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
≥10years on the filingsWalla Elsheikh
≥7years on the filingsDiallo Shabazz
≥7years on the filingsKevin Bedeau
≥4years on the filingsCherae Robinson
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
- $1k
- Total liabilities
- $4k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $3k
- Contributions and grants received
- $75k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 1
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $75k | $135k | Deficit $60k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Birthright Africa Incorporated likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 4 September 2015
- Registered agent
- Not stated