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National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 46-3198451 Website

National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc at a glance

In short: National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc gave $50K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$50,000
-50.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+400.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
-90.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$1,200,482
-18.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (20% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

You Are More Than INC: $10KYou Are More Than INC$10KRich Family Ministries: $10KRich Family Ministries$10KRestoreHER USAmerica: $10KRestoreHER USAmerica$10KOne Arizona: $10KOne Arizona$10KTalk2Me Foundation: $10KTalk2Me Foundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was You Are More Than INC ($10K). Together the top 5 received $50K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

BrooklynChicagoFayettevillePhoenixShreveportTulsa

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 5 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2025) to $100K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
You Are More Than INC Brooklyn, NY—$10,000
Rich Family Ministries Shreveport, LA—$10,000
RestoreHER USAmerica Fayetteville, GA—$10,000
One Arizona Phoenix, AZ—$10,000
Talk2Me Foundation Chicago, IL—$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$1,200,482$820,301$1,089,059$50,0005
2024$1,469,260$1,258,483$1,125,291$100,0001
2023$1,346,026$679,974$743,236——
2022$1,442,586$1,016,404$757,508——
2021$1,160,726$844,709$535,144——
2020$856,032$581,210$497,088——

About National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc

Based on IRS filings

National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc is a public charity, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $50K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc is led by Sydney McKinney, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sydney McKinney

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $150K (2020) → $191K (2025)

  • Monique Couvson

    Board Chair

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ayanna Curry

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isis Sapp-Grant

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole York

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Rooks

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Janae Bonsu-Love (2022–2024) — Director of Research & Advocacy
  • Former: Kenya Welch (2022) — Director of Development
  • Former: Monique W Morris (2020–2021) — Board Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Sydney McKinney — Executive Director: $191KSydney McKinneyExecutive Director$191K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $191K, to Sydney McKinney (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc

How much does National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc give each year?

National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc gave $50K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100K across 1 grant.

What is National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc's typical grant size?

National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc give grants?

National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc's top state is New York, with 20% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Louisiana (20%) and Georgia (20%).

Who are National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc's largest grantees?

National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc's largest 2025 grantees include You Are More Than INC ($10,000), Rich Family Ministries ($10,000) and RestoreHER USAmerica ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc?

National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $820K.

What is National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc's EIN?

National Black Womens Justice Institite Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3198451. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 12, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 17, 2026)

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