Organizations Filed Purposes:
RESIST IS A FOUNDATION THAT SUPPORTS PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS FOR JUSTICE AND LIBERATION. WE REDISTRIBUTE RESOURCES BACK TO FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF CHANGE WHILE AMPLIFYING THEIR STORIES OF BUILDING A BETTER WORLD.
GRANTMAKING PROGRAM:RESIST MAINTAINS A VIGOROUS GRANTMAKING PROGRAM THAT FUNDS FOUR TIMES EACH YEAR.RESIST FUNDS ACTIVIST ORGANIZING, CULTURAL ORGANIZING, RESILIENCE BUILDING, AND EDUCATIONAL WORK WITHIN MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE - CONCENTRATING ON SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MORE TRADITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDS. AS A RESULT, RESIST'S FUNDING PRIORITIES INCLUDE GROUPS WITH AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF $150,000 OR LESS AND PROJECTS THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION, RATHER THAN MERELY DISSEMINATE INFORMATION OR PERFORM SOCIAL SERVICES. GRANT DECISIONS ARE MADE BY CURRENT OR PAST GRANTEES WHO SIT ON RESIST'S GRANT-MAKING PANEL AND ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESIST'S FUNDING PRIORITIES. TARGETED GRANTMAKING PROGRAMS INCLUDE:GENERAL SUPPORT - ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET RESIST'S FUNDING CRITERIA MAY APPLY FOR A ONE-YEAR GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT, WITH THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT REQUESTED NOT TO EXCEED $4,000. RESIST PROVIDES FUNDS FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AS A MEANS OF ENABLING GRANTEES TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY WHILE ENGAGED IN ONGOING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISM. MULTI-YEAR FUNDING - AFTER CAREFULLY CONSIDERING HOW TO MAXIMIZE ITS IMPACT IN BUILDING CAPACITY AND SUPPORTING THE LONG-TERM WORK OF MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, RESIST INITIATED A MULTI-YEAR FUNDING PROGRAM IN 2001. MULTI-YEAR GRANTS COVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD AND ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT TO ELIGIBLE GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS. GRANTS AWARDS ARE $4,000 FOR EACH YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY.RAPID RESPONSE FUNDING - RESIST OFFERS A $1,000 RAPID RESPONSE GRANT TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF FRONTLINE GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS. THIS GRANT IS FOR GROUPS LOOKING TO:IMAGINE AND BUILD: FOR GROUPS SEEKING FINANCIAL SUPPORT WITH TRAINING, CONSULTATION, HEALING, CULTURAL WORK, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND/OR RESTRUCTURING. RESIST AND RESPOND: FOR GROUPS SEEKING TO RESPOND TO UNFORESEEN AND TIMELY POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH ORGANIZING AND/OR CULTURAL INTERVENTIONS.
MOVEMENT SUSTAINABILITY COMMONS WAS FOUNDED IN 2020 AS JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN RESIST AND THE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY. BASED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, MOVEMENT SUSTAINABILITY COMMONS NOURISHES AND SUSTAINS PEOPLE AND GROUPS WORKING FOR JUSTICE, ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY, AND LIBERATION BY OFFERING AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY SERVICES, PRACTICES, SPACES AND PATHWAYS THAT SUPPORT BOTH INTERDEPENDENCE AND SELF-RELIANCE FOR COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION. MOVEMENT SUSTAINABILITY COMMONS STRENGTHENS PARTNERS' SHORT AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY BY OFFERING AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY SERVICES WHILE CENTERING RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTION, AND THESE SERVICES INCLUDE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING, AND A BOOKKEEPER'S COOPERATIVE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Katherine Lebron | BOARD CLERK/CO-DIRECTOR | 40 | $71,249 |
| Alisha Williams | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Danielle Coates-Connor | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jax Gil | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Allen Kwabena Frimpong | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Maanav Thakore | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Joby Gelbspan | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Lawrence Barriner Ii | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
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