Missouri · Nonprofit
RESILIENT ACTIVIST INC
RESILIENT ACTIVIST INC (Missouri) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,500 to it, the largest being UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION CHARITABLE ($1,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $75k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $2k
- Net assets
- $29k
What Resilient Activist Inc does
Mission
The Resilient Activist (TRA) is a Kansas City-based nonprofit with a global reach, dedicated to supporting individuals and communities as they navigate the complexities of climate change. TRA's philosophy is built on the belief that a sustainable planet begins with empowered, resilient activists. By addressing the emotional toll of eco-anxiety, environmental grief, and burnout, TRA equips individuals with tools to find joy, hope, and connection through community-building, nature-based practices, and mindfulness programs. Participants in our programs learn crucial self-management techniques, boundary establishment, the importance of joy, and personalized activism styles that foster long-term engagement and prevent burnout. In 2025, The Resilient Activist offered 65 events, workshops, retreats, and speakers' bureau programs, serving 1,331 individuals. The organization gratefully acknowledges the in-kind contributions of 12 professionals who volunteered 363 hours, valued at $31,082.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Mental Health / Resilience: The Resilient Activist believes environmentalists can protect and nourish the earth only when they are nourished themselves. We offer our resilience programming and community support, both online nationwide and in person in the Greater Kansas City area, to reduce the immense overwhelm and burnout many activists experience in these unprecedented times. TRA's Mental Health / Resilience programs addressed the emotional and psychological challenges of engaging with climate change and social justice issues. The Climate Café series created a welcoming space for dialogue, with sessions like Resilient Activist Conversations and Grief and Extinction fostering connection and shared emotions. Day-long retreats (Regenerative Rest & Renewal Retreat, Liminal Spaces: Finding Your Footing in Today's World, Spirit of Activism) and workshops (4 Steps for a Resilient Life, Self-Care in the Polycrisis) equipped nonprofit leaders and sustainability professionals with tools to find their purpose, set boundaries, and navigate the emotional challenges they experience in the work they do. While the bulk of our programs served environmental justice activists, our offerings…
$34,120 spent74% of program spendingNature Connection: The Resilient Activist's Nature Connection programs fostered environmental stewardship and personal renewal through immersive outdoor experiences grounded in the science-backed benefits of time spent in nature. Reconnecting participants to the natural world strengthened resilience and emotional well-being by combining community gathering with hands-on learning. Programs included guided walks (e.g., Late Winter Walk, Bluebell Valley Walk), garden tours (Seeds of Life Garden Tour, Roots & Remedies Garden Tour), and hands-on workshops (Mushroom Log Workshop, Gardening for Wildlife: Planting with Purpose). Seasonal events like the Winter Solstice Communibration and Moonlit Mindfulness & Bat Watch offered reflective spaces to attune to nature's rhythms and connect to wildlife. Mindfulness practices-such as Deep Nature Connection Meditation and the Labyrinth Walk-merged intentional time outdoors with skills for quiet reflection to nurture inner peace. Accomplishments in 2025: - 15 events hosted - 351 individuals registered - 280 individuals attended - 26 total hours of programming - 23 hours of preparation time - 6 donors offered $4,011 of in-kind donations for…
$7,892 spent17% of program spendingOutreach & Tabling: Our Outreach & Tabling efforts connected the organization with communities through public engagement at events like KS WEALTH Day (Topeka), CompostFest (JCCC), and Boots on the Ground (Shawnee Mission UU Church). These sessions provided educational resources, fostered conversations about the emotional impacts of environmental and social justice work, and invited participation in TRA's resilience programs. Introductory events introduced new audiences to the organization's mission and shared statistics and up-to-date information on climate change, ecoanxiety, and the emotional burden that activists carry, in light of the vital yet difficult work they do. Accomplishments in 2025: - 5 events hosted - 127 individuals registered - 262 individuals attended - 13 total hours of programming - 13 hours of preparation time - 7 donors offered $850 of in-kind donations for program development and presentation.
$1,304 spent3% of program spendingOur JEDI Book Club (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) fostered community learning and critical discussions around social justice, equity, and resilience through literature. Held monthly on Zoom since 2021, the summer of George Floyd's murder, the Book Club provided a consistent platform for participants to explore diverse narratives and leadership themes. Sessions included discussions on environmental justice, equity, ableism, Indigenous perspectives, and activism, with curated reading lists and facilitated dialogue. Accomplishments in 2025: - 12 events hosted - 114 individuals attended - 12 total hours of programming - 12 hours of volunteer preparation time - 1 donor offered $1,200 of in-kind donations for program development and presentation.
$2,735 spent6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $46,051.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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 $11k to $33k (+199%).
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.
83% of RESILIENT ACTIVIST INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (92% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Sami Aaron
Board Chair, Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of RESILIENT ACTIVIST 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.
Where its funders are
100% of RESILIENT ACTIVIST INC's grant income comes from Missouri funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
RESILIENT ACTIVIST INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 2,195 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,195 environment nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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In Missouri
Nationally
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Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds RESILIENT ACTIVIST INC?
- RESILIENT ACTIVIST INC (Missouri) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,500 to it, the largest being UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION CHARITABLE ($1,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does RESILIENT ACTIVIST INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,500 in grants to RESILIENT ACTIVIST INC.
- Who is the largest funder of RESILIENT ACTIVIST INC?
- UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION CHARITABLE is the largest funder on record, with $1,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like RESILIENT ACTIVIST INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 1 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