Nonprofits›Southwest Organizing Project
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Southwest Organizing Project
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Total revenue
$1.6M
Total expenses
$1.8M
Net assets
$3.0M
Grants received
$11.4M
185 grants
EIN
850368743
Tax year
2023
Mission
The mission of swop is to empower the disenfranchised in the southwest to realize racial and gender equality, and social and economic justice.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Contributions & grants$1.5M
Program service revenue$119K
Investment income$53K
Other revenue—
Total revenue$1.6M
Expenses
Grants paid$100K
Salaries & benefits$1.2M
Fundraising$96K
Other expenses$489K
Total expenses$1.8M
Total assets$4.5M
Net assets$3.0M
People
4 listed
NameRoleCompensation
GEORGE LUJAN
EXECUTIVE DI
Board
$68K
40 hrs/wk
BHEIRA UGALDE
PRESIDENT
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
ISABELLA BAKER
TREASURER
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
MONEKA STEVENS
SECRETARY
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
Grants received
Showing 185 of 185
FromAmountPurposeYear
$500K
Support the Albuquerque Justice for Youth Community Collaborative
2024
$275K
ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS, FOSTERING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
2024
$15K
SUPPORT FOR STIPENDS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGED IN POLICY COLLABORATIVES LIKE THE JDAI COORDINATING COUNCIL
2023
$140K
WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HIRE AT LEAST 20 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SUMMER TO CONTINUE THE YOUTH JUSTICE SUMMER INTERNSHIP, WHICH FOCUSES ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING SKILLS WITH THE INTERNS AND LEADING THEM THROUGH WORKSHOPS TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY POWER BUILDING.
2022
$57K
SUPPORT SWOP'S YOUTH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY WORK IN NEW MEXICO
2022
$8K
THE SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT IS A MULTI-ISSUE, SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN SERVING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN NEW MEXICO AND THE SOUTHWEST FOR OVER 40 YEARS. WE ARE A MEMBERSHIP-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT IS ROOTED IN THE PRINCIPLES FROM THE JEMEZ PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZING. OUR GOALS ARE TO REDUCE AIR AND WATER POLLUTION IN ALBUQUERQUE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, GROW THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF PRODUCE TO GIVE OUT TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FOR FREE, SHUT DOWN YOUTH PRISONS AND PROVIDE MORE COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION, CONTINUE OUR YOUTH INTERNSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORK, AND WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO TO PUSH FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
2022
$8K
THE HONOR NATIVE LAND TAX (HNLT) IS A PROJECT OF ALBUQUERQUE SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (ABQ SURJ). THE HONOR NATIVE LAND TAX FUNDRAISES MONEY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ONGOING, NO-STRINGS-ATTACHED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS ON TIWA LAND (ALSO KNOWN AS ALBUQUERQUE). SPECIFICALLY, HNLT IS INVESTING IN PUEBLO ACTION ALLIANCE AND THE RED NATION. BY REDISTRIBUTING RESOURCES FROM SETTLERS (THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM SETTLER COLONIALISM) TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (THOSE WHO ARE HARMED BY SETTLER COLONIALISM), THE HNLT OFFERS A CHANCE FOR SETTLERS TO MAKE AN ONGOING CONTRIBUTION TO INDIGENOUS MOVEMENTS FOR LAND, WATER, AND FUTURES. THIS IS A CROSS-CLASS PROJECT THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY ON A SLIDING SCALE BASIS. IN DOING SO, SETTLERS ARE ABLE TO MOVE TOWARDS A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. 100% OF COLLECTED FUNDS GO DIRECTLY TO THE PUEBLO ACTION ALLIANCE AND THE RED NATION TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS-LED ORGANIZING, AND ARE SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN THE TWO GRO
2022
$275K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of empowering disenfranchised communities in Bernalillo County to realize racial and gender equality and achieve social and economic justice for New Mexico families by building community capacity and engagement through general operating support
2021
$9K
SUPPORT CON MUJERES GENDER JUSTICE YOUTH FEMINIST WORKSHOPS
2021
$275K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of empowering disenfranchised communities in Bernalillo County to realize racial and gender equality and achieve social and economic justice for New Mexico families by building community capacity and engagement through general operating support
2020
$50K
GRANT PAYMENT TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST AND BORDER AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES
2020
$10K
SUB-GRANT FOR PARTICIPATION ON THE COLLABORATIVE AND FOR ORGANIZATIONS CAPACITY BUILDING
2020
$10K
SUB-GRANT FOR PARTICIPATION ON THE COLLABORATIVE AND FOR ORGANIZATIONS CAPACITY BUILDING
2020
$10K
provide funds to sponsor the organization's 40th anniversary celebration activities as a way to recognize and celebrate significant accomplishments in advocating for healthy and equitable systems for New Mexico's children and families
2020
$25
SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT (SWOP) IS A STATEWIDE MULTI-RACIAL, MULTI-ISSUE, COMMUNITY BASED MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WORKING TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTHWEST TO REALIZE RACIAL AND GENDER EQUALITY AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
2020
$350K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of supporting communities to achieve racial and gender equality and social and economic justice by providing general operating support
2019
Funded by
$11.4M from 77 funders · 185 grants · 2017–2024
New Venture Fund
$1.4M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
Marguerite Casey Foundation
$1.3M · 13 grants · 2020–2023
Illinois Coalition For Immigrant
$1.1M · 7 grants · 2017–2023
WK Kellogg Foundation
$917K · 6 grants · 2017–2021
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
$747K · 7 grants · 2020–2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
$600K · 3 grants · 2020–2024
Cedar Tree Foundation
$465K · 6 grants · 2020–2024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
$425K · 5 grants · 2020–2024
Details
EIN850368743
NTEE codeR20
Subsection03
Ruling date2009-02
Formed1982
Employees62
Volunteers112