Brown Hope

Organization Overview

Brown Hope is located in Portland, OR. The organization was established in 2018. According to its NTEE Classification (S99) the organization is classified as: Community Improvement & Capacity Building N.E.C., under the broad grouping of Community Improvement & Capacity Building and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Brown Hope employed 45 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Brown Hope is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2021, Brown Hope generated $3.7m in total revenue. All expenses for the organization totaled $3.2m during the year ending 12/2021.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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BROWN HOPE IS PLANTING AND NURTURING SEEDS FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND HEALING. WE SERVE AND MOBILIZE COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO HEAL OUR COLLECTIVE SOIL FROM THE POISONS OF OUR PAST AND PRESENT, SO OUR FUTURE ROOTS CAN THRIVE.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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BROWN HOPE'S INAUGURAL PROGRAM, REPARATIONS HAPPY HOUR, WAS LAUNCHED IN MAY 2018 AS AN INTENTIONAL SPACE FOR BLACK, BROWN, AND INDIGENOUS PORTLANDERS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND HEAL FROM THE IMPACTS OF RACISM. 40 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE FIRST EVENT, AND BROWN HOPE WAS THRUST INTO THE PUBLIC SPOTLIGHT BY MEDIA OUTLETS LIKE THE NEW YORK TIMES. OUR SECOND PROGRAM, BLACKSTREET BAKERY, WAS LAUNCHED IN JULY 2018 AS AN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM THAT STRIVES TO REVERSE DISPLACEMENT BY RECLAIMING COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR BLACK PORTLANDERS IN THEIR HISTORIC HOME OF NORTH AND NORTHEAST PORTLAND.DESPITE BROWN HOPE'S EARLY VISIBILITY AND DEMONSTRATED DEMAND FOR ITS PROGRAMS, WE -LIKE MANY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS - LACKED INSTITUTIONAL ACCESS TO FUNDING TO HIRE STAFF AND SUSTAIN OUR MOMENTUM. UNTIL RECENTLY, BROWN HOPE SURVIVED AS A COMPLETELY VOLUNTEER-LED ORGANIZATION. BROWN HOPE'S STORY CHANGED DRAMATICALLY IN 2020. FUELED BY GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER, PORTLANDERS LED MORE THAN 100 DAYS OF DIRECT ACTION IN SUPPORT OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS A DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS TURNED TO BROWN HOPE AS A PLACE OF BOLD VISION FOR COLLECTIVE HEALING.WE LAUNCHED THE BLACK RESILIENCE FUND ON JUNE 1ST, 2020, AND IN 28 DAYS, MORE THAN 11,000 PORTLANDERS CAME TOGETHER TO INVEST OVER $1 MILLION IN TANGIBLE RELIEF FOR BLACK PORTLANDERS GRAPPLING WITH THE DUAL STORMS OF RACISM AND A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.BROWN HOPE HAS EMBRACED THIS WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO RESEARCHING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVOLVING NEW, PARADIGM CHALLENGING STRATEGIES THAT HELP INSPIRE A NATIONAL MOVEMENT ON RACIAL HEALING AND HOPE. TOGETHER, WE CAN REIMAGINE WHAT IS POSSIBLE.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Cameron Whitten
CEO
$119,000
Mustafah Finney
Treasurer
$0
Gregory Mckelvey
President
$0
Dashia Fontleroy
Secretary
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $857,072
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$2,769,486
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$3,626,558
Total Program Service Revenue$83,016
Investment income $1,735
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory -$11,089
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $3,700,740

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 8 grants that Brown Hope has recieved totaling $354,050.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Oregon Community Foundation

Portland, OR

PURPOSE: Community Development

$138,800
Schwab Charitable Fund

San Francisco, CA

PURPOSE: PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT

$130,250
Headwaters Foundation For Justice

Minneapolis, MN

PURPOSE: PROJECT SUPPORT

$25,000
Zidell Family Foundation

Portland, OR

PURPOSE: CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION

$20,000
Pride Foundation

Seattle, WA

PURPOSE: SUPPORT LGBT COMMUNITY

$19,500
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

Indianapolis, IN

PURPOSE: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT

$10,000
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