2025-02-03T16:38:19-06:00 2024-09-30 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD SUITE 302 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2023-10-01 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 2025-02-03 1 1 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2025-01-21 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DR JACQUELINE C RIVERS 114 MELVILLE AVENUE BOSTON MA 02124 506204 0 X WWW.SEYMOURINSTITUTE.COM X 2014 MA TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN BLACK CHURCH LEADERS 8 7 11 0 0 0 900320 476984 20000 28000 547 1220 0 0 920867 506204 0 0 0 0 201799 267125 0 0 20370 223454 296272 425253 563397 495614 -57193 689566 615937 11057 14621 678509 601316 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 444573 28000 IN 2024, PLANS FOR A RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SUMMIT IN APRIL 2025 BEGAN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BETSEY STOCKTON CENTER AT THE PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. THE ANNUAL ACADEMIC SUMMER PROGRAMS WHICH AIM TO REDUCE THE USUAL SUMMER SLIDE AMONG DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN THE BOSTON AREA WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN FY 2024. MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOWED GROWTH IN MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED GROWTH IN KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES. AS IS CUSTOMARY, THE HYBRID SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ALSO PROVIDED INCOME EARNING OPPORTUNITIES. IN THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR THE RESEARCH PROJECT IN POST-SECULAR SCIENCE TRANSITIONED SUCCESSFULLY TO FOCUS ON WRITING RETREATS WITH THE GOAL OF PUBLISHING AN ESSAY IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 OR 2026. 'THE BLACK CHURCH RESEARCH PROJECT' FORMERLY 'THE BLACK CHURCH SOCIAL SERVICE PROJECT' BEGAN IN 2024 AND SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITED 15 CHURCHES TO PARTICIPATE. THE REMAINING 5 CHURCHES TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL OF SURVEYING 20 CHURCHES WILL BE RECRUITED IN THE FALL OF 2024, GIVEN THE EXTENSION OF THE PROJECT TO FISCAL 2025. 444573 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 11 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 CA MA MN NJ NY WI X X BECKWITH AND BROWN CPA 7813263039 231 BUSSEY STREET DEDHAM MA 02026 DR JACQUELINE C RIVERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 25.00 X X 79392 0 11307 EUGENE F RIVERS III PRESIDENT 25.00 X 75000 0 10797 AMOS N JONES ESQ CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 PROFESSOR TIMOTHY SHAH TREASURER 0.10 X X 0 0 0 BISHOP DAVID D DANIELS SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DR AARON KHERIATY DIRECTOR 0.10 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 154392 0 22104 0 0 0 0 0 5000 471984 476984 CONTRACT REVENUE 541618 28000 28000 28000 1220 1220 506204 28000 0 1220 X 223146 198084 13735 11327 24813 17526 7287 508 233 275 18658 16725 1182 751 18368 18368 175353 125610 42374 7369 2454 1620 834 35275 26380 8830 65 58588 56774 956 858 322 169 153 MISCELLANEOUS 5912 1452 4460 563397 444573 98454 20370 219601 26801 424299 494340 25666 71965 20000 20000 2831 689566 615937 11057 14621 11057 14621 X 103509 53316 575000 548000 678509 601316 689566 615937 -57193 -20000 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 199515 387222 247087 900320 476984 2211128 199515 387222 247087 900320 476984 2211128 651424 1559704 7 16 723 547 1220 2513 620 17921 18541 2232182 224791 0.69870 0.66940 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 581397 581397 112210 28053 0 0 70380 71760 85051 112210 339401 509102 17595 17940 21263 28053 84851 127277 0 524204 18000 18000 506204 0 506204 581397 18000 18000 563397 0 563397 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 2023, 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 125,610. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 35,902. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,369. TOTAL EXPENSES 168,881. PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,472. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,472.