Mission
HEADWATERS FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE (THE FOUNDATION) IS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO AMPLIFY THE POWER OF COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE.
Public Charity
HEADWATERS FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE
HEADWATERS FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE, of MINNEAPOLIS, MN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.3M in revenue, $7.9M in expenses, $16.9M in total assets. 83 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 363359386
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$7.9M
Total Assets$16.9M
Grant Records83
Funding Total$4.7M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Headwaters Foundation for Justice
How Headwaters Foundation for Justice divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$75
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$11
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $75 for programs
$32
Justice and liberation
$13
Rapid response grantmaking
$13
The giving project
Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
EJ WORK IN MINNEAPOLIS
$1,100,000
DONOR ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT
$158,853
General operating support
$65,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$55,500
General operating support
$51,000
Showing up to 5 of 83 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Aimee Vue
TREASURER
Alexander Robinson
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Anitra Cottledge
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Bilal Alkatout
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & F
Emily Scott
VICE CHAIR
Eric Howard
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.3M | $7.9M | $16.9M |
| 2024 | $4.5M | $6.9M | $18.4M |
| 2023 | $3.6M | $4.8M | $19.5M |
| 2021 | $13.9M | $5.8M | $20.1M |
| 2020 | $8.6M | $5.2M | $10.6M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $8.6M to $5.3M (-38%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.