Nonprofit · EIN 82-3283296
BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48206
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,924,752 | $3,912,432 | -$987,680 | $1,173,121 | $194,655 | $978,466 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,351,596 | $1,566,270 | $1,785,326 | $2,054,707 | $88,561 | $1,966,146 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $689,408 | $1,516,646 | -$827,238 | $309,412 | $128,592 | $180,820 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,579,008
- of which government grants
- $2,579,008
- Program service revenue
- $345,744
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $166,102
- Other salaries and wages
- $880,122
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,189,643
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $29,150
- Accounting fees
- $49,500
- Occupancy
- $6,883
- Travel
- $737,424
- Program services (functional)
- $3,150,796
- Management and general (functional)
- $375,781
- Fundraising (functional)
- $385,855
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,054,707
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,173,121
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $194,655
- Net assets, end of year
- $978,466
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $440,966
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $537,500
- Gross receipts
- $2,924,752
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis L Lewis PhD | Board Chair & FounderCEO Officer | 40 | $166,102 |
| Tanya Upthegrove Gregory | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Abram Miller ESQ | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa E Johanon ESQ | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tiffany C Taylor | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Nannete Gill | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sonya Gunnings-Moton PhD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kenneth Frierson | Directo Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tyree Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis L Lewis PhD | Board Chair & FounderCEO Officer | 40 | $140,000 |
| Russell Harris JR | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tanya Upthegrove Gregory | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Abram Miller ESQ | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| N Akosua Burris | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa E Johanon ESQ | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marcia Spivey ESQ | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tiffany C Taylor | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Greer | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Candace Bacchus Hollingsworth | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rian English Barnhill | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anton Horton | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kebina Young | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis L Lewis PhD | FounderCEO Officer | 40 | $140,000 |
| Dr Chezare Warren | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Pastor Solomon W Kinloch JR | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marcia Spivey ESQ | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Candace Bacchus Hollingsworth | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Greer | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tiffany C Taylor | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa E Johanon ESQ | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Feldman | Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tanya Upthegrove Gregory | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Russell Harris JR | Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Abram Miller ESQ | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Chanel Hampton PhD | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rachele Dimeglio Adam | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| N Akosua Burris | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1550 TAYLOR ST, DETROIT, MI 48206-2081
- In care of
- % CURTIS L LEWIS PHD
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- 5754 Springbrook Drive, Troy MI 48098
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- Curtis L Lewis, 5754 Springbrook Dr, Troy MI 48098
- Signed the 990
- CURTIS L LEWIS PHD, CEO
- Phone
- (517) 231-2667
- Website
- www.bmeaofmichigan.org
- Return prepared by
- Hussein A Yassin CPA PLLC
Mission
Our mission is to develop effective culturally responsive educators who cultivate learning partnerships and grow independent thinkers into change agents for their communities.
Program accomplishments
- BMEAs Youth Leadership Development Program (YLDP) is an intergenerational, year-round initiative that recruits and develops young men from elementary school through the full pipeline into the teaching profession. Through an original MSU-partnered curriculum, high school fellows receive structured leadership training, near-peer mentorship experience, workforce development, and college and career planning support. These young men serve as mentors to elementary-aged students during the academic year and co-teachers during a five-week summer intensive serving over 600 students statewide. Since 2020, YLDP has contributed to a 90% college acceptance rate among graduating seniors, with 77% expressing interest in careers in education. Through its school partnership model, BMEA works directly with K-12 schools and districts to transform school culture and instructional practice through the original Liberating Learners Framework, which integrates culturally responsive restorative practices, trauma-informed care, and emerging technologies. BMEA provides whole-school professional development and one-on-one coaching for teachers and school leaders, with partner schools demonstrating measurable outcomes including a 22% increase in math proficiency and a 100% reduction in disciplinary infractions. The framework has been implemented across school communities in Michigan, Chicago, and New York City. The BMEA Independent School is a tuition-free, private school in Detroit, Michigan, serving students in grades 2nd - 7th from more than 60 zip codes across the Tri-County region. With a whole-child instructional model, our school centers joy, belonging, innovation, and academic excellence through restorative practices, culturally responsive teaching, human-centered leadership, and project-based learning. In its inaugural year, the school achieved a 92% average daily attendance rate, with 74% of students growing in math proficiency, 64% growing in reading proficiency, the number of students reading at grade level doubling from 9 to 18, and the number performing at grade level in math tripling from 4 to 13 in just one academic year. Students also participated in 15 field studies throughout the year, connecting classroom learning to real-world experiences, while the school simultaneously served as a living demonstration site for educator development and wellness, modeling sustainable, high-quality teaching at scale.Expenses $3,150,796
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
- 82-3283296
- 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)
- Education (B20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,054,707
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,351,596
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,924,752 | $3,912,432 | $1,173,121 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,351,596 | $1,566,270 | $2,054,707 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $689,408 | $1,516,646 | $309,412 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,445,755 | $584,013 | $1,084,301 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Curtis L Lewis | 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 82-3283296).
Questions about BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE is 82-3283296.
- Is BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE 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 BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE 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 BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE 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 BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE?
- The 990-N for 2018 names Curtis L Lewis.
- Who are the officers and directors of BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $166,102 (Curtis L Lewis PhD, Board Chair & FounderCEO).
- How much revenue does BLACK MALE EDUCATORS ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,924,752, expenses of $3,912,432 and total assets of $1,173,121 at year end.
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