Imagine Black
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What it says it does
IMAGINE BLACK HELPS OUR BLACK COMMUNITIES IMAGINE THE ALTERNATIVES WE DESERVE AND BUILD OUR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP TO ACHIEVE THOSE ALTERNATIVES.
- Income
- $738,868
- Spending
- $379,271
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $159,307, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (4)
- $164,743 spent. FOCUS: PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPAIGN (POLICY & ADVOCACY)DURING OREGON'S 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IMAGINE BLACK ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SEVERAL COALITIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MEASURE 110, A CRITICAL BALLOT MEASURE THAT RECLASSIFIED THE POSSESSION OF CERTAIN DRUGS AS A CIVIL VIOLATION AND DIRECTED INVESTMENTS TOWARD TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR DRUG ADDICTION. WHILE WE WERE ULTIMATELY UNABLE TO SECURE THE MEASURE'S PROTECTION, OUR EFFORTS STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR SUPPORTERS AND KINFOLK MEMBERS, EXPANDED AWARENESS OF ITS IMPORTANCE, AND DEMONSTRATED OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING EQUITABLE POLICIES FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
- $30,366 spent. FOCUS: CIVIC POWER CAMPAIGN (KINFOLK MEMBERSHIP)IMAGINE BLACK WORKED WITH OUR KINFOLK MEMBERSHIP TO BUILD AND AMPLIFY THEIR POLITICAL POWER THROUGH ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN MEETINGS, RELEVANT TRAININGS, AND PARTICIPATION IN A LOBBY DAY OPPOSING HB 4002. WE HOSTED QUARTERLY KINFOLK MEETINGS, AVERAGING OVER 40 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION, WHERE MEMBERS WERE EQUIPPED WITH TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE POLICIES. THESE EFFORTS STRENGTHENED OUR COLLECTIVE VOICE AND EMPOWERED OUR MEMBERS TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION ON CRITICAL ISSUES IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITIES.
- FOCUS: CIVIC POWER CAMPAIGN (PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND GENERAL ELECTIONS)IMAGINE BLACK LAUNCHED A ROBUST CIVIC POWER CAMPAIGN DURING THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS, FOCUSED ON DEEPENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ADVANCING OUR NO POLICE MONEY IN POLITICS PROJECT. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, WE SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITED 16 NEW CANDIDATES TO SIGN OUR NO POLICE MONEY IN POLITICS PLEDGE, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 37 SIGNERS SINCE THE PROJECT'S INCEPTION. THROUGH TARGETED OUTREACH WE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICE ARE COMMITTED TO PUTTING COMMUNITIES OVER SPECIAL INTERESTS.
- $70,043 spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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