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Nonprofit · EIN 84-2245146

BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION

Tax-exempt · WEBSTER, TX 77598

Financials

$267K$371K2023$272K$298K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$271,994$298,385-$26,391$32,491$10,806$21,685
June 30, 2024990$267,106$371,081-$103,975$57,816$9,740$48,076
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$262,894
Program service revenue
$9,100
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$90,000
Other salaries and wages
$15,908
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$121,123
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$834
Occupancy
$19,992
Travel
$28,636
Program services (functional)
$48,199
Management and general (functional)
$232,836
Fundraising (functional)
$17,350

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$57,816
Total assets, end of year
$32,491
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,806
Net assets, end of year
$21,685
Gross receipts
$271,994
Employees
4
Volunteers
300
Year formed
2019
State of legal domicile
TX

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
KARA BRANCHCEO
Officer
40$90,000
CHRONIKA WINNVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
5$0
ADEOLA ABISOGUNSECRETARY
Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 4 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KARA BRANCHCEO
Officer
40$54,904
ADEOLA ABISOGUNSECRETARY
Officer
5$0
FREDDIE SHERRILL JROUTREACH COORDINATOR
Officer
5$0
CHRONIKA WINNVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
15310 MCCONN ST, WEBSTER, TX 77598-2020
Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
2000 CRAWFORD ST, HOUSTON TX 77002
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KARA BRANCH, 15310 MCCONN ST, WEBSTER, TX 77598
Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
KARA BRANCH, 2000 CRAWFORD ST STE 1320, HOUSTON TX 77002
Signed the 990
KARA BRANCH, CEO
Phone
(832) 881-0808
Return prepared by
JIMERSON TAX AND ACCOUNTING LLC

Mission

OUR ORGINIZATION WAS CREATED WITH THE CONCERN THAT BLACK-AMERICAN GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN ARE NOT CHOOSING STEM RELATED CAREERS, AND OUR PASSION IS TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE AND FIX THIS ISSUE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER HOSTED BGDE STEM DAY IN BROOKLYN, ENGAGING 100 GIRLS ACROSS GRADES K12 IN HANDS-ON, DATA-FOCUSED STEM ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO BUILD CURIOSITY, CONFIDENCE, AND TECHNICAL SKILLS. PARTICIPANTS EXPLORED HOW DATA IS COLLECTED, ANALYZED, AND USED TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS THROUGH AGE-APPROPRIATE CHALLENGES THAT INTRODUCED CONCEPTS IN DATA LITERACY, PATTERNS, VISUALIZATION, AND DECISION-MAKING. GIRLS WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO INTERPRET DATASETS, ASK MEANINGFUL QUESTIONS, AND CONNECT DATA TO EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES LAYING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE PATHWAYS IN DATA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH. THE EVENT EMPHASIZED INCLUSIVE LEARNING, TEAMWORK, AND EXPOSURE TO STEM CAREERS, WHILE REINFORCING THAT DATA SKILLS ARE ESSENTIAL ACROSS INDUSTRIES. BGDE STEM DAY BROOKLYN CREATED A HIGH-ENERGY, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE GIRLS SAW THEMSELVES AS PROBLEM-SOLVERS AND INNOVATORS. BY THE END OF THE DAY, PARTICIPANTS LEFT WITH INCREASED CONFIDENCE, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, AND A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DATA CAN BE A POWERFUL TOOL FOR IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND.
    Expenses $17,813
  • OUR AI & FARMING INNOVATION STEM PATHWAY SYMPOSIUM PROJECT EMPOWERS 40 BGDE MEMBERS TO EXPLORE HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS TRANSFORMING AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND FOOD SYSTEMS WHILE DEFINING AND PRESENTING THEIR FUTURE STEM CAREER PATHWAYS. THROUGH HANDS-ON AI-ENABLED FARMING WORKSHOPS, MENTORSHIP FROM ENGINEERS, AGRI-TECH LEADERS, AND DATA SCIENTISTS, AND COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING, PARTICIPANTS GAIN REAL-WORLD INSIGHT INTO EMERGING STEM CAREERS AT THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. THE SYMPOSIUM EXTENDS ITS REACH TO 250 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, AND GUEST PROFESSIONALS, FOSTERING CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION AND EXPOSURE TO INNOVATION IN SMART FARMING, CLIMATE-RESILIENT AGRICULTURE, AND DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING. THIS CULMINATING EXPERIENCE CELEBRATES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS, BUILDS CONFIDENCE, AND INSPIRES PARTICIPANTS TO TURN BOLD IDEAS INTO ACTION CULTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM LEADERS DRIVING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR FUTURE.
    Expenses $15,277
  • THE BGDE 3RD ANNUAL STEM FEST ENGAGED 100 GIRLS IN IMMERSIVE, HANDS-ON STEM EXPERIENCES CENTERED AROUND FIVE BRANCHES REPRESENTING THE TOP ENGINEERING PROFESSIONS. THROUGH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORED REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF ENGINEERING ACROSS DISCIPLINES SUCH AS PROBLEM-SOLVING, DESIGN, INNOVATION, AND TECHNOLOGY. GIRLS ROTATED THROUGH ENGAGING CHALLENGES THAT INTRODUCED CORE CONCEPTS FROM EACH ENGINEERING FIELD, ALLOWING THEM TO BUILD, TEST, AND REFINE SOLUTIONS WHILE DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING AND COLLABORATION SKILLS. THE EVENT EMPHASIZED EXPOSURE, CONFIDENCE-BUILDING, AND CAREER AWARENESS, HELPING PARTICIPANTS CONNECT CLASSROOM LEARNING TO FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. BY PROVIDING EARLY, MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO HANDS-ON STEM LEARNING, THE 3RD ANNUAL STEM FEST INSPIRED CURIOSITY AND EMPOWERED GIRLS TO ENVISION THEMSELVES AS FUTURE ENGINEERS, STRENGTHENING BGDE'S COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING PATHWAYS INTO HIGH-DEMAND STEM CAREERS.
    Expenses $15,109
  • STEM WORKSHOPS & CAMPS
    revenue $9,100

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
84-2245146
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2019
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$32,491
Income (IRS master file)
$271,994

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$271,994$298,385$32,491XML
990June 2024$267,106$371,081$57,816XML
990June 2023$338,646$208,212$145,627IRS
990-N for 2021
Officer: KARA BRANCH
June 30, 2022≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2020
Officer: KARA BRANCH
June 30, 2021≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2019
Officer: KARA BRANCH
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 84-2245146).

Questions about BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION

What is the EIN of BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION is 84-2245146.
Is BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
Are donations to BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION 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 GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION 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 BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION 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 BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KARA BRANCH.
Who are the officers and directors of BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 3 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $90,000 (KARA BRANCH, CEO).
How much revenue does BLACK GIRLS DO ENGINEER CORPORATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $271,994, expenses of $298,385 and total assets of $32,491 at year end.

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