Black Lives Matter Global Network

Tax-deductible

Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 2017Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 82-4862489Revenue $6.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSblacklivesmatter.com248 3rd St, 94607-4375 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Dec 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Heal the past, re-imagine the present, and invest in the future of Black Lives

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35,000 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.3M a year · 25% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$300K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 79% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $56K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.9M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.8M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$9.1M
To programs
57%
Net assets
$23.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$6.8M
FY2024▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$79.6M
FY2022$8.5M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$6.8M
Expenses
$9.1M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$37.7M
FY2022$17.0M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$9.1M
Net assets
$23.5M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$41.9M
FY2022$30.2M
FY2023$25.9M
FY2024$23.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $5.2M Management & general 37% · $3.4M Fundraising 6% · $511K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $300K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of Security
$200,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member & Senior Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Cullors’s $200K as Head of Security is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Paul Cullors$200,000$200,000$124,702—
Kailee Scales——$114,625$139,625
Raymond Howard—$109,375——
D'Zhane Parker$100,000———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Empowering Black communities to heal, transform, and build a brighter future.

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3 programs · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

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.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

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.

$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$56K
Grants paid · 75 grants · $25.4M · 2020–2023
Higher Heights Home Care INCGA · FY2023$740,000
Love Not Blood CampaignCA · FY2023$702,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$39,767
The Wayfinder FoundationDC · FY2023$20,000
I Am Sac Foundation INCCA · FY2022$200,000
Higher Heights Home Care INCGA · FY2022$180,000
Fii - NationalCA · FY2022$68,250
Waco Theater CenterCA · FY2022$60,000
Love Not Blood CampaignCA · FY2022$30,632
Global ExchangeCA · FY2022$15,000
Voice Buffalo INCNY · FY2022$10,000
Love Not Blood CampaignCA · FY2021$1,269,368
Center for Black PowerCA · FY2021$800,000
See all 75 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$9.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$3.4M
Fundraisingcol D$511K
Owns and owesPt X
$23.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K
Total assetsLn 16$28.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.9M
Total revenueLn 12$6.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$256K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$28.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$23.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 635,000
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$459K$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22.5M$21.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.8M$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$28.9M$28.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$25.9M$23.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.5M$2.5M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$40K$40K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$215K$117K$98K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$96K$84K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$6K$6K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.1M$1.1M
Accounting feesLn 11c$126K$126K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$280K$280K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.0M$1.7M$1.2M$61K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$162K$30K$133K
Information technologyLn 14$563K$217K$203K$142K
OccupancyLn 16$229K$215K$15K
TravelLn 17$206K$6K$200K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$20K$20K
InterestLn 20$83K$83K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$109K$109K
InsuranceLn 23$152K$95K$52K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.1M$5.2M$3.4M$511K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.8M$9.1M−$2.3M$23.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.7M$10.8M−$6.1M$25.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.5M$17.0M−$8.6M$30.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $79.6M$37.7M$41.9M$41.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,820,373 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,618,133$3,336,252
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $835$2,236,037
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $65,586$1,248,084
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,684,554$6,820,373
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $642,992$2,564,962
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $312,719$467,228
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $88,350$279,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,715,033$5,804,012
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,759,094$9,115,702
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,074,540−$2,295,329
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,820,373 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,336,252
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,336,252
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $351,408$351,408
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $38,566$38,566
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,884,629$1,884,629
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,209,518$1,209,518
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,484,121$6,820,373
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,115,702 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,525,195$2,525,195
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $39,767$39,767
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,369 · Management $98,084$215,453
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $96,391 · Management $84,277 · Fundraising $19,332$200,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,638 · Management $5,639 · Fundraising $3,249$14,526
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $27,249$27,249
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,145,827$1,145,827
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $125,578$125,578
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $279,500$279,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,706,135 · Management $1,238,816 · Fundraising $61,381$3,006,332
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,515 · Management $132,545$162,060
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $216,864 · Management $203,480 · Fundraising $142,281$562,625
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $214,697 · Management $14,653$229,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,470 · Management $199,501$205,971
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $20,089$20,089
IX-20 InterestManagement $83,395$83,395
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $109,359$109,359
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $95,440 · Management $51,575 · Fundraising $5,411$152,426
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,192,929 · Management $3,411,619 · Fundraising $511,154$9,115,702
Part X · Balance sheet $28,426,461 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $459,211$256,156
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,626$994,300
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,634$217,969
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,834,567$5,740,408
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,546,351$21,217,628
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,875,389$28,426,461
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,063,886$894,466
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $909,301$350,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,973,187$4,887,861
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,902,202$23,538,600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,902,202$23,538,600
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,875,389$28,426,461
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,538,600 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,820,373
XI-2 Total expenses$9,115,702
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,295,329
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,902,202
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$68,273
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,538,600

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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