2025-02-03T16:57:27-08:00 2023-12-31 263720495 Washington CPA Services LLC 365 Canal Street Suite 2810 New Orleans LA 70130 990 2023-01-01 821126823 Benola Inc BENO 5048123487 PO BOX 52436 New Orleans LA 70152 Adrinda Kelly Executive Director 2025-02-03 true true Kemberley Washington P00720398 5042333536 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PO BOX 52436 New Orleans LA 70152 939487 false X blackedunola.org X 2017 LA The mission of Black Education For New Orleans BE NOLA is to support Black educators and schools to ensure an education that creates better outcomes and opportunities for Black children in New Orleans as a critical factor in building a thriving community. 10 9 3 10 0 341340 935411 324000 0 0 40350 4076 705690 939487 0 0 307338 315186 0 51530 516229 621850 823567 937036 -117877 2451 786258 859792 25952 37565 760306 822227 X The mission of Black Education For New Orleans (BE NOLA) is to support Black educators and schools to ensure an education that creates better outcomes and opportunities for Black children in New Orleans as a critical factor in building a thriving Black community. false false 196766 Other programs 149656 Goldman Sachs BE NOLA?s annual citywide education summit provides a space at the beginning of the school year to affirm the connection and shared purpose of our education community in New Orleans, examine timely education issues from a strength-based lens, and connect educators to resources and support organizations in the broader "village.? It embodies BE NOLA?s mantra that ?education is a lifestyle? by going beyond the four walls of a classroom to connect culture and education. The fourth year of the Summit included a virtual program, an in person education hub located on New Orleans? historic ?Black Wall Street of New Orleans,? Bayou Road, which also correlated with National Black Business Month, and virtual viewing locations at Black-owned businesses across the city. More than 700 educators, parents and community members registered to participate in the 2023 Summit and attendees said they would recommend the program at an average rating of 9.07 on 10 point scale. The 2023 Summit generated 257 pieces of media coverage and an economic impact of more than $200K with over 80% of dollars going to local DBEs. 129612 Kellogg BBI - In 2023, BE NOLA launched the pilot cohort of the Black Is Brilliant Institute, a six-month paid fellowship for New Orleans classroom and community educators that guides fellows in an experiential journey of wellness, learning, and doing. The Institute focuses on five pillars: Black Educational History, Health and Wellness, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Holistic Curriculum, and Communal Infrastructure Building. Fellows received a stipend and graduated from the Institute with an expansive network, a greater understanding of culturally relevant pedagogy and the history and context of Black education in New Orleans, and increased access to places, spaces, and modalities of healing and wellness for themselves and the 2200+ students they collectively impact. 2023 Fellows would recommend the Institute at an average rating of 9.78 on 10 point scale. 96.5% indicated a growth of their support networks; 100% reported an increase in their understanding of historical Black education in the city of New Orleans; 100% of participants stated they felt motivated to remain in education as a result of the Institute. 88404 564438 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 44 0 true 3 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false X Adrinda Kelly 5048123487 PO BOX 52436 New Orleans LA 70152 Adrinda Kelly Executive Dir. 50.00 0.00 X 156047 0 0 Ashana Bigard Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Margarret Montgomery-Richard Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bishop Tom B Watson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lona Edwards Hankins Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thelma French Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Darryl Kilbert Vice President 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stacy Martin Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Wilson President 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 156047 1 false true false 0 935411 935411 Black Is Brilliant Inst. 541900 Bloomberg/BRAF 541900 Kellogg Foundation 541900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 900099 4076 4076 4076 939487 4076 X 0 0 0 0 156047 98418 57629 0 137361 87380 49981 0 10478 10478 11300 6960 4340 0 4585 249 4336 46492 5200 41292 0 0 0 269266 141626 84140 43500 41984 36341 2863 2780 1593 174 1419 0 0 2736 282 2454 11258 69 11189 0 852 852 0 0 0 10159 10159 Events 156358 151047 5311 Awards 31625 31625 Books and subscriptions, etc. 16061 1643 9168 5250 Business meeting expenses 6615 1397 5218 22266 2027 20239 937036 564438 321068 51530 775631 859792 0 0 10011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 616 0 786258 859792 5271 15860 20681 21705 25952 37565 X 760306 822227 760306 822227 786258 859792 2451 X false false false X 69072 222080 442985 341340 935411 2010888 0 0 69072 222080 442985 341340 935411 2010888 0 2010888 0 0 1386 40502 4076 45964 2056852 1090985 0.97770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 21705 21705 false false false false false false false false false Adrinda Kelly Executive Dir. 156047 156047 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Other programs Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board reviews the 990 for accuracy. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.