Georgia · Nonprofit
ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC
ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC (Georgia) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $255,000 to it, the largest being LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION ($110,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $255k
- Net assets
- $601k
What Atlanta Business League Inc does
Mission
Fostering the growth, creation, and the development of successful business enterprises owned, operated, and managed by african-americans in metropolitan atlanta.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Men of influence reception - reception to recognize business owners, professionals, community and civic leaders in metropolitan atlanta. Annually, the atlanta business league publishes its list of atlantas influential black men during an evening reception and induction ceremony.
$769,848 spent100% of program spendingCeo appreciation luncheon - annual luncheon that recognizes local chief executive officers (ceos) for outstanding participation in minority vendor development and community activities. The honors the atlanta business league confers are based in part on the willingness of extremely busy executives to take on work vital to carrying forward the agenda of the atlanta business league and the business community, which is establishing and building economic equality for minority enterprises.
Super tuesday conference featuring women of vision breakfast - the atlanta business league provides workshops and training for participants and recognizes african american female business owners and professionals from all walks of life. Super tuesday conference attendees are primarily business owners and professionals, especially women. The wov breakfast recognizes african-american female business owners, professionals, communiy and civic leaders in metropolitan atlanta.
Congress on the state of black business in metro atlanta - the atlanta business league collaborates with other key organizations to host the annual congress on the state of black business in metro atlanta. The congress is a forum for reviewing the current economic outlook, showcasing business opportunities, and making recommendations on how black businesses and consumers can make a greater contribution to the economic life of metro atlanta.
Abl take your business 2 the next level - program for small business ceos provides targeted skill building, business development, and coaching. It is designed for entrepreneurs who want to develop a sustainable small business that provides employment and economic growth. The abl recognizes the potential economic and social impact of helping these business owners achieve their goals and is committed to providing them access to the necessary training, support, and guidance. Consistent with dr. Booker t. Washingtons vision for the national business league, the program will provide opportunities for mutual help and encouragement and will provide opportunities for members to seek group advice and input on difficult business challenges.
Business enrichment seminar series (bess)- bess provides members significant and varied learning and skill-building opportunities. These are designed to increase the business capacity and profitability of member businesses leading, in turn, to additional employment opportunities for all atlantans. These seminars are delivered via membership meetings, mini-seminars, workshops, and other abl-sponsored activities.
Business power forum (bpf)- the bpf are virtual informative gatherings where attendees are given the opportunity to hear from local and national entrepreneurs, ceos of major corporations, and leaders of key atlanta organizations.
Tuesday talks with abl ceos - tuesday talks provides abl members with an opportunity to meet with atlanta ceos and community leaders in small group settings to learn about the ceos organization, the business/market/technological trends that are driving their strategies as well as the partnership opportunities available to members.
The abl know before you grow:finanacial literacy initiative - this initiative is designed to help business owners-as well as aspiring entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs-grow their business. Upon completion of the program, participants will graduate with a clear understanding of how to master their finances so they can strengthen and grow their businesses, fund their businesses for growth and manage their business overhead and operations for sustainability.
Annual meeting - the abl annual meeting serves as a yearly recap that recognizes the achievements that the abl and its members have made throughout the year. The event also recognizes african american-owned businesses that have been in operation continuously for 25 years or more; an induction ceremony is held to enter them into the abl business hall of fame.
The 10 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $769,848.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $799k to $961k (+20%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Leona Barr-Davenport
President & CEO
Board chair
Ryan Wilson
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $25k → $115k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $1.7M from 3 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Atlanta Business League Foundation Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC raised.
From the IRS filings of ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 43% of grant income and the top three 92%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
43% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 87% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC draws 51% of its grant income from funders outside Georgia, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC?
- ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC (Georgia) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $255,000 to it, the largest being LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION ($110,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $255,000 in grants to ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC?
- LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION is the largest funder on record, with $110,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing