Georgia · Nonprofit
Liquid Blackness Limited
Liquid Blackness Limited (Georgia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,000 to it, the largest being TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART ($25,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $262k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $25k
- Net assets
- $184k
What Liquid Blackness Limited does
Mission
Liquid Blackness, Limited is a non-profit that supports a scholarly and creative ecosystem devoted to the study of aesthetic practices in the contemporary arts of the black diaspora. Through scholarly research, study groups, creative projects, open access publications, digital design, and public events (symposia, artist talks, teach-ins, art shows) designed for scholars, curators, artists, and the general public, LBL builds black aesthetic fluency while mentoring the next generation of scholars and creatives committed to inquiry in Black aesthetics and the agenda of Black Studies.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
The Liquid Blackness Limited builds on the study of arts and artists from the Black Diaspora to explore the intersection of aesthetic theory and the most radical agenda of Black Studies. Through research projects, public events, and online publication, it seeks to mentor the next generation of scholars of color and other scholars fully committed to the agenda of black studies, while creating a vibrant, extended, and sustainable community. Descriptions for each of the organization's programs:1. Public Programming: In 2025, LBL has:a. hosted 5 artists/scholars, b. curated 1 film series:- 4 films screened- 14 essays read- 2 community gatherings - 3 reading and study groups2. Educational: a. Open access scholarship and pedagogy: - 4 short-form open access publications in In Media Res- pedagogical toolsets (1 portfolio and 1 digital design tool) that enhance our open access pedagogy. b. Artists critiques: experimental film work (Calvin, Sofia, Flavio)c. mentorship of 5 doctoral students from GSU and other US institutions: Calvin, Liz, Arri, Taylor, Onur, Jeffrey)d. 2 new undergraduate course design (GSU and UGA); e. 2 "write-alongs"- In conjunction with Cornel West's October 2nd, 2025,…
$88,130 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $88,130.
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
Alessandra Raengo
President and CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Liquid Blackness Limited’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.
Where its funders are
Liquid Blackness Limited draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Georgia, across 1 state in all.
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.
Against its field
Liquid Blackness Limited runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 12,262 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 12,262 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like Liquid Blackness Limited
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
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Liquid Blackness Limited: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Liquid Blackness Limited?
- Liquid Blackness Limited (Georgia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,000 to it, the largest being TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART ($25,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Liquid Blackness Limited have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $25,000 in grants to Liquid Blackness Limited.
- Who is the largest funder of Liquid Blackness Limited?
- TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Liquid Blackness Limited 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing