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Nonprofit · EIN 46-4578588

BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC

Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94623

Financials

$2.7M$2.2M2023$2.2M$2.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,225,326$2,564,593-$339,267$7,186,941$92,690$7,094,251
December 31, 2023990$2,714,568$2,247,397$467,171$7,514,968$81,450$7,433,518
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,052,776
Program service revenue
$6,700
Investment income
$165,850
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$56,589
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$344,185
Other salaries and wages
$1,159,180
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,824,553
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$369
Accounting fees
$148,115
Occupancy
$84,763
Travel
$31,213
Depreciation
$773
Program services (functional)
$1,367,758
Management and general (functional)
$837,707
Fundraising (functional)
$359,128

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$7,514,968
Total assets, end of year
$7,186,941
Total liabilities, end of year
$92,690
Net assets, end of year
$7,094,251
Land, buildings and equipment
$193
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,032,671
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,061,580
Gross receipts
$2,225,326
Employees
22
Volunteers
50
Year formed
2013
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Malaika ParkerExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$153,945$33,912
Falilah BilalDeputy Director
Officer
40$132,731$23,597
Chianda RawlinsDir. of Admin.40$115,650$33,912
Donna BransfordChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Aaron RawlinsTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0.25$0$0
Duron AldredgeBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
Jakada ImaniBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Nedra GinwrightBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Malaika ParkerPresident/ED
Trustee or director, Officer
32$152,000$29,547
Jessica BlackBlack Sanctry Dir.32$134,367$28,722
Falilah BilalChief of Staff32$118,060$19,973
Chianda RawlinsDir. of Admin.32$107,967$29,547
Donna BransfordChair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Aaron RawlinsSec. & Treas.
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Duron AldredgeBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jakada ImaniBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Nedra GinwrightBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 23712, OAKLAND, CA 94623-0712
In care of
% JACQUELYN SNODGRASS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Malaika Parker, PO Box 23712, Oakland, CA 94623
Signed the 990
Malaika Parker, Executive Director
Phone
(510) 891-1219
Return prepared by
Iryna AC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-4578588 or by the name BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

The Black Organizing Project is a Black, member-led community organization working for racial, social, and economic justice through grassroots organizing and community building across the Bay Area.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Outreach & Leadership DevelopmentThe Organization uses various means to develop future leaders. Adult community members participate in training, dialogues, book clubs, and peer learning. These spaces provide healing and transformation and connect members to themselves and their communities. Members develop analysis, strengthen leadership skills, and build a powerful vision for the future. Participants ranging in age from 0 to 100 benefit from a number of programs, including youth-centered activities. The Organizations spaces are centered on galvanizing the power of the Black community, developing an analysis, and creating a vision for changing conditions within Oakland schools and communities.
    Expenses $732,785 · grants $6,589
  • BOSS (Bettering Our School System)BOSS seeks to end the criminalization of Black and Brown students by eliminating the OUSD school police department and developing new alternative approaches to safety. The Organizations work is to hold the district accountable to address the criminalization of OUSD students and invest in restorative justice, social workers, and educators. Members are active in the campaign and continue to be the guiding force toward winning change. These are the folks most impacted by the policies that are being developed to create a healthier environment for families in Oakland and beyond.
    Expenses $382,257 · grants $50,000 · revenue $6,700
  • Communications & Digital OrganizingThe Organization uses different platforms to heal the collective community, and its broad communications strategy allows it to connect the lives and stories of folks in the Bay Area to those of folks in other parts of the country and the world. Through narrative and storytelling work on social media, the Organization reaches out to a broader constituency. Specifically, the Organization has tailored weekly posts with infographics through social-media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to draw attention to systemic racial oppression of Black people. The intention of the Organizations communications is to draw a connection between individual injustices and the larger systemic issue. Communication of the Organizations work in these arenas has been helpful in educating people around the world about the truth that Black communities experience every day.
    Expenses $252,716

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
46-4578588
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
2014
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$7,186,941
Income (IRS master file)
$2,225,326

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,225,326$2,564,593$7,186,941IRS
990December 2023$2,714,568$2,247,397$7,514,968XML
990December 2022$2,916,877$2,056,981$7,054,762IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 46-4578588).

Questions about BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC

What is the EIN of BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC is 46-4578588.
Is BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
Are donations to BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT 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 BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT 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 BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT 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 BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Malaika Parker.
Who are the officers and directors of BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $153,945 (Malaika Parker, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,225,326, expenses of $2,564,593 and total assets of $7,186,941 at year end.

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