2024-09-10T03:19:55-04:00 2023-12-31 823670679 Solid Chops Accounting LLC 5401 South Tacoma Way Tacoma WA 98409 990 2023-01-01 852866010 INSTITUTE FOR BLACK JUSTICE % CAROL MITCHELL INST 2533253530 PO BOX 791 SPANAWAY WA 983870791 Carol Mitchell Director of Advocacy 2024-09-10 true Brian Forsythe P01911576 2532546250 2024-09-10 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z CAROL MITCHELL PO BOX 791 SPANAWAY WA 983870791 349092 false X https: instituteforblackjustice.org X 2021 WA The Institute for Black Justice's purpose is to relentlessly pursue equity and justice for all with people of Black African descent as our first priority. The IBJ's mission is three-fold: to be an advocate for fairness and equity; to be an accelerator of justice system transformation; and to be an accomplice to credible social justice influencers and the communities they serve. 2 1 0 21 0 0 197249 342791 8272 6290 6 11 0 0 205527 349092 62343 83375 0 0 43900 17750 0 0 3495 136688 255505 242931 356630 -37404 -7538 18021 22826 0 12343 18021 10483 The Institute for Black Justice' purpose is to relentlessly pursue equity and justice for all with people of Black African descent as our first priority. The IBJ's mission is three-fold: to be an advocate for fairness and equity; to be an accelerator of justice system transformation; and to be an accomplice to credible social justice influencers and the communities they serve. true false 131322 0 6290 The CHIMES Family Advocacy Program CHIMES is now three years old. Since its inception CHIMES has provided child welfare advocacy services to families with explicit priority given to families of Black African descent. CHIMES is designed to provide early intervention for families facing risk factors correlated with child welfare system involvement and to remove barriers to family well-being that fall within the parents control. The CHIMES case management framework includes child welfare prevention reunification and retention services that build on the family's natural supports cultural strengths and personal goals. A special subset of the CHIMES program is the BABAS Fathers Support Group BABAS for Black African descent and multi-racial fathers with children in dependency. BABAS is the Swahili word for fathers. This culturally-responsive online support group for men meets twice per week as a group with a parent coach facilitator. The BABAS program facilitator holds a Master of Arts in Social Work and has professional experience as a DCYF social worker and a court-appointed parent coach and counselor. The facilitator also identifies as an African-American male with lived experience in the child welfare system. IBJ's experience with families in the CHIMES and BABAS programs has led us to establish CHIMES-Prevention CHIMES-P as a separate program from our reunification and retention services. When IBJ works with families before they become involved with Child Protective Services CPS or before a dependency is filed we can proactively address the factors that are at the root of family separation based on neglect: poverty and untreated trauma. In 2023 IBJ introduced a comprehensive Five Point Plan to Thrive to the curriculum of the CHIMES-P program. The Plan to Thrive is a goal setting tool that invites parents to plan their future in five areas of life. We also added budgeting and financial literacy to our CHIMES-P program content. Parents from all walks of life took immediate advantage of individualized coaching financial counseling and career counseling offered through partnerships with TAPCO Credit Union Sound Outreach and ACCEL 180. IBJ has built an impressive and growing list of partnering providers who house educate advocate and strengthen our families with therapeutic services. These include but are not limited to housing providers inpatient and outpatient treatment centers home visit nurses civil legal aid providers drug and alcohol counselors harm reduction doulas and attorneys. In 2023 IBJ officially launched CHIMES NW a community-based network of volunteers who provide mentorship and support to women-led organizations and families. CHIMES NW practices the ministry of showing up for women and families and for the organizations that serve them. IBJ acts as a facilitator and consultant for CHIMES NW as it moves toward official incorporation with the Washington Secretary of State. 14378 0 0 The Black Robe Podcast The Institute for Black Justice produced more than 75 segments of the Black Robe podcast an intergenerational dialog where the hosts interview guests discuss public policy decisions offer insights on changes in the law and promote events impacting communities of color. 94164 0 0 Activists Cultivating Equitable Strategies ACES is the IBJ's young adult leadership program open to young adults ages 18-35. Fashioned after the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC of the 1960's the ACES Program educates young adults interested in social justice advocacy and provides hands-on leadership training with like-minded change makers. ACES participants may take advantage of paid internships part-time contract work full-time employment opportunities entrepreneurship and volunteerism where appropriate. The ACES contribute to the IBJ's Annual Freedom Summer Symposium and Design Challenge FSS. In 2023 the FSS focused on economic justice and economic empowerment of Black communities. Attorney and nationally-known historian Hannibal Johnson served as the keynote speaker and delivered a provocative presentation on the Tulsa Oklahoma race massacre. Johnson spent two days in Tacoma where he spoke to approximately 100 people at the University of Puget Sound's Wheelock Student Center. 0 0 0 239864 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 19 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 false false false 2 1 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false X Solid Chops Accounting 2532546250 5401 South Tacoma Way Tacoma WA 98409 Carol Mitchell Director of Advocacy 60.00 0.00 X 17750 0 0 Arthur Watkins Director 15.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 17750 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 20190 322601 0 342791 Consulting Income 541618 6290 6290 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6290 11 0 0 11 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 349092 6290 0 11 0 0 83375 83375 0 0 0 0 17750 4438 1313 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43419 0 41281 2138 0 0 0 0 28800 0 28800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98397 98397 0 0 31667 31667 0 0 11940 1201 9382 1357 6736 0 6736 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18004 14570 3433 0 0 0 0 0 3562 2971 590 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Professional Development 12980 3245 9735 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 356630 239864 101270 3495 0 0 0 0 18021 20321 0 2505 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 0 18021 22826 0 3348 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12343 X 18021 10483 0 0 18021 10483 18021 22826 -7538 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 0 0 152778 197248 342791 692817 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152778 197248 342791 692817 692817 0 0 5 6 11 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 692839 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Emergency funds rents and other assistance 30 83375 0 N A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part III, line 2 Thanks to the Inatai Foundation's Community Learning Grant the Institute for Black Justice IBJ has indeed undergone significant expansion and enhancement. The CHIMES program and team has grown to include contracted social services providers social workers an ACES Project Manager as well as four part-time ACES interns a business manager and administrative and IT support. Incorporating specialized professionals such as social workers IBJ has been able to offer more comprehensive case management support tailored to the needs of families and young adults. IBJ also conducted a comprehensive capacity building and strategic planning process funded by a grant from the Washington state Department of Commerce. This included the development of a three-year strategic plan staffing plan and board development plan. Part VI, Line 11b The 990 is reported by the board prior to filing Part VI, Line 19 The organization provides it governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements to the public upon request.