Equity Now
Donations deductibleEquity Now's network
8 peoplei8 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
8 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 8 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adia Jordan | LCS Board Me | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Aminah Williams | LCS Board Se | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Antoine Williams | Ex. Dir. Mar | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atasha James | CEO - LCS | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Charlette Butler | LCS Board Ch | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kalif Gallego | LCS Board Me | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rasheid Scarlette | LCS Board Me | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shomari A James (also filed as Shomari James, Shomari James) | CEO - Equity | 2019 | 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Devose | Dir. Financi | 2023 |
| Shomari A James | Chairman | since 2018 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shomari A James | CEO - Equity | 40 | $196k | ||
| Atasha James | CEO-LCS | 40 | $194k | ||
| Antoine Williams | Director - O | 40 | $156k | ||
| Justin Devose | Dir. Financi | 40 | $111k | ||
| Aminah Williams | LCS Board Se | 40 | $72k | ||
| Charlette Butler | LCS Board Ch | 40 | $0 | ||
| Makies Devose | LCS Board Me | 40 | $0 | ||
| Talbert Hill | En Board Adv | 40 | $0 | ||
| Adia Jordan | LCS Board Me | 40 | $0 | ||
| David Murell | En Board Mem | 40 | $0 | ||
| Audra Pettis | En Board Sec | 40 | $0 | ||
| Rasheid Scarlette | LCS Board Me | 40 | $0 | ||
| Latoya Staten | En Board Mem | 40 | $0 | ||
| Airen Washington | Board Member | 40 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Equity Now
- EIN
- 822008232
- Address
- 9700 Philadelphia Ct, Lanham, MD, 20706-4405
- State
- Maryland
- Mission
- Equity now's mission is to discover, plan and implement innovative solutions for pathways of building equity. Focusing on financial education, improving k-12 education, social-emotional learning & academic development, and agriculture & sustainability education. Legends charter school was founded to create a partnership with students, parents and the prince georges county community. Legends... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B29 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
- 2017
- Principal officer
- Shomari A James (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2018
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAtasha James
≥7years on the filingsAdia Jordan
≥7years on the filingsAminah Williams
≥7years on the filingsAntoine Williams
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
- $30.6m
- Total liabilities
- $27.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $377k
- Program service revenue
- $13.7m
- Employees
- 80
- Volunteers
- 10