Capital B News Inc
Donations deductibleCapital B News Inc's network
6 people7 organisationsi6 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (8) 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
6 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurisse Johnson Chair | Finance Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Akoto Ofori-Atta | Treasurer/Secretary/CAO | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lauren Williams | President & CEO | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Marsha Cooke | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Matt Thompson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sarabeth Berman | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adeshina Emmanuel | Managing Editor of Local | 2024 |
| Charity Scott | Audience Development Editor | 2023 |
| Christina Carrega | National Criminal Justice Reporter | since 2023 |
| Dalila Paul | National Editor | since 2023 |
| Gavin Godfrey | Atlanta Editor | 2022 |
| Gillian White | Senior Vice President | since 2022 |
| Keith Reed | Atlanta Editor | 2024 |
| Kelly Virella | Executive Editor | 2024 |
| Kimberly Spencer | Senior Development Director | 2022 |
| Michelle Williams | Growth & Partnerships Director | since 2022 |
| Simone Sebastian | Editorial Director | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Williams | President & CEO | 60 | $284k | $58 | |
| Akoto Ofori-Atta | Treasurer/Secretary/CAO | 60 | $228k | $35k | |
| Gillian White | Chief Revenue Officer of R | 40 | $221k | $28k | |
| Dalila Paul | National Editor | 40 | $149k | $9k | |
| Kelly Virella | Executive Editor | 40 | $133k | $1k | |
| Adeshina Emmanuel | Managing Editor of Local | 40 | $120k | $9k | |
| Christina Carrega | National Criminal Justice | 40 | $113k | $11k | |
| Keith Reed | Atlanta Editor | 40 | $111k | $9k | |
| Maurisse Johnson | Finance Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarabeth Berman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marsha Cooke | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matt Thompson | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
8 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253037216). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Marsha Cooke | Director |
| Maurisse Johnson | Director, Finance Chair |
| Sarabeth Berman | Director |
| Akoto Ofori-Atta | |
| Lauren Williams | Director, President |
| Lauren Williams | President |
| Akoto Ofori-Atta | Director, Treasurer, and Secretary |
| Matt Thompson | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Capital B News Inc
- EIN
- 853905902
- Address
- 209 West 29th Street Suite 107, New York, NY, 10001-5580
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To connect and engage with black communities to deliver trustworthy journalism that informs, empowers, and creates meaningful change for black people in america. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A33 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2021
- Principal officer
- Lauren Williams (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 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 filingsMaurisse Johnson
≥4years on the filingsAkoto Ofori-Atta
≥4years on the filingsLauren Williams
≥4years on the filingsMarsha Cooke
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
- $8.2m
- Total liabilities
- $259k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.8m
- Program service revenue
- $32k
- Employees
- 39
- Volunteers
- 4
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 | $5.9m | $5.9m | Deficit $35k |
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.Capital B News, Inc. 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 November 2020
- Registered agent
- Not stated