2025-05-20T11:12:03-05:00 2024-12-31 470716239 HAYES & ASSOCIATES LLC 13120 PIERCE ST SUITE 201 OMAHA NE 68144 990 2024-01-01 851935551 MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC MIDL 4028810343 7930 BLONDO OMAHA NE 68134 KARINE SOKPOH PRESIDENT 4028810343 2025-05-20 1 1 FRANK HAYES P00139616 4023902480 2025-05-20 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KARINE SOKPOH 7930 BLONDO OMAHA NE 68134 422211 0 X MIDLANDSAFRICANCHAMBER.COM X 2020 NE TO EMPOWER, CONNECT, AND CHAMPION THE AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNITIES IN NEBRASKA AND IN THE MIDWEST 13 0 11 45 0 0 252835 408783 100120 13428 0 0 0 0 352955 422211 29500 52100 0 0 202248 180114 0 0 83765 166430 174717 398178 406931 -45223 15280 149615 203002 27876 1294 121739 201708 X TO EMPOWER, CONNECT, AND CHAMPION THE AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNITIES IN NEBRASKA AND IN THE MIDWEST 0 0 89712 24200 13428 PITCH BLACK IS A DYNAMIC CONFERENCE STRATEGICALLY CRAFTED TO FUEL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACROSS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN THE MIDWEST. OUR EVENT SHOWCASES PROMINENT SPEAKERS, A BUSINESS EXPOSITION, AND AN EXCITING BUSINESS PITCH COMPETITION. THE COMPETITION IS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO OFFER A PLATFORM FOR EMERGING BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR) AS WELL AS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ENTREPRENEURS TO SHOWCASE THEIR INNOVATIVE IDEAS. PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR A GRAND PRIZE OF UP TO $15,000, COMPLEMENTED BY INVALUABLE IN-KIND SUPPORT SURPASSING $40,000. THIS SUPPORT EXTENDS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS MARKETING, LEGAL, AND ACCOUNTING, PROVIDING CRUCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR VENTURES. A GROUNDBREAKING INITIATIVE, PITCH BLACK, IS COMMITTED TO NURTURING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FORTIFYING BUSINESSES. BY FACILITATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS AND POTENTIAL INVESTORS, MENTORS, AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, OUR CONFERENCE STRIVES TO INVIGORATE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CHAMPION DIVERSITY IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. 32822 THE MAC FOUNDATION'S UMOJA PROGRAM IS AIMED AT INCREASING UNITY, COLLABORATION, AND SYNERGY BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN THE MIDWEST. THE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING STRONG, DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AND WE BELIEVE THAT BY BRINGING TOGETHER AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, WE CAN CREATE A MORE UNIFIED AND POWERFUL VOICE FOR CHANGE. THROUGH A SERIES OF ONLINE FORUMS AND LIVE EVENTS, WE PROVIDE A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR DIALOGUE AND DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE TWO COMMUNITIES. OUR FORUMS ALLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVES, EXPERIENCES, AND CONCERNS, WHILE OUR LIVE EVENTS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MEET AND CONNECT IN PERSON. 71036 27900 THE MAC XCELERATOR (MAC-X) IS AN ENTERPRISE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN, ENERGIZE, AND SUPPORT STARTUPS AND SMALL BUSINESSES LED BY BLPOC ENTREPRENEURS IN NEBRASKA AND THROUGHOUT THE MIDLANDS. MAC-X IDENTIFIES BLACK BUSINESS LEADERS WITH IMPACT-ORIENTED SOLUTIONS, ADDRESSING ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY NEEDS WHILE SPURRING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. IN ORDER TO CATER TO A WIDE AUDIENCE, THE MAC-X PROGRAM WILL BE HELD BIANNUALLY, WITH ONE SESSION IN THE FALL AND ANOTHER IN THE SPRING. PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND MAY CHOOSE TO APPLY FOR THE PITCH BLACK COMPETITION. HOWEVER, BEING PART OF THE MAC-X PROGRAM DOES NOT GUARANTEE PARTICIPATION IN THE PITCH BLACK COMPETITION OR FINALE. COMPLETING THE MAC-X PROGRAM WILL ENABLE COHORT MEMBERS TO RECEIVE UP TO $ 1,000 IN SEED FUNDS. 193570 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 1 0 0 1 49 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 X HAYES & ASSOCIATES LLC 4023902480 13120 PIERCE STREET SUITE 206 OMAHA NE 68144 FIDELE MIENSO SECRETARY 10.00 X X 42780 0 0 JOHN OUEDRAOGO BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LUPER AKOUGH BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARTINE QUARTEY VP OF MEMBERSHIP 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ALI HUSSAIN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIPPE BRUCE VP ADVOCACY/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 5.00 X 0 0 0 JACK BEGUEDOU BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LATRICIA HARRIS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 EULOGE SEKLE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 FOLLY GONAEL GNININVI VP OF FUNDRAISING 30.00 X X 0 0 0 LABAN NJUGUNA BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 TAYLOR JOHNSON VP MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ISHMAEL SAMUEL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 42780 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21386 30000 357397 408783 PITCH BLACK COMPETITIO 900099 13428 13428 13428 422211 13428 0 0 52100 52100 158979 52993 52993 52993 8286 2762 2762 2762 12849 4283 4283 4283 10602 3534 3534 3534 22764 5185 14904 2675 8388 2796 2796 2796 35942 5378 25790 4774 19392 6464 6464 6464 9765 9765 1791 1791 1665 555 555 555 PITCH BLACK COMPETITION 36356 36356 MAC XCELERATOR 13981 13981 COMPUTER / APPS & SOFTW 8787 2929 2929 2929 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES 2581 2581 2703 1673 1030 406931 193570 129596 83765 145058 202343 4557 0 659 149615 203002 27876 948 0 346 27876 1294 X 0 0 0 0 121739 201708 121739 201708 149615 203002 15280 64689 0 X 0 0 0 X 265861 304865 371369 942095 265861 304865 371369 942095 942095 48090 39058 87148 1029243 11784 0.91530 0.92230 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 21386 0 PAYROLL TAX LIABILITIES 346 346 0 PITCH BLACK FINALIST AWARDS 7 24200 MAC X COHORT AWARDS 31 27900 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 KARINE SOKPOH (CEO), FIDELE MIENSO (OPERATIONS MANAGER) AND FOLLY GONAEL GNININVI (VP OF FUNDRAISING) ARE ALL COUSINS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 INFORMATION RETURN IS DELIVERED VIA EMAIL TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CEO DOES CHECK-INS WITH BOARD MEMBERS ROUTINELY EITHER VIA ZOOM MEETING OR PHONE CALL TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS COMPENSATION FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION AND USES MULTIPLE RESOURCES AS RESEARCH TO DETERMINE WHAT SIMILAR POSITIONS ARE PAID WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. THE BOARD THEN HOLDS A MEETING AT WHICH TIME THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS DISCUSSED AND DETERMINED UNANIMOUSLY BY VOTE TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. MAC FOUNDATION INC 7930 BLONDO STREET SUITE 100 OMAHA NE 68134 874291295 TO CONNECT, EMPOWER, AND ELAVATE UNDERREPRESENTED ENTREPRENEURS. 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