California · Nonprofit
Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc
Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $69,000 to it, the largest being COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION ($50,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 86% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.5M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $69k
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc does
Mission
To support, sustain, empower, and uplift educational programs, mass mobilizations and national initiatives undertaken by local Black Lives Matter chapters to advance Black liberation.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Rapid Response/Family Support - The Rapid Response/Family Support program was established to provide immediate, compassionate assistance to families facing racial abuse. Its core purpose is to stabilize vulnerable households by offering short-term relief such as emergency housing, food, childcare, and counseling services, while connecting them to long-term community resources. Over the past year, the program has successfully supported families, reducing the average time to secure safe shelter and essential services. By prioritizing dignity, speed, and cultural sensitivity, the initiative has become a trusted lifeline for families navigating moments of profound uncertainty.
$174,325 spent50% of program spendingCommunications - The Communications program serves as the connective tissue of the organization, ensuring that its mission, values, and impact are clearly and consistently conveyed across all platforms. Its purpose is to amplify community voices, mobilize support, and foster transparency through strategic messaging, media outreach, and storytelling. Over the past year, the program has expanded its digital footprint, launched multilingual campaigns, and built relationships with local and national media outletsresulting in a 60% increase in engagement and public awareness. By centering authenticity and accessibility, Communications transforms everyday updates into powerful narratives that inspire action and build trust.
$88,250 spent25% of program spendingPolitical Education/Chapter Development - The Political Education/Chapter Development program is designed to cultivate informed, empowered leadership within grassroots communities by providing structured learning, mentorship, and organizational support. Its purpose is to deepen members understanding of civic engagement, policy advocacy, and social justice frameworks, while equipping chapters with the tools to mobilize effectively and sustainably. Through workshops, curriculum development, and peer-led forums, the program has helped launch active chapters nationwide, each rooted in local context but united by shared values and strategic goals. By fostering critical dialogue and collective action, it strengthens democratic participation and builds resilient networks for long-term change.
$63,729 spent18% of program spendingVanguard Scholarship - Provided educational scholarships to approximately 19 students as part of the Black Lives Matter Youth Vanguard Scholarship program.
$13,550 spent4% of program spendingJustice and Support - Championing inclusion, advocating for justice, and standing in solidarity with victims of racial discrimination. It calls for creating safe spaces where diverse voices are heard, fighting systemic inequalities, and ensuring that those affected by racial injustice receive the support, recognition, and restitution they deserve. Through education, policy reform, and community-driven initiatives, the program work toward a society where every individual, regardless of race or background, is treated with dignity and respect.
$4,416 spent1% of program spendingBlack Women Are Divine A program dedicated to empowering Black women entrepreneurs, fostering growth, and unlocking boundless opportunities. This initiative is about more than just business, it is about creating a thriving network where Black women can access the resources, mentorship, and financial support needed to build sustainable and successful enterprises. Through leadership development, skill-building workshops, access to capital, and community-driven collaborations, Black Divine Women is committed to breaking barriers, championing economic equity, and celebrating the brilliance, resilience, and innovation of Black women in business. Its a call to action, a space for transformation, and a vision for a future where Black women entrepreneurs not only succeed but redefine industries.
$3,365 spent1% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $347,635.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $2.6M to $994k (−61%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
2 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 86% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
86% of Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $10k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $59k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 479 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 479 civil rights nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
27% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc?
- Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $69,000 to it, the largest being COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION ($50,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 86% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $69,000 in grants to Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc.
- Who is the largest funder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc?
- COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Black Lives Matter Grassroots Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2023–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing