NonprofitsWe Are Down Home

Education

We Are Down Home

GREENSBORO, NC

Total revenue

$7.4M

Total expenses

$2.8M

Net assets

$7.0M

Grants received

$12.6M

105 grants

EIN

831247155

Tax year

2024

Mission

To focus on small town and rural organizing, specifically building multi-racial bases reflective of demographics of the counties and state.

Programs

2 programs

Statewide campaigns/civic engagement: our statewide issue-based campaigning works through community organizing, education, and policy advocacy, building power to influence local and state decision-makers and secure meaningful, lasting changes.by partnering with local organizations, we provide resources and assistance for individuals to understand and enroll in medicaid, ensuring they receive the healthcare they need. Our team advocates for responsible use of federal funds from the inflation reduction act (ira) to benefit working-class communities. We advocate for equitable funding, resources, and policies that support public education.

Expenses: $771KGrants: $10K

Communications: wdh communication department used digital actions to send out messages about the importance of issues such about school vouchers, medicaid enrollment and civic engagement. Wdh used popular social media tools such as facebook, instagram and twitter. These digital actions allowed us to stay in touch with our working class base and allow them the opportunity to voice their concerns.

Expenses: $487K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$7.4M
Program service revenue
Investment income$3K
Other revenue$8K
Total revenue$7.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$10K
Salaries & benefits$1.8M
Fundraising$148K
Other expenses$971K
Total expenses$2.8M
Total assets$7.1M
Net assets$7.0M

People

5 listed

NameRoleCompensation

TODD ZIMMER

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$124K

27.5 hrs/wk

DREAMA CALDWELL

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$123K

27.5 hrs/wk

FAITH COOK

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KELLY MORALES

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SONDRA YOUDELMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 105 of 105

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.1M
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2024
$650K
IN SUPPORT OF CAPACITY BUILDING
2024
$275K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$240K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2024
$229K
AFFILIATE STATE PROGRAMS SUPPORT
2024
$185K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$180K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, WNC DISASTER RELIEF
2024
$170K
GENERAL OPERATING/ ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2024
$154K
General operating support and project support
2024
$135K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2024
$105K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING, PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS
2024
$83K
HEALTH
2024
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$75K
general support
2024
$50K
EDUCATING NORTH CAROLINIANS ABOUT BENEFITS AVAILABLE FROM THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
2024
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$50K
501(C)(4) GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2024
$45K
Civic engagement
2024
$35K
Partnership Grant
2024
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$30K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2024
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
general support
2024
$25K
Partnership Grant
2024
$21K
Support voter registration & GOTV activity.
2024
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$16K
Organizational Support
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2024
$10K
DIGITAL AD GRANT
2024
$5K
General Operating Support
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
Partnership Grant
2024
$1.5M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$650K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$276K
AFFILIATE STATE PROGRAMS SUPPORT
2023
$180K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$105K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$75K
general support
2023
$75K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$70K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$50K
OAK Grant: or leadership development, civic engagement, and multiracial movement building across rural and urban areas in North Carolina.
2023
$50K
EDUCATION GRANT
2023
$50K
EDUCATION GRANT
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$50K
RENEWAL - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
Organizing in Working Class North Carolina
2023
$44K
EDUCATION GRANT
2023
$40K
SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
2023
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$20K
General operating support
2023
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$18K
Funding Non-Partisan Programming
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$3K
Charitable
2023
$400K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$375K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2022
$300K
GENERAL OPERATING/ORG. DEVELOPMENT
2022
$259K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$259K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$229K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2022
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$85K
AFFILIATE STATE PROGRAMS SUPPORT
2022
$75K
general support
2022
$75K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$50K
80136 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR WE ARE DOWN HOME, 2022-2023
2022
$50K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
General Operating Support
2022
$50K
OAK Grant: for leadership development, civic engagement, and multiracial movement building across rural and urban areas in North Carolina.
2022
$45K
TO SUPPORT BUILDING POWER THROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZING IN NC
2022
$40K
TO SUPPORT WORK SEEKING TO RESIST POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ATTACKS ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN ORDER TO ADVANCE AN HONEST, ACCURATE, AND FULLY FUNDED PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR A JUSTICE PRINCIPLED MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY IN NORTH CAROLINA
2022
$39K
Funding for Nonpartisan Get Out The Vote
2022
$25K
Learning Grant
2022
$11K
PRIMARY PURPOSE
2022
$11K
PRIMARY PURPOSE
2022
$10K
DOWN HOME CAROLINA GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2022
$9K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$303K
General operating support
2021
$204K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$204K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$150K
Funding various 501(c) 3 programs
2021
$80K
SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
2021
$50K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2021
$50K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$50K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$30K
General operating support
2021
$25K
General Support
2021
$15K
For leadership development, civic engagement, and multiracial movement building across rural and urban areas in North Carolina.
2021
$10K
DOWN HOME CAROLINA
2021
$10K
CREATING MULTIRACIAL, RURAL COALITIONS
2021
$1K
TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
2021
$200K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2020
$75K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2020
$50K
AFFILIATE STATE PROGRAMS SUPPORT
2020
$20K
Eastern NC
2020
$20K
COVID Rapid Response
2020
$10K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2020

Funded by

$12.6M from 52 funders · 105 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.9M · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Windward Fund

$1.3M · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Telescope Fund

$1.1M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Tides Foundation

$864K · 4 grants · 2022–2024

New Venture Fund

$728K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Rf Catalytic Capital Inc

$650K · 1 grant · 2024

People's Action Institute

$640K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc

$516K · 5 grants · 2021–2024

Details

EIN831247155
NTEE codeB12
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-03
Formed2018
Employees32
Volunteers2844
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