Program areas at African Voices Communications
African Voices Magazine - Organization published two print issues and one digital issue. The publication offers monthly updates to our website for online readers. Five editors and the publisher select the content from over 300 annual sumissions of fiction, poetry and art. Fifty emerging writers a year are published.
Reel Sisters is the first Academy Qualifying Film Festival for narrative shorts devoted to women filmmakers. Reel Sisters is devoted to providing opportunities for women of color filmmakers.
Readings, Workshops and Performance Series - The program offers book signings for authors, writers forums, literary readings and Write On, which offers memoir, novel, poetry and screen writing workshops. Arts Education workshops are offered to young people.
Who funds African Voices Communications
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
| Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
|---|
| New York Urban League (NYUL) | 2021-06 | To Provide Annual Economic Stimulus and Capacity Building Support | $26,250 |
| West Harlem Development Corporation | 2021-12 | To Sustain A Partnership With the Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders To Provide Students With An Engaging Architecture and Storytelling Program That Would Strengthen Their Math, Writing and Oratory Skills | $15,000 |
Personnel at African Voices Communications
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Carolyn A Butts | Executive Director / President | $33,300 | 2021-07-21 |
| Kenneth Meeks | Treasurer | $0 | 2019-12-31 |
Financials for African Voices Communications
| Revenues | FYE 12/2021 | FYE 12/2020 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $186,138 | $135,938 | 36.9% |
| Program services | $44,585 | $43,345 | 2.9% |
| Membership dues | $4,817 | $0 | 999% |
| Investment income and dividends | $15 | $12 | 25% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities and fundraising events, combined | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $115 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $235,253 | $179,295 | 31.2% |
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|---|
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Data update history
October 10, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2020
September 30, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
September 28, 2021
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 19, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2019
February 2, 2021
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesFiscal sponsor
General information
- Address
- 325 Lafayette Ave Ste CF
- Brooklyn, NY 11238
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Website URL
- africanvoices.com/avblog/
- Phone
- (212) 865-2982
IRS details
- EIN
- 13-3687018
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1992
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A33: Printing, Publishing
- NAICS code, primary
- 5111: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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