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MADAM CJ WALKER INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR

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Plain text MADAM CJ WALKER INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2018–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/830896909. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). MADAM CJ WALKER INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2018–2024]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/830896909

MLA “MADAM CJ WALKER INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2018–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/830896909. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2018–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $512K · expenses $355K · assets $5.6M

Also known as
ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR
EIN
83-0896909
Address
CO HOLLAND KNIGHT 31 WEST 52ND S, NEW YORK, NY 10019-0000
NTEE code
T11
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

THE INSTITUTE WILL DEVELOP AND OFFER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS ON TOPICS RELEVANT TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP THAT ARE TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES OF UNDERSERVED WOMEN. RELEVANT TOPICS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, FINANCIAL LITERACY, BUSINESS PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION, FINDING INVESTORS, GOVERNANCE BEST PRACTICES, MARKETING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE INSTITUTE WILL SUPPORT UNDERSERVED WOMEN AND HELP THEM OVERCOME THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THEY FACE. THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM ITS HEADQUARTERS, THE HISTORIC SITE KNOWN AS VILLA LEWARO, THE MANSION OF THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Martha Dennis SECRETARY & TREASURER2018-2024 2 $0 reported 4
Richelieu W Dennis Jr PRESIDENT2018-2024 2 $0 reported 3

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHELIEU W DENNIS JR PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $03
MARTHA DENNIS SECRETARY & TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $04
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHELIEU W DENNIS JR PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $03
MARTHA DENNIS SECRETARY & TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $04
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHELIEU W DENNIS JR PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $03
MARTHA DENNIS SECRETARY & TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $04
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHELIEU W DENNIS JR PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $03
MARTHA DENNIS SECRETARY & TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $04
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHELIEU W DENNIS JR PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $03
MARTHA DENNIS SECRETARY & TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $04
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHELIEU W DENNIS JR PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $03
MARTHA DENNIS SECRETARY & TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $04
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHELIEU W DENNIS JR PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $03
MARTHA DENNIS SECRETARY & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $04

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $50K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$512,241$354,871 $5,625,065$5,615,065 $512,233$0 $002
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,269,829$687,037 $5,467,695$5,457,695 $1,269,816$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,923$481,980 $5,621,535$4,874,903 $18,375$9,500 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,882$395,547 $5,776,649$5,333,649 $91,881$0 $002
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$566,474$432,367 $5,637,314$5,637,314 $566,448$0 $002
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,600,033$96,825 $5,503,207$5,503,207 $5,600,000$0 $000
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $0$0 -- ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $779,807 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SOFI TUCKER FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2019, 2024 2$702,557 2024$402,557
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LOVE LUCK AND FAITH FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022 1$40,250 2022$40,250
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PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL Public charity Exact 2021-2023 3$30,000 2023$10,000
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$7,000 2021$7,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $354,871 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $180,525$180,525-- 50.9%
Fees: other services $145,994$145,994-- 41.1%
Occupancy $8,165$4,083$4,082- 2.3%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINT. EXP $7,134$7,134-- 2.0%
Information technology $5,625$5,625-- 1.6%
Insurance $4,174-$4,174- 1.2%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SERVICE EXP. $2,250$2,250-- 0.6%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $896-$896- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $108-$108- 0.0%
Total$354,871100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $687,037 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM SERVICE EXP. $249,313$249,313-- 36.3%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINT. EXP $190,845$190,845-- 27.8%
Depreciation and depletion $180,525-$180,525- 26.3%
Fees: other services $52,826-$52,826- 7.7%
Office expenses $10,242-$10,242- 1.5%
Insurance $3,266-$3,266- 0.5%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $20-$20- 0.0%
Total$687,037100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $481,980 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $180,525-$180,525- 37.5%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINT. EXP $114,143$114,143-- 23.7%
Fees: legal $87,491-$87,491- 18.2%
Fees: other services $54,197-$54,197- 11.2%
Insurance $30,316-$30,316- 6.3%
Office expenses $10,392-$10,392- 2.2%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SERVICE EXP. $4,000$4,000-- 0.8%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $916-$916- 0.2%
Total$481,980100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $395,547 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $173,443$173,443-- 43.8%
Fees: legal $88,445-$88,445- 22.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $50,000$50,000-- 12.6%
Insurance $35,600-$35,600- 9.0%
Other (as described)LANDSCAPING $35,026$35,026-- 8.9%
Occupancy $10,410$10,410-- 2.6%
Fees: accounting $1,692-$1,692- 0.4%
Other (as described)TRANSFER FEES $931-$931- 0.2%
Total$395,547100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $432,367 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $172,799$172,799-- 40.0%
Fees: legal $121,816-$121,816- 28.2%
Occupancy $46,268$46,268-- 10.7%
Other (as described)SECURITY AND MAINTENANC $34,388$34,388-- 8.0%
Other (as described)LANDSCAPING $22,762$22,762-- 5.3%
Other (as described)TRANSFER FEES $18,652-$18,652- 4.3%
Fees: accounting $12,242-$12,242- 2.8%
Insurance $2,678-$2,678- 0.6%
Office expenses $762-$762- 0.2%
Total$432,367100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $96,825 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $74,500$74,500-- 76.9%
Fees: legal $7,728$7,728-- 8.0%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $7,469$3,734$3,735- 7.7%
Other (as described)SECURITY $7,128$3,564$3,564- 7.4%
Total$96,825100%

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