2024-12-30T11:03:41-07:00 2024-06-30 410746749 CliftonLarsonAllen LLP 220 South Sixth Street Minneapolis MN 55402 990 2023-07-01 831629682 BLACK MEN TEACH BLAC 7086994548 370 Wabasha Street North Suite 660 Saint Paul MN 55102 Steven Zenz Treasurer 6128608983 2024-12-30 1 1 Michael Hinsch P01875343 6123764504 2024-12-30 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Steven Zenz 370 Wabasha Street North Suite 660 Saint Paul MN 55102 2351841 0 X blackmenteach.org X 2018 MN Black Men Teach (BMT) recruits, prepares, places, and retains Black male teachers in elementary schools by building a robust pathway to the teaching profession, beginning in high school and continuing to support men through college and into their teaching career. BMT began in 2018 based on research that told us that a diverse teacher corps improves student outcomes for all children, especially children of color. Black students in elementary school who have at least one Black male teacher are 29% less likely to drop out of school. Those who have two Black male teachers are 32% more likely to enroll in post-secondary education. Since its start in 2018, BMT has gone from serving 12 Black men in 2020, to serving nearly 100 in fiscal 2024. To support our rapid ramp up in programming, our staffing and budgeted spend are ramping up. We are developing a coalition of schools, school districts, teacher training and scholarship programs, and community organizations to achieve our objectives. 18 18 7 80 0 0 2100721 2113049 0 0 89241 181792 0 -81817 2189962 2213024 548123 375767 0 0 442078 633274 121020 155346 223907 86652 483148 1197873 1647535 992089 565489 4079646 4694268 55293 104426 4024353 4589842 Black Men Teach (BMT) recruits, prepares, places, and retains Black male teachers in elementary schools by building a robust pathway to the teaching profession, beginning in high school and continuing to support men through college and into their teaching career. BMT began in 2018 based on research that told us that a diverse teacher corps improves student outcomes for all children, especially children of color. Black students in elementary school who have at least one Black male teacher are 29% less likely to drop out of school. Those who have two Black male teachers are 32% more likely to enroll in post-secondary education. Since its start in 2018, BMT has gone from serving 12 Black men in 2020, to nearly 100 in fiscal 2024. To support our rapid ramp up in programming, our staffing and budgeted spend are ramping up. We are developing a coalition of schools, school districts, teacher training and scholarship programs, and community organizations to achieve our objective. 0 0 279880 180927 0 TEACHERS - Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP), Instructional Coaching and Alternative Certification. Most teachers graduate school with student loan debt, and Black men have significantly more debt than their white counterparts. This burden often leads men to leave the profession. SLRP pays off the principal amount of student debt held by practicing teachers over a five-year period. For fiscal 2024 sixteen men were directly supported by this program and approximately 400 elementary school students benefited from them remaining in the classroom. An instructional coach visits each teacher's classroom to critique their teaching methods to improve student learning and participation. Alternative Certification is a program that run for 3 months each summer to prepare a college student for certification as a teacher. 200622 160392 0 COLLEGE - Scholarships, Student Teaching Stipends and Internships, Leadership Coaching and Non-traditional Pilot Program for Licensure - In an effort to offset the financial burden their education, Black Men Teach offers up to $20,000 scholarships to its participants. These scholarships are provided to men who are active participants in our program and are paid over four years. To qualify, students provide BMT with transcripts, confirming their class status, current course schedules, academic credits and fee statements. BMT offers these as "last dollar" scholarships. In the fiscal 2024, thirteen received scholarships. Student teaching, required to earn a degree and become a licensed teacher, is a significant financial burden for students. Because this activity is full time, for a period of 12 to 16 weeks, it precludes the student from earning outside income from a full or part time job. Therefore, many students leave the teaching track at this late stage because of this burden. BMT assists its teaching candidates by providing a stipend or paying for their internship during this part of their education. In fiscal 2024, twenty student teachers and interns benefited from this program as did approximately 500 elementary school students who were exposed to a Black male teacher. Leadership coaching is available to all college students who are in the BMT program. This training assists them with leading in a classroom. The Non-traditional pilot program assists a college student stay in school to study elementary education while providing them with an in-class job while going to school. 51849 34448 0 HIGH SCHOOL - A summer academy for elementary students is held on Saturday mornings for nine weeks. The first three weeks are training for high school students interested in becoming educators. The following six weeks are actual classroom teaching experiences for these high school students to teach elementary school students lessons. BMT also sponsored a teen summit to provide high school students information on teaching as a career and steps to become a teacher. 681599 0 0 This being the fourth full year of Black Men Teach with an executive director and paid staff, much of our program expense was focused on staff time acquiring partnerships with elementary schools, scholarship programs and teacher training programs, as well as on-campus meetings with potential teacher candidates, teaching high school classes introducing seniors to teaching as a career, and much more. In fiscal 2023, BMT began efforts to build a community coalition. The expense includes staff time that is not allocated to individual programs. 681599 0 0 1213950 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 MN X Markus Flynn 7086994548 370 Wabasha Street North Suite 660 Saint Paul MN 55102 Markus Flynn Executive Director 40 0 X 152647 0 9100 Virginia Arthur Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Josh Crosson Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Goar Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Peter Hutchinson Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mark Irvin Director and Vice Chair 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Jesse Mason Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Ann Rest Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kevin Idahor Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Anthony Lando Director and Board Chair 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Paul Gunderson Director and Secretary 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Steven Zenz Director and Treasurer 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Chris Ugarte Director 1 X 0 0 0 Heather Mueller Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kiera Fernandez Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Phil McKoy Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Chris Dodge Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Burrage Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 152647 0 9100 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 191623 0 447598 1473828 0 2113049 0 181792 0 0 181792 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57000 191623 138817 -81817 0 -81817 0 2213024 0 0 99975 0 0 375767 375767 166106 124579 16611 24916 0 384017 282909 101108 17971 12400 5571 21750 17654 3318 778 43430 29967 13463 29333 22000 7333 25678 25678 155346 155346 67643 40697 18169 8777 33199 27753 2436 3010 7413 5026 1229 1158 15451 10661 2472 2318 28999 20009 4640 4350 13935 13128 621 186 24433 9988 14445 13999 9659 2240 2100 3333 1731 1226 376 Community building initiative 53109 53109 0 0 Support for college students including workshops 40320 40320 0 0 Support for teachers including workshops 98952 98952 0 0 Support for high school students including teen summit 17401 17401 0 0 9950 240 3563 6147 1647535 1213950 209678 223907 X 64754 237690 3102826 3752670 867921 690043 28338 12056 29463 27654 15807 1809 4079646 4694268 55293 104426 0 0 55293 104426 X 2790123 3468865 1234230 1120977 4024353 4589842 4079646 4694268 565489 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 385855 1250201 2310623 2100721 2113049 8160449 385855 1250201 2310623 2100721 2113049 8160449 1903057 6257392 25 22 959 89241 181792 272039 23731 0 23731 8456219 0.73998 0.6882 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29463 27654 1809 0 0 0 0 1809 0 0 X 2261384 0 48360 0 0 48360 2213024 0 0 0 2213024 1695895 48360 0 0 0 48360 1647535 0 0 0 1647535 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 - Black Men Teach is organized as a Minnesota nonprofit corporation and has been recognized by the IRS as exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c). The Organization is annually required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the iRS. In addition, the Organization is subject to income taxes on net income that is derived from business activities that are unrelated to its exempt purpose. The Organization believes it is not subject to unrelated business income tax and has not filed an Exempt Organization Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS. X X X X X X X 1 LMJ Solutions 1120 South 2nd Street Unit 703 Minneapolis MN 55415 General fund raising, focusing on grants from corporations and foundations. 0 1245872 80000 1165872 Leslie Palmieri 7957 Lismore Circle Eden Prairie MN 55347 General fundraising, focus on individual gifts. 0 226643 75346 151297 1472515 155346 1317169 MN Gala 248623 191623 57000 0 0 49718 43633 7600 37866 0 0 248623 191623 57000 0 0 49718 43633 7600 37866 138817 -81817 1 For current teachers-Student loan repayments and other assistance. These grants were provided primarily to current teachers to assist them in paying their student loan balances over 5 years. These black male teachers were selected either by an objective process, or were included in the program if they are teachers within BMT's partner schools. Payments are made directly to the loan servicer of each teacher to ensure proper use of grant funds. 16 180927 COLLEGE - Scholarships, Student Teaching Stipends and Internships, Leadership Coaching and Non-traditional Pilot Program for Licensure. Includes stipends for student teachers and internships. Unpaid student teaching and internships place a significant financial burden on the students. Many students leave the teaching track due to this burden. BMT assists by providing a stipend of paying for internship during this part of their education. In fiscal 2024, 33 students benefited from these programs as did approximately 825 elementary school students who were exposed to a Black male teacher. 20 160392 HIGH SCHOOL - A summer academy for elementary students is held on Saturday mornings for nine weeks. The first three weeks are training for high school students interested in becoming educators. The following six weeks are actual classroom teaching experiences for these high school students to teach elementary school students lessons. BMT also sponsored a teen summit to provide high school students information on teaching as a career and steps to become a teacher. 18 34448 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The use of grant funds is monitored as follows: student loan repayments are made directly to the teacher's loan servicer after verifying the teacher is still eligible for the program; student teaching stipends and internship payments are paid after verifying with both the university and the elementary school that student is eligible and is student teaching; scholarships are paid directly to the college after verifying the student is eligible. X X X X 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Markus Flynn Executive Director 152647 0 0 0 0 0 5124 0 3976 0 161747 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 5 Bonus plan established at beginning of fiscal year for results during the fiscal year relating to goals. One of the goals was based on fund raising results, representing approximately 25% of the potential bonus. Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Bonus plan established at beginning of fiscal year for results during the fiscal year relating to goals for teachers placed in schools, retention of placed teachers, progress on collective impact initiative, fellows in the pipeline to become teachers and fund raising results. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a BMT has an Executive Committee (EC), which consists of the Board Chair and Chairs of the standing committees. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors (BOD), during intervals between meetings of the BOD, the EC has the power to take action that may be taken by the BOD, other than the power to remove or appoint directors, committee members or officers; amend or repeal bylaws, amend or repeal any vote or action taken by the BOD; or exercise any power that the directors are prohibited from delegating. Any action taken by the EC is reported to the BOD at the next board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 draft was reviewed by our auditors, CLA, then reviewed by our Finance Committee and a draft was provided to our board members at least a week before the board meeting and was discussed at the board meeting, all prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Annually, the conflict of interest policy is provided to directors and employees, and there is a process to ensure that each director and employee returns a signed copy. The process is monitored by the chair of the Governance Committee. Any potential conflicts of interest identified are brought to the full board for discussion and resolution. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 BMT's Board of Directors uses salary and compensation data provided by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits as a reference in determining the Executive Director's compensation package. For other positions, as per board policy, the Executive Director provides the Executive Committee with position descriptions and salary recommendations. These salary recommendations also use the MN Council of Nonprofits survey as a reference. The Executive Committee approves the salaries in the job descriptions. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are made available by request. Form 990, Part X, Line 1 BMT has cash and investments of $3,752,670 at June 30, 2024. Success with our proof of concept has us now focused on a longer term goal of to having over 100 black male teachers and place them in the schools in Minnesota with over 40% students of color. Achieving this longer term goal will take the cash BMT has accumulated in its early years, along with additional funding.