Nonprofit · EIN 20-4412916
CRITICAL RESISTANCE
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94609
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $904,529 | $1,431,515 | -$526,986 | $3,626,165 | $128,011 | $3,498,154 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,205,108 | $1,360,007 | $845,101 | $4,197,680 | $172,540 | $4,025,140 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $865,270
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $20,769
- Other revenue
- $18,490
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $315,764
- Other salaries and wages
- $445,374
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $944,815
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,289
- Accounting fees
- $58,293
- Occupancy
- $44,994
- Travel
- $53,675
- Program services (functional)
- $841,588
- Management and general (functional)
- $311,022
- Fundraising (functional)
- $278,905
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,197,680
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,626,165
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $128,011
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,498,154
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,938,291
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $559,863
- Gross receipts
- $904,529
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Leslie | Devel Dir/Secty Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $104,677 | $14,302 |
| Gabriel Ervin | Co-Director Officer | 40 | $94,740 | $9,449 |
| Mohammed Shehk | Co-Director Officer | 40 | $94,740 | $9,003 |
| Kim Diehl | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna So | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Stein | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cory Lira | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Leslie | Devel Dir/Secty Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $89,508 | $14,404 |
| Gabriel Ervin | Co-Director Officer | 40 | $90,611 | $10,620 |
| Mohammed Shehk | Co-Director Officer | 40 | $90,950 | $7,624 |
| Kim Diehl | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna So | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Stein | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cory Lira | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2929 SUMMIT ST STE 207, OAKLAND, CA 94609-3423
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Elizabeth Atkins-Perkins
- Signed the 990
- Shirley Leslie, Development Dir/Scty
- Phone
- (510) 444-0484
- Return prepared by
- Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP
Mission
Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the prison industrial complex (PIC) by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe. We believe that basic necessities such as food, shelter, and freedom are what really make our communities secure. As such, our work is part of global struggles against inequality and powerlessness. The success of the movement requires that it reflect communities most affected by the PIC. Because we seek to abolish the PIC, we cannot support any work that extends its life or scope.
Program accomplishments
- National Work - Strategic Communication activities have included: Wrote and distributed press releases; organized and facilitated spokesperson trainings; distributed regular written communication to CRs national email list; interviewed with national radio and press; organized and participated in digital events and webinars; consistent social media communication; Produced and distributed The Abolitionist, a bilingual newspaper written by imprisoned people and non-imprisoned people, sent to over 5,000 imprisoned people, and over 300 non-imprisoned people; supported the development and circulation of nationally oriented resources around criminal justice, sentencing, and organizing strategy. Leadership Development activities have included: Conducted capacity trainings and workshops with our staff and members in areas including campaign planning and implementation, base building, fundraising, media advocacy, organizational development, and strategic planning; provided trainings, workshops, and presentations for community members and organizations across the country; undergoing and providing trainings for organizational security; created a new position for a Campaigns Manager; hired, on boarded, and trained a new National Media & Communications Director. Organizational Development activities have included: Continued to shepherd the execution of CRs 2024-2028 National Strategic Plan; coordinated national grassroots fundraising activities; organized digital and in-person events and webinars; continued to build out our contact management system and train staff on how to use it; continued to build out prisoner correspondence infrastructure and capacity; held an in-person all staff work planning retreat and in-person work planning retreats for smaller staff teams; hosted work planning sessions for several national working groups; continued to strengthen our security practices for digital organizing, in-person mobilizations, and physical office spaces; hosted regular training sessions for our longstanding political education curricula; began a 3-month audit with outside consultants to improve organizational Human Resources infrastructure and practices; created a new chapter, CR Central Appalachia.Expenses $763,466
- Other Program Accomplishments Combined - Strategic Communications activities have included: Supported the creation of media materials for NYC, LA, Portland, and Central Appalachia coalitional work; organized and facilitated spokesperson trainings in NYC and LA; distributed written communication to CRs Portland, NYC, LA, and Central Appalachia regional email lists; and interviewed with regional radio and press, produced educational materials and graphics related to campaigns. Maintained the NYC, LA, and Portland prisoner mail programs; created press releases and communications materials to support advocacy of immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New York, as well as what the Portland city budget could fund instead of policing; created and distributed communication related to the Dignity Not Detention campaign in NY, the campaign against FCI Letcher in Kentucky, and the work to reduce the policing budget in Portland.Leadership Development activities have included: Conducted capacity building trainings and workshops with our Portland, NYC, LA, and Central Appalachia members in areas including regionally specific campaign planning and implementation, base building, fundraising, media advocacy and organizational development; held in-person events and gatherings in Portland, LA, and NYC; provided trainings, workshops, and presentations for community members and organizations across Portland, NYC, and LA. Organizational Development activities have included: Held in-person workplanning retreats in our CR NYC, Portland, LA, and Central Appalachia chapters, and continued implementation of annual workplans; coordinated regional grassroots fundraising activities. Supported the onboarding and development of new chapter members in NY, LA, and Portland. Supported the creation of a new CR regional chapter in Central Appalachia and supported onboarding of those new chapter members. Grassroots Organizing activities have included: Implemented our campaign work through: public educational events; produced educational and organizing materials; held in-person and virtual mobilizations aimed at building broad-based community member engagement and grassroots support; organized actions and public events to build community member engagement and grassroots support in Portland, Los Angeles, and NYC; developed and presented workshops about our campaigns. Continued our Dignity Not Detention NY legislative campaign in New York through organizing in-person rallies, public forums, and engaging volunteers through virtual gatherings. LA chapter continued its work in the CA prison closure campaign by supporting the relationship-building with California prisoners and their loved ones, contributing to the legislative strategy, organizational outreach, and media work. The Portland chapter built grassroots power with individuals and local organizations to advocate for a reduction to the Portland policing budget. The Central Appalachia chapter continued to attend coalitional meetings and gatherings, and build relationships with community members to advocate to halt the construction of a federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky. Continued Zachary Project fund committee to support members in times of crisis. Dispersed funds, and distributed communications to the funds email list.Expenses $47,716
- Oakland Work - Strategic Communications activities have included: Wrote and distributed press releases; organized and participated in regionally aimed press conferences, organized and facilitated spokesperson trainings; distributed written communication to CRs Oakland regional email list; created written reports; regularly communicated over social media pages; published opinion pieces in local and state press outlets; interviewed with regional radio and press; regularly participated in the communications committees of a CA statewide coalition.Leadership Development activities have included:Conducted capacity trainings and workshops with our Oakland members in areas including regionally specific coalition and campaign planning and implementation (Close CA Prisons), base building, fundraising, media advocacy and organizational development; provided trainings, workshops, and presentations for community members, coalition partners, and organizations across the Bay Area.Organizational Development activities have included:Held a retreat for CR Oakland development and annual chapter goals and workplan development; coordinated regional grassroots fundraising activities; partnered with local organizations on fundraising events; organized in-person and digital events; facilitated network of volunteers to support with prisoner correspondence.Grassroots Organizing activities have included:Implemented our CA statewide campaign work through: public educational events; produced educational and organizing materials; held mobilizations aimed at building broad-based community member engagement and grassroots support; organized actions to build public pressure; developed and presented workshops about our campaigns. Maintained some support for a San Francisco based coalition working to address harms of their countys jail system; continued to facilitate strategy and participate heavily in a statewide coalition to address prison closures in California.Expenses $30,406
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-4412916
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I44)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,626,165
- Income (IRS master file)
- $904,529
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,014,329 | $1,237,704 | $3,296,842 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,734,710 | $1,288,794 | $3,484,803 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about CRITICAL RESISTANCE
- What is the EIN of CRITICAL RESISTANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CRITICAL RESISTANCE is 20-4412916.
- Is CRITICAL RESISTANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to CRITICAL RESISTANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CRITICAL RESISTANCE 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 CRITICAL RESISTANCE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CRITICAL RESISTANCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CRITICAL RESISTANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Elizabeth Atkins-Perkins.
- Who are the officers and directors of CRITICAL RESISTANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 7 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $104,677 (Shirley Leslie, Devel Dir/Secty).
- How much revenue does CRITICAL RESISTANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $904,529, expenses of $1,431,515 and total assets of $3,626,165 at year end.
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