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Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro

Phoenix, AZ · EIN 844398090 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE A70 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.blmphxmetro.org
revenue
$428K
expenses
$227K
net assets
$354K
employees
0
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

BLMPHXM is an inclusive abolitionist collective of community members on occupied Akimel Oodham and Pee Posh territories, also known as Phoenix, AZ. BLM PHXM seeks to challenge police brutality and all other forms of systemic oppression in defense of all black lives

profile · synthesized from sources

Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro is an autonomous organization focused on racial justice and community empowerment in the Phoenix metropolitan area. It engages in advocacy, environmental justice initiatives, and programs supporting Black and Indigenous communities. The organization also provides a resource guide for mental health, housing, and food assistance.

named programs · 10 · from sources

what they call their work

AZ BIPOC Artists for Reproductive Justice
A program focused on building a new world, listed under the "Building a New World" initiatives.
BLM Phoenix Metro Resource Guide
A comprehensive guide providing information on mental/behavioral health, substance and drug use, domestic violence, housing and shelters, community centers, family service centers, food banks, clothing banks, and emergency hotlines in the Phoenix area.
Black Folx Rock
A program focused on building a new world, listed under the "Building a New World" initiatives.
Black Mesa Resistance Camp Partnership
Provides support to Black Mesa Resistance Camp through physical labor, quarterly food runs for elders (aiming for 45 families), gathering volunteers for shearing and wood hauling camps, and acting as a fiscal sponsor.
Black Women and Femmes Group
A program focused on building a new world, listed under the "Building a New World" initiatives.
Cody's Campaign
An advocacy campaign.
Free the Youth
Develops a pre-court youth restorative justice-based diversion program as an alternative to incarceration, aiming to reduce recidivism and create deep healing.
Indigenous Solidarity
Engages in solidarity work with Indigenous peoples, including supporting struggles to protect sacred sites like Oak Flat and Line 3, and a long-running partnership with Black Mesa Resistance Camp.
Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition
A collaborative, non-hierarchical, POC-led space focused on tackling systemic climate injustices that disproportionately affect communities of color and other frontline communities in Phoenix, engaging in advocacy, education, healing, and organizing.
Youth Book Club
A program focused on building a new world, listed under the "Building a New World" initiatives.
activities · 13 groups

what they do

  • Resource Extraction Opposition & Just Transition Advocacy 7 activities
    • Indigenous Solidarity Work
      Engages in solidarity work by showing up for Indigenous struggles, including the protection of Oak Flat and the struggle against Line 3 on Annishabe lands. This includes leading the Indigenous Solidarity working group within the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition and supporting the Black Mesa Resistance Camp, for which BLM Phoenix Metro also acts as a fiscal sponsor.
    • Indigenous Solidarity advocacy and coalition work
      Engages in Indigenous solidarity through direct actions such as supporting the protection of Oak Flat and resistance against Line 3 on Anishinaabe lands, and leads the Indigenous Solidarity working group within the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition.
    • Indigenous Solidarity advocacy and organizing
      Engages in Indigenous solidarity work, including support for the protection of Oak Flat, opposition to Line 3 on Anishinaabe lands, and leading the Indigenous Solidarity working group within the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition.
    • Indigenous Solidarity advocacy and organizing
      Engages in Indigenous solidarity work, including participation in struggles to protect Oak Flat and oppose Line 3 on Anishinaabe lands, and leads the Indigenous Solidarity working group within the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition.
    • Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition leadership
      Co-founded and leads the Indigenous Solidarity working group within the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition, advancing environmental and racial justice through coalition-building.
    • Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition membership
      Is a founding member of the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition, contributing to broader environmental justice capacity building.
    • Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition membership
      Is a founding member of the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition, contributing to coalition-based environmental and racial justice efforts.
  • Youth Diversion and Restorative Justice Programs 5 activities
    • Free the Youth program
      Operates the Free the Youth program, which includes youth focus groups and is developing a youth steering committee to guide restorative justice initiatives.
    • Policy development with community organizations
      Convened restorative justice and youth-focused community organizations in September 2021 to collaboratively develop policy.
    • Policy development with community organizations
      Convened community organizations specializing in restorative justice and youth work to develop policy, as of September 2021.
    • Policy development with community partners
      Convened community organizations specializing in restorative justice and youth work in September 2021 to collaboratively develop policy.
    • Youth Restorative Justice Programs
      Hosts youth focus groups and is building a youth steering committee to guide the implementation of restorative justice programs. The organization also convened community organizations specializing in restorative justice and youth work to develop policy in September 2021.
  • Youth and Community-Centered Art for Civic Engagement 4 activities
    • AZ BIPOC Artists for Reproductive Justice
      Operates the AZ BIPOC Artists for Reproductive Justice program, which creates an artistic space to use art as a tool for liberation in Phoenix movement work.
    • Artistic programming for liberation and reproductive justice
      Creates artistic spaces for liberation through programs like AZ BIPOC Artists for Reproductive Justice and uses art as a tool in movement work, including artistic direct actions.
    • Artistic programming for liberation and reproductive justice
      Creates artistic spaces for liberation through programs like AZ BIPOC Artists for Reproductive Justice and integrates art into movement work, including direct artistic actions around the climate crisis.
    • Artistic programming for liberation and reproductive justice
      Creates artistic spaces for liberation through programs like AZ BIPOC Artists for Reproductive Justice and uses art as a tool in Phoenix movement work.
  • Fiscal Sponsorship & Administrative Back-Office Support 4 activities
    • Black Mesa Resistance Camp support and fiscal sponsorship
      Operates and supports the Black Mesa Resistance Camp, including fiscal sponsorship, fundraising support, tax-deductible donation management, and maintaining dedicated financial accounts.
    • Black Mesa Resistance Camp support and operations
      Operates and supports the Black Mesa Resistance Camp through logistical, financial, and volunteer coordination, including fiscal sponsorship and managing dedicated bank accounts.
    • Black Mesa Resistance Camp support and operations
      Operates and supports the Black Mesa Resistance Camp through logistical, financial, and volunteer organizing efforts.
    • Fiscal sponsorship and financial management
      Acts as a fiscal sponsor, supports fundraising, receives tax-deductible donations, and manages separate checking and savings accounts for the Black Mesa Resistance Camp.
  • Heating Support for Elders 4 activities
    • Spring shearing and winter wood camps for elders
      Organizes seasonal mutual aid camps—spring shearing camps and winter wood camps—where volunteers shear sheep and harvest, haul, and chop wood for elders, primarily in the Black Mesa region.
    • Spring shearing and winter wood camps for elders
      Organizes seasonal mutual aid camps—spring shearing camps where supporters shear sheep, and winter wood camps where volunteers haul, harvest, and chop wood—for elders, primarily in the Black Mesa region.
    • Spring shearing and winter wood camps for elders
      Organizes seasonal mutual aid camps—spring shearing camps where supporters shear sheep for elders, and winter wood camps where volunteers haul, harvest, and chop wood for elders—coordinated through volunteer caravans to Black Mesa.
    • Support for Navajo Nation Elders
      Conducts quarterly food runs for approximately 45 elderly families in the Navajo Nation, in partnership with Phoenix Mutual Aid. The organization also organizes spring shearing camps and winter wood camps where supporters haul, harvest, and chop wood for elders.
  • Law Enforcement Line-of-Duty Death Response Training 4 activities
    • Support for Individuals Impacted by Police and Prison Violence
      Offers support and connection to community members facing direct pressure and abuse from police and prisons, and compiles resources and partnerships to advocate for these individuals. This includes operating Cody's Campaign.
    • Support for individuals impacted by police and prison violence
      Provides direct support, connection, and resource compilation for community members facing police and prison abuse, including advocacy for those impacted by systemic violence.
    • Support for individuals impacted by police and prison violence
      Provides direct support and connection to community members facing police and prison abuse, including compiling resources and partnerships to advocate on their behalf.
    • Support for individuals impacted by police and prison violence
      Provides direct support, connection, and resource compilation for community members facing police and prison violence, including advocacy and crisis response.
  • Environmental Justice Advocacy Campaigns 3 activities
    • Environmental Justice Advocacy
      Educates communities about environmental issues and engages in artistic direct actions to combat the climate crisis. Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro is a founding member of the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition.
    • Environmental justice education and artistic actions
      Educates communities about environmental issues and leads artistic direct actions to combat the climate crisis.
    • Environmental justice education and artistic direct action
      Educates communities about environmental issues and combats the climate crisis through artistic direct actions.
  • Community Book Clubs & Literary Engagement 3 activities
    • Youth Book Club
      Operates a Youth Book Club that provides an inclusive space for youth to read literature covering afro-futurism, folklore, history, current events, and autobiographies. The club meets every other week for 80 minutes, distributes a book survival kit for each book, and encourages youth to process their feelings through storytelling, writing, drawing, and peer-led discussions.
    • Youth Book Club with literary and creative engagement
      Hosts a Youth Book Club that provides an inclusive space for youth to read and discuss literature on Afro-futurism, folklore, history, current events, and autobiographies, supplemented by storytelling, writing, drawing, and peer-led discussions, including distribution of book survival kits and biweekly 80-minute sessions.
    • Youth Book Club with literary and creative engagement
      Operates a Youth Book Club that provides an inclusive space for youth to read and discuss literature on afro-futurism, folklore, history, current events, and autobiographies, supplemented by storytelling, writing, drawing, and peer-led discussions, including distribution of book survival kits and biweekly 80-minute sessions.
  • Community Resource Referral & Navigation 2 activities
    • BLM Phoenix Metro Resource Guide
      Provides a community resource guide offering compiled information and partnerships to support community members.
    • BLM Phoenix Metro Resource Guide
      Provides a community resource guide offering curated information and support resources for local residents.
  • Adaptive Outdoor Recreation Programs 2 activities
    • Black Folx Rock Outdoors Group
      Operates "Black Folx Rock," an inclusive BIPOC-focused outdoors group that started with indoor rock climbing and is expanding to include diverse outdoor activities.
    • Black Folx Rock outdoor program
      Operates "Black Folx Rock," an inclusive BIPOC-focused outdoors group that began with indoor rock climbing and is expanding to diverse outdoor activities, including organizing volunteer caravans to Black Mesa for spring shearing and winter wood camps.
  • Youth Civic Leadership Development 2 activities
    • Cody's Campaign
      Operates Cody's Campaign as a focused advocacy initiative.
    • Free the Youth Program
      Operates the Free the Youth program.
  • Community Resource Directory Development 1 activity
    • Resource dissemination and mutual aid coordination
      Distributes a BLM Phoenix Metro Resource Guide to support community access to information and mutual aid networks.
  • Uncategorized 5 activities
    • Black Women and Femmes Support Group
      Operates a peer support group for women-identifying and non-binary femme individuals of all ages, providing a safe space for connection and emotional support.
    • Black Women and Femmes Support Group
      Operates a Black Women and Femmes Support Group for women-identifying and non-binary femme individuals of all ages to provide a peer support space.
    • Black Women and Femmes Support Group
      Operates a peer support group for women-identifying and non-binary femme individuals of all ages, providing a safe space for connection and mutual support.
    • Cody's Campaign
      Operates Cody's Campaign as part of its advocacy portfolio.
    • Quarterly food runs for Navajo Nation elders
      Conducts quarterly food runs in partnership with Phoenix Mutual Aid to deliver food to approximately 45 elderly families in the Navajo Nation.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$428K
Contributions & grants$428K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$227K
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$31K
Grants paid out$137K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$354K
Cash$352K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$354K
Liquid reserves18.6 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue +45.0%
relationships · 20

who they work with

  • Arizona Asian American Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander for Equity Partner — Member of the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition.
  • Atabey Outdoors Partner — Contracted Raquel Gomez from Atabey Outdoors as an instructor for the Black Folx Rock program.
  • Black Mesa Resistance Camp Partner — Longest-running partnership, started in 2018, involving physical labor, food runs, volunteer coordination, and fiscal sponsorship.
  • Black Mesa Resistance Camp Partner — Supports the Black Mesa Resistance Camp, a Diné matriarch-led, ally-supported network.
  • Black Political Cultivation AZ Partner — Member of the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition.
  • Chispa AZ Partner — Founding member of the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition.
  • Chromatic Climbers Partner — Collaborates with Chromatic Climbers for monthly events as part of the Black Folx Rock program.
  • Empower Alliance Partner — Listed as a partner under "Tearing Down the Old World" initiatives.
  • Empower Alliance Partner — Partner in tearing down the old world initiatives.
  • Empower Alliance Partner — Partners with Empower Alliance.
  • Extinction Rebellion Phoenix Partner — Member of the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition.
  • Global BLM foundation Partner — States it is not funded or founded by the Global BLM foundation.
  • In Our Own Voice Network — Partner organization whose Black Policy Reproductive Justice Agenda is cited in defining reproductive justice.
  • Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition Partner — Listed as a partner under "Tearing Down the Old World" initiatives.
  • Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition Partner — Partner in tearing down the old world initiatives.
  • Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition Partner — Partners with the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition.
  • Phoenix Mutual Aid Partner — Partners on quarterly food runs for elders in the Navajo Nation.
  • Semillas AZ Partner — Member of the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition.
  • Tempe’s Peoples Budget Partner — Collaborated on a campaign that informed the development of their youth diversion program.
  • Trans Queer Pueblo Partner — Member of the Phoenix Environmental Justice Coalition.