Nonprofit · EIN 37-1586696
SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · PROVIDENCE, RI 02903
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $25,787 | $12,160 | $13,627 | $21,343 | $1,626 | $19,717 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $19,977 | $8,905 | $11,072 | $20,249 | $1,626 | $18,623 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,587
- Program service revenue
- $21,200
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $4,896
- Occupancy
- $960
- Printing, publications and postage
- $168
- Other expenses
- $6,136
- Program services (functional)
- $5,451
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $20,249
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,343
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,626
- Net assets, end of year
- $19,717
- Cash, savings and investments
- $21,343
- Gross receipts
- $25,787
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARYN PARSONS | PRESIDENT & CEO | 20 | $0 |
| DR DAVID CHILDS | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE TAVARES-RANCE | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN S GRUENBERG | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD GRAY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN HAGANS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARYN PARSONS | PRESIDENT & CEO | 20 | $0 |
| OLIVIA MORRIS | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE TAVARES-RANCE | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN S GRUENBERG | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD GRAY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN HAGANS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 11 ANGELL STREET 349, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903-0000
- In care of
- % KARYN PARSONS
- Signed the 990-EZ
- KARYN PARSONS, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (310) 415-5804
- Website
- WWW.SWEETBLACKBERRY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE MISSION AT SWEET BLACKBERRY IS TO BRING LITTLE KNOWN STORIES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT TO CHILDREN EVERYWHERE.
Program accomplishments
- WORKING AS A GROUP, STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK HANDS-ON IN CREATING A SWEET BLACKBERRY FILM. BY FOLLOWING THE SWEET BLACKBERRY MODEL, MENTORS WILL GUIDE THE STUDENTS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF WRITING, ART DIRECTING, ILLUSTRATING, ANIMATING, AND CREATING A MARKETING STRATEGY FOR THE FILM THEY CREATE.STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME PUBLISHED AUTHORS AND CREATE FUN AND ENGAGING HISTORICAL BOOKS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN. STUDENTS WILL RESEARCH HISTORICAL FIGURES, GO THROUGH THE PRE-WRITING, WRITING, PROOFREADING AND EDITING PROCESS OF WRITING A STORY, CREATE ILLUSTRATIONS, AND FINALLY SEE THEIR FINISHED PRODUCT IN A PAPERBACK FORMAT. AFTER THE BOOKS ARE PUBLISHED, STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THEIR STORIES TO THE YOUNGER CHILDREN IN AN END OF PROGRAM CELEBRATION.Expenses $4,798
- SCHOOL VISITS - KARYN PARSONS, SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, WELL KNOWN FOR HER ROLE OF AS HILARY BANKS ON THE LONG-RUNNING TELEVISION SHOW, "THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR" WILL COME TO YOUR SCHOOL TO SHARE TRIUMPHANT STORIES OF INDIVIDUALS SURMOUNTING THE ODDS AND MAKING INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SOCIETY.THESE AMERICAN STORIES ARE INSPIRATIONAL AND EMPOWERING, BUT RARELY TAUGHT IN OUR SCHOOLS DUE TO A LACK OF TIME AND RESOURCES. SWEET BLACKBERRY'S STORIES ILLUSTRATE FOR OUR CHILDREN THE CONCEPT THAT TREMENDOUS OBSTACLES ARE ACTUALLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATNESS! CHILDREN OF ALL RACES AND ETHNICITIES FEEL A SENSE OF SHARED HISTORY WHEN THEY LEARN ABOUT THE REAL PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND WORK IMPACT THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.SCHOOL VISITS ARE TAILORED TO EACH AUDIENCE. THEMES ADDRESSED INCLUDE SURMOUNTING THE ODDS, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS, AS WELL AS STORY-TELLING, CREATIVE WRITING, AND FILM MAKING. SCHOOL VISITS INCLUDE: DVD VIEWING, INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION AND Q&A SESSION WITH KARYN PARSONS, HANDS ON PROJECT, AND THE TEACHER'S GUIDE.
- ANIMATED SHORTS - CREATE TRIUMPHANT STORIES OF INDIVIDUALS SURMOUNTING THE ODDS AND MAKING INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SOCIETY.Expenses $653
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-1586696
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,343
- Income (IRS master file)
- $25,787
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2012
- Posted by the IRS
- February 11, 2013
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2012
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $25,787 | $12,160 | $21,343 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $19,977 | $8,905 | $20,249 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 37-1586696).
Questions about SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION is 37-1586696.
- Is SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2012 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2012.
- Are donations to SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2024.
- Who are the officers and directors of SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SWEET BLACKBERRY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $25,787, expenses of $12,160 and total assets of $21,343 at year end.
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