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US nonprofit · EIN 870988046 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 870988046) - 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 2022.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Frederick Douglass Entrepreneurial Development & Leadership Institute

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$207k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.2m
$29k liabilities
Net assets
$1.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
3.4 years on average
Staff
1
7 volunteers
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Levoyd Robinson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Frederick Douglass Entrepreneurial Development & Leadership Institute's network

5 people4 organisationsi5 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

5 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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Levoyd Robinson ChairChair2023
3 yrs
J Vincent WilliamsCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Julian PosadaTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Kenya MerrittDirector2023
3 yrs
Lisa HarrellExecutive Director2023
3 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.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
LEO LillardDirector of Operations2024

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
Leo LillardDirector of Operations40$120k
Lisa HarrellExecutive Director20$0
Levoyd RobinsonChair1$0
Julian PosadaTreasurer1$0
J Vincent WilliamsSecretary1$0
Kenya MerrittDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Frederick Douglass Entrepreneurial Development & Leadership Institute
EIN
870988046
Address
222 N Canal St FL 3, Chicago, IL, 60606-1206
State
Illinois
Mission
Prepares under-resourced entrepreneurs to succeed through a personalized business assessment process and targeted connection to an ecosystem of resources and support. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B28 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
2021
Principal officer
Lisa Harrell (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2022
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsLevoyd Robinson
≥3years on the filingsJ Vincent Williams
≥3years on the filingsJulian Posada
≥3years on the filingsKenya Merritt

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
$1.2m
Total liabilities
$29k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.2m
Contributions and grants received
$2k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
1
Volunteers
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2k$207kDeficit $205k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.