2024-02-02T16:40:30-06:00 2022-12-31 881231974 LHR & ASSOCIATES LLC 1660 Soldiers Field Road Brighton MA 02135 990 2022-01-01 042760120 New England Regional Black Nurses Association Inc NEWE 6175411951 PO Box 190690 Roxbury MA 02119 Sasha DuBois President 6175411951 2024-02-02 1 Sasha DuBois 999009999 0 P03032963 6178603929 2024-02-02 X 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Sasha DuBois PO Box 190690 Roxbury MA 02119 99269 0 X www.nerbna.org X 1973 MA The organization's mission is to unify, educate and increase the number of African American nurses in this country. In support of this mission, the organization offers various clinical educational and leadership programs. It also provides scholarships and internship opportunities to its members. 10 10 0 10 0 0 24480 29468 45507 69280 0 92 2913 429 72900 99269 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57820 168539 57820 168539 15080 -69270 116684 47835 -569 -148 117253 47983 X The organization's mission is to unify, educate and and increase the number of African American nurses in this country and is dedicated to investigating, defining and determining the health care needs of African Americans throughout the New England area and implementing the necessary changes to ensure that optimum health care is available to all. 0 0 120724 65000 Exellence in Nursing: Annually, the organization hosts this fundraiser, during which members and supporters are honored and nursing students are awarded scholarships. The event provides an opportunity for nursing professionals, students and NERBNA supporters to celebrate the profession and network. 1945 2350 Spring Conference: Opportunity for minorities in nursing to network, attend seminars related to their profession and prospect for jobs in their related fields. This event is held annually. 21865 29468 Membership: The program serves to retain and recruit members, provide various services to members, maintain membership data and process membership applications and other administrative tasks. 10000 1930 Annually, the organization awards scholarships to nursing students. 10000 1930 154534 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MA X X Sabtha Volmar 6175411951 25 Chandler St Holbrook MA 02343 X Tarma Johnson Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Brock Knight Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kierrah Leger Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Leona Martin Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sasha DuBois President 12.00 X X 0 0 0 Cassandra Mombrum Vice President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Sabtha Volmar Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Farah Abellard Secretary 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Gaurdia Banister Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sharon Callendar Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29468 29468 Excellence Awards Prog 611430 65000 65000 Annual Spring Conferen 611430 2350 2350 Scholarships 611430 1930 1930 69280 92 92 Other Income 900099 429 429 429 99269 69801 0 0 396 396 2819 2819 2411 2411 60 60 123226 122669 557 Membership Dues 21865 21865 Scholarships 10000 10000 Other Expenses 7762 7762 168539 154534 14005 0 5288 5049 93520 26615 612 17876 15559 116684 47835 -569 -148 -569 -148 X 114674 44122 2579 3861 117253 47983 116684 47835 -69270 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 14821 22024 15245 24480 29468 106038 84472 84089 54875 45508 69280 338224 99293 106113 70120 69988 98748 444262 0 0 0 444262 856 2754 1751 3007 522 8890 100149 108867 71871 72995 99270 453152 0.98040 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The organization is a paid membership organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Members elect the officers every two years. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A copy of the Form 990 is presented at a board meeting, where members have the opportunity to review the document and ask questions. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 The organization makes its documents available for public inspection upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes its documents available for public inspection upon request or via the organization's website. NERBNA provides clinics and information on diseases and other health issues that impact the African American community. During Covid period from 2020 to 2021 officers and members of the organization work endlessly in their respective capacities and job positions in various hospitals and health centers to address covid and health issues derived from having covid. Many of the officers of the NERBNA and members were overworked and burnt out due to the tremendous amount of work/extended hours which was required by these nurses to get covid under control. The officers and many members of the organization volunteered additional time to provide information clinics as well as helping to vaccinate high risk members of the minority community to help them from not catching the covid. The Covid-19 impact on the organization was that there was minimal time left for this volunteer organization to address the normal maintenance and upkeep of their financial records. Because it is a volunteer organization, and the organization officers focus was on addressing emergency health issues during the covid period from 2020 to end of 2021 maintaining the accounting records was not a priority. It was only at the end of 2021 was the organization able to start addressing the accounting issues to address regulatory requirement such as their annual 990 filings. However, the organization records were sparse and it has taken substantial time to bring the books up to date. It is only currently, that the organization was able to bring the records up to date to allow for the filing of the annual returns for 2021 and 2022. The 2020 annual filing form was also late. The reason is attributed to the issues addressed in this letter. The organization funds which are raised through the hard work of its members are used to further the increase of more minority nurses and help address the health morbidity issues of the underserved minority community in Boston and New England area. The funds are being used to save lives. We are requesting that the IRS will void the penalties and interest for the late filing. This will allow the volunteer organization whose offices and members who work tirelessly to make a difference in their community to continue to use their funds raised to save lives in the minority community and increased number of minority nurses to further the work.