Nebraska · Nonprofit
MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC
MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC (Nebraska) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $450,375 to it, the largest being WEITZ FAMILY FOUNDATION ($312,875). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $420k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $450k
- Net assets
- $93k
What Midlands African Chamber Inc does
Mission
To empower, connect and champion the african and african american business communities in nebraska and in the midwest
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Pitch black is a dynamic conference strategically crafted to fuel entrepreneurship across diverse communities in the midwest. We create pathways between emerging entrepreneurs and the investors, mentors, and resources they need to scale. The competition is specifically tailored to offer a platform for underserved entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative ideas and compete for life changing resources. By facilitating connections between emerging entrepreneurs and potential investors, mentors, and essential resources, our conference strives to invigorate economic growth and champion diversity in the local economy. Participants have the opportunity to compete for a grand prize of up to $15,000, complemented by invaluable in-kind support surpassing $40,000. This support extends to essential services such as marketing, legal, and accounting, providing crucial assistance for their ventures.
$145,127 spentof which $141,264 as grants$4,170 earned by the program68% of program spendingThe mac xcelerator (mac-x) is an enterprise accelerator program designed to strengthen, energize, and support startups and small businesses led by underserved entrepreneurs in nebraska and throughout the midlands. Mac-x identifies black business leaders with impact-oriented solutions, addressing essential community needs while spurring sustainable growth. In order to cater to a wide audience, the mac-x program will be held biannually, with one session in the fall and another in the spring. Participants in the program will have the opportunity to receive financial incentives and may choose to apply for the pitch black competition.
$61,815 spentof which $11,000 as grants29% of program spendingThe ega pitch competition is a fast-paced, high-impact opportunity for early-stage entrepreneurs to shine presented by google in collaboration with afromaha during afrofest. This live pitch event spotlights innovative businesses, student-led ventures, and emerging founders. Its a celebration of brilliance, innovation, and economic empowerment in action. Five semi-finalists pitch under the mac tent at afrofest. Two finalists take the main stage. Winners walk away with funding, mentorship, and a launching pad for their business. The total cash and in-kind prizes available is $4,100.
$6,000 spentof which $6,600 as grants3% of program spendingOperating as a high-level bimonthly online platform, the b2b agora is dedicated to fostering international trade, international investments, and structured business matchmaking between global stakeholders, entrepreneurs, and bilateral policymakers. The annual global agora x by mac b2b matchmaking conference builds meaningful cross-border pipelines, facilitates resource exchange, and drives import/export opportunities specifically linking the u.s. And african markets.
Roll call is macs signature bi-monthly in-person networking mixer, serving as the frontline entry point for business connection within the midlands. Designed to strengthen local commercial ecosystems, each gathering introduces emerging startups, celebrates corporate member milestones, and creates an informal yet strategic environment for converting casual conversations into long-term commercial partnerships.
Contractors connect is a quarterly luncheon initiative by the mac chamber, aimed at fostering growth and providing valuable resources to underserved and emerging contractors. This program serves as a dynamic platform for small and emerging contractors to connect with larger general contractors, gain access to vital industry resources, and explore potential opportunities.
Mission and meals is a specialized quarterly lunch and learn development track engineered exclusively for nonprofit mac members. The series focuses heavily on strengthening executive capacity, enhancing board governance structures, optimizing operational models, and introducing collaborative advocacy strategiesblending peer-to-peer connection with formal training over a shared meal.
The 7 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $212,942.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $64k to $190k (+199%).
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.
99% of MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 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
Karine E Sokpoh
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $20k → $103k.
From the IRS filings of MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER 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
MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 69% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
28% 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 MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 50% · 2022 52% · 2023 73% — growing more concentrated.
“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
100% of MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC's grant income comes from Nebraska funders.
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.
Against its field
MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 7,175 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,175 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER 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 Nebraska
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
40% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Mac Foundation Inc · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC: 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 MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC?
- MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC (Nebraska) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $450,375 to it, the largest being WEITZ FAMILY FOUNDATION ($312,875). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $450,375 in grants to MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC?
- WEITZ FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $312,875 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MIDLANDS AFRICAN CHAMBER INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Nebraska. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), 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