2026-06-04T06:42:50-07:00 2024-12-31 Self 1600 Maryland Ave NE Apt 128 Washington DC 20002 990 2024-01-01 454441783 BLACK BELT JUSTICE CENTER BLAC 2024869857 PO Box 2521 Washington DC 20013 Tracy McCurty Executive Director 2024869857 2026-04-20 1 1 Courtney Bryan P01546473 8433036216 2026-04-20 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Tracy McCurty 4323 F Street SE Washington DC 20019 1314449 0 X https://www.acresofancestry.org X Public Charity 2013 DC The BBJC is a legal and advocacy nonprofit that serves Black farmers and landowners in the Black Belt region in efforts to retain and increase land ownership, stewardship, and land-based cooperatives. 5 4 1 7 0 0 809148 1314449 0 0 0 0 0 0 809148 1314449 111117 68091 0 0 159639 172850 0 0 0 366378 578629 637134 819570 172014 494879 931975 1426854 0 0 931975 1426854 The mission of the organization is to equip, educate and empower black farmer initiatives and preserve the sustainability of the farm land. 0 0 425000 425000 Led multigenerational, multiracial advocacy efforts resulting in Black legacy farmers receiving $1.6B out of the $2.2B allocated under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 providing financial assistance payments to farmers determined to have experienced discrimination prior to January 1, 2021 in USDA farm lending programs. Additionally, the organization assisted 25 Black legacy farmers with tax advisement services pertaining to their federal tax filings. Furthermore, the organization launched the Lowcountry Sweetgrass Restoration and Human Sustainability Initiative (LSHSI) to address the man-made scarcity of wild sweetgrass caused by hyper-development, monopolization, and privatization of public lands in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Combined, these encroachments on public lands have severely limited access to the plant material needed by legacy basket artists and harvesters to preserve their ecocultural traditions. 219570 219570 Secured debt cancellation payments ranging from $800K to over $1M authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for 30 Black legacy farmers. Commissioned 15 African American fiber artists to create artworks for Griots of Cotton, Indigo & Clay Traveling Exhibition and Permanent Collection (over 200+ quilts, sweetgrass baskets, dolls, and ironworks). Supported 25 traditional artists through honorariums, video and audio documentation, print interviews, digital marketing, and mutual aid. 175000 175000 Sponsored traveling exhibition(s) of Black fiber art, sweetgrass basketry, and ironworks including community programs to deepen community engagement, awareness, and action regarding reparative land justice efforts. Distributed $50K in critical financial assistance and wild sweetgrass bundles to elder legacy basket artists through honorariums and wild sweetgrass bundles to address their immediate needs due to lack of access to sweetgrass as well as economic hardships. 0 0 0 819570 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Tracy McCurty 2024869857 PO Box 2521 Washington DC 20013 Tracy McCurty Executive Director 55 0 X X 130815 0 0 Falani Spivey Officer 20 X 0 0 0 Judge Josephine Kerr Davis Secretary 20 0 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Hall Treasurer 20 0 X 0 0 0 Dr Taniene Meachem Wyatt Officer 20 X 0 0 0 Georgette Wright Sander Officer 20 0 X 0 0 0 130815 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 225750 1088699 539039 1314449 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 1314449 0 0 0 X 0 0 68091 68091 0 0 0 0 130815 130815 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21240 21240 20795 20795 0 0 12500 12500 7000 7000 0 0 0 0 255806 255806 68093 68093 4585 4585 0 0 46023 46023 45587 45587 137033 137033 1502 1502 500 500 819570 819570 0 0 589430 868603 342545 558251 931975 1426854 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 931975 1426854 931975 1426854 931975 1426854 494879 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 256807 552871 886605 809148 1098743 3604174 0 0 0 0 256807 552871 886605 809148 1098743 3604174 3604174 0 0 0 0 0 0 3604174 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 143640 539039 143640 539039 X The artwork is used to preserve and display regional artwork from the land. 0 Quilts 558251 558251 Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 In December 2024, the Lowcountry Sweetgrass and Human Sustainability Initiative (LSHSI) and the Black Belt Justice Center (BBJC) signed a one-year cooperative agreement with the Partnerships Division of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address the scarcity of wild sweetgrass exacerbated by hyper-development and privatization of grasslands in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Combined, these encroachments have severely limited access to the plant material needed by legacy basket artists and harvesters to preserve their ecocultural traditions. Thriving sweetgrass habitats that legacy harvesters previously had open access to for generations are now privatized and inaccessible to the Gullah Geechee Basketweaving Community. The purpose of the cooperative agreement between the USDA, NRCS, and the LSRHSI was to develop innovative partnerships across the South Carolina Lowcountry with private landowners, conservationists, and Gullah Geechee legacy basketweavers and harvesters to repropagate wild sweetgrass and document successes and challenges. 1 New Orleans Madi Gras Indians Incorporated 2608 Lasalle St New Orleans LA 70113 810965550 6500 The purpose of the grant was to assist the black fiber mutual aid initiative. Kataly Foundation 1 Letterman Dr Ste C4-420 San Franciso CA 94129 043163531 20000 The purpose of the grant was to provide a donation for the purpose of supporting the basket weavers mutual aid funding. 2 0 The purpose of the donations were to provide assistance to these organizations to provide support for initiatives to provide aid for research and education. 2 26500 0 Cash The purpose of the donations were to provide assistance to these organizations to provide support for initiatives to provide aid for research and education. Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The organization receives documentation pertaining to how the funds are used throughout the year. X 25 539039 market 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The return was provided to all board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The board would monitor and remain consistent with its policies and practices on a monthly basis. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The process was determined by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Form 990 is available upon request and is available on additional websites. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g The organization had outside services consisting of photography, research services, design and illustration, and quilt exhibition setup services. The return was submitted late due to lack of sufficient information from the provider to file a complete and accurate return and the death of an immediate family member. The organization understands the potential penalty for failure to file timely, but we are asking for a one time waiver due to the circumstances.