Nonprofit · EIN 52-1160561
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $25,889,171 | $22,237,489 | $3,651,682 | $27,335,566 | $1,454,942 | $25,880,624 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $31,308,246 | $22,903,930 | $8,404,316 | $31,543,988 | $7,087,080 | $24,456,908 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $22,996,396 | $21,046,186 | $1,950,210 | $40,996,513 | $18,328,036 | $22,668,477 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,579,305
- Program service revenue
- $7,768,245
- Investment income
- $1,985
- Net income from fundraising events
- $5,592,386
- Other revenue
- $5,539,636
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,317,766
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,486,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,337,538
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,218,345
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $135,000
- Accounting fees
- $85,000
- Travel
- $657,273
- Program services (functional)
- $9,439,497
- Management and general (functional)
- $10,336,517
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,461,475
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $31,543,988
- Total assets, end of year
- $27,335,566
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,454,942
- Net assets, end of year
- $25,880,624
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $149,779
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,820,807
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,050,005
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,830,619
- Gross receipts
- $33,089,171
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 270
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE AUSTIN-HILLERY | PCEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $376,836 |
| PAUL DUMARS | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $310,586 |
| DONNA FISHER LEWIS | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $302,500 |
| JONATHAN COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $231,000 |
| YOLANDA RAINE | VP OF MARKETING Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $226,000 |
| RENATA ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $218,500 |
| REP TERRI SEWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHAKA BURGESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALTEHIA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARKUS GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY BILLINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| URI CLINTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NONI ELLISON-MCKEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DALE BURNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE BRUNSON-WHEELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
28 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REP TROY CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LADAVIA DRANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP DWIGHT EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA D EVERHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLE FRANCIS REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| QUITA HIGHSMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRODERICK JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLLETTE HONORABLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP ROBIN KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY MCBATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FREDERICA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP STACEY PLASKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA OSBORNE ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONTAI SMALLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOYCE BEATTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN IVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YVETTE D CLARKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE TYSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONDU VINCENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ISSAC FORDJOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN HORSFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENDRICK MEEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CEDRIC RICHMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FELICIA HALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY RODGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE AUSTIN-HILLERY | PCEO Trustee or director | 1 | $331,000 |
| PAUL DUMARS | CFO Trustee or director | 1 | $258,000 |
| DONNA FISHER LEWIS | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $253,000 |
| JONATHAN COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $181,000 |
| YOLANDA RAINE | VP OF MARKETING Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $179,000 |
| RENATA ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $173,000 |
| REP TERRI SEWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHAKA BURGESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALTEHIA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARKUS GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA G ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP COLIN ALLRED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHLOSE BARZEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DALE BURNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE BRUNSON-WHEELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP TROY CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LADAVIA DRAE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP DWIGHT EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA D EVERHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED HUMPHRIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| QUITA HIGHSMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRODERICK JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LONNIE L JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP ROBIN KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY MCBATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FREDERICA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP STACEY PLASKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA OSBORNE ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONTAI SMALLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOYCE BEATTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN IVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALTEHIA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE TYSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONDU VINCENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ISSAC FORDJOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN HORSFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENDRICK MEEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CEDRIC RICHMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FELICIA HALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY RODGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STACEY PLASKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 46 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE AUSTIN-HILLERY | PCEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $386,000 |
| PAUL DUMARS | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $282,000 |
| DONNA FISHER LEWIS | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $277,000 |
| JONATHAN COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $214,000 |
| YOLANDA RAINE | VP OF MARKETING Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $206,000 |
| RENATA ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $206,000 |
| REP TERRI SEWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHAKA BURGESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARKUS GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA G ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP COLIN ALLRED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHLOSE BARZEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TELLIS BETHEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AISHA BOWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE BRUNSON-WHEELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP TROY CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LADAVIA DRAE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP DWIGHT EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA D EVERHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR HENRY LOUIS GATES JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| QUITA HIGHSMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED HUMPHRIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRODERICK JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LONNIE L JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMMY JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP ROBIN KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RE BRENDA LAWRENCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KEITH MAGEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY MCBATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FREDERICA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REP STACEY PLASKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA OSBORNE ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONTAI SMALLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOYCE BEATTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN IVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALTEHIA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE TYSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONDU VINCENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ISSAC FORDJOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN HORSFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENDRICK MEEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CEDRIC RICHMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1225 I ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-3914
- In care of
- % THE ORGANIZATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- PAUL DUMARS, 1225 I ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
- Signed the 990
- PAUL DUMARS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (202) 263-2800
- Website
- WWW.CBCFINC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MITCHELL & TITUS LLP
Mission
THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION, INC. (CBCF) IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN PUBLIC POLICY, RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE THAT AIMS TO HELP IMPROVE THE SOCIOECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. FOUNDED IN 1976 AND BASED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., CBCF ENVISIONS A WORLD IN WHICH THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS FREE OF ALL DISPARITIES AND ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE FULLY TO ADVANCING THE COMMON GOOD. ITS MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE GLOBAL BLACK COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING LEADERS, INFORMING POLICY AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC. IT IS ACHIEVING THAT MISSION BY: FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND INFORMATION TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITIES; DEVELOPING STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC; PROVIDING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES; DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND HEALTH DISPARITIES.
Program accomplishments
- LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE/CPAR THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION, INC, (CBCF) LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE OFFERS A MYRIAD OF PROGRAMS AIMED AT BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS TO INCLUDE INTERNSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS. OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED TO AFRICAN AMERICAN EMERGING LEADERS INTERESTED IN GAINING THE FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC POLICY MAKING AS WELL AS DULY COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING SOCIAL INEQUALITIES AMONG UNDERSERVED GROUPS. INTERNSHIPS ARE OFFERED IN THE SPRING AND FALL AND THE SUMMER ALONG WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING. FELLOWSHIPS ARE FOR 20-MONTHS ALLOWING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO GAIN EXPERIENCE WORKING ON CAPITOL HILL IN BOTH MEMBER OFFICES, THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED TO HIGH SCHOOL QUALIFIED STUDENTS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION COLLEGE STUDENTS.Expenses $3,109,522 · revenue $4,741,684
- CBCF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, COVERS EXPENSES FOR QUALIFIED SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, SOME SCHOLARSHIPS ARE ANNUAL, SOME OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE MULTI-YEAR GIFTS. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON A MERIT-BASED APPLICATION PROCESS.Expenses $1,235,937 · revenue $1,000,000
- Expenses $5,094,038 · grants $2,317,766 · revenue $15,567,728
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. 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 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1160561
- 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
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R22Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $27,335,566
- Income (IRS master file)
- $33,089,171
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $25,889,171 | $22,237,489 | $27,335,566 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $31,308,246 | $22,903,930 | $31,543,988 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $22,996,396 | $21,046,186 | $40,996,513 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $18,491,050 | $17,069,026 | $31,530,879 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 52-1160561).
Questions about CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC is 52-1160561.
- Is CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names PAUL DUMARS.
- Who are the officers and directors of CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 43 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $376,836 (NICOLE AUSTIN-HILLERY, PCEO).
- How much revenue does CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $25,889,171, expenses of $22,237,489 and total assets of $27,335,566 at year end.
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