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AFRIKANA CORPORATION
BRONX, NY · EIN 932592894 · Form 990 · FY2023 · NTEE S20 · Community Improvement · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$173K
expenses
$1.2M
net assets
$75K
employees
0
volunteers
200
program ratio
89%
mission · from form 990

Afrikanas mission is to enable Harlem, Bronx, and Brooklyn community members particularly Black immigrants and migrants to secure resources and services with care and compassion. We connect individuals and families to public benefits, legal support, housing, workforce programs, language access, and healing spaces, all rooted in dignity, respect, and cultural understanding.

profile · synthesized from sources

Afrikana Corporation serves Black immigrants and migrants in Harlem, the Bronx, and Brooklyn by connecting them to culturally responsive resources and services. The organization operates food pantries offering halal and diaspora-specific foods, integrates ESL and wellness support, and runs a workforce development initiative including OSHA training and a planned driving school. Services are trauma-informed, language-accessible, and led by community members with shared lived experience.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $473K
    Crisis Food Access & Culturally Responsive PantriesOperating across Harlem, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, Afrikana served over 10,000 individuals through our three culturally responsive food pantries. Our sites offer halal, West African, and Caribbean staple foods to meet the dietary and cultural needs of the Black diaspora. We also launched weekly mom groups that combine food access with ESL learning, wellness support, and parenting education. This wraparound approach helps new arrivals stabilize and build community. Afrikanas pantry services are led by community members with shared lived experience, ensuring trust and effectiveness.
  2. #2 $105K
    Community-Based Workforce & Driving School InitiativeAfrikana launched a workforce initiative focused on preparing Black migrants for dignified, living-wage employment. We offered OSHA certification, trade training, ESL classes, and began preparing to launch a free, year-round driving school designed to help Black migrants and diaspora youth safely learn to drive and understand their rights when interacting with police. Over 300 individuals have participated so far. All programming is trauma-informed, linguistically accessible, and rooted in safety and dignity
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Community-Based Workforce & Driving School Initiative
Provides OSHA certification, trade training, and ESL classes to prepare Black migrants for living-wage jobs. Includes a planned free driving school to teach safe driving and rights during police interactions. Programming is trauma-informed and linguistically accessible.
Crisis Food Access & Culturally Responsive Pantries
Operates three food pantries in Harlem, the Bronx, and Brooklyn offering halal, West African, and Caribbean staple foods. Includes weekly mom groups combining food access with ESL, wellness, and parenting education. Led by community members with shared lived experience.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Workforce Readiness Training 1 activity
    • Deliver workforce development programs for Black migrants
      Provides workforce training including OSHA certification, trade skills, and ESL classes to prepare Black migrants for living-wage employment.
  • Culturally Specific Support Services 1 activity
    • Host weekly mom groups integrating food access and education
      Runs weekly mom groups that combine food distribution with ESL instruction, wellness support, and parenting education to support Black migrant women.
  • Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 1 activity
    • Operate culturally responsive food pantries
      Operates three food pantries in Harlem, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, distributing halal, West African, and Caribbean staple foods to over 10,000 individuals annually.
financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$173K
Contributions & grants$173K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$10
expenses
Total expenses$1.18M
Program expenses89%
Admin / overhead11%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$14K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$75K
Cash$75K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$75K
Liquid reserves0.8 mo
1 years on record · 2023–2023
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Adama Bah Executive Dir. 40 $12K
Mariama Bah COO 40 $2K
board members · 1
  • Mamadou Bah — CFO
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • Black immigrants and migrants Partner — Community population served and engaged as leaders in program delivery.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community-Led Service Delivery
    methodology: community-led service delivery
    By employing community members with shared lived experience to lead pantry services, we produce higher trust and cultural responsiveness because peer leadership fosters dignity, reduces stigma, and increases service utilization among marginalized populations.
  • Trauma-Informed and Culturally Responsive Programming
    methodology: trauma-informed and culturally responsive programming
    By delivering services through a trauma-informed and linguistically accessible lens, we produce safer and more effective engagement because recognizing historical and systemic trauma enables dignity-centered care that resonates with clients’ lived realities.
  • Wraparound Services Model
    methodology: wraparound_services
    By integrating food access with language learning, wellness, and parenting education, we produce greater stabilization and community-building among Black immigrants and migrants because addressing multiple interconnected needs holistically increases engagement and long-term resilience.