W. Haywood Burns Institute

Mission Statement

The W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) is a black-led national, non-profit with a diverse team of bold visionaries, working to transform the administration of justice. Always challenging racial hierarchy and the social control of communities of color by the justice sector and other public systems, BI employs strategies and tactics to establish a community centered approach of justice administration that is anchored in structural well-being.

Why Donate to W. Haywood Burns Institute ?

This community centered well-being paradigm is represented by a system of public policies, institutional and inclusive practices, cultural representations, and other norms that work to strengthen families, communities and individual well-being for positive life outcomes.

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General info

  • 81-0594086
  • 501(c)3
  • USA

Impact areas

  • Human Rights Human Rights
  • Racial Justice Racial Justice
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