Nonprofit · EIN 81-3834388
PUSHBLACK
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20002
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,204,376 | $5,034,619 | -$3,830,243 | $5,232,541 | $120,863 | $5,111,678 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $9,621,110 | $6,062,042 | $3,559,068 | $9,131,764 | $202,572 | $8,929,192 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,788,697 | $5,410,020 | -$3,621,323 | $3,119,651 | $210,145 | $2,909,506 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $946,622
- Program service revenue
- $40,703
- Investment income
- $211,969
- Other revenue
- $5,082
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,062,153
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,543,525
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,302,419
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $120,633
- Accounting fees
- $115,806
- Occupancy
- $13,768
- Travel
- $12,876
- Depreciation
- $8,131
- Program services (functional)
- $3,153,548
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,251,080
- Fundraising (functional)
- $629,991
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,131,764
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,232,541
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $120,863
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,111,678
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,171
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,346,159
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,205,835
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $905,843
- Gross receipts
- $1,204,376
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 2016
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIAN WALKER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (UNTIL 5/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $377,876 | $17,770 |
| GELILA WORKNEH | CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $205,234 | $40,037 |
| DAONESE JOHNSON-COLON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $187,779 | $8,593 |
| KEVIN MCFALL | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER (UNTIL 12/25) Officer | 40 | $185,206 | $8,461 |
| RICHARD MCDERMOTT | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,727 | $8,023 |
| DIENERIA BROWN | DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,703 | $14,194 |
| AMBER NICOLE DAVIS | SENIOR DIR. OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,441 | $21,996 |
| TABITHA JACOBS | SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,959 | $24,484 |
| LESLIE GROVER | MANAGING EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,048 | $11,813 |
| UZO OMETU | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (AS OF 11/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $28,631 | $2,566 |
| RACHEL WINSTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YORDANOS EYOEL | INTERIM BOARD CHAIR (UNTIL 3/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCES SCARLETT | TREASURER (UNTIL 11/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MCMILLON PHD | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 11/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE BAKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIAN WALKER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $255,852 | $37,502 |
| GELILA WORKNEH | CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $203,183 | $34,548 |
| DAONESE JOHNSON-COLON | INTERIM CEO/COO Officer | 40 | $199,984 | $9,319 |
| ARTHINIA MORGAN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,994 | $26,991 |
| RICHARD MCDERMOTT | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,275 | $8,146 |
| TABITHA JACOBS | SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,418 | $19,077 |
| LESLIE GROVER | MANAGING EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,572 | $18,120 |
| BROOKE BROWN | DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL PRODUCT OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,222 | $12,470 |
| KEVIN MCFALL | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $102,003 | $4,117 |
| YORDANOS EYOEL | INTERIM BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCES SCARLETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL WINSTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE BAKER | MEMBER (AS OF 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIAN WALKER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $248,788 | $30,500 |
| GELILA WORKNEH | CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $194,871 | $36,648 |
| TAREQ ALANI | CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $195,602 | $31,582 |
| DAONESE JOHNSON-COLON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $194,441 | $22,500 |
| YORDANOS EYOEL | INTERIM BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCES SCARLETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL WINSTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 712 H ST NE PMB 90791, WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3627
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- UZO OMETU, 712 H STREET NE PMB 90791, WASHINGTON, DC 20002
- Signed the 990
- UZO OMETU, CEO
- Phone
- (202) 681-7109
- Website
- HTTPS://PUSHBLACK.ORG/
- 990-N for 2018 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Darrell Scott, 625 Monroe Street NE Apt 109, Washington DC 20017. Mailing address: 625 Monroe Street NE Apt 109, Washington DC 20017. Website: https://pushblack.org
- Return prepared by
- AAFCPAS INC
Mission
PUSHBLACK IS BUILDING A MASS MEDIA NETWORK TO CHANGE THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF BLACK AMERICANS THROUGH EMPOWERING NARRATIVES AND ACTIONS THAT CAN ADVANCE BLACK LIBERATION AT A SYSTEMS-WIDE LEVEL.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: PUSHBLACK USES THE POWER OF NARRATIVE, ESPECIALLY BLACK HISTORY, TO EDUCATE AND ACTIVATE SUBSCRIBERS TO BUILD PERSONAL POWER AND CREATE LASTING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CHANGE.Expenses $3,153,548 · revenue $45,785
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
- 81-3834388
- 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
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,232,541
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,204,376
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,204,376 | $5,034,619 | $5,232,541 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $9,621,110 | $6,062,042 | $9,131,764 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,788,697 | $5,410,020 | $3,119,651 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,741,175 | $5,058,169 | $6,703,207 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Darrell Scott Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-3834388).
Questions about PUSHBLACK
- What is the EIN of PUSHBLACK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PUSHBLACK is 81-3834388.
- Is PUSHBLACK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to PUSHBLACK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PUSHBLACK 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 PUSHBLACK 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 PUSHBLACK 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 PUSHBLACK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names UZO OMETU.
- Who are the officers and directors of PUSHBLACK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $377,876 (JULIAN WALKER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (UNTIL 5/25)).
- How much revenue does PUSHBLACK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,204,376, expenses of $5,034,619 and total assets of $5,232,541 at year end.
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