Organizations Filed Purposes:
HEADWATERS FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO AMPLIFY THE POWER OF COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE.
GRANTMAKING AND DONOR ADVISED FUNDS:THIS PROGRAM ENABLES INDIVIDUAL DONORS TO ADVANCE THEIR PHILANTHROPIC GOALS AND DIRECT RESOURCES TO SOCIAL CHANGE GROUPS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. HEADWATERS STAFF EDUCATES DONORS ABOUT SOCIAL INJUSTICE ISSUES, CONNECTS THEM TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT MATCH THEIR INTEREST, AND PROVIDES GRANTMAKING ASSISTANCE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, HEADWATERS ALLOCATED $2,495,768.84 IN 111 DONOR ADVISED GRANTS (INCLUDES GRANTS OF $782,500 GRANTED TO HFJ BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS).
RAPID RESPONSE GRANTMAKING: COMMUNITIES FIRST FUND AND THE TRANSFORMATION FUND. THE LOCAL CORONAVIRUS PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS CALLED ATTENTION TO HOW SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONS KEPT LETTING OUR COMMUNITIES FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. HFJ'S GRANTEE PARTNERS (THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE BIPOC-LED) HAD BEEN TELLING US ABOUT HOW THEIR COMMUNITIES WERE ABSORBING MORE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES THAN THEY DID BEFORE THE OUTBREAK. OUR RESPONSE WAS TO GET TO WORK FUNDRAISING AND ESTABLISH THE COMMUNITIES FIRST FUND ON MARCH 15, 2020. THEN, ON MAY 31, HEADWATERS RESPONDED TO THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD BY SETTING UP THE TRANSFORMATION FUND. WE WANTED TO MOVE MONEY QUICKLY TO FRONTLINE ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY KEPT FIGHTING AGAINST AN ONGOING CULTURE OF INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE AND WHITE SUPREMACY. WE ALSO WANTED TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM MOVEMENT WORK FOR REAL CHANGE REQUIRED FOR OUR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION. THESE TWO-RAPID RESPONSE GRANTMAKING INITIATIVES HELPED HEADWATERS TUNE INTO THE COMMUNITY'S REAL-TIME NEEDS AND GET GRANT DOLLARS TO WHERE THEY COULD BE MOST HELPFUL. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, AWARDED $1,132,500 IN 63 GRANTS.
BLACK SEED FELLOWSHIP:THE BLACK SEED FELLOWSHIP IS AN INNOVATIVE STRATEGY FOR BUILDING LONG-TERM POLITICAL POWER AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN MINNESOTA BY INVESTING DEEPLY IN WOMEN AND FEMME ORGANIZERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. FELLOWS WILL DEVELOP A SERIES OF ORGANIZED RETREATS TO PROVIDE HEALING AND RECONCILIATION SESSIONS; VISIONING SESSIONS TO BUILD ORGANIZING UNITY AND POLITICAL ALIGNMENT; AND A WORK-INTO-ACTION SESSION TO PLAN AND EXECUTE A COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGN. DURING THE RETREAT AND COACHING SESSIONS, FELLOWS BEGAN A PROCESS OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT THAT INCORPORATES SUPPORT FROM ORGANIZERS AND PARTNERING ORGANIZERS WHO ACT AS VALIDATORS FOR THE FELLOWS' LEADERSHIP IN THE ENDEAVOR. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, AWARDED $105,000 IN FIVE GRANTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| David Nicholson | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $256,410 |
| Maria De La Cruz | PRESIDENT | 41 | $110,361 |
| Julie Remmelts | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 41 | $94,872 |
| Troung Chinh Duong | FORMER BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Fatima Moore | FORMER BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Janiece Watts | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Pa Chua Vang | BOARD MEMBERS | 1 | $0 |
| Arleta Little | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alyssa Hawkins | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Camille Cyprian | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Coco | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ebony Adedayo | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Muneer Karcher-Ramos | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Dameun Strange | FORMER SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Eartha Bell | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Erica Mauter | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Avi Viswanathan | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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