2021-11-15T23:16:05-06:00 2020-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2020-01-01 954624707 BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS BLAC 3232905955 PO BOX 292516 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 JANETTE ROBINSON FLINT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3232905955 2021-11-15 1 JANETTE ROBINSON FLINT 999009999 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JANETTE ROBINSON FLINT PO BOX 292516 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 2552809 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 48 35 0 0 1250002 2496095 68950 27720 726 6961 15028 4422 1334706 2535198 0 21000 0 0 629992 944249 0 0 51272 368334 337285 998326 1302534 336380 1232664 1006105 2268072 41008 44017 965097 2224055 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 754936 21000 27720 2020 WITNESS 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 2020 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 EACH WEEK BEGINNING APRIL 2020. BWW KITCHEN DIVA FOOD PROGRAM STARTED WITH 40 FAMILIES, BY END OF YEAR WE WERE SERVING 125 FAMILIES EACH WEEK. COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CATERERS AND FARMERS ARE ALL ENGAGED WITH PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. TWO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT EVENTS TOOK PLACE DURING 2020, THE CENSUS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND VOTER EDUCATION OUTREACH TEAM ABSOLUTELY STEPPED UP TO THE TASK. PHONE CALLS, TEXTING, ORGANIZING ZOOM HOUSE PARTIES, PUBLISHING VOTER EDUCATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA WERE ALL STRATEGIES UTILIZED IN REACHING MORE THAT 450K PEOPLE. YES, MORE THAN 450K PEOPLE WERE TOUCHED VIA OUR VREAM TEAM WITH VOTER EDUCATION, GET OUT THE VOTE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND CENSUS 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 200K COUNTED 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 40 BIRTHING PEOPLE, OFFERED PRESENTATIONS AND FACILITATED MEETINGS FOR 650 PEOPLE. BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS ORGANIZED PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK MOMMA'S WEEK AND BEGAN PRODUCTION OF A MOVIE DOCUMENTING THE BIRTHING EXPERIENCE OF BLACK WOMEN (BIRTHING WHILE BLACK) 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. 174 YOUTH PARTICIPATED WITH GET SMART B4U GET SEXY PROGRAM WORK VIA ON LINE WORKSHOPS. SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS INCREASED BY 300 FOLLOWERS WITH INSTAGRAM. HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UCLA - EBAN REACHED 10 PER WOMEN PER MONTH DURING 2020 REACHING 120 WOMEN. BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS IS 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 300 PARTICIPANTS TO PARTICIPATE WITH A 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 105 WOMEN TOOK OUR ON LINE SURVEY. PROGRAM STAFF BEGAN A PROJECT ACTIVITY BEHIND THE CHAIR, GIVING ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO THE BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. BEHIND THE CHAIR 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 AT THE TABLE: DESIGNING AN INCLUSIVE MENU 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 50 REGISTRANTS. BWW 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. 216703 SISTERS IN MOTION (SIM) INITIATED WELLNESS WEDNESDAY, BE WELL SERIES AND PUBLISHED BWW WELLNESS GUIDE. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS/PUBLICATION WE REACH MORE THAN 7100 PEOPLE. THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM RAN ONE SERIES WITH 6 PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF 2020. SIM SERVED 11, 296 PEOPLE DURING 2020 VIA PRESENTATIONS (ZOOM), FOOD DISTRIBUTION, NEWSLETTERS, WELLNESS GUIDES AND VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 58269 SISTERS @ EIGHT, OUR MONTHLY COMMUNITY FORUM HELD 11 COMMUNITY FORUMS WITH A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 546 PEOPLE. IN PERSON FORUMS TOOK PLACE IN JAN & FEB, SWITCHING TO ON LINE COMMUNITY FORUMS FROM APRIL - DEC. STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN A SERIES OF RESILIENCE WORKSHOPS WEEKLY, 23 STAFF MEMBERS ATTENDED THESE WORKSHOPS. 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MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019. 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. 0 COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT 47 21000 CASH PAID 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. 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 0 0 0 BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS ACTION PROJECT D 145000 FAIR VALUE BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS ACTION PROJECT O 57786 FAIR VALUE