The organization is currently managed by a twenty (23) member board of directors and is a Registered 501(c) 3 Organization. The day to day operations are done by an Executive Director and staff at the national office.

BACW is supported by membership dues, individual contributions, foundation grants, and fundraising events. BACW also receives part-time staff support and in-kind contributions from the Board of Directors.The organization is currently managed by a twenty (23) member board of directors and is a Registered 501(c) 3 Organization. The day to day operations are done by an Executive Director and staff at the national office.

BACW continues to refine its role with the changing times. Since the organization’s inception it has focused on advocacy for children and their families and on influencing child welfare practice and policy. In the 1980’s the focus was on efforts that would have a longer term impact on the field and subsequently the way that Black children and families would be served. In the 1990’s BACW moved towards influencing the leadership and decision making process by convening several summits of African American child welfare leaders. As BACW moved to the 21st century, it began to move into the training, publication and research arena. Today BACW centers its work in 10 Racial Equity Strategy Areas also known as the RESA. Our goal is to continue to provide technical assistance, training to all states in these areas designed to improve outcomes for African American children, families and communities.

As a membership and advocacy organization, the mission of the Black Administrators in Child Welfare Inc is to advocate for culturally-appropriate services for African American children and families in the child welfare system and to promote the development and support of African American leaders in the field.

BACW is committed to strengthening and supporting the healthy development of African American children, families and communities through advocacy. Since our inception, BACW has adopted and expanded upon the following fundamental principles:

• Establish a structure which provides knowledge about the Black experience in child welfare programs where it does not exist and to assist agencies in understanding the concept.
  
• Assist in the identification of Black administrators and assist them in securing administrative positions in public and voluntary human resource agencies, hospitals and institutions.
  
• Make available opportunities for exchange of administrative experience among Black administrators which will expand and enrich their skills, experience and administrative potential.
  Develop and extend services to all children, with an emphasis on the needs of Black children and their identity.