Organizations Filed Purposes:
ABFE'S 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.
ABFE'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPY IN BLACK COMMUNITIES.
ANNUAL CONFERENCEABFE'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS A GATHERING OF PHILANTHROPIC AND NON-PROFIT PROFESSIONALS FOR NETWORKING AND ENGAGEMENT AROUND SHARED INTEREST IN SUPPORTING BLACK COMMUNITIES THROUGH PHILANTHROPY. THE TARGET AUDIENCE IS ABFE'S MEMBERS AND PARTNERS; FOUNDATION TRUSTEES, EXECUTIVE STAFF AND PROGRAM OFFICERS, GRANT MAKING ENTITIES INCLUDING PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE GIVING PROGRAMS, DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS AND GIVING CIRCLES. IN 2019, ABFE BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 366 PARTICIPANTS. OVER 75% OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE ABFE MEMBERS. (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)WE ALSO CELEBRATED WHAT HAS BEEN A SIGNATURE PROGRAM FOR ABFE FOR OVER 30 YEARS, THE JAMES A. JOSEPH LECTURE AND AWARDS, WHICH CELEBRATED THE IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF LEADERS IN THE FIELD.
PHILANTHROPIC ADVISINGABFE BRINGS A NEW FRAMEWORK ON RESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPY IN BLACK COMMUNITIES (RPBC) TO REALIZE ITS MISSION. THIS TEMPLATE BUILDS UPON GRANTMAKING WITH A RACIAL EQUITY LENS BUT IS TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO GRANTMAKING IN AND FOR BLACK COMMUNITIES. AS A RESULT, ABFE HAS DESIGNED A SET OF DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILANTHROPY THAT IS MORE LIKELY TO REDUCE GAPS IN RACIAL DISPARITIES FACING BLACKS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH GRANT MAKERS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO APPLY THIS FRAMEWORK TO THEIR INVESTMENTS. IN 2019, ABFE ENGAGED 13 FOUNDATIONS AND PHILANTHROPY SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING.
MEMBERSHIP SERVICESABFE EQUIPS ITS MEMBERS AND PARTNERS WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY TO THE NEEDS OF BLACK COMMUNITIES AND TO ADDRESS ANTI-BLACK RACISM. ABFE USES ITS POSITION AND NETWORKS IN THE FIELD TO SHARE INFORMATION FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN THE FIELD THAT MAY HINDER THE SUCCESS OF BLACK PROFESSIONALS OR COMMUNITIES. OUR RESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPY IN BLACK COMMUNITIES (RPBC) FRAMEWORK FOR GRANTMAKING SUPPORTS THE DIGNITY OF COMMUNITIES AND OPTIMIZES INHERENT STRENGTHS TO ENSURE BETTER OUTCOMES FOR BLACK COMMUNITIES. (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)ABFE ALSO OFFERS A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND IDEAS, AND TO CULTIVATE PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT OFTEN RESULT IN LEARNING, CO-INVESTMENT, AND EXPANDED SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES. OUR PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON MEMBERS' INTERESTS, ABFE PROVIDES INFORMATION AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT INFORM GRANTMAKING STRATEGIES AND SUPPORT CAREER AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR BLACK PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ms Susan Taylor Batten | SECRETAY, PRESIDENT & CEO | 35 | $191,738 |
| Ms Janet Gumbs | VP FINANCE AND ADMIN | 35 | $123,571 |
| Mr Seitu Hart | VP, DEVELOPMENT | 28 | $118,776 |
| Mr Edward Jones | VP, PROGRAMS | 35 | $116,490 |
| Ms Maria Woodruff-Wright | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mr Marcus Mcgrew | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ms Antoinette Malveaux | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mr James Head | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ms Melissa Deshields | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ms Lauren Casteel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mr William Buster | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ms Stephanie Bell-Rose | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ms Sylvia Bartley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mr Cory Anderson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ms Trista Harris | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Mr Cedric Brown | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Ms Karen Mcneil-Miller | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Mr Kenneth Jones | CHAIR UNTIL JULY 2019/DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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