Massachusetts · Nonprofit
Rebel Cause Inc
Rebel Cause Inc (Massachusetts) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $174,700 to it, the largest being Boston Foundation Inc ($75,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2021
- $83k
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $175k
- Net assets
- $15k
What Rebel Cause Inc does
Mission
The purposes for which the Corporation is organized are to perform any lawful charitable act or activities within the meaning specified in Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended from time to time. The specific objectives and purposes of this corporation include but are not limited to the following: The making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. bring about and facilitate the collaboration of groups of minority young adults seeking to improve the quality of life in their communities that fall beneath the poverty level through the implementation and coordination of comprehensive social programs and community initiatives foster within those communities the development of projects aimed towards circumventing the perpetuating of generational racial wealth inequality create civic educational and employment opportunities of advancement for minority residents
As stated on its FY2021 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Production 24 months Travel a marginalized city in each state and conduct interviews Document the daily lives and experiences of the individuals Capture footage of the communities and their unique characteristics Engage in local initiatives and document the process Regularly update social media platforms and website with progress and experiences Budget: Travel Expenses: These include fuel van maintenance accommodation food and other miscellaneous expenses. Equipment: This van and renovations include cameras microphones lighting editing software and other necessary equipment for producing the documentary and podcast series. Personnel: This includes salaries for team members and payments for any outsourced work from collaborators. Promotion: This includes costs for promoting the project through various channels such as social media advertising press releases and community events.
$11,000 spent31% of program spendingNew England Direct Reparations and Resources mutual aid group.NEDRRS is a network serving over 300 members daily across New England. The group fosters a dynamic ever-evolving space for mutual support where members share resources like educational conference details food drives and Transformative Justice classes. These efforts enrich the community and adapt to challenges like quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Administrators moderators and donors promote a culture of direct reparations focusing on marginalized groups especially Black trans women while offering support and affirming messages that build organic connections. Our dedicated team ensures the visibility of members needs and helps secure resources serving the community with strong intent and purpose.
$15,000 spent42% of program spendingRCI provides grant pro bono grant writing services to over 40 BIPOC grassroots organizations activists artists and entrepreneurs each years. RCI uses unrestricted funds to pay independent contracted grant writers to accomplish this work.
$10,000 spent28% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2021 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $36,000.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Shakera Bramwell
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2021 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base narrowed from 4 funders to 2 funders, grant income fell $69k → $38k.
3 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 57% 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 Rebel Cause 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
Rebel Cause Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 43% of grant income and the top three 70%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
90% 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 Rebel Cause Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 36% · 2021 40% · 2022 83% · 2023 65% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
How long its funders stay
50% of Rebel Cause Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 25% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
57% of Rebel Cause 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 $75k that is directly attributable, 53% of it comes from Massachusetts funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $100k 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.
Organizations like Rebel Cause 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 Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
54%
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 Rebel Cause 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 Rebel Cause Inc?
- Rebel Cause Inc (Massachusetts) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $174,700 to it, the largest being Boston Foundation Inc ($75,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Rebel Cause Inc have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $174,700 in grants to Rebel Cause Inc, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Rebel Cause Inc?
- Boston Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $75,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Rebel Cause Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2021 (financials across 2021–2021), and the filings of 8 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing