NonprofitsThe Lighthouse Black Girl Project

The Lighthouse Black Girl Project

JACKSON, MS

Total revenue

$1.6M

Total expenses

$1.8M

Net assets

$257K

Grants received

$4.9M

52 grants

EIN

822064693

Tax year

2024

Mission

Leadership development for black girls and women through addressing the whole person--physical, emotional, spiritual and social wellbeing, all supported by an affirming sociopolitical structure.

Programs

3 programs

Black girl times (editorial). Rooted in a tradition of liberatory storytelling, the black girl times is the meet up space online for southern black girls, women, femmes (and the people who love and respect them) to share, learn, activate, and challenge through news and culture writing. Editorial programming includes writing fellowships to the democratic journalism institute and the unita blackwell historic preservation project.

Expenses: $159K

Advocacy and organizing focuses on human rights education and community-building through a variety of clinics and workshops to support efforts to restructure systems and invest in sustainable means of survival and advancement.

Expenses: $115K

Other

Expenses: $76K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.6M
Program service revenue$8K
Investment income
Other revenue$150
Total revenue$1.6M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.0M
Fundraising$39K
Other expenses$766K
Total expenses$1.8M
Total assets$424K
Net assets$257K

People

3 listed

NameRoleCompensation

NAKESHA WATKINS

CHIEF OPERAT

Board

JOSEPH WORTHY

CHIEF OF STA

Board

NATALIE COLLIER

PRESIDENT

Board

Grants received

Showing 52 of 52

FromAmountPurposeYear
$300K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2024
$118K
Program Support
2024
$100K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2024
$96K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY, HUMAN SERVICES, ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
2024
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$14K
GRANT PURPOSE: CONDUCT NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND GET OUT THE VOTE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE 2024 MISSISSIPPI ELECTIONS.
2024
$325K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2023
$219K
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
2023
$130K
Program Support
2023
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$75K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR THE BAREFOOT CONSORTIUM
2023
$50K
TO CONDUCT NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND GET OUT THE VOTE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE 2023 MISSISSIPPI ELECTIONS
2023
$40K
COMMUNITY HEALTH AMBASSADOR TRAINING
2023
$37K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$25K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE BLACK GIRL SUMMER PROJECT IN MISSISSIPPI
2023
$20K
SAVING LIVES
2023
$15K
General Purpose Grant
2023
$3K
GENERAL DONATION
2023
$300K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$300K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$233K
PROJECT SUPPORT: A SURVEY OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN RURAL AREAS
2022
$233K
PROJECT SUPPORT: A SURVEY OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN RURAL AREAS
2022
$140K
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
2022
$105K
Program Support
2022
$65K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$65K
General Support
2022
$50K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE THROUGH TOOLS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELPOMENT, ADVOCACY, STORYTELLING
2022
$20K
RACIAL EQUITY
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$15K
General Purpose Grant
2022
$10K
RACIAL EQUITY
2022
$50K
General Support
2021
$15K
General Purpose Grant
2021
$330K
CREATING SAFE SPACES FOR BLACK GIRLS AND WOMEN
2020
$125K
ISSUE EDUCATION
2020
$83K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$50K
General Support
2020
$25K
COMMUNITY HEALTH AMBASSADOR TRAINING
2020
$19K
TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE.
2020
$15K
General Purpose Grant
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$86K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018

Funded by

$4.9M from 22 funders · 52 grants · 2018–2024

Tides Foundation

$1.2M · 4 grants · 2022–2024

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc

$836K · 4 grants · 2021–2024

Novo Foundation

$467K · 2 grants · 2022

New Venture Fund

$359K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Groundswell Fund

$353K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

National Florence Crittenton Mission

$330K · 1 grant · 2020

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$236K · 5 grants · 2018–2023

Moore Impact Inc

$175K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN822064693
Subsection03
Ruling date2018-05
Employees14
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