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Nonprofit · EIN 83-4620589

BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC

Also known as BLACKSPACE

Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11238

Financials

$524K$573K2022$433K$805K2023$1.1M$741K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,078,742$741,209$337,533$585,757$0$585,757
June 30, 2024990$432,714$805,135-$372,421$252,549$4,325$248,224
June 30, 2023990$523,784$573,095-$49,311$636,348$15,705$620,643
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,068,550
Program service revenue
$1,825
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$8,367

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$576,089
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$576,089
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$20,805
Travel
$4,818
Program services (functional)
$573,397
Management and general (functional)
$107,736
Fundraising (functional)
$48,207

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$252,549
Total assets, end of year
$585,757
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$585,757
Net assets without donor restrictions
$194,174
Net assets with donor restrictions
$391,583
Gross receipts
$1,078,742
Employees
5
Volunteers
30
Year formed
2019
State of legal domicile
NY

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KENYADA MCLEANCOMANAGING DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$102,763
EMMA O OSORECOMANAGING DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$100,390
ALICIA O AJAYIMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
AMANDA J COLON-SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
CARA MICHELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
CHLOE GREENMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
COURTNEY MORGANMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
DANIELLE KAVANAGH-SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
DEVON GINNMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
DAPHNE LUNDIMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
JASON ALSTONMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
JUSTIN A ROMEOMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
LORRYN P YOUNGMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
MELISSA S LEEMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
PETER ROBINSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RASHAUNDA R LUGRANDMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
SARADINE PIERREMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
TIFFANY A TAYLORMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
MICHELE Y WASHINGTONMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
RAQUEL VASQUEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KENYADA MCLEANCOMANAGING DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
32$110,000
EMMA OSORECOMANAGING DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
32$110,000
PETER ROBINSONSECRETARY
Trustee or director
3$0
LORRYN YOUNGMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
JESSICA SMITH PETERSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
VANESSA M MORRISONMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
DEVON GINNMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
DAPHNE LUNDIMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
BRITTNEY DRAKEFORDMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
AMANDA COLON-SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
AMINA HASSENMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
CHRISTOPHER RICEMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
DANIELLE KAVANAGH-SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Kenyada McLeanCo-Managing Director
Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee
32$100,288
Emma OsoreCo-Managing Director
Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee
32$100,288
Peter RobinsonSecretary
Trustee or director
1$0
Lorryn YoungMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Jessica Smith PeteresonMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Vanessa L MorrisonMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Camille ApplewhiteMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Sophonie JosephInterim Treasurer
Trustee or director
1$0
Jasmine GravesMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Armando SullivanMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Devin GinnMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Jennifer AllenCo-President
Trustee or director
1$0
Natt SloberMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Daphne LundiMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Brittney DrakefordMember
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1000 DEAN ST STE 101, BROOKLYN, NY 11238-3382
In care of
% EMMA OSORE
Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
96 Sterling Street Apt B, Brooklyn NY 11225
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
EMMA OSORE, 1000 DEAN STREET Ste STE 101, BROOKLYN, NY 11238
Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
Emma Osore, 96 Sterling Street Apt B, Brooklyn NY 11225
Signed the 990
EMMA OSORE, CO-MANAGING DIRECTOR
Phone
(301) 910-3078
Return prepared by
QTax Services LLC

Mission

BlackSpace's mission is to bridge gaps between people, place, and power to realize racial justice with Black communities.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • We facilitate opportunities for Black urbanists to co-create social and spatial change (and get imaginative) in partnership with Black communities through the following three pillars of work: Neighborhood Strategy: Co-design projects that acknowledge, affirm and amplify Black presence. Customized Learning: Deliver workshops to share methods of centering Black culture and people within place-based development. Community: Build the capacities of Black urbanists to craft restorative & inspiring urbanist experiences, integrate traditional design and urban planning through published content, and transform their urbanist practice through Manifesto-based projects.
    Expenses $410,266
  • An urbanist entrepreneurship accelerator aimed at reimagining how Black communities are planned, revitalized and built. By investing in the creative autonomy and capacity of 8-10 urbanist organizations, Studio Kin leverages ethics-based practices as tools for appreciating heritage and collectively building a sustainable future in majority-Black neighborhoods.
    Expenses $175,000

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
83-4620589
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
2020
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$585,757
Income (IRS master file)
$1,078,742

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,078,742$741,209$585,757IRS
990June 2024$432,714$805,135$252,549XML
990June 2023$523,784$573,095$636,348XML
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-N for 2019
Officer: Emma Osore
June 30, 2020≤ $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 83-4620589).

Questions about BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC

What is the EIN of BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC is 83-4620589.
Is BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
Are donations to BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE 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 BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names EMMA OSORE.
Who are the officers and directors of BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $102,763 (KENYADA MCLEAN, COMANAGING DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does BLACKSPACE URBANIST COLLECTIVE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,078,742, expenses of $741,209 and total assets of $585,757 at year end.

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