Florida · Nonprofit
BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC
BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC (Florida) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,438,000 to it, the largest being Builders Vision Foundation ($597,500). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $857k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $1.4M
- Net assets
- $675k
What Black Women in Ecology Evolution and Marine Science Inc does
Mission
Our purpose is to expand access for Black women to pursue careers and opportunities in science, particularly in the areas of ecology, evolution, and marine science. We also provide resources and mentoring to these women interested in pursuing a career in science. We encourage autonomy and create strength within our community to push boundaries and drive innovation. We elevate our voices and contributions in evolution, ecology, and marine science.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Regional Group formation and events: BWEEMS hosted 14 regional group events that resulted in connecting over 100 members across the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil. Members were able to get to network, learn professional development skills, and support each other in their scientific and career pursuits. This successful model resulted in igniting more events to happen virtually and in the future more in person events. This has sparked the creations of local communities which were not there before
$84,679 spent26% of program spendingMentorship and coaching program: 22 pairs of mentors/mentees worked together over the year to support each other in science, education and professional development. Each pair met monthly and gave their monthly updates on challenges and successes to BWEEMS. Mentors were also able to meet with other mentors to get support and advice to better support their mentee. This program is tasked with supporting BWEEMS participants by pairing mentors and mentees together and supporting their professional development skills and career advancement.
$79,750 spent25% of program spendingCommunity meetings and virtual programming: 12 community meetings and virtual programming was offered throughout the year to enrich the professional development and networking opportunities for BWEEMS members. This included a two part workshop on getting into graduate school and finding academic advisors that will be supportive not only in graduate school, but beyond. BWEEMS community meetings are a space for networking and sharing stories to create community. Through the development of this space we have found that there is better communication between our members and that. members feel more supported as scientists and therefore more likely to stay in science because they have community.
$45,850 spent14% of program spendingBWEEMS hosted 96 writing accountability meetings to help support BWEEMS members to get their work done while having a supportive environment in which to do this. We also started a coaching program with three coaches who worked with participants on different topics including graduate school applications, CV development, and career guidance
$42,444 spent13% of program spendingBWEEMS hosted an international conference in Brazil in December of 2024. Over 60 people from 3 nations attended this 3 day conference. Additionally 10 early career scientists were able to get their diving certification.
$70,304 spent22% of program spendingInternships were provided to 2 young professionals to perform their graduate research in marine science and ecology.
$1,693 spentof which $20,000 as grants1% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $324,720.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $221k to $675k (+205%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Nikki Traylor-Knowles
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $125k → $362k.
2 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 89%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
27% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 67% · 2023 65% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC draws 99% of its grant income from funders outside Florida, across 5 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $380k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 22,812 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC
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In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC?
- BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC (Florida) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,438,000 to it, the largest being Builders Vision Foundation ($597,500). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $1,438,000 in grants to BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC?
- Builders Vision Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $597,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing