Friends of Martin Luther King Jr
To support martin luther king jr. Charter school of excellence.
Friends of Martin Luther King Jr at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,894,335
- -3.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $414,405
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $32
- +433.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $275,135
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends of Martin Luther King Jr funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $46K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,894,335 | $414,405 | $275,135 | — | — | $32 |
| 2024 | $4,020,498 | $397,949 | $280,414 | — | — | $6 |
| 2023 | $4,157,327 | $367,135 | $289,188 | — | — | $7 |
| 2022 | $4,348,978 | $361,419 | $278,720 | — | — | $9 |
| 2021 | $4,476,123 | $364,510 | $277,315 | — | — | $2 |
| 2020 | $4,614,878 | $382,829 | $284,365 | — | — | $2 |
| 2019 | $4,757,493 | $395,109 | $330,108 | $45,600 | 1 | — |
About Friends of Martin Luther King Jr
Based on IRS filings
Friends of Martin Luther King Jr is a public charity focused on Education, based in Springfield, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $32.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of Martin Luther King Jr is led by Kendra Salvador, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kendra Salvador
President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$139K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Joseph Ford
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Marie
Treasurer & Clerk
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Diego Torres-Palma (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Augustus Pesce (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Beth Desousa (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Calvin McFadden (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Donald Beaman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Legrand Hines Jr. (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Lorraine Plasse (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $139K, to Kendra Salvador (President).
Frequently asked questions about Friends of Martin Luther King Jr
How large is Friends of Martin Luther King Jr?
Friends of Martin Luther King Jr reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $414K.
What is Friends of Martin Luther King Jr?
Friends of Martin Luther King Jr is a public charity focused on Education, based in Springfield, MA. It holds $3.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends of Martin Luther King Jr operate?
Friends of Martin Luther King Jr has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Friends of Martin Luther King Jr's EIN?
Friends of Martin Luther King Jr's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3363691. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 20, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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