ASSOCIATION OF BLACK FOUNDATION EXECUTIVES INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ASSOCIATION OF BLACK FOUNDATION EXECUTIVES INC

EIN 23-7156531 · Civil Rights (R20)

What they do

ABFES MISSION is to PROMOTE EFFECTIVE and RESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPY IN BLACK COMMUNITIES. AS AN INSTITUTION, ABFE SEEKS to IMPACT THE COMMUNITY of PHILANTHROPIC PRACTICE and THEREBY THE OVERALL HEALTH and STRENGTH of THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $74.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

48.59%of revenue went to mission work74.6% of expenses · Program services

5.40%of revenue went to fundraising8.3% of expenses

$65.12spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

11.13%of revenue went to management and office costs17.1% of expenses

$2.62in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

82.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$13,797,420

Mission workProgram services$6,704,01648.59% of revenue74.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,535,84111.13% of revenue17.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$745,2565.40% of revenue8.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$4,812,30734.88% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$8,985,11365.12% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 74.6% mission · 17.1% management · 8.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.12% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 74.8% mission · 15.9% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 136.78% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 72.3% mission · 17.9% management · 9.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.63% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 64.9% mission · 22.3% management · 12.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.99% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 56.4% mission · 27.3% management · 16.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 27.34% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 53.9% mission · 22.4% management · 23.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 28.06% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 67.0% mission · 19.6% management · 13.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 163.62% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 73.0% mission · 14.3% management · 12.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.28% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$13,797,420

Expenses$8,985,113

Annual surplus $4,812,307 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$6,704,016 · 74.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,535,841 · 17.1% of expenses

Fundraising$745,256 · 8.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$13,797,420

Expenses$8,985,113

Assets$23,578,625

Income$13,797,420

Contributions$11,379,796

Mission work (program services)$6,704,016

Fundraising$745,256

Grants given$1,845,000

Average grant$80,217

Management and general$1,535,841

Executive compensation (total)$407,537

Stocks and bonds$8,514,299

Accounting fees$24,100

Investing fees$59,802

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MS SUSAN TAYLOR BATTENPRESIDENT & CEO · 45 hrs/week $399,028Base $330,582 · Other $68,446

MS HAJRINA SHEHUVP, FINANCE AND ADMIN · 40 hrs/week $283,091Base $215,768 · Other $67,323

MS LISA ZANETTA ADDAMS-PILGRIMCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $271,884Base $187,962 · Other $83,922

MS MICHELL SPEIGHTCHIEF OF STAFF · 40 hrs/week $271,789Base $244,366 · Other $27,423

MR EDWARD JONESVP, PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $241,713Base $191,902 · Other $49,811

MS TAHIRA CHRISTMONVP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $241,447Base $200,535 · Other $40,912

MS TRINNETE COOPERDIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPIC ADVISING SVC · 40 hrs/week $173,540Base $136,673 · Other $36,867

MR EURIS JOHNSON SENIORDIRECTOR, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES · 40 hrs/week $163,261Base $128,835 · Other $34,426

MR JUSTON COOPERNETWORK AND PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $156,200Base $142,040 · Other $14,160

MR EDGAR BREEDENDIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $153,021Base $126,043 · Other $26,978

MS GRACE UDOH-OSHINDIRECTOR OF STORYTELLING · 40 hrs/week $145,759Base $124,340 · Other $21,419

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (29)

MS SUSAN TAYLOR BATTENPRESIDENT & CEO

MS HAJRINA SHEHUVP, FINANCE AND ADMIN

MS LISA ZANETTA ADDAMS-PILGRIMCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

MS MICHELL SPEIGHTCHIEF OF STAFF

MR EDWARD JONESVP, PROGRAMS

MS TAHIRA CHRISTMONVP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

MS TRINNETE COOPERDIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPIC ADVISING SVC

MR EURIS JOHNSON SENIORDIRECTOR, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

MR JUSTON COOPERNETWORK AND PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR

MR EDGAR BREEDENDIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

MS GRACE UDOH-OSHINDIRECTOR OF STORYTELLING

MS UPENDO SHABAZZVICE CHAIR

MS SUSAN D JOHNSONDIRECTOR

MS SHARON NASH BUSHCHAIR

MS RENEE KARIBI-WHYTEDIRECTOR

MR ALVIN LOUIS STARKSDIRECTOR

MS MARIA WOODRUFF-WRIGHTTREASURER (THRU MAY 2025)

MS WENDY LEWIS JACKSONDIRECTOR

MS MAISHA SIMMONSDIRECTOR

MS JUMI FALUSI SAMENDIRECTOR

MS DIANA TATE VERMIEREDIRECTOR

MS DALILA WILSON-SCOTTDIRECTOR

MS CYNTHIA MULLERDIRECTOR

MS AISHA ALEXANDER YOUNGDIRECTOR

MR STEPHEN WEBSTERDIRECTOR

MR ISAIAH OLIVERSECRETARY

MR HERBERT DRAYTON TREAS ASOF MAY 2025), DIR. (THRU MAY 2025

MR DAMON HEWITTDIRECTOR

MR CHARLES SIDNEY FIELDSDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1973
Location: 55 EXCHANGE PL STE 401, NEW YORK, NY 10005-3304
County: New York
In care of: % SUSAN BATTEN
Primary officer: SUSAN TAYLOR BATTEN, PRESIDENT AND CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@abfe.org Phone(646) 392-9877

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PKF OCONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: Civil Rights (R20)
IRS tax category: Civil Rights
Grant-giving organization: Yes