Nonprofit · EIN 04-2433182
RESIST INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02130
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,996,011 | $14,781,824 | $214,187 | $23,628,621 | $502,172 | $23,126,449 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $24,940,047 | $13,479,361 | $11,460,686 | $27,217,593 | $237,822 | $26,979,771 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $14,298,869
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $697,142
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$1,838
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,678,959
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $599,072
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,761,017
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,566,206
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $62,500
- Occupancy
- $47,234
- Travel
- $1,610
- Program services (functional)
- $14,427,915
- Management and general (functional)
- $172,861
- Fundraising (functional)
- $181,048
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $23,245,170
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,628,621
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $502,172
- Net assets, end of year
- $23,126,449
- Publicly traded securities
- $666,984
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,834,853
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $19,291,596
- Gross receipts
- $15,446,389
- Employees
- 77
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESELIEY WELCH | CEO, BIRTH CENTER EQUITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $208,542 | $28,364 |
| JESSICA FRECHETTE-GUTFREUND | CHIEF IMPLEMENTATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 32 | $189,239 | $33,483 |
| NASHIRA BARIL | DIRECTOR, NEIGHBORHOOD BIRTH CTR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,150 | $4,662 |
| DENICIA CADENA | DIRECTOR OF HR, BIRTH CENTER EQUITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,474 | $24,935 |
| KATHERINE RUSHFIRTH | DIRECTOR, NEIGHBORHOOD BIRTH CTR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,644 | $0 |
| SETH KIRSHENBAUM | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $95,163 | $32,140 |
| KATHERINE LEBRON | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $87,094 | $35,206 |
| JASMINE GOMEZ | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $78,273 | $11,566 |
| NICHOLAS NICKI KATTOURA | CO-DIRECTOR/BOARD CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $78,273 | $10,187 |
| AVRY JACKSON | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $72,822 | $11,900 |
| LUANA MORALES | DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY CARE Trustee or director | 32 | $59,626 | $11,736 |
| ERIKA RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR/CO-DIRECTOR (UNTIL MAR '24) Trustee or director | 2 | $12,654 | $2,432 |
| ALLEN KWABENA FRIMPONG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOBY GELBSPAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYDIA YOUSIEF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA FRECHETTE-GUTFREUND | CHIEF IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE Highest-paid employee | 32 | $127,192 | $36,296 |
| NASHIRA BARIL | EXECUTIVE DIR-NEIGHBORHOOD BIRTH CENTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,563 | $2,078 |
| ZACHARY HALLER | CO-DIRECTOR-NEFOC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,465 | $19,744 |
| KATHERINE LEBRON | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $80,894 | $31,940 |
| KILE ADUMENE | CO-DIRECTOR-MCAC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,300 | $9,324 |
| VATSADY SIVONGXAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-MEJA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,933 | $3,324 |
| JASMINE GOMEZ | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $78,267 | $10,442 |
| NICKI KATTOURA | CO-DIRECTOR/BOARD CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $75,590 | $10,568 |
| AVRY JACKSON | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $59,148 | $1,668 |
| LUANA MORALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $55,130 | $0 |
| ERIKA RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYDIA YOUSIEF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOBY GELBSPAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN KWABENA FRIMPONG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 301240, BOSTON, MA 02130-0011
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATHERINE LEBRON, 42 SEAVERNS AVE, JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130
- Signed the 990
- NICHOLAS KATTOURA, CO-DIRECTOR/BOARD CLERK
- Phone
- (617) 623-5110
- Website
- WWW.RESIST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
RESIST IS A FOUNDATION THAT SUPPORTS PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS FOR JUSTICE AND LIBERATION. WE REDISTRIBUTE RESOURCES BACK TO FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF CHANGE WHILE AMPLIFYING THEIR STORIES OF BUILDING A BETTER WORLD. RESIST HAS TWO PROGRAMMATIC AREAS: RESOURCE REDISTRIBUTION AND STORYTELLING.
Program accomplishments
- BASED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, MOVEMENT SUSTAINABILITY COMMONS NOURISHES AND SUSTAINS PEOPLE AND GROUPS WORKING FOR JUSTICE, ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY, AND LIBERATION BY OFFERING AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES, PRACTICES, SPACES AND PATHWAYS THAT SUPPORT BOTH INTERDEPENDENCE AND SELF-RELIANCE FOR COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION. MOVEMENT SUSTAINABILITY COMMONS STRENGTHENS PARTNER'S SHORT AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY BY OFFERING AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES WHILE CENTERING RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTION, ALL AS AN INTENTIONAL FORM OF RESOURCE REDISTRIBUTION BEYOND GRANTMAKING. OUR OFFERINGS PRIOR TO 2024 INCLUDE PROVIDING FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO 25 PROJECTS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AND NATIONALLY, BUILDING A BIRTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER IN BOSTON, CAPACITY BUILDING FOR FUNDRAISERS IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, 2 SEASONAL EVENTS OFFERING RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TO NONPROFIT LEADERS, A FUND FOR HEALING PRACTITIONERS SUPPORTING NONPROFIT LEADERS, AND DEVELOPING AND LAUNCHING A PATHWAY FOR NEW SERVICES TO BE DEVELOPED THROUGH AN "EXPERIMENTS" PROGRAM. IN 2024, WE ADDED AN OFFERING TO TRAIN PEOPLE IN TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES TOWARD CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND HEALING. ALL MOVEMENT SUSTAINABILITY COMMONS ACTIVITIES AND NET ASSETS, INCLUDING THOSE OF THE FISCALLY SPONSORED GROUPS WE SUPPORT, WILL BE REPORTED AS THOSE WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE MOVEMENT SUSTAINABILITY COMMONS'S WEBSITE WWW.SUSTAINMOVEMENTS.ORG.Expenses $13,898,740 · grants $3,488,459
- RESOURCE REDISTRIBUTION PROGRAM:RESIST MAINTAINS A VIGOROUS GRANTMAKING PROGRAM THAT DISTRIBUTES FUNDS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR.RESIST FUNDS ACTIVIST ORGANIZING, CULTURAL ORGANIZING, RESILIENCE BUILDING, AND EDUCATIONAL WORK WITHIN MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE - CONCENTRATING ON SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MORE TRADITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDS. AS A RESULT, RESIST'S FUNDING PRIORITIES INCLUDE GROUPS WITH AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF $150,000 OR LESS AND PROJECTS THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION, RATHER THAN MERELY DISSEMINATE INFORMATION OR PERFORM SOCIAL SERVICES. GRANT DECISIONS ARE MADE BY CURRENT OR PAST GRANTEES WHO SIT ON RESIST'S GRANT-MAKING PANEL AND ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESIST'S FUNDING PRIORITIES. TARGETED GRANTMAKING PROGRAMS INCLUDE: GENERAL SUPPORT - ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET RESIST'S FUNDING CRITERIA MAY APPLY FOR A ONE-YEAR GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT. RESIST PROVIDES FUNDS FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AS A MEANS OF ENABLING GRANTEES TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY WHILE ENGAGED IN ONGOING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISM. ACCESSIBILITY FUNDING - RESIST IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT ENABLE ALL PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND LIBERATION. RESIST WILL FUND THE ADDITIONAL COSTS OF MAKING PROJECTS OR EVENTS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH SPECIFIC ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS. ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET RESIST'S FUNDING CRITERIA MAY APPLY FOR A ONE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY GRANTS. MULTI-YEAR FUNDING - AFTER CAREFULLY CONSIDERING HOW TO MAXIMIZE ITS IMPACT IN BUILDING CAPACITY AND SUPPORTING THE LONG-TERM WORK OF MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, RESIST INITIATED A MULTI-YEAR FUNDING PROGRAM IN 2001. MULTI-YEAR GRANTS COVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD AND ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT TO ELIGIBLE GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS.RAPID RESPONSE FUNDING RESIST OFFERS A $1,000 RAPID RESPONSE GRANT TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF FRONTLINE GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS. THIS GRANT IS FOR GROUPS LOOKING TO: IMAGINE AND BUILD: FOR GROUPS SEEKING FINANCIAL SUPPORT WITH TRAINING, CONSULTATION, HEALING, CULTURAL WORK, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND/OR RESTRUCTURING. RESIST AND RESPOND: FOR GROUPS SEEKING TO RESPOND TO UNFORESEEN AND TIMELY POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH ORGANIZING AND/OR CULTURAL INTERVENTIONS.STORYTELLING PROGRAM:RESIST'S STORYTELLING PROGRAM AMPLIFIES THE STORIES OF OUR GRANTEES IN THEIR RESISTANCE AND REIMAGINING OF THIS WORLD. WE DO THIS PRINCIPALLY THROUGH OUR ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE.ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA THE RESIST WEBSITE (WWW.RESIST.ORG) PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF RESOURCES TO GRANTEES, DONORS, AND COLLEAGUES. RESIST UTILIZES EMAIL COMMUNICATION WITH A FEW THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS, AS WELL AS FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM TO PROVIDE TIMELY ANALYSIS OF EMERGENT AS WELL AS ONGOING POLITICAL ISSUES.Expenses $529,175 · grants $190,500
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2433182
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,628,621
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,446,389
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $14,996,011 | $14,781,824 | $23,628,621 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $24,940,047 | $13,479,361 | $27,217,593 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $16,115,438 | $7,134,836 | $15,748,462 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2433182).
Questions about RESIST INC
- What is the EIN of RESIST INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RESIST INC is 04-2433182.
- Is RESIST INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to RESIST INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RESIST INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of RESIST INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RESIST INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of RESIST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KATHERINE LEBRON.
- Who are the officers and directors of RESIST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $208,542 (LESELIEY WELCH, CEO, BIRTH CENTER EQUITY).
- How much revenue does RESIST INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $14,996,011, expenses of $14,781,824 and total assets of $23,628,621 at year end.
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