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The Bloc INC

New York, NYUnknown exempt organization EIN 99-3251432Revenue $785K in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 17, 2025

On file with the IRSthe-bloc.us169 Madison Ave Ste 11258 · New York, NY

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The Bloc builds infrastructure for the populist era and the attention economy. We work with base-building groups, advocacy campaigns, policymakers, content creators, and coalitions to move their priorities and narratives through mainstream media, political forums, and digital platforms. Our goal is to ensure that multi-racial, working-class voices don't just speak coherently, they break through the noise, shape public debate, and build power.our program consists of three components - movements, media, and politics.

87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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FY2024
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Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $528K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$785K
Spent
$449K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$336K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $391K Management & general 12% · $52K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Waleed Shahid
Executive Director
$52,123Pt VII · Sec A
Emma Dessau
President
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Kashif Shaikh
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel May
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds media and political infrastructure to amplify working-class voices and shape public debate.

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1 program · $391K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The uncommitted movement transformed grassroots momentum into measurable political impact. The strong voter turnout for the uncommitted movement - nearly 100,000 votes in michigan and over 800,000 nationwide - demonstrated our ability to convert community-based organizing into tangible results through innovative communications.

$391Kprogram 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
Way to Win Action Fund IncorporatedFY2024$250K
Tides AdvocacyFY2024$100K
Takeaction Minnesota Education FundFY2024$75K
Women Donors Network ActionFY2024$50K
128 Collective Intitiatives INCFY2024$38K
Proteus Action LeagueFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$528K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $225K · 2024–2024
Arab Americans for ProgressMI · FY2024$225,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$785K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K
Money outPt IX
$449K
Ln 25
Programscol B$391K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$336K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$337K
Total assetsLn 16$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K
Total revenueLn 12$785K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$337K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$337K
Total assetsLn 16$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$336K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$337K
Total assetsLn 16$0$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$0$336K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$225K$225K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$50K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$25K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$45K$919
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$144$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$414$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50$50
Total functional expensesLn 25$449K$391K$52K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $785K$449K$336K$336K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $784,766 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$784,766
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$784,766
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$225,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$102,881
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$5,000
I-17 Other expenses$116,369
I-18 Total expenses$449,250
I-19 Revenue less expenses$335,516
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $784,766 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$784,766
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$784,766
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$784,766
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $449,250 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $225,000$225,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,033 · Management $10,721$60,754
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,706 · Management $5,294$30,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,647 · Management $2,280$4,927
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,051 · Management $2,149$7,200
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,537$3,537
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,989$23,989
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $5,000$5,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $45,286 · Management $919$46,205
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,936$28,936
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $144 · Fundraising $1,274$1,418
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $414 · Management $1,349$1,763
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,078$9,078
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,393$1,393
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $50$50
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $391,151 · Management $51,825 · Fundraising $6,274$449,250
Part X · Balance sheet $336,863 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$336,863
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$336,863
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$907
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$440
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,347
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$335,516
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$335,516
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$336,863
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $335,516 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$784,766
XI-2 Total expenses$449,250
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$335,516
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$335,516

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

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