Resist Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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. RESIST HAS TWO PROGRAMMATIC AREAS: RESOURCE REDISTRIBUTION AND STORYTELLING.
- Income
- $15.0 million
- Spending
- $14.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 77
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $236,906, ceo, birth center equity
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 67 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 253 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $13.9 million spent. 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 PARTNER'S SHORT AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY BY OFFERING AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES WHILE CENTERING RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTION, ALL AS AN INTENTIONAL FORM OF RESOURCE REDISTRIBUTION BEYOND GRANTMAKING. OUR OFFERINGS PRIOR TO 2024 INCLUDE PROVIDING FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO 25 PROJECTS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AND NATIONALLY, BUILDING A BIRTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER IN BOSTON, CAPACITY BUILDING FOR FUNDRAISERS IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, 2 SEASONAL EVENTS OFFERING RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TO NONPROFIT LEADERS, A FUND FOR HEALING PRACTITIONERS SUPPORTING NONPROFIT LEADERS, AND DEVELOPING AND LAUNCHING A PATHWAY FOR NEW SERVICES TO BE DEVELOPED THROUGH AN "EXPERIMENTS" PROGRAM. IN 2024, WE ADDED AN OFFERING TO TRAIN PEOPLE IN TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES TOWARD CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND HEALING. ALL MOVEMENT SUSTAINABILITY COMMONS ACTIVITIES AND NET ASSETS, INCLUDING THOSE OF THE FISCALLY SPONSORED GROUPS WE SUPPORT, WILL BE REPORTED AS THOSE WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE MOVEMENT SUSTAINABILITY COMMONS'S WEBSITE WWW.SUSTAINMOVEMENTS.ORG.
- $529,175 spent. RESOURCE REDISTRIBUTION PROGRAM:RESIST MAINTAINS A VIGOROUS GRANTMAKING PROGRAM THAT DISTRIBUTES FUNDS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES 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. RESIST PROVIDES FUNDS FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AS A MEANS OF ENABLING GRANTEES TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY WHILE ENGAGED IN ONGOING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISM. ACCESSIBILITY FUNDING - RESIST IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT ENABLE ALL PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND LIBERATION. RESIST WILL FUND THE ADDITIONAL COSTS OF MAKING PROJECTS OR EVENTS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH SPECIFIC ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS. ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET RESIST'S FUNDING CRITERIA MAY APPLY FOR A ONE-YEAR ACCESSIBILITY GRANTS. 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.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.STORYTELLING PROGRAM:RESIST'S STORYTELLING PROGRAM AMPLIFIES THE STORIES OF OUR GRANTEES IN THEIR RESISTANCE AND REIMAGINING OF THIS WORLD. WE DO THIS PRINCIPALLY THROUGH OUR ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE.ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA THE RESIST WEBSITE (WWW.RESIST.ORG) PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF RESOURCES TO GRANTEES, DONORS, AND COLLEAGUES. RESIST UTILIZES EMAIL COMMUNICATION WITH A FEW THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS, AS WELL AS FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM TO PROVIDE TIMELY ANALYSIS OF EMERGENT AS WELL AS ONGOING POLITICAL ISSUES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1984.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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