2022-11-16T01:00:36-06:00 2021-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2021-01-01 954624707 BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS BLAC 3232905955 PO BOX 292516 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 JANETTE ROBINSON FLINT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3232905955 2022-11-15 1 JANETTE ROBINSON FLINT 999009999 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JANETTE ROBINSON FLINT PO BOX 292516 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 2998939 0 X WWW.BWWLA.ORG X 1997 CA BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS IS A MULTI-GENERATIONAL, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO THE WELL-BEING OF BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS BY BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION, EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY. 3 2 75 29 0 0 2496095 2896409 27720 98460 6961 455 4422 3615 2535198 2998939 21000 1500 0 0 944249 1360338 0 0 69606 337285 552939 1302534 1914777 1232664 1084162 2268072 3463441 44017 47607 2224055 3415834 X BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS IS A WOMEN CENTERED GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY BASED ORG ON A MISSION TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AND BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS. 0 0 1065687 1500 98460 2021 WITNESSED A NUMBER OF PIVOTS WITH THE WORK OF BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS, THOUGH WE ARE STEADFAST WITH OUR MISSION OF UPLIFTING THE LIVES, VOICES, EXPERIENCE AND HEALTH STATUS OF BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS. FOOD INSECURITY INCREASES EXPONENTIALLY DURING 2021 AND OUR UMBRELLA PROGRAM SISTERS IN MOTION WERE OUR KITCHEN DIVAS AND THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM LIVES, BEGAN A FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, GIVING PRODUCE, DRY GOODS AND A HOT MEAL 2X PER MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BWW KITCHEN DIVA FOOD PROGRAM IS SERVING 125-150 FAMILIES WITH EACH FOOD DISTRIBUTION DATE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CATERERS AND FARMERS ARE ALL ENGAGED WITH PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND VOTER EDUCATION OUTREACH TEAM COVERED THE FIELD, WITH CANVASSERS, PHONE BANKERS AND TEXT TEAM MEMBERS ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SHARING INFORMATION ON SIGNED POLICY (DIGNITY IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, MOMNIBUS FOR EXAMPLE), ELECTED AND APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNTABILITY. PHONE CALLS, TEXTING, ORGANIZING ZOOM HOUSE PARTIES, PUBLISHING VOTER EDUCATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA WERE ALL STRATEGIES UTILIZED IN REACHING MORE THAT 200K PEOPLE. YES, MORE THAN 200K PEOPLE WERE TOUCHED VIA OUR VREAM TEAM WITH VOTER EDUCATION, GET OUT THE VOTE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH MESSAGES. INTERNET QUILT KEEPS PACE WITH THE CYBER WORLD THROUGH WWW.BWWLA.ORG, MANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, LINKED IN & ALIGNABLE) AND COMMUNICATES WITH OUR COMMUNITY VIA A WEEKLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER. OUR COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS REACH SURPASSES THE 500K VIA THE ANALYTICS FROM GOOGLE. SISTERS IN CONTROL REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM SUPPORTS POLICY, UTILIZES PROGRAM, WORKS WITH ADVISORY COUNCILS, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS TO SECURE REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. BWW PROVIDED BACKBONE SUPPORT TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANT & MATERNAL MORTALITY COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM OF SOUTH LOS ANGELES / SOUTH BAY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THROUGH THIS WORK WE SERVED 60 BIRTHING PEOPLE, OFFERED PRESENTATIONS AND FACILITATED MEETINGS FOR MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE. BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS ORGANIZED PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK MOMMA'S WEEK , BREAST FEEDING MONTH, VIRTUALITY AND WITH PROGRAM SERVICES RESOURCES. GET SMART B4U GET SEXY (GS B4U GS) SUPPORTS PEER ADVOCATES SHIFTING ATTITUDES ON SEX AND SEXUALITY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SEX AND SEXUALITY EDUCATION, PROMOTING SMART AS SEXY AND MAKINGS SEX SMART. 100 YOUTH PARTICIPATED WITH GET SMART B4U GET SEXY PROGRAM WORK VIA ON LINE WORKSHOPS. SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS INCREASED BY 3000 VIEWS ON INSTAGRAM. HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UCLA PIVOT TO IMPLEMENTING GROWN N SEXY, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 10 PER WOMEN PER MONTH DURING 2021 REACHING 120 WOMEN. BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS SERVED AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANT & MATERNAL MORTALITY COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM, WITH MORE THAN 60 COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVIST'S PARTICIPATION, OUR SUPPORT OF THE COALITION IS BUILDING CAPACITY OF GRASSROOTS LEADERS TO SHIFT CULTURAL SURROUNDING BLACK MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH. STAND LA (STANDING TOGETHER AGAINST NEIGHBORHOOD DRILLING LOS ANGELES) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ENGAGES, EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF LIVING NEAR OIL DRILLING SITES TO STAND UP/SPEAK OUT WITH LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL APPOINTED AND ELECTED PERSONNEL THAT MAKE DECISIONS SURROUNDING OIL DRILLING SITES. PHONE BANKS, OUTREACH, BUILDING ALLIES REACHED APPROXIMATELY 1200 PARTICIPANTS TO PARTICIPATE WITH AN VIRAL TOUR OF LOS ANGELES TOXIC SITES. TAKING STOCK/HEALTHY HAIR INITIATIVE CONDUCTS COMMUNITY DRIVEN RESEARCH BY WORKING WITH BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS, HAIR STYLIST AND NAIL TECHNICIANS STUDYING THE IMPACT OF CHEMICAL USE ON HEALTH STATUS. BWW TEAM ENROLLED 35 WOMEN IN OUR RESEARCH PROJECT. PROGRAM STAFF BEGAN A PROJECT ACTIVITY BEHIND THE CHAIR, GIVING ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO THE BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. BEHIND THE CHAIR ORGANIZED 15 BEAUTY SALONS AND HONORED 5 HIGH PROFILE HAIR STYLISTS WORKING IN LOS ANGELES, AND APPROXIMATELY 80 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE AWARD PARTY WHERE EDUCATION AND REFRESHMENTS WERE SHARED. BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS ANNUAL REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE CONFERENCE BLACK WOMEN UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK EXPLORING IN DEPTH THE PLACES WHERE BLACK WOMEN'S VOICES, INSIGHT AND ACTION IS NEEDED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO, DELIVERY OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ATTRACTED APPROXIMATELY REGISTRANTS. OUR VIRTUAL CONFERENCE HAD MORE THAN 500 VIEWS VIA WHOVA APPLICATION AND MORE THAN 1000 VIEWS VIA FACEBOOKBWW CONTINUES TO PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING, VOTER EDUCATION, TOXIC CHEMICALS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH STATUS, HEALTHY COOKING AND RESEARCH ON BLACK WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' HEALTH. 245394 SISTERS IN MOTION (SIM) IMPLEMENTS WELLNESS WEDNESDAY, BE WELL SERIES AND PUBLISHES BWW WELLNESS GUIDE. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS/PUBLICATION WE REACH MORE THAN 8500 PEOPLE. THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM RAN ONE SERIES WITH 8 PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF 2021. SIM SERVED 11, 296 PEOPLE DURING 2021 VIA PRESENTATIONS (ZOOM), FOOD DISTRIBUTION, NEWSLETTERS, WELLNESS GUIDES AND VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 80947 SISTERS @ EIGHT, OUR MONTHLY COMMUNITY FORUM HELD 11 COMMUNITY FORUMS WITH A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 387 PEOPLE. ALL FORUMS TOOK PLACE VIA ZOOM, AND STREAMING LIVE ON FACEBOOK, WITH 5,872 PEOPLE VIEWING ON LINE AND/OR DOWNLOADING THE WEBINARS. STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN A SERIES OF RESILIENCE WORKSHOPS WEEKLY, 23 STAFF MEMBERS ATTENDED THESE WORKSHOPS. SELF-CARE WITH STAFF, MEMBERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS WERE CRITICAL DURING 2021 1392028 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 37 0 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X JANETTE ROBINSON FLINT 3232905955 PO BOX 292516 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 JANETTE ROBINSON FLINT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 60.00 X X 80500 0 10386 YAW FREDERICK L DAVIS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIE BUSTAMANTE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 80500 0 10386 0 0 0 0 0 2896409 2896409 CONTRACT INCOME 900099 98460 98460 98460 455 455 OTHER REVENUE 900099 3615 3615 3615 2998939 98460 0 4070 X 1500 1500 90886 4544 54532 31810 1106461 879855 199116 27490 32583 24336 8247 130408 104327 23473 2608 2000 2000 3500 3500 242458 161715 75948 4795 33846 27509 6048 289 85555 35925 49082 548 15000 15000 58505 46804 10531 1170 11873 10359 1230 284 4256 3169 887 200 7288 5830 1312 146 SUPPLIES, MATERIALS,AND 37486 37321 165 HONORARIUM AND STIPENDS 20850 20850 VENUE REFRESHMENTS 16702 16436 266 INCENTIVES 8048 8048 5572 5572 1914777 1392028 453143 69606 645923 1165983 762834 1253679 131200 23885 11415 9145 12470 573970 560968 145000 470341 2268072 3463441 44017 47607 44017 47607 X 1813112 3004891 410943 410943 2224055 3415834 2268072 3463441 1084162 107617 0 X 0 0 0 X 895935 1324146 1250002 2355095 2896409 8721587 895935 1324146 1250002 2355095 2896409 8721587 1970064 6751523 1542 2435 455 4432 11115 15028 4422 46769 77334 8803353 0.76690 0.64720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3500 3500 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: CONTRACT FEES PAID TO POLITICAL STRATEGIST. 22991 11087 11904 894 328 566 12470 DUE FROM BWW ACTION PROJECT 470341 470341 X PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020. GENERALLY, BWW'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (FEDERAL) OR FOUR (STATE OF CALIFORNIA) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JANETTE ROBINSON FLINT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IS THE MOTHER OF NOURBESE FLINT, AN EMPLOYEE, WHO ALSO SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE RELATED ENTITY - BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS ACTION PROJECT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES THAT A BOARD MEMBER SHALL EXCUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM ANY VOTE UPON WHICH SUCH TRUSTEE, OR ANY MEMBER OF HIS OR HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY, HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST. PRIOR TO EACH VOTE ON ORGANIZATION MATTERS, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO ABSTAIN AS APPROPRIATE BASED ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ITS FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR NOT-FOR-PROFIT WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 161,715. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 68,397. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,795. TOTAL EXPENSES 234,907. PAYROLL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,551. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,551. BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS ACTION PROJECT PO BOX 292516 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 822822118 POLITICAL ADVOCACY CA 501(C)(4) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS ACTION PROJECT D 470341 BOOK VALUE BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS ACTION PROJECT O 198402 BOOK VALUE BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS ACTION PROJECT Q 27564 BOOK VALUE