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CENTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE IN EDUCATION INC
BRONX, NY · EIN 262671377 · Form 990 · FY2023 · NTEE P80 · Human Services · Small ($100K-$1M) · centerracialjustice.org
revenue
$750K
expenses
$765K
net assets
$-7K
employees
5
volunteers
5
program ratio
63%
mission · from form 990

EMPOWER EDUCATORS TO DISMANTLE PATTERNS OF RACISM AND INJUSTICE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

profile · synthesized from sources

The Center for Racial Justice in Education empowers educators to dismantle racism and injustice in schools and communities through professional development and community-building programs. Based in the Bronx, it offers workshops and training on racial equity, unconscious bias, and restorative practices for educators. Its programs support sustained engagement, aiming to build anti-racist practices across schools nationwide.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Community of Anti-Racist Educators (CARE) Leadership Program
Year-long program offering workshops and trainings for educators to deepen racial equity practices, address unconscious bias, and build healing-centered communities
Healing and Restoration in Anti-Racism Work
Two-part workshop guiding educators through collective healing practices and developing restorative tools for sustaining anti-racist work
Taking Action: Scenario Practice
Interactive training where educators apply racial equity strategies to real-world classroom scenarios and reflect on racial identity in teaching
Talking About Race in the Classroom
Training that strengthens educators' understanding of racism in schools, provides tools to discuss race with students, and promotes equitable classroom environments
Talking Impact: Unconscious Bias in the Classroom
Workshop exploring how unconscious bias and microaggressions affect student development and equipping educators with strategies to recognize and address their own racial biases
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Youth and Community Research Initiatives 1 activity
    • Conducting community-driven research and data collection on racial justice in education
      Leads culturally responsive, community-informed research initiatives that collect data and generate actionable recommendations for organizations seeking to address racism and inequity in educational settings.
  • Educator Training in Equity and Inclusion 1 activity
    • Delivering racial justice training and professional development for educators
      Provides comprehensive professional development, including flagship trainings like “Talking About Race,” workshops on unconscious bias and microaggressions, and scenario-based skill-building sessions to help educators analyze and address racism in schools. Offers both live public trainings and tailored organizational sessions that strengthen racial literacy, support curriculum redesign, and foster equitable school cultures.
  • Arts Education Access Programs 1 activity
    • Operating the Baker-Butler Youth-Adult Partnership Program
      Runs an arts-based program in high schools that fosters critical dialogue, creative expression, and youth-adult collaboration to advance racial justice. The program uses pedagogical approaches centered on art and shared power to build racial-ethnic identity, advocacy skills, and collective efficacy among students and adults.
  • Organizational DEI Capacity Building 1 activity
    • Providing long-term coaching and consultation for systemic change in educational organizations
      Engages in sustained partnerships with schools and youth-serving organizations to support strategic planning, policy redesign, and institutional transformation toward racial equity. Services include coaching, consultation, and resource development to promote lasting structural change.
financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$750K
Contributions & grants$80K11%
Program service revenue$671K89%
Investment income$10%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$765K
Program expenses63%
Admin / overhead32%
Fundraising6%
Salaries & benefits$453K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$272K
Cash$5K
Investments$0
Liabilities$279K
Net assets$-7K
Liquid reserves0.1 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue +38.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ELISHA RHODES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35 $199K
OLGA PAGAN RESEARCH LEAD 35 $108K
board members · 5
  • ANTHONY SIMMONS — BOARD MEMBER
  • CHRISTINE HANSON — BOARD MEMBER
  • KEHINDE TOGUN — CHAIR
  • SANU DEV — BOARD MEMBER
  • SERGE ST LEGER — TREASURER
relationships · 27

Who they work with

  • Achievement First Brownsville M.S. Partner — Partner school collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Achievement First Bushwick Elementary School Partner — Partner school collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Achievement First East New York Middle School Partner — Partner school collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Alliance Patti & Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy Partner — RJIO Partner collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • America Achieves Partner — Partner organization collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Ann Richards STEAM Academy Partner — Partner school collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Arts & Letters 305 United Partner — Partner organization collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Austin ISD Partner — Partner school district collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Avenues: The World School Partner — Partner school collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Bank Street School for Children Partner — Partner school collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Border Crossers Partner — Co-facilitates workshops with Center for Racial Justice in Education staff.
  • Brooklyn RISE Charter School Partner — Partnered with CRJE to deliver anti-racism and unconscious bias training for staff.
  • City-As-School Partner — RJIO Partner collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Classy.org Partner — Uses Classy.org for event registration and donation processing
  • Democracy Prep Public Schools Partner — RJIO Partner collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • DonateStock Partner — Partner platform enabling donors to contribute stock securely to the Center for Racial Justice in Education.
  • East Harlem Tutorial Program Partner — Has worked with CRJE since 2016 on organization-wide anti-racism training and capacity building.
  • Ella Baker Partner — Program draws inspiration from the legacy of Ella Baker in advancing collective liberation and social change.
  • Facebook Partner — Social media platform used for outreach and updates
  • Great Oaks Legacy Charter School Partner — RJIO Partner collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Instagram Partner — Social media platform used for outreach and updates
  • Local Department of Education Partner — Works with local departments or boards of education in payment and service delivery processes for schools.
  • Marsh Avenue Expeditionary Learning School Partner — RJIO Partner collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • New York City Partner — Partners with communities across New York City to foster transformation toward educational justice and liberation.
  • Octavia Butler Partner — Program draws inspiration from the legacy of Octavia Butler in advancing collective liberation and social change.
  • Santa Ana Unified School District Partner — RJIO Partner collaborating with CRJE to disrupt racism in education
  • Twitter Partner — Social media platform used for outreach and updates
strategies · 4

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.

  • Arts-Based Pedagogy for Critical Dialogue and Youth-Adult Partnership
    methodology: art_based_pedagogy
    By using arts-based methods, the organization fosters critical dialogue, creative expression, and youth-adult partnerships that deepen engagement in racial justice work, because artistic practices create accessible, emotionally resonant entry points for confronting systemic racism.
  • Educator Empowerment through Racial Literacy as a Pathway to Systems Change
    methodology: racial_literacy_for_systems_change
    By deepening educators’ racial literacy—understanding race, racism, and bias—the organization enables them to transform classroom practices and institutional policies, because individual awareness and skill-building are foundational to collective and systemic transformation in educational settings.
  • Healing-Centered, Sustained Community of Practice for Educator Transformation
    methodology: healing_centered_community_of_practice
    By replacing one-time professional development with sustained, healing-centered communities of practice, the organization builds deeper educator capacity and well-being, because ongoing peer connection and restorative practices support lasting personal and institutional change more effectively than isolated training events.
  • Youth-Adult Power-Sharing as Collective Liberation Practice
    methodology: youth_adult_partnership
    By training adults to share power with youth through structured partnerships, the organization advances collective liberation, because intergenerational collaboration redistributes authority and centers marginalized voices in transformative change, reducing the burden on youth to lead racial justice work alone.