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Nonprofit · EIN 82-4862489

BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94607

Financials

$4.7M$10.8M2022$6.8M$9.1M2023
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2024990$6,820,373$9,115,702-$2,295,329$28,426,461$4,887,861$23,538,600
June 30, 2023990$4,684,554$10,759,094-$6,074,540$28,875,389$2,973,187$25,902,202
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,336,252
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,236,037
Royalties
$38,566
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,884,629
Other revenue
$1,248,084

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$2,564,962
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$215,453
Other salaries and wages
$200,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$467,228
Professional fundraising fees
$279,500
Legal fees
$1,145,827
Accounting fees
$125,578
Occupancy
$229,350
Travel
$205,971
Depreciation
$109,359
Program services (functional)
$5,192,929
Management and general (functional)
$3,411,619
Fundraising (functional)
$511,154

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$28,875,389
Total assets, end of year
$28,426,461
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,887,861
Net assets, end of year
$23,538,600
Land, buildings and equipment
$5,740,408
Publicly traded securities
$21,217,628
Net assets without donor restrictions
$23,538,600
Gross receipts
$9,492,904
Employees
3
Volunteers
35,000
Year formed
2017
State of legal domicile
DE

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PAUL CULLORSHEAD OF SECURITY
Highest-paid employee
50$200,000$26,785
D'ZHANE PARKERBOARD MEMBER & SENIOR DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$100,000$8,175
CICLEY GAYBOARD CHAIR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
SHALOMYAH BOWERSBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PAUL CULLORSHEAD OF SECURITY
Highest-paid employee
50$200,000$24,412
RAYMOND HOWARDDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$109,375$12,872
CICLEY GAYBOARD CHAIR, TREASURER (BEG 5/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
SHALOMYAH BOWERSBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
D'ZHANE PARKERBOARD TREASURER (END 5/2023), BD MBR
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
248 3RD ST, OAKLAND, CA 94607-4375
In care of
% ELIAS LAW GROUP
Principal officer (990 for 2023)
CICLEY GAY, 248 3RD ST 305, OAKLAND, CA 94607
Signed the 990
CICLEY GAY, BOARD CHAIR
Phone
(510) 509-1603
Return prepared by
RUBINO AND COMPANY CHARTERED

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 82-4862489 or by the name BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC.

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

Mission

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.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $1,779,683 · grants $1,000,000
  • 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.
    Expenses $1,122,679 · grants $39,767
  • 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.
    Expenses $1,006,798 · grants $760,000
  • 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.
    Expenses $968,009 · grants $762,500
  • 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.
    Expenses $118,241 · grants $2,695
  • 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.
    Expenses $197,519

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025Not on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
82-4862489
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
2020
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$28,426,461
Income (IRS master file)
$9,492,904

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2024$6,820,373$9,115,702$28,426,461IRS
990June 2023$4,684,554$10,759,094$28,875,389XML
990June 2022$8,489,062$17,048,810$33,290,886IRS
990June 2021$79,644,823$37,710,135$43,689,904IRS

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 82-4862489).

Questions about BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC is 82-4862489.
Is BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
Are donations to BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION 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 LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC 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 BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2024.
Who is the principal officer of BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 names CICLEY GAY.
Who are the officers and directors of BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 lists 4 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,000 (PAUL CULLORS, HEAD OF SECURITY).
How much revenue does BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,820,373, expenses of $9,115,702 and total assets of $28,426,461 at year end.

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