2025-09-10T08:12:29-07:00 2024-07-31 464721814 Zelin & Associates CPA LLC 555 8th Ave Ste 2203 New York NY 10018 990 2023-08-01 932592894 AFRIKANA CORPORATION AFRI 6466859108 2477 BELMONT AVE 4D BRONX NY 10458 Adama Bah Executive Director 2025-09-10 true true STEVEN ZELIN CPA P00737180 6466784496 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Adama Bah 2477 BELMONT AVE 4D BRONX NY 10458 173239 false X https://www.afri-kana.org/ X 2023 DC Afrikanas mission is to enable Harlem, Bronx, and Brooklyn community members particularly Black immigrants and migrants to secure resources and services with care and compassion. We connect individuals and families to public benefits, legal support, housing, workforce programs, language access, and healing spaces, all rooted in dignity, respect, and cultural understanding. 3 0 0 200 0 173229 0 0 10 173239 0 0 13500 0 577 1164790 1178290 -1005051 74949 0 74949 Afrikanas mission is to enable Harlem, Bronx, and Brooklyn community members particularly Black immigrants and migrants to secure resources and services with care and compassion. We connect individuals and families to public benefits, legal support, housing, workforce programs, language access, and healing spaces, all rooted in dignity, respect, and cultural understanding. false false 473211 Emergency Support & Case Management for Black MigrantsAfrikana provided culturally competent case management to over 2,000 Black migrants, including asylum seekers and recent arrivals from African countries. Many were denied shelter, language access, or legal support from the city, and Afrikana filled the gap by offering food, translation, transportation, and benefits navigation. Staff with lived experience guided clients through complex systems, helping them apply for asylum, enroll in school, and secure stable housing. Afrikana's efforts were instrumental in reversing harmful city policies that excluded Black migrants from essential services. 473210 Crisis Food Access & Culturally Responsive PantriesOperating across Harlem, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, Afrikana served over 10,000 individuals through our three culturally responsive food pantries. Our sites offer halal, West African, and Caribbean staple foods to meet the dietary and cultural needs of the Black diaspora. We also launched weekly mom groups that combine food access with ESL learning, wellness support, and parenting education. This wraparound approach helps new arrivals stabilize and build community. Afrikanas pantry services are led by community members with shared lived experience, ensuring trust and effectiveness. 105158 Community-Based Workforce & Driving School InitiativeAfrikana launched a workforce initiative focused on preparing Black migrants for dignified, living-wage employment. We offered OSHA certification, trade training, ESL classes, and began preparing to launch a free, year-round driving school designed to help Black migrants and diaspora youth safely learn to drive and understand their rights when interacting with police. Over 300 individuals have participated so far. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is prepared by the organization's external accountants. The return is submitted to the board of directors for review and approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All members of the board of directors complete and sign a conflict of interest disclosure on an annual basis. These disclosures are reviewed by the board of directors on an annual basis. To date, there has been no enforcement because no conflicts have been identified. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALThe chairman's compensation was determined based on a comparison with the compensation paid to the chairman of other nonprofit organizations. The compensation was discussed and approved by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents and policies that are required to be disclosed to the public are made available upon request.