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THE FELLOWSHIP BMEC INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
THE FELLOWSHIP BMEC INC (EIN 81-0871452)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-05-15
IRS object ID
202311359349314636
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-05-15T16:47:50-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN272001590PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1J MILLER & ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11617 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD STE 1210AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810871452EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FELLOWSHIP BMEC INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFELLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2154035244PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11600 VINE STREET 8THAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19102ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHARIF EL MEKKIPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2154035244PhoneNum
Signature2023-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Person LastEL MEKKIPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOYCE MILLERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00047160PTIN
Phone2156001701PhoneNum
Preparation2023-05-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FELLOWSHIPBMEC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2015FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE FELLOWSHIP: BLACK MALE EDUCATORS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVIST ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION OF BLACK MALE EDUCATORS IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT GREATER PHILADELPHIA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$67PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,831,352PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,081,000CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,092,712PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$0CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$661,623CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,686,136PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$419,377CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$167,011TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE FELLOWSHIP: BLACK MALE EDUCATORS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVIST ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION OF BLACK MALE EDUCATORS IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT GREATER PHILADELPHIA.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Grant$661,623GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1YOUR PART TIME CONTROLLER LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2156702010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11500 WALNUT STREET STE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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SHARIF EL MEKKI
EXECUTIVE DI40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RASHID COLEMAN
CHIEF CREATI40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STERLING GRIMES
CHIEF PROGRA40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MILES WILSON
BOARD CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOSEPH FERGUSON
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CHARLES ADAMS
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ERICA ATWOOD
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
THOM WEBSTER
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SOLEDAD ALFARO
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
WILLIAM HAYES
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$661,623TotalAmt
Program Services$661,623ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$661,623TotalAmt
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,699,615BOYAmt
EOY$3,598,278EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,236,297BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,000BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,011BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$167,011BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,935,912BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$419,377ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,144,264CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,924,492CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,081,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,328,703TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,123,885CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,144,264CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,924,492CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,081,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,328,703TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$439,582SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,889,121PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$388CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$11,599TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,340,302TotalSupportAmt
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Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation11,599ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CENTER FOR BLACK EDUCATOR DEVELOPMEBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17901 HIDDEN LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$661,623CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedREIMBURSEMValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of GrantFISCAL SPONSORSHIPPurposeOfGrantTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFUNDS ARE TO BE DISBURSED TO THE CENTER FOR BLACK EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT (CBED) UPON REQUEST AS PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE INCURRED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE FELLOWSHIP: BLACK MALE EDUCATORS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVIST ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION OF BLACK MALE EDUCATORS IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT GREATER PHILADELPHIA.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CANNUAL DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.