2024-05-13T09:06:48-05:00 2023-06-30 521186096 RUBINO AND COMPANY CHARTERED 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 300 BETHESDA MD 208171818 990 2022-07-01 824862489 BLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION INC BLAC 5105091603 248 3RD ST 305 OAKLAND CA 94607 CICLEY GAY BOARD CHAIR 5105091603 2024-05-10 1 CICLEY GAY 999009999 0 KAY VOLLANS CPA P01404047 3015643636 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CICLEY GAY 248 3RD ST 305 OAKLAND CA 94607 4684554 0 X WWW.BLACKLIVESMATTER.COM X 2017 DE HEAL THE PAST, RE-IMAGINE THE PRESENT, AND INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF BLACK LIVES 3 2 2 32818 0 0 9268283 4618133 0 0 -916333 835 137112 65586 8489062 4684554 4500777 642992 0 0 476555 312719 421800 88350 328038 11649678 9715033 17048810 10759094 -8559748 -6074540 33290886 28875389 3085866 2973187 30205020 25902202 X BLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION ("BLMGNF") IS WORKING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM TO HEAL THE PAST, RE-IMAGINE THE PRESENT, AND INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF BLACK LIVES THROUGH POLICY CHANGE, INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND A COMMITMENT TO ARTS AND CULTURE.BLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION IMAGINES A WORLD WHERE BLACK PEOPLE ACROSS THE DIASPORA THRIVE, EXPERIENCE JOY, AND ARE NOT DEFINED BY THEIR STRUGGLES. BY ACHIEVING LIBERATION, WE ENVISION A FUTURE THAT IS FULLY DIVESTED FROM POLICE, PRISONS, AND ALL PUNISHMENT PARADIGMS TO BE REPLACED WITH INVESTMENT INTO JUSTICE, JOY, AND CULTURE. 0 0 1987669 213333 FRONTLINE ORGANIZING - WE ARE PARTNERING WITH ON-THE-GROUND LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL THAT CENTER ABOLITIONIST PRINCIPLES AND ARE BUILDING RADICAL BLACK ORGANIZING MODELS ROOTED IN BLACK POWER, SELF-DETERMINATION AND SUPPORT OF SYSTEM IMPACTED FAMILIES. WE ARE HELPING TO KEEP ABOLITIONIST FRONTLINE ORGANIZERS AND ACTIVISTS SAFE BY PROVIDING SECURITY SERVICES (BOTH DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL) FOR THEM. WHITE SUPREMACISTS AND ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENT A THREAT TO ORGANIZERS AND ACTIVISTS AND OUR MISSION WILL NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED IF THESE FREEDOM FIGHTERS ARE NOT KEPT SAFE. 1104676 68333 ARTS PROGRAM - WE ARE CONCENTRATING ON THE NEXUS OF ART AND ACTIVISM IN PURSUIT OF BLACK LIBERATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF BLACK CREATIVITY. WE SUPPORT EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED INDIVIDUAL BLACK ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE IN SOLIDARITY WITH MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO UPLIFTING THE VOICES OF THE BLACK ARTS COMMUNITY, THIS PROGRAM SERVES AS A CONNECTION POINT TO PROVIDE ART EXPOSURE AND EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE OFTEN LEFT OUT, PARTICULARLY FOR YOUTH. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE HAVE PURCHASED A PROPERTY THAT HAS A PRODUCTION STUDIO AND OFFICE/COMMUNAL SPACES THAT SERVES AS OUR ARTISTIC HEADQUARTERS AND ALLOWS US TO EFFECTIVELY MEET OUR PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES, INCLUDING: CREATING CUTTING EDGE CONTENT ABOUT ABOLITION AND OUR WELL-BEING, CONVENE ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING LEADERS IN THE GLOBAL ARTS COMMUNITY; RUN ART ACTIVATIONS, CREATE AND CURATE ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES (FILM, TELEVISION, THEATER, ETC.); AND RUN AN AMBASSADOR AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES. 1089071 35333 CULTURE - WE ARE UPLIFTING AND INVESTING IN BLACK CULTURE THAT PROPELS US TO DREAM BIG AND CREATE THE COMMUNITY WE WANT AND NEED TO FLOURISH, GROW, AND THRIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, "THE BLACK LIVES MATTER JOY EXPERIENCE" IS A CULTURAL INTERVENTION THAT FORCES PEOPLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE POWER OF JOY. WITHOUT JOY, WE WON'T ACHIEVE LIBERATION. WITHOUT JOY, WE WON'T SURVIVE. WITHOUT JOY, WE WILL NEVER HEAL. AND WITHOUT JOY, WE CAN'T LOVE RADICALLY. BUT THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF BLACK JOY, WE WILL CONJURE UP DREAMS OF FREEDOM THAT OUR ANCESTORS WILL BE PROUD OF AND THAT PROPEL US CLOSER TO OUR DESIRED GLOBAL SOCIETY. 357000 175575 HEALING JUSTICE - WE ARE BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF HEALING AND NURTURING ECOSYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY OPPRESSIVE STRUCTURES AND INJUSTICE. TO THAT END, WE ARE CREATING GLOBAL INITIATIVES THAT BUILD COALITIONS AMONGST COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, LEADERS, AND ORGANIZERS; AND SUPPORTING THE WORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY SUPPORT BLACK-LED AND INTERSECTIONAL MOVEMENT WORK LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, BY BUILDING CAPACITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, MEMBERSHIP, AND PRESENCE; PROVIDING SEED FUNDING; DEVELOPING PROGRAMMING; PROVIDING TRAININGS; AND PROVIDING PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND COMMUNICATIONS. 267412 102085 RESEARCH & EDUCATION - WE ARE INVESTING IN MODERN-DAY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOCUSING ON ABOLITIONIST FRAMEWORKS AND CURRICULUM AROUND BLACK HISTORY, IDENTITY, AND BLACK FUTURES. WE ARE LEADING PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS TO IMPROVE AND CHANGE THE MATERIAL CONDITIONS FOR BLACK PEOPLE (WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE POSITIVE IMPACTS FOR ALL PEOPLE), THROUGH INVESTING IN OTHER PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCTING RESEARCH, IN PERSON ACTIVATIONS, TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER MULTIMEDIA CAMPAIGNS FOCUSING ON RACIAL INJUSTICE, POLICE BRUTALITY, CRIMINAL LEGAL TRANSFORMATIONS, BLACK IMMIGRATION, ECONOMIC INJUSTICE, LGBTQIA+ AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, AND VOTING RIGHTS AND SUPPRESSION. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES PARTNERING WITH BLACK STUDENTS AND THEIR CAMPUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 208117 48333 POLICY - WE ARE INTERVENING ON EXISTING AND NEW POLICIES THAT REIMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT PUNITIVE MEASURES AND CREATE A WORLD WHERE BLACK PEOPLE HAVE ALL THAT WE NEED: FOOD, EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, CLEAN WATER, BREATHABLE AIR, AND EVERYTHING THAT IS FOUNDATIONAL TO PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES NON-PARTISAN VOTER EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS. 832529 325993 5013945 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OR PA RI SC TN VA WV WI X PATRICK CURTIS 3015643636 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 300 BETHESDA MD 20817 X CICLEY GAY BOARD CHAIR, TREASURER (BEG 5/2023) 15.00 X X 0 0 0 SHALOMYAH BOWERS BOARD SECRETARY 15.00 X X 0 0 0 D'ZHANE PARKER BOARD TREASURER (END 5/2023), BD MBR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL CULLORS HEAD OF SECURITY 50.00 X 200000 0 24412 RAYMOND HOWARD DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 109375 0 12872 309375 0 37284 2 0 1 0 BOWERS 3355 N WHITE AVE LA VERNE CA 91750 BLM STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES 2595000 BLACK TIES LLC 10316 SEPULVEDA BLVD 118 MISSION HILLS CA 91345 PROFESSIONAL SECURITY SERVICES 1634520 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 777 E WISCONSIN AVE US BANK BUILD MILWAUKEE WI 53202 LEGAL SERVICES 1492141 NEW IMPACT PARTNERS LLC 1664 CHARTWELL DR DAYTON OH 45459 CONSULTING SERVICES 913500 TRAP HEALS LLC 3787 S ST ANDREW PL LOS ANGELES CA 90018 LIVE PRODUCTION, DESIGN & MEDIA 777824 18 4618133 4618133 835 835 65586 65586 4684554 0 0 66421 X 640492 640492 2500 2500 266014 106870 152152 6992 13813 13813 23967 18764 3975 1228 8925 8925 2242884 2242884 193134 193134 88350 88350 5234321 3419726 1769709 44886 541313 98835 442478 679975 204082 290553 185340 147237 144199 3038 166874 4192 162682 341612 234862 106750 108489 108489 59194 30934 27018 1242 10759094 5013945 5417111 328038 4394110 459211 113664 2626 0 37276 32634 6120350 285783 5920740 5834567 22825096 22546351 33290886 28875389 1683165 2063886 1402701 909301 3085866 2973187 X 30205020 25902202 30205020 25902202 33290886 28875389 -6074540 1771722 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 76872002 9268283 4618133 90758418 76872002 9268283 4618133 90758418 90758418 2772821 182069 66421 3021311 93779729 0.96780 X 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 20772 1 5193 1 77895 103860 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: PUBLIC SAFETY AGENDA: LOBBY SENATE DEMOCRATS TO PURSUE A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND SIT ON COALITION THAT PRESENTED AGENDA TO CONGRESS. SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - WRITE TO BOS TO VOTE NO ON A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD ALLOW SFPD TO USE 17 ROBOTS FOR LETHAL FORCE PURPOSES. EXPAND ABORTION RIGHTS - DEMAND CONGRESS EXPAND AND PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS VIA LEGISLATION. REMOVE POLICE OFFICERS FROM TRAFFIC INCIDENTS - WRITE TO MOC TO CHANGE TRAFFIC STOP POLICIES. DC X CONGRESS - WRITE TO MOC TO VOTE NO ON DISAPPROVING DC COUNCIL APPROVING POLICING AND JUSTICE REFORM AMENDMENT ACT OF 2022. 3000000 3000000 2998781 274888 2723893 97838 8085 89753 23731 2810 20921 5834567 X 6554610 1771722 98334 1870056 4684554 0 4684554 10857428 98334 98334 10759094 0 10759094 PART X, LINE 2: BLMGNF IS ORGANIZED AS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER IRC SECTION 501(A) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 501(C)(3), QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER IRC SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI), AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER IRC SECTIONS 509(A)(1). BLMGNF IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, IT IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. BLMGNF HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. X 1 BOWERS 3355 N WHITE AVE LA VERNE CA 91750 FUNDRAISING COUNSEL ACTIVITIES 0 0 83350 0 MIDDLE SEAT CONSULTING LLC 1436 U ST NW 404 WASHINGTON DC 20009 FUNDRAISING COUNSEL ACTIVITIES 0 0 5000 0 88350 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN VA WA WV WI 1 LOVE NOT BLOOD CAMPAIGN 3996 SAN PABLO AVE UNIT G EMERYVILLE CA 94608 814000831 501(C)(3) 30632 0 TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITIES WACO THEATER CENTER 5144 LANKERSHIM BLVD N HOLLYWOOD CA 91601 812917440 501(C)(3) 60000 0 TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITIES FII NATIONAL (FAMILY INDEPENDENCE INITIATIVE DBA UPTOGETHER) 663 13TH STREET 200 OAKLAND CA 94612 020784790 501(C)(3) 68250 0 TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITIES HIGHER HEIGHTS HOME CARE INC 1209 JUSTIN LANE LITHONIA GA 30058 263686259 501(C)(3) 180000 0 TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITIES THE TRAYVON MARTIN FOUNDATION INC 15800 NW 42 AVE MIAMI FL 33054 465518442 501(C)(3) 50000 0 TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITIES VOICE BUFFALO INC 2495 MAIN STREET SUITE 547 BUFFALO NY 14214 161502516 501(C)(3) 10000 0 TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITIES HOLLYWOOD CARES FOUNDATION INC 8581 SANTA MONICA BLVD UNIT 569 HOLLYWOOD CA 90099 882250493 501(C)(3) 25000 0 TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITIES I AM SAC FOUNDATION INC 5940 ROSEBUD LANE SACRAMENTO CA 95841 852488375 501(C)(3) 200000 0 TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITIES BLACK CO-NETWORKS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE ICO GLOBAL EXCHANGE 1446 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102 943066686 501(C)(3) 15000 0 TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITIES 9 0 PART I, LINE 2: BLMGNF GRANTS FUNDS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ORGANIZING EFFORTS TO EMPOWER BLACK LIVES AND WORK TOWARDS BLACK LIBERATION. ALL GRANTS WILL BE RESTRICTED FOR ACTIVITY THAT IS PERMISSIBLE FOR A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. POTENTIAL GRANTEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL AND A BUDGET FOR REVIEW BY BLMGNF BEFORE FUNDS ARE DISPERSED. GRANT AGREEMENTS WILL REQUIRE EACH GRANTEE TO USE THE GRANT FUNDS ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE GRANT WAS MADE AND WILL ACKNOWLEDGE BLMGNF'S AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD AND/OR RECOVER GRANT FUNDS IF FUNDS ARE MISUSED. THE GRANT AGREEMENTS REQUIRE GRANTEES TO SUBMIT PERIODIC REPORTS CONCERNING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS. BLMGNF WILL MAINTAIN A GRANT AGREEMENT FOR EACH GRANT IT FUNDS, ALONG WITH EACH REPORT RECEIVED FROM ALL GRANTEES AND ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTS MADE BY THE BLMGNF'S STAFF OR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS CONCERNING THE EXPENDITURE. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PAUL CULLORS HEAD OF SECURITY 200000 0 0 0 0 0 12000 0 12412 0 224412 0 0 0 PAUL CULLORS 35 OR MORE OWNER OF FAMILY MEMBER OF FOUNDER 1235720 PROFESSIONAL SECURITY SERVICES 0 SHALOMYAH BOWERS 35 OR MORE OWNER OFFICER & DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION 2200296 BLM STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 BOWERS* F/K/A BOWERS CONSULTING FIRM PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION: (A) PROJECT CONSULTING ACROSS CLIENT PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING: CONSULTING ON ALL EXTERNAL VENDORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS, MAINTAINING PROJECT TIMELINES, AND DRAFTING MEMOS FOR KEY STAFF MEMBERS. (B) CONSULTING AND OVERSEEING THE FULL ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONS SUITE FOR CLIENT (C) CONSULTING ON FULL DIGITAL SUITE, INCLUDING EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND TEXT PROGRAMS (D) INTERIM AGENCY OF RECORD FOR FULL COMMUNICATIONS SUITE, INCLUDING PRESS INBOX, PRESS INQUIRIES, PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE PRESS STATEMENTS, AND MEDIA EXCLUSIVES (E) CONSULTING ON CORE MESSAGING AND BRANDING (F) CONSULTING ON CREATIVE DESIGN AND BRANDING SUPPORT ACROSS PROJECTS (G) CONSULTING ON DIGITAL FUNDRAISING (H) CONSULTING ON CREATIVE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF TV AND DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION (I) CONSULTING ON POLICY AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS SHALOMYAH BOWERS IS AN OFFICER & DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION AND A 35% OR MORE OWNER OF BOWERS* AND RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM BOWERS* FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022 IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,400. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES PROVIDING A FULL COPY TO THE THREE CURRENT VOTING BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION USES ANNUAL STATEMENTS TO MONITOR THE POLICY AND COMMUNICATES THAT SIGNERS MUST READ THE POLICY AND COMPLY. THEY ALSO CONFIRM THEIR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES THAT ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO CONTINUE MAKING ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS TRANSPARENCY CENTER AT BLACKLIVESMATTER.COM/TRANSPARENCY. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,079,337. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,012,080. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,091,417. DESIGN & MEDIA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 784,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 325,775. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,109,775. COMMUNICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 303,740. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 431,854. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 44,886. TOTAL EXPENSES 780,480. PROFESSIONAL SECURITY EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,252,649. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,252,649. DISREGARDED ENTITY UNDISCLOSED BUSINESS ADDRESS LOS ANGELES CA 91604 999999999 HOLD REAL ESTATE DE 0 5834567 BLMGNF BLACK LIVES MATTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 248 3RD ST 305 OAKLAND CA 94607 SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY LEADERS, ACTIVISTS, & WORKING-CLASS CANDIDATES DC 527 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SCHEDULE R, PART I: THE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF THE DISREGARDED SINGLE MEMBER LLC ENTITY IS NOT BEING RELEASED HERE DUE TO SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS AND THREATS TO BLMGNF'S LEADERSHIP, STAFF AND CREATORS. BLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION PURCHASED PROPERTY TO SERVE AS AN ARTISTIC HEADQUARTERS FOR ITS ART AND CULTURE PROGRAMMING. THE ORGANIZATION REMAINS DEDICATED TO RADICAL BLACK PHILANTHROPY AND THE SUPPORT OF ARTISTS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TALENTS TO ACHIEVING BLACK LIBERATION. THE PROPERTY SERVES AS AN INCUBATOR FOR BLACK CREATIVES AND A PHYSICAL HUB THAT CAN BE USED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS AND COLLABORATORS FOR ARTISTIC, CREATIVE, OR HEALING JUSTICE PURPOSES.