Michigan · Nonprofit
BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO
BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO (Michigan) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,700,856 to it, the largest being THE RONDA E STRYKER AND WILLIAM D JOHNSTON FOUNDATION ($1,786,999). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $676k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $2.7M
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What Black Wall Street Kalamazoo does
Mission
Founded in 2018 Black Wall Street Kalamazoo BWSK is dedicated to fostering financial CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O STATEMENT 1
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Black business directory: our website serves as an indispensable resource for the kalamazoo area and its surrounding regions offering several key features that enhance the visibility, connectivity, and success of local businesses and community organizations. Visibility and accessibility: our directory is a centralized platform where black entrepreneurs can list their businesses, making it easier for consumers to find and support them. Support for minority-owned businesses: by highlighting black-owned businesses, we promote economic empowerment and provide essential support to entrepreneurs who may facechallenges in gaining market access. The community calendar is a hub for local events
$153,852 spent100% of program spendingBlack entrepreneur training academy, b.e.t.a program is dedicated to continuing to close the gap of information, resources, access to capital and wealth building for black business owners and entrepreneur this is done through increasing awareness creating access to resources equipping them with knowledge while infusing businesses with capital. 978 free office hoursprovided. 51 businesses have graduated the program. 220k in equity free capital dispersed to entrepreneurs.average household income increased by 32%. 89% of businesses increased sales by at least 20% or more .11 businesses applied for business loan 95% of b.e.t.a participants who apply for external pitch competitions become finalist and or win. 48 businesses formed a business model canvas.
The kalamazoo black business expo: the expo features 75 minority entrepreneurs is a crucial platform for small business owners to showcase their products and services to a wide audience of over 1,000 attendees the expo is a vital event for minority entrepreneurs and the community, providing invaluable opportunities for visibility, networking, and growth. It addresses significant representation. The tangible benefits, including substantial increases in sales, customer acquisition, and partnerships, underscore the expo impact on driving business success and community development. Business growth: entrepreneurs who participated in past expos reported an average sales increase of 40% within six months following the event.
Black business directory: our website serves as an indispensable resource for the kalamazoo area and its surrounding regions offering several key features that enhance the visibility, connectivity, and success of local businesses and community organizations. Visibility and accessibility: our directory is a centralized platform where black entrepreneurs can list their businesses, making it easier for consumers to find and support them.support for minority-owned businesses: by highlighting black-owned businesses, we promote economic empowerment and provide essential support to entrepreneurs who may facechallenges in gaining market access. The community calendar is a hub for local events.
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $153,852.
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
Nicole Triplett
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 3 funders, grant income rose $88k → $516k.
2 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 17% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO’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
BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO leans on a few funders — its largest provides 66% of grant income and the top three 94%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 42% · 2021 64% · 2022 70% · 2023 44% — broadly stable.
“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
86% of BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO's grant income comes from Michigan funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $448k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
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In Michigan
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
17% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO?
- BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO (Michigan) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,700,856 to it, the largest being THE RONDA E STRYKER AND WILLIAM D JOHNSTON FOUNDATION ($1,786,999). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $2,700,856 in grants to BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO?
- THE RONDA E STRYKER AND WILLIAM D JOHNSTON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,786,999 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BLACK WALL STREET KALAMAZOO find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. 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 2024–2024), and the filings of 6 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