Justice for Greenwood Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SECURE JUSTICE AND REPARATIONS FOR THE GREENWOOD COMMUNITY AND DIASPORA THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY
- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- 33.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $175,000, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 33.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 23% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.2 million spent. ADVOCACY. FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ). BUILDING ON YEARS OF GROUNDWORK, OUR NATIONAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN URGING THE DOJ TO OPEN A FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE MASSACRE UNDER THE EMMETT TILL COLD CASE ACT ACHIEVED CRITICAL TRACTION. THROUGH PERSISTENT CONGRESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT, COALITION BUILDING WITH NATIONAL PARTNERS, AND STRATEGIC PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS, THE DOJ CONDUCTED ITS FIRST-EVER FEDERAL REVIEW OF THE MASSACRE. THIS MILESTONE REPRESENTS A BREAKTHROUGH IN FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF THE HARM AND A STRONG TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF SURVIVOR- AND DESCENDANT- CENTERED ADVOCACY COMBINED WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION, BROAD-BASED ORGANIZING, AND PERSISTENCE IN HOLDING SYSTEMS ACCOUNTABLE. REPARATIONS PLAN PLEDGED BY THE CITY OF TULSA. IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LAST TWO LIVING SURVIVORS, LEGAL EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, JUSTICE FOR GREENWOOD (JFG) CREATED A LOCAL REPARATIONS INITIATIVE CALLED PROJECT GREENWOOD. PROJECT GREENWOOD IS A COMPREHENSIVE 13-POINT PLAN THAT AIMS TO CONFRONT AND ADDRESS THE HISTORICAL HARM CAUSED BY THE MASSACRE. SHORTLY AFTER TULSA ELECTED ITS FIRST BLACK MAYOR, THE JFG TEAM MET WITH THE MAYOR AND HIS STAFF TO PRESENT AND ADVOCATE FOR PROJECT GREENWOOD. AFTER MONTHS OF DISCUSSIONS, ON JUNE 1, 2025, TULSA MAYOR MONROE NICHOLS OFFICIALLY SHARED HIS 'ROAD TO REPAIR' INITIATIVE AND ANNOUNCED THE CREATION OF THE GREENWOOD TRUST, A 105 MILLION PRIVATE CHARITABLE FUND DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE GENERATIONAL HARM CAUSED BY THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE. ADDITIONALLY, 5 OF THE 13 RECOMMENDATIONS IN JFG'S PROJECT GREENWOOD PLAN WERE FORMALLY INCORPORATED INTO THE MAYOR'S REPARATIONS INITIATIVE. THIS REMAINS HISTORIC THIS ALIGNMENT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF TRUTH-TELLING AND ORGANIZED ADVOCACY. SECURED THE ADOPTION OF THE OFFICIAL TULSA RACE MASSACRE REMEMBRANCE DAY. TO ENSURE THE HISTORY OF THE MASSACRE IS PRESERVED AND NEVER REPEATED, THE CITY OF TULSA ADOPTED JUSTICE FOR GREENWOOD'S PROJECT GREENWOOD RECOMMENDATION OF ESTABLISHING JUNE 1 AS THE OFFICIAL HOLIDAY DEDICATED TO REMEMBRANCE AND UNITY. THE INAUGURAL REMEMBRANCE DAY TOOK PLACE ON JUNE 1, 2025. IMPACT LITIGATION. BLACK INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA: TRIBAL RECOGNITION AND RESTORATION CITIZENSHIP. WE HAVE LED A MULTI-FRONT CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE THE CITIZENSHIP AND TRIBAL RECOGNITION OF BLACK CREEKS. JFG HAS ALSO MOBILIZED DESCENDANT NETWORKS FOR PUBLIC-EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS, ENSURING THAT LEGAL STRATEGY, POLITICAL ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT MOVED IN LOCKSTEP TOWARD FULL CITIZENSHIP, EQUAL SERVICES, AND CULTURAL DIGNITY FOR BLACK INDIANS IN OKLAHOMA. IN JULY 2025, THE MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION SUPREME COURT ISSUED A LANDMARK RULING, 5-0, AFFIRMING THAT THE NATION'S CITIZENSHIP BOARD ACTED "CONTRARY TO LAW" WHEN IT REFUSED TO APPLY ARTICLE II OF THE 1866 TREATY AND DENIED CITIZENSHIP TO BLACK CREEK FREEDMEN DESCENDANTS. THE COURT DECLARED ALL "BY BLOOD" LANGUAGE IN THE MCN CONSTITUTION "UNLAWFUL AND VOID AB INITIO", AFFIRMING THAT THE 1866 TREATY MUST BE FOLLOWED. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 46 YEARS, THIS RULING MEANS CITIZENSHIP MUST BE GRANTED TO FREEDMEN DESCENDANTS. THIS RULING IMMEDIATELY IMPACTS THOUSANDS OF BLACK CREEK FREEDMEN DESCENDANTS, WHO NOW ALSO HAVE FULL ACCESS TO BENEFITS SUCH AS FREE HEALTHCARE, CASH STIPENDS, HOUSING, COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, CLOTHING FOR THEIR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL ASSISTANCE, ACCESS TO GAMING REVENUES, AND SO MUCH MORE. THIS RULING IS A PIVOTAL STEP IN CORRECTING GENERATIONS OF EXCLUSION AND INJUSTICE. NEW PROGRAM. JUSTICE FOR GREENWOOD HIRED A MANAGING ATTORNEY TO BUILD OUR FUTURE LEGACY PROTECTION PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LASTING IMPACTS OF THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE WAS THE DESTRUCTION AND DISPOSSESSION OF BLACK WEALTH, LAND, AND PROPERTY. SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTS HAVE FACED A CENTURY OF LEGAL AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO RECLAIMING WHAT WAS LOST. IN 2026, JUSTICE FOR GREENWOOD WILL LAUNCH ITS LEGACY PROTECTION PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE BASIC ESTATE PLANNING, REPRESENTATION IN UNCONTESTED PROBATES, LEGAL SERVICES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NUISANCE MATTERS, AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON THESE TOPICS. EDUCATION & TRUTH-TELLING PROGRAM. WE LEVERAGED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER TO AMPLIFY THE TRUTH, EDUCATE, RAISE AWARENESS, AND MOBILIZE SUPPORTERS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONDUCTED OVER 150 PRINT, RADIO, TV, PUBLIC APPEARANCES, AND PODCAST INTERVIEWS TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE BROADER PUBLIC. WE ALSO EXECUTIVE-PRODUCED OUR FIRST AWARD- WINNING MINI-DOCUMENTARY, GREENWOOD IS STILL BURNING. WE ARE GREENWOOD PROGRAM CHRONICLED 78 TULSA RACE MASSACRE DESCENDANTS AND HOSTED ITS FIRST COMMUNITY GENEALOGY EVENT DURING 2024 JUNETEENTH WEEKEND. THE PURPOSE OF THE EVENT WAS TO ENGAGE THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN FAMILY GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH. JUSTICE FOR GREENWOOD CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS ON UNDERSTANDING GENEALOGY, FEATURED A SMALL EXHIBIT INCLUDING GENEALOGICAL DOCUMENTS, HOSTED A PRESENTATION ON BLACK INDIAN GENEALOGY, AND OFFERED A GENEALOGY REVEL LUNCH & LEARN. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDED A HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE SESSION WHERE OUR GENEALOGISTS OFFERED INDIVIDUALIZED HELP ON STARTING YOUR ANCESTRY RESEARCH. THERE WERE OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS. (NOTE: CHRONICLED MEANS THAT THE GENEALOGISTS WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THEIR ANCESTOR (S) IN GREENWOOD, AND THE DOCUMENTATION OR VITAL RECORDS PROVIDED A MATCH.) ADVOCACY. FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ). BUILDING ON YEARS OF GROUNDWORK, OUR NATIONAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN URGING THE DOJ TO OPEN A FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE MASSACRE UNDER THE EMMETT TILL COLD CASE ACT ACHIEVED CRITICAL TRACTION. THROUGH PERSISTENT CONGRESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT, COALITION BUILDING WITH NATIONAL PARTNERS, AND STRATEGIC PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS, THE DOJ CONDUCTED ITS FIRST-EVER FEDERAL REVIEW OF THE MASSACRE. THIS MILESTONE REPRESENTS A BREAKTHROUGH IN FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF THE HARM AND A STRONG TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF SURVIVOR- AND DESCENDANT- CENTERED ADVOCACY COMBINED WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION, BROAD-BASED ORGANIZING, AND PE
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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