THE BLACK ARTS MUSEUM
EIN 85-2516026
What they do
THE BLACK ARTS MUSEUM (THE BAM) IN RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, is A MUSEUM DEDICATED to SHOWCASING and NURTURING AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE. ITS MISSION is to BECOME THE REGIONS FIRST INSTITUTION of ITS KIND, A GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED MUSEUM THAT CELEBRATES THE AESTHETICS, ETHNICITY, and SPIRIT of THE BLACK COMMUNITY. THE BAM AIMS to CULTIVATE, COLLECT, SUPPORT, and SHOWCASE ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS ACROSS VARIOUS DISCIPLINES.
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JOYCE CLARKEPRESIDENT
PALOMA MONTESSECRETARY
YUNDRA THOMASTREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2021
- Location
- 5198 ARLINGTON AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504
- County
- Riverside
- In care of
- YUNDRA THOMAS
- Primary officer
- YUNDRA THOMAS, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- THE ACCOUNTING GROUP LLC