NonprofitsPoor Magazine Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Poor Magazine Inc

OAKLAND, CA

Total revenue

$545K

Total expenses

$385K

Net assets

$2.3M

Grants received

$933K

32 grants

EIN

943330014

Tax year

2024

Mission

POOR Magazine is a grassroots led non-profit organization dedicated to providing media access, art, education, and advocacy to silenced youth, adults and elderly people living in poverty.

Programs

3 programs

Mamafesting Homefulness #4 in Tovaangar (LA) to permanently house our relativesBegan a movement/family collaboration with our fellow Houseless relatives at Aetna Street Solidarity to help them Liberate Mama Earth and build their own forever homes. This October, we had the first HERstoric Elephant Meeting with 22 houseless poverty skolaz in so-called LA to fully mamafest Homefulness #4 with the help of ancestors and an amazing solidarity family.

Crushing Wheelchairs movie is in production - coming in 2025After selling out 3 productions of the original theater show, Crushing Wheelchairs, with an all Houseless cast honoring ancestors of homelessness, poLice terror and sweeps the Crushing Wheelchairs narrative film is in editing and will be released in 2025. View the "Behind The Scenes: CRUSHING WHEELCHAIRS" on Youtube and stay connected to learn more!

Homefulness #2 in Deep East Huichin (Oakland) construction underwayThe construction of Homefulness #2, a fully off-grid project and a collaboration between Poor Magazine and Wood Street Commons, has commenced. We acquired the first two fully equipped container homes for Homefulness 2 water and sewer system and two Pachamama garden boxes launched with DeeColonize Academy students. Still working on raising money for off-grid solar power for this powerful liberation project.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$536K
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue$9K
Total revenue$545K

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits
Fundraising
Other expenses$385K
Total expenses$385K
Total assets$2.3M
Net assets$2.3M

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Tiny aka Lisa Gray-Garcia

CEO

Board

40 hrs/wk

Jean Ishibashi

CFO

Board

5 hrs/wk

Joseph Bolden

Secretary

Board

5 hrs/wk

Leroy F Moore

Director

Board

5 hrs/wk

Diana Vielmann

Director

Board

5 hrs/wk

Muteado Silencio

Director

Board

5 hrs/wk

Tiburcio Garcia

Director

Board

5 hrs/wk

Osha Neuman

Director

Board

5 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 32 of 32

FromAmountPurposeYear
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$40K
Housing development
2024
$10K
FUNDING TO SUPPORT POOR MAGAZINE
2024
$6K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
2024
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$16K
COMMISSIONING OF CRUSHING WHEELCHAIRS, GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
support Poor Magazine/Homefullness
2023
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$6K
COMBAT HOMELESSNESS
2022
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$20K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$12K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$6K
COMBAT HOMELESSNESS
2021
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$1K
FREESTONE FUND - GRANT
2021
$23K
THE COMMISSIONING OF DERRICK 'RTYSTK' SHAVERS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF "ANCESTOR MURAL PROJECT", THE HOMEFULNESS PROGRAMS, THE HOMEFULNESS PROJECT
2020
$11K
COMBAT HOMELESSNESS
2020
$11K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$100K
HOMEFULNESS
2019
$29K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$67K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$5K
COMBAT HOMELESSNESS
2018
$70K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017

Funded by

$933K from 14 funders · 32 grants · 2017–2024

Impactassetsinc

$350K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$198K · 5 grants · 2017–2021

East Bay Community Foundation

$154K · 4 grants · 2019–2023

Women Donors Network

$50K · 1 grant · 2023

Sustainable Economies Law Center

$40K · 1 grant · 2024

Jewish Community Foundation Of San Diego

$40K · 2 grants · 2019–2020

Milton A & Charlotte R Kramer

$35K · 5 grants · 2018–2024

Sogorea Te Land Trust

$20K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Details

EIN943330014
NTEE codeA33
Subsection03
Ruling date2000-03
Formed1999
Employees0
Volunteers0
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