Public Charity

CREATIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE INC

CREATIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE INC, of BRONX, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $379K in revenue, $578K in expenses, $1.3M in total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $235K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 823767216 BRONX, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$379K
Total Expenses$578K
Total Assets$1.3M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$235K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO STUDY, DEVELOP, ADVANCE AND DISSEMINATE IDEAS THAT FOSTER RACIAL, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CREATIVE EQUITY FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES BY ENGAGING THOUGHT LEADERS, RESEARCHERS, SCHOLARS AND CULTURAL WORKERS FOCUSED ON ARTICULATING THE AESTHETIC, ETHICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL VALUES INHERENT IN AFRICAN PHILOSOPHICAL AND SACRED THOUGHT.

Sample Grants Received

ALIANZA DE MUSEOS DE PUERTO RICO
2024
Support the development and presentation of visual arts and other art exhibits throughout diverse cultural spaces (e.g., museums, community spaces and/or organizations, artist independent spaces) that highlight the experiences of black and afro-descendant culture from the Puerto Rican colonial point of view.
$40,000
$38,000
TIDES FOUNDATION
2024
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$7,000
HISPANIC FEDERATION INC
2023
GRANT TO ASSIST AFRO LATINIDAD CONVERSATION SERIES
$50,000
LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
2023
BUILDING CIVIC POWER
$30,000

Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Esmeralda Simmons
PRESIDENT Isis Rakia Mattei
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Marta Moreno-Vega
TREASURER Rosa Alicia Clemente
VICE PRESIDENT Samuel Cruz

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

GRANT TO ASSIST AFRO LATINIDAD CONVERSATION SERIES
$50,000 1 grant
Support the development and presentation of visual arts and other art exhibits throughout diverse cultural spaces (e.g., museums, community spaces and/or organizations, artist independent spaces) that highlight the experiences of black and afro-descendant culture from the Puerto Rican colonial point of view.
$40,000 1 grant
Equidad racial
$38,000 1 grant
BUILDING CIVIC POWER
$30,000 1 grant
RACIAL EQUITY
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $379K $578K $1.3M
2024 $596K $589K $1.5M
2023 $982K $375K $1.5M
2022 $628K $122K $888K
2021 $304K $23K $378K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $304K to $379K (+25%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

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