2026-04-23T06:58:50-06:00 2025-12-31 464264215 Mickele-Sade J Nowden CPA 8 The Green Suite 13344 Dover DE 19901 990 2025-01-01 994185106 BLACK FIBER & TEXTILE NETWORK % TEJU ADISA-FARRAR BLAC 5108335585 PO BOX 470241 BROOKLYN NY 11247 TEJU ADISA-FARRAR ECOSYSTEMS DIRECTOR 5108335585 2026-04-20 true MICKELE-SADE NOWDEN P01515243 5106891845 2026-04-23 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X TEJU ADISAFARRAR PO BOX 470241 BROOKLYN NY 11247 386739 false X HTTPS://WWW.BLACKFIBERNETWORK.COM/ X 2024 NY TO SUPPORT FARMERS, ARTISTS, NATUALY DYERS AND DESIGNERS USING SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS 6 5 2 300 0 360589 25850 0 300 386739 0 5847 109452 0 718 141623 256922 129817 132164 2347 129817 X TO SUPPORT FARMERS, ARTISTS, NATUALY DYERS AND DESIGNERS USING SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS true false 113530 15500 ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDING EVENTS (FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN MEET OUR MEMBERS, LEARN ABOUT OUR WORK AND HOW THEY CAN GET INVOLVED) AND NYFIC (A NEW YORK FASHION INNOVATION GRANT WHERE OUR ORGANIZATION IS PILOTING THE CREATION OF REGIONAL DECOR TO SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND LOCAL ECONOMIES) 7130 350 MEMBERS VIDEOS: UPLIFTING OUR MEMBERS THROUGH A VIDEO SERIES INTERVIEWING THEM AND SHOWING WHERE THEY WORK. WE CREATED 4 SHORT FILMS SHOWCASING OUR MEMBERS WORK, AS WELL AS ONE FILM DOCUMENTING THE PROCESS OF CREATING A NEW VALUE-ADDED PRODUCT. THIS ALLOWED A WIDER AUDIENCE TO EXPERIENCE THE INNOVATIVE WORK OF OUR MEMBERS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. 6200 6500 WORKSHOPS: FUNDING OUR MEMBERS TO FACILITATE AND PROVIDE FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS IN URBAN AND RURAL SETTINGS, SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN LEARN CRAFTING, AGRICULTURAL, FIBER AND DYE SKILLS. WE FUNDED 8 COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS IN FIVE STATES IN 2025, ALLOWING PEOPLE IN THOSE REGIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN FREE WORKSHOPS ABOUT NATURAL DYE-ING, NATURAL FIBERS, AND REGENERATIVE FARMING. 3880 3500 MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT: OFFERING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, ONE ON ONES AND OTHER RESOURCES TO EACH OF OUR MEMBERS. WE HELPED MEMBERS APPLY AND RECEIVE OVER $50K IN GRANTS, CUMULATIVELY, LAST YEAR. WE SUPPORTED FIVE MEMBERS IN DEVELOPING VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS. WE CONNECTED 20 MEMBERS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO INCREASE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR THEIR BUSINESSES. 3880 3500 130740 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 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 true 17 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 5 false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false GA NY X TEJU ADISA-FARRAR 5108335585 PO BOX 470241 BROOKLYN NY 11247 TEJU ADISA-FARRAR ECOSYSTEMS DIRECTOR 40.00 40.00 X 85250 0 0 PANDORA THOMAS BOARD CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEANDRA EUBANKS TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 YOLANDA BURRELL SECRETARY 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SHAMIRA COVINGTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GRACE JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MAHDIYYAH MUHAMMAD STAFF MEMBER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 85250 0 0 0 false false false 360589 360589 DOCUMENTARY SCREENING 516210 350 350 EVENTS 900004 5500 5500 MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT 541610 3500 3500 NYFIC 541700 10000 10000 WORKSHOPS 611600 6500 6500 25850 0 BANK REWARD 900099 300 300 300 386739 25850 300 0 X 5847 5847 85250 85250 13614 13614 2500 2500 8088 8088 3750 3750 110999 110999 1005 1005 1714 1714 8096 8096 209 209 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 725 216 509 PAYROLL EXPENSES 1186 1186 MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT 3880 3880 WORKSHOPS 6200 6200 3859 3814 45 256922 130740 125464 718 132164 0 132164 2347 0 2347 X 129817 0 129817 0 132164 129817 0 X false false false X 386089 386089 386089 386089 386089 300 300 386389 X TEJU ADISAFARRAR FOUNDER INITIAL PAYMENTS X 2350 2347 false false false 2347 Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b RE GOVERNING BODY DECISIONS - NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC Governing body meeting documentation Part VI line 8a NO BOARD MINUTES ARE TAKEN, A MEETING AGENDA IS PROVIDED Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8b THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE SEPARATE COMMITTEES Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN WILL BE PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO REQUEST IT Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 NO DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC Significant program services not listed on prior year return Part III line 2 EVENTS: FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN MEET MEMBERS/LEARN ABOUT OUR WORK & HOW THEY CAN GET INVOLVED. MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT: OFFERING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, ONE ON ONES AND OTHER RESOURCES TO EACH OF OUR MEMBERS. NYFIC: A NEW YORK FASHION INNOVATION GRANT WHERE OUR ORGANIZATION IS PILOTING THE CREATION OF REGIONAL DECOR TO SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND LOCAL ECONOMIES. WORKSHOPS: FUNDING OUR MEMBERS TO FACILITATE AND PROVIDE FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS IN URBAN AND RURAL SETTINGS, SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN LEARN CRAFTING, AGRICULTURAL, FIBER AND DYE SKILLS. MEMBERS VIDEOS: UPLIFTING OUR MEMBERS THROUGH A VIDEO SERIES INTERVIEWING THEM AND SHOWING FUNDRAISING: ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND CONFERENCES WHERE BFTN STAFF CAN MEET FUNDERS, INVESTORS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g $110,999 LISTED AS OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES INCLUDES AMOUNTS PAID TO OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS FOR WORK INCLUDING DESIGN, SOUND DESIGN, VIDEOGRAPHY, AND OTHER MISC SERVICES