EIN 82-3487898

Blackroots Alliance

Name: Blackroots Alliance financials for 2023
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Chicago

State

Illinois

Year formed

2018

Most recent tax filings

2023-12-01

NTEE code, primary

R20: Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups

Description

Blackroots Alliance promotes Black leadership and community transformation to build social and economic power. They provide mutual aid defense strategies for Black women and girls, support survivors of violence, and educate and organize the Black community. Additionally, they offer workshops to train community members in providing first aid and raising awareness of health issues faced by communities of color.

Total revenues

$1,375,990

2023

Total expenses

$1,627,553

2023

Total assets

$2,614,397

2023

Num. employees

2023

Program areas at Blackroots Alliance

Ujimaa Medics provided workshops to train community members in providing first aid and raising awareness to health issues facing communities of color.

BLM Chicago strategic planning for the next phase of their organization and supporting membership needs through mutual aid

Conducting community outreach managing grassroots leadership development programs and partner capacity building

Grants made by Blackroots Alliance

Grantee	Grant description	Grant year	Amount
Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation	Partner Capacity Building	2022-12	$29,000

Who funds Blackroots Alliance

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund	2022-11	Operating Support	$215,000
Square One Foundation	2022-12	General Charitable Purpose	$80,000
Groundswell Fund	2022-12	Program Support	$62,800
...and 8 more grants received

Personnel at Blackroots Alliance

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Katelyn Johnson	Executive Director	$0	2022-12-31
Tanya Watkins	Board Member	$0	2024-05-31
L Anton Sears	President	$0	2021-12-31

Financials for Blackroots Alliance

Revenues	FYE 12/2023	FYE 12/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$1,341,802	$1,037,089	29.4%
Program services	$33,936	$10,455	224.6%
Investment income and dividends	$252	$351	-28.2%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0	-
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0	-
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$4,804	-100%
Total revenues	$1,375,990	$1,052,699	30.7%

Form 990s for Blackroots Alliance

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2023-12	2024-09-24	990	View PDF
2022-12	2023-10-17	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-10-17	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-07-20	990	View PDF
2019-12	2020-09-03	990	View PDF

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Japanese American Citizens League	501(c)(3)	San Francisco, CA	$3,298,719
Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition	501(c)(3)	Worcester, MA	$352,759
The National Native American Boarding School Coalition	501(c)(3)	Minneapolis, MN	$1,285,465
African American Leadership Forum	501(c)(3)	Kent, WA	$598,293
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Data update history

July 11, 2024

Received grants

Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Crossroads Fund

May 18, 2024

Received grants

Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $215,000 from Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

November 27, 2023

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022

November 25, 2023

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021

October 23, 2023

Received grants

Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

Nonprofit Types

Civic / social organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsCharities

Issues

Human rights

Characteristics

LobbyingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: PO Box 14054; Chicago, IL 60614
Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County: Cook County, IL
Website URL: blackrootsalliance.org/
Phone: (312) 248-4297

IRS details

EIN: 82-3487898
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 2018
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: R20: Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups
NAICS code, primary: 813410: Civic and Social Organizations
Parent/child status: Independent

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