Midlands African Chamber Inc
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What it says it does
TO EMPOWER, CONNECT AND CHAMPION THE AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNITIES IN NEBRASKA AND IN THE MIDWEST
- Income
- $419,811
- Spending
- $532,328
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 45
- Highest pay
- $60,000, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (7)
- $145,127 spent. 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.
- $61,815 spent. THE 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.
- $6,000 spent. THE 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.
- OPERATING 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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