Public Charity

KWELI JOURNAL INC

KWELI JOURNAL INC is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $198K revenue, $234K expenses, $63K total assets. 3 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $21K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 270318769 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$198K
Total Expenses$234K
Total Assets$63K
Grant Records3
Funding Total$21K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

KWELI'S MISSION IS TO NURTURE EMERGING WRITERS OF COLOR AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR VOICES TO BE RECOGNIZED AND VALUED. BY CREATING A COMMUNITY OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND POC ARTISTS AND PROGRAMMING BASED ON ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND RIGOR, KWELI EMPOWERS WRITERS TO SHARE STORIES THAT ENGAGE AND IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR VISION IS FOR A WORLD WHERE THE NARRATIVES BEING TOLD REFLECT THE TRUTH OF OUR HISTORIES AND THE POSSIBILITIES FOR OUR FUTURE.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Alison Meyers
DIRECTOR Chika Unigwe
DIRECTOR Clem Richardson
DIRECTOR Emily Mei Lau
DIRECTOR Iwalani Kim
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Laura Pegram

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Top Grant Purposes

ARTS PROJECT
$10,970 2 grants
ITOO ARTS GRANT
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $198K $234K $63K
2023 $182K $361K $97K
2022 $383K $315K $349K
2021 $172K $94K $240K
2019 $124K $102K $67K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $124K to $198K (+60%), with total assets most recently reported at $63K.

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