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Bbc Media Action Usa Inc

  • New York, NY
  • Tax-exempt since Aug. 2010
  • EIN: 27-2798378

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: International, Foreign Affairs and National Security / Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$287k (2024)

Expenses
$287k (2024)

Total Assets
$287k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$287k (2024)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$287,460
Expenses
$287,460
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $287,460
100%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $0
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $287,460
100%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $287,461
Total Liabilities $287,461
Net Assets $0
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Yvonne Macpherson (Us Director) $214,812 $5,511
Vernon Chu (Vp & Secretary) $0 $0
John Mcpherson (Treasurer) $0 $0
Awo Ablo (Resigned 2024) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on Nov. 17, 2025

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$227,071
Expenses
$227,071
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $227,071
100%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $0
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $224,412
98.8%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $227,071
Total Liabilities $227,071
Net Assets $0
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Yvonne Macpherson (Us Director) $167,691 $8,384
Vernon Chu (Vp & Secretary) $0 $0
John Mcpherson (Treasurer) $0 $0
Awo Ablo (President/Director) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on July 7, 2025

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$217,874
Expenses
$217,874
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $217,874
100%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $0
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $207,235
95.1%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $217,874
Total Liabilities $217,874
Net Assets $0
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Yvonne Macpherson (Us Director) $165,330 $8,267
Vernon Chu (Vp & Secreta) $0 $0
John Mcpherson (Treasurer) $0 $0
Awo Ablo (President/Di) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on Nov. 14, 2023

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$173,530
Expenses
$173,530
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $173,530
100%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $0
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $171,530
98.8%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $173,530
Total Liabilities $173,530
Net Assets $0
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Yvonne Macpherson (Us Director) $129,059 $8,225
Susan King (Resigned '21) $0 $0
Vernon Chu (Vp & Secreta) $0 $0
John Mcpherson (Treasurer) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$1
Expenses
$0
Net Income
$1
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $0
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $0
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $0
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1
Total Liabilities $1
Net Assets $0
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Susan King (President) $0 $0
Vernon Chu (Vp & Secreta) $0 $0
John Mcpherson (Treasurer) $0 $0

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990-PF
Filed on Nov. 5, 2021

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$617
Net Income
-$617
Net Assets
$2,683
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,683
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $2,683
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Susan King (Director/President) $0 $0
Vernon Chu (Director/Secretary) $0 $0
John Mc Pherson (Director/Treasurer) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Oct. 29, 2019

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$35,000
Expenses
$39,904
Net Income
-$4,904
Net Assets
$3,300
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $35,000
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,300
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $3,300
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Susan King (Director/President) $0 $0
Vernon Chu (Director/Secretary) $0 $0
John Mc Pherson (Director/Treasurer) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 12, 2018

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$100,000
Expenses
$169,968
Net Income
-$69,968
Net Assets
$8,204
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $100,000
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,204
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $8,204
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Susan King (Director/President) $0 $0
Vernon Chu (Director/Secretary) $0 $0
John Mc Pherson (Director/Treasurer) $0 $0

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 14, 2017

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$150,000
Expenses
$78,895
Net Income
$71,105
Net Assets
$78,171
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $150,000
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $78,171
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $78,171

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$22,838
Net Income
-$22,838
Net Assets
$7,066
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,066
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $7,066

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$62,096
Expenses
$268,309
Net Income
-$206,213
Net Assets
$29,904
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $62,096
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $29,904
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $29,904

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$230,904
Expenses
$25,814
Net Income
$205,090
Net Assets
$236,117
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $230,904
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $236,117
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $236,117

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$48,420
Expenses
$17,781
Net Income
$30,639
Net Assets
$30,639
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $48,400
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $20
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,639
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $30,639

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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