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National Black Food and Justice Alliance
National Black Food and Justice Alliance reported $15.2 million in revenue and $6.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $77.29 went to program services, $22.71 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $106,883 (Co-executive Director). Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $6.1MFor context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 77.3% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 22.7% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.5% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $106,883 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.76% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 30.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 58 of 58 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseServing as the Fiscal Sponsor for Safe House for Black Farmers is a grassroots-led emergency fund to save Black farmland by making charitable gifts to Black farmers and ranchers at risk of losing their farmland
Black Land and Power BLP working group initiative aims to successfully build a democratic governing process to grow protect and collectively steward resources around land together hence removing land from the speculative market via cooperatives and community land trusts
Member Resources inclusive of mutual aid grants and other member support member events succession planning and organizational sustainability
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-executive Director Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,883 | $0 | $0 | $106,883 |
| Co-executive Director Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,883 | $0 | $0 | $106,883 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from National Black Food and Justice Alliance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $214K (Part IX, line 5).
2 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b58 · 58 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 511
Private foundation grants it received
9 private foundations reported grants to National Black Food and Justice Alliance totaling $2.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of National Black Food and Justice Alliance's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, National Black Food and Justice Alliance reported that 77.3% of its $6.1 million in expenses went to program services, 22.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does National Black Food and Justice Alliance pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation National Black Food and Justice Alliance reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $106,883, for the role of Co-executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does National Black Food and Justice Alliance get its money?
Of $15.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is National Black Food and Justice Alliance a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 86-2075766 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523519349300202 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433209349327968 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 86-2075766: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.