Tubman Center for Health & Freedom
The Tubman Center for Health & Freedom addresses health and wellness from both systemic and clinical approaches. By practicing medicine from the intersection of health and freedom, we address both the health of our patients as well as the factors that determine their health. Tubman health provides primary and preventative care, community resources, social services, political education and advocacy.
Tubman Center for Health & Freedom at a glance
- Total assets
- $20,318,238
- +40.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,959,818
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $-1,533
- -7068.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,987,495
- +16.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Tubman Center for Health & Freedom funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $33K (2022). In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| BLKBRY | Distributing Baby Formula to Families During the Shortgage | $32,950 |
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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 | $20,318,238 | $7,959,818 | $3,987,495 | — | — | $-1,533 |
| 2024 | $14,456,785 | $6,490,059 | $3,438,114 | $2,500 | Total only | $22 |
| 2023 | $11,290,213 | $9,314,231 | $2,056,352 | — | — | $172 |
| 2022 | $2,528,159 | $3,300,758 | $1,196,617 | $32,950 | 1 | $67 |
| 2021 | $424,045 | $725,275 | $312,940 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Tubman Center for Health & Freedom
Based on IRS filings
Tubman Center for Health & Freedom is a public charity focused on Health, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20.3M in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tubman Center for Health & Freedom is led by Ayenay Abye, CEO on every filing since 2022; 8 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ayenay Abye
CEO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $134K (2025)
Carmen Davis
President
Treasurer → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda A. Shi
Director of Research & Evaluation
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$105K (2025)
Julie Chinitz
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$115K (2025)
Mersadies S. Sanders
Director of Administrator & Finance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$105K (2025)
Danisha Jefferson-Abye
COO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$96K (2022) → $134K (2025)
Elizabeth Mack
Acupuncturist & Arnp
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$145K (2025)
Imani Owens-Bailey
Naturopathic Physician & Acupunturist
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$112K (2025)
Janell K. Jordan
Program Manager
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$112K (2025)
Amira Barton
Board Member
Board Member → Member, 2022
Member → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Garbes
Secretary
Member → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Danielson
Board Member
Board Member → Member, 2022
Member → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emijah Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lakeith Asphy
Board Member
Board Member → Member, 2022
Member → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Makani Themba
Treasurer
Member → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marleen Haverty
Board Member
Secretary → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Imani Dinish
Board Member
Vice President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Curtiss Calhoun
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michaela Leslie-Rule
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Pettigrew
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Fernando Meijia Ledesma (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Nacala Ayele (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Franxes Pracide (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Martine Pierre-Louis (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Carmen Parker-Davis (2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $145K, to Elizabeth Mack (Acupuncturist and Arnp). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Tubman Center for Health & Freedom
How large is Tubman Center for Health & Freedom?
Tubman Center for Health & Freedom reported $20.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.0M.
What is Tubman Center for Health & Freedom?
Tubman Center for Health & Freedom is a public charity focused on Health, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $20.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Tubman Center for Health & Freedom's EIN?
Tubman Center for Health & Freedom's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-1543325. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 10, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 25, 2026)
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