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US nonprofit · EIN 823283296 · Detroit, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 823283296) - 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 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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Black Male Educators Alliance

Donations deductible
Revenue
$3.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.1m
$89k liabilities
Net assets
$2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
4.0 years on average
Staff
4
12 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Black Male Educators Alliance's network

12 people1 organisationi12 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). 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

12 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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Abram Miller ESQ (also filed as Abram Miller, Abram Miller)Treasurer2019
7 yrs
Anton HortonMember2024
2 yrs
Candace Bacchus HollingsworthMember2023
3 yrs
Kebina YoungMember2024
2 yrs
Lisa E Johanon ESQ (also filed as Lisa Johanon ESQ)Member2022
4 yrs
Marcia Spivey ESQMember2023
3 yrs
Mark GreerMember2023
3 yrs
N Akosua BurrisMember2021
5 yrs
Rian English BarnhillMember2024
2 yrs
Russell Harris JR (also filed as Russell Harris)Member2021
5 yrs
Tanya Upthegrove GregoryVice Chair2022
4 yrs
Tiffany C TaylorMember2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Curtis L Lewis PhDFounderCEOsince 2022
Michael PaynePresident2019
Staci WilliamChief of Staff2019

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
Curtis L Lewis PhDBoard Chair & FounderCEO40$140k
Russell Harris JRMember2$0
Tanya Upthegrove GregoryVice Chair2$0
Abram Miller ESQTreasurer2$0
N Akosua BurrisMember2$0
Lisa E Johanon ESQMember2$0
Marcia Spivey ESQMember2$0
Tiffany C TaylorMember2$0
Mark GreerMember2$0
Candace Bacchus HollingsworthMember2$0
Rian English BarnhillMember2$0
Anton HortonMember2$0
Kebina YoungMember2$0

About

Legal name
Black Male Educators Alliance
EIN
823283296
Address
1550 Taylor St, Detroit, MI, 48206-2081
State
Michigan
Mission
Our mission is to develop effective culturally responsive educators who cultivate learning partnerships and grow independent thinkers into change agents for their communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B20 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2018
IRS ruling date
1 December 2018
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Curtis L Lewis (Form 990-N, tax year 2018)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsAbram Miller ESQ
≥5years on the filingsN Akosua Burris
≥5years on the filingsRussell Harris JR
≥4years on the filingsLisa E Johanon ESQ

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
$2.1m
Total liabilities
$89k
Net assets or fund balances
$2m
Contributions and grants received
$2.9m
Program service revenue
$435k
Employees
4
Volunteers
12

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$3.4m$1.6m$1.8m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.