2024-02-09T07:33:40-06:00 2023-09-30 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 302 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2022-10-01 471665900 THE WILLIAM L SEYMOUR INSTITUTE FOR BLACK CHURCH AND POLICY STUDIES INC WILL 6178035455 114 MELVILLE AVENUE BOSTON MA 02124 DR JACQUELINE C RIVERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6178035455 2024-02-09 1 DR JACQUELINE C RIVERS 999009999 0 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2024-02-08 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DR JACQUELINE C RIVERS 114 MELVILLE AVENUE BOSTON MA 02124 920867 0 X WWW.SEYMOURINSTITUTE.COM X 2014 MA TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN BLACK CHURCH LEADERS 8 7 8 1 0 0 247087 900320 54000 20000 723 547 0 0 301810 920867 0 0 0 0 168841 201799 0 0 22991 189960 223454 358801 425253 -56991 495614 187419 689566 4524 11057 182895 678509 X THE WILLIAM J. SEYMOUR INSTITUTE FOR BLACK CHURCH AND POLICY STUDIES WILL EDUCATE AND TRAIN BLACK CHURCH LEADERS (INCLUDING CLERGY, SEMINARIANS AND LAY MEN AND WOMEN) AS WELL THE INTERESTED PUBLIC, REGARDING A PROPER CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHIC AND THEOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX QUESTIONS CONFRONTING THE BLACK CHURCH AT THIS PERIOD IN OUR HISTORY. AN UNCOMPROMISING COMMITMENT TO THE POOR INSPIRES THE SEYMOUR INSTITUTE'S MISSION BECAUSE OF THE GREATER VULNERABILITY OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS TO THE HARMS THAT ARISE FROM IMPROPER SOCIETAL ACTION IN THE AREAS OF CONCERN. 0 0 345158 0 20000 IN THE FALL OF 2023, A MAJOR SUMMIT, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE RELIGIOUS LIBERTY INITIATIVE, WAS PLANNED AND HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME.OUTREACH AMONG AND MOBILIZATION OF BLACK CLERGY IN THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR CONTINUED AND EXPANDED FURTHER THROUGH THE PHILADELPHIA TENPOINT COALITION - A VIOLENCE REDUCTION VENTURE ENTERED INTO IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MOUNT AIRY CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST AND OTHER ENTITIES IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.IMPELLED BY OUR UNCOMPROMISING COMMITMENT TO THE POOR, THE SEYMOUR INSTITUTE PERSISTED IN ITS MISSION TO ADDRESS THE GREATER VULNERABILITY OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS TO THE HARMS THAT ARISE FROM IMPROPER SOCIETAL ACTION. THIS WAS PRIMARILY ADDRESSED THROUGH THE ANNUAL ACADEMIC SUMMER PROGRAMS WHICH SERVE DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN THE BOSTON AREA.THESE PROGRAMS WERE CONDUCTED IN-PERSON IN THE ONE CASE, HYBRID IN THE OTHER AND WERE INTENDED NOT ONLY TO REDUCE THE USUAL SUMMER SLIDE BUT ALSO TO ADDRESS THE GRAVE AND PERSISTING DROP IN LEARNING OCCASIONED BY THE PANDEMIC. ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE SUMMER PROGRAMS PROVIDED INCOME LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH.THE RESEARCH PROJECT IN POST-SECULAR SCIENCE MET ONCE ONLY IN 2023 AS THE PROJECT MOVED TOWARDS PUBLICATION AND A NARROWING OF THE FOCUS TO WRITING RETREATS FOR THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR. HOWEVER, A MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT 'THE BLACK CHURCH SOCIAL SERVICE PROJECT' IS TO BEGIN IN 2024 AND RECEIVED PROJECT APPROVAL AND FUNDING IN 2023. 345158 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA NY CA WI KS UT FL MI X X BECKWITH AND BROWN CPA 7813263039 231 BUSSEY STREET DEDHAM MA 02026 DR JACQUELINE C RIVERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 X X 61930 0 11419 BISHOP DAVID D DANIELS SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 PROFESSOR TIMOTHY SHAH TREASURER 0.10 X X 0 0 0 DR AARON KHERIATY DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 AMOS N JONES ESQ CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DR ADDIE RICHBURG DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 RICH WILKERSON SR DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 SCOTT P HAGAN DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 REVEREND EUGENE RIVERS PRESIDENT 25.00 X 75000 0 11540 136930 0 22959 0 0 0 0 0 900320 900320 CONTRACT REVENUE 541618 20000 20000 20000 547 547 920867 20000 0 547 X 160761 134428 10257 16076 27177 25716 1003 458 13861 12607 501 753 13285 13285 110721 82069 24547 4105 7187 7091 96 32781 28987 3350 444 54656 53181 320 1155 1371 718 653 BAD DEBT 2475 2475 MISCELLANEOUS 978 361 617 425253 345158 57104 22991 94464 219601 45282 424299 1198 25666 44000 20000 2475 0 187419 689566 4524 11057 4524 11057 X 182895 103509 575000 182895 678509 187419 689566 495614 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 345739 199515 387222 247087 900320 2079883 345739 199515 387222 247087 900320 2079883 673988 1405895 451 7 16 723 547 1744 620 17921 18541 2100168 290791 0.66940 0.50940 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 620. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 327. STIMULUS/COVID CREDITS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 17,594. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 425253 425253 85051 21263 0 0 70750 70380 71760 85051 297941 446912 17688 17595 17940 21263 74486 111729 0 938867 18000 18000 920867 0 920867 443253 18000 18000 425253 0 425253 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; APPROVAL IS OBTAINED BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND D. UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SEYMOUR INSTITUTE'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE KEY EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD MEETS AS NEEDED TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND MAKES ADJUSTMENTS, AS APPROPRIATE. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF SALARIES AND OTHER COMPENSATION FOR THE KEY EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS PERFORMED BY INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AND IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FALLS WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE OF COMPETITIVE PRACTICES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AMONG SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. IN TAX YEAR 2014, THE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS USED COMPARABILITY INFORMATION ON COMPENSATION DERIVED FROM THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FROM SERVICE ON OTHER NONPROFIT BOARDS AND EMPLOYMENT AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FILINGS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA FILINGS WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 82,069. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 24,547. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,105. TOTAL EXPENSES 110,721.