Metro Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.9m
$71k liabilities
Net assets
$1.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
3.4 years on average
Staff
12
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Kerry Buffington
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Metro Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation's network
10 people14 organisationsi10 people and 14 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 (15) 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Buffington Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Donald Rencher | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jay Williams | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jehan Crump-Gibson | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jermaine Ruffin | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joseph Bowman | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kandiss Ecton | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Meagan Dunn | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Roderick Hardamon | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shaquila Myers | Member | 2024 | 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiwan Bowman | COO | since 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Buffington | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Bowman | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jermaine Ruffin | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jay Williams | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jehan Crump-Gibson | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Meagan Dunn | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kandiss Ecton | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roderick Hardamon | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shaquila Myers | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donald Rencher | Member | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Metro Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation
- EIN
- 853465384
- Address
- 28 W Adams Ave Ste 800, Detroit, MI, 48226-1663
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- To develop programs and advocate for policies that result in profitable and sustainable black-owned businesses that are connected to public and private economic opportunities, while building trusted relationships. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2020
- Principal officer
- Charity Dean (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 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 filingsKerry Buffington
≥4years on the filingsJoseph Bowman
≥4years on the filingsKandiss Ecton
≥3years on the filingsDonald Rencher
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
- $1.9m
- Total liabilities
- $71k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.9m
- Program service revenue
- $133k
- Employees
- 12
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9m | $2m | Deficit $64k |
| 2023 | $3.3m | $2.5m | $746k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.