1 To conduct applied social science research on solidarity economies for the public interest 2 to cultivate direct democracy and social inclusion in workplaces, households, and neighborhoods by i growing and expanding worker owned cooperatives ii promoting and establishing land trusts and affordable housing iii facilitating participatory budgeting and neighborhood assemblies 3 to partner with worker centers and community-based organizations to develop solidarity economies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $184K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$512K
+423% vs prior year
Spent
$369K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$176K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$512K
FY2025▲ +423%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$176K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$512K
Net assets
$176K
FY2025▲ +431%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$35K
FY2024$33K
FY2025$176K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2015.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $282K Management & general 15% · $55K Fundraising 9% · $32K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Solidarity Research Center is a social science nonprofit based in Los Angeles, CA, formed in 2015.

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1 program · $282K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Solidarity Research Center advanced its mission in 2024 by publishing articles, reports, consulting projects, and by hosting panel discussions both online and in person. Our five online webinars were attended by over 1,500 people combined on the topics of community defense, base building, and municipalism.

$282Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
United Way INCFY2024$140K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$184K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2024–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$9,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$512K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$255K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$369K
Ln 25
Programscol B$282K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$176K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K
Total assetsLn 16$193K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$255K
Investment incomeLn 3$192
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$512K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$193K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$193K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$176K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$33K$193K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$17K
Net assetsLn 32$33K$176K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$208$208
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$276K$218K$28K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$499$499
Office expensesLn 13$85$85
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$15K$13K$2K$66
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$5K$870
InterestLn 20$133$133
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$14K$2K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$369K$282K$55K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $512K$369K$143K$176K 990 PDF
FY2024 $98K$33K 990 PDF
FY2023 $176K$35K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $511,630 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$254,547
I-9 Program service revenue$255,123
I-10 Investment income$192
I-11 Other revenue$1,768
I-12 Total revenue$511,630
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$11,850
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$18,117
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$338,796
I-18 Total expenses$368,763
I-19 Revenue less expenses$142,867
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $511,630 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$254,547
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$254,547
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $255,123$255,123
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $192$192
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,768$1,768
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $256,891 · Excluded from tax $192$511,630
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $368,763 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,500$9,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,350$2,350
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,520$16,520
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,597$1,597
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $208$208
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,130$2,130
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $217,814 · Management $27,975 · Fundraising $30,617$276,406
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $499$499
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $85$85
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $13,376$13,376
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,856$1,856
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,723 · Management $2,444 · Fundraising $66$15,233
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,656 · Management $870$5,526
IX-20 InterestManagement $133$133
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,097$1,097
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,085 · Management $1,606 · Fundraising $1,310$17,001
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $5,246$5,246
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $281,600 · Management $55,170 · Fundraising $31,993$368,763
Part X · Balance sheet $193,052 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,185$193,052
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,185$193,052
X-25 Other liabilities$17,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$17,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,185$36,052
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$140,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,185$176,052
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,185$193,052
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,052 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$511,630
XI-2 Total expenses$368,763
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$142,867
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,185
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,052

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