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BRANDON BLACKWOOD FOUNDATION INC

EIN 88-3303759 NEW YORK, NY

Revenue 2023
$450,611
Expenses 2023
$412,112

Program services were 94.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P20
Classification
1200
Street
161 WATER STREET 2501

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO EMPOWER BLACK INDIVIDUALS AND PERSONS OF COLOR (POC) WITHIN THE CREATIVE REALM. THROUGH A ROBUST PROGRAM OF EDUCATION, PHILANTHROPY, AND ACTIVISM, THE BBF AIMS TO ACTIVELY DISMANTLE THE STRUCTURES OF SYSTEMIC RACISM THAT HAVE LONG PERVADED OUR SOCIETY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO EMPOWER BLACK INDIVIDUALS AND PERSONS OF COLOR (POC) WITHIN THE CREATIVE REALM. THROUGH A ROBUST PROGRAM OF EDUCATION, PHILANTHROPY, AND ACTIVISM, THE BBF AIMS TO ACTIVELY DISMANTLE THE STRUCTURES OF SYSTEMIC RACISM THAT HAVE LONG PERVADED OUR SOCIETY. OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES THE TALENTS AND POTENTIALS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, ENABLING THEM TO FLOURISH WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE CREATIVE DOMAINS. BY PROVIDING NECESSARY RESOURCES AND PLATFORMS, THE BBF FOSTERS AN ECOSYSTEM OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION FOR CREATIVES, ESPECIALLY THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS.

  • THE FOUNDATION'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP SPEAKER SERIES HAS PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED OVER 1,200 STUDENTS ACROSS ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY. THE FOUNDATION IS CULTIVATING A NEW GENERATION OF ENTREPRENEURS BY EXPOSING THESE YOUNG MINDS TO REAL-WORLD BUSINESS LEADERS AND INNOVATIVE THINKING. THIS INITIATIVE ENHANCES THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EQUIPS THEM WITH ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND A MINDSET FOR SUCCESS, BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ECONOMIC DISPARITY AND FOSTERING A CULTURE OF CREATIVITY AND AMBITION.

    Expenses $58,588 · Grants $5,000

  • INVESTING IN CREATIVE FUTURES THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS: THE FOUNDATION'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS A TESTAMENT TO ITS COMMITMENT TO NURTURING TALENT IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. APPROXIMATELY TEN UNIVERSITY-LEVEL STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS IN ART, DESIGN, AND MEDIA. THIS INVESTMENT IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS ENSURES THAT FINANCIAL BARRIERS DO NOT HINDER THE DREAMS OF YOUNG INNOVATORS, PROMOTING ACCESS TO INDUSTRIES THAT SHAPE CULTURAL NARRATIVES AND DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH.

    Expenses $234,353 · Grants $15,000

  • SUPPORTING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: THE BRANDON BLACKWOOD FOUNDATION EXTENDS ITS IMPACT THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH RENOWNED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE DOOR AND THE LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW. BY COLLABORATING WITH THESE ENTITIES, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING LEGAL AID, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND MENTORSHIP. THESE PARTNERSHIPS AMPLIFY THE FOUNDATION'S EFFORTS TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, HELPING THEM TO OVERCOME SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES AND BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

    Expenses $96,451 · Grants $20,000

  • ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF THE BRANDON BLACKWOOD FOUNDATION'S SUCCESS IS ITS COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING MENTORSHIPS. THROUGH ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS, THE FOUNDATION CONNECTED 15 STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCED MENTORS WHO PROVIDED GUIDANCE, SUPPORT, AND INSPIRATION. THESE MENTORSHIP RELATIONSHIPS EXTENDED BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO GAIN REAL-WORLD INSIGHTS, DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, AND RECEIVE PERSONALIZED ADVICE TAILORED TO THEIR ASPIRATIONS.

    Grants $5,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • CORTNI HAUGHTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • BRANDON BLACKWOOD

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • KARREN DUNKLEY

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • TRISTAN DERIMA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $450,611
    Expenses
    $412,112
    Contributions
    $450,611
    Grants paid
    $45,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2025

Tax period
1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025
Principal officer
KARREN DUNKLEY
Mailing address
161 WATER STREET 2501NEW YORK NY 10038
Website
WWW.BRANDONBLACKWOODFOUNDATION.ORG

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 19 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.