Download theGrio today! Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. 'We are decolonizing philanthropy,' Gay said. The couple is pictured in 2020, The co-founder's brother, Paul Cullors (right), received more than $840,000 for providing security services to the foundation. 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Fellow BLM directorShalomyah Bowers was paid more than $2.1 million for providing operational support. West's Yeezy shoe business made 1.3 billion dollars in revenue in 2019. As a fledgling nonprofit, it had been under the fiscal sponsorship of a well-established charity, and wasn't required to publicly disclose its financials until it became an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit in December 2020. https://t.co/rBkOnSjb4u, Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) April 9, 2021, Last October, Cullors agreed to a multi-platform deal with Warner Bros. Television Group, she said in a statement, to help produce content for Black voices who have been historically marginalized.. House members are seen during the vote, Trump was impeached by the House for a second time on January 13, 2021, a week before his term expired. In an emailed statement on April 1, Shalomyah Bowers, a BLMGNF board member, said that the organization bought Campus with the intention for it to serve as housing and studio space for recipients of the Black Joy Creators Fellowship. The fellowship, which provides recording resources and dedicated space for Black creatives to launch content online and in real life focused on abolition, healing justice, urban agriculture and food justice, pop culture, activism, and politics, was announced the following morning. We are entering spaces previously unimaginable., The financial disclosure came amid heightened tensions in the network of activists with group of 10 chapters, called the #BLM10 and including ones in New Jersey and Hudson Valley, splitting in November while publicly ripping the main organization over financial transparency, decision making, and accountability., To the best of our knowledge, most chapters have received little to no financial support from BLMGN since the launch in 2013, the 10-chapters insisted in a public demand for accountability.. Before that, he was the criminal justice reporter for the Brooklyn Eagle. The women were recording a YouTube video to mark the first anniversary of George Floyds murder, and they discussed their racial-justice work and the difficulties they had faced over the year. BLM . And that often means lots of mistakes are being made, lots of amazing decisions as well,' Cullors added. Biden Dares Republicans to Go After Obamacare and Medicaid. The comments below have not been moderated. Some of America's largest corporations have pledged or donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the main Black Lives Matter organization, founded by "trained Marxists," that calls for. ", BLMGNF's board of directors denied the allegations in a lengthy statement posted to their website Thursday. The narratives being spread about Patrisse have been generated by right-wing forces intent on reducing the support and influence of a movement that is larger than any one organization. The two notions that the house is simultaneously a confidential refuge and a place for broadcasting to the widest possible audience are somewhat in tension. The propertys upkeep cleaning, pool maintenance, security has been handled by a loose mixture of people working for BLMGNF, Janaya and Patrisse Consulting, the Bowers Consulting Firm, or other entities. That ratio pretty much tells the story right there, Mr. Harold said. Also raising eyebrows was the fact that during the last fiscal year, Cullors was the foundation board's sole voting director and held no board meetings, according to the filing. Its part of campaign to smoke out and then attack unpopular Republican cuts. This is the BLM foundations first public accounting of its finances since incorporating in 2017. It means investing in black communities, trusting them with their dollars. Its really sad because it makes people doubt the validity of the movement and overlook the fact that its the people that carry this movement, he continued. 'It was a major shock,' she told MSNBC's Into America podcast Monday. Internal emails dating to 2016 show activists voicing concern about how donations were being spent and how the organization was being run, and frustrations only continued to mount. During the fiscal year covered by the tax form, the only voting board member was Patrisse Cullors, one of the founders of Black Lives Matter. Real-estate purchases have been a problem for the BLMGNF outside of the U.S. as well. You know, we'll pay other people to do this thing. As a former leader of the BLM movement, Cullors has taken some heat for these visible markers of financial success. That impact report didn't land well. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Its an example of how Cullors acted as both the head of BLMGNF and cultivated a lucrative public profile at the same time; when she quit the organization, she said it was to focus on media deals shed signed with a book publisher and Warner Bros. (A lawyer for Cullors declined to comment on the record.). The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation announced the massive influx of money late Tuesday the very first time BLM has disclosed its finances in its nearly eight-year history. 'Some of my mistakes are being weaponized against me and also the entire movement, and that's truly disappointing to see us fall into that as well.'. "They found him suitable for release last time and nothing has changed," Berry said. She'll have her pick of white cops and white people to complain about. Published: 19:13 EST, 18 May 2022 | Updated: 01:58 EST, 20 May 2022, A former Black Lives Matter leader admitted the charity was not prepared to handle such a large influx of what she called 'white guilt money' donated after the murder of George Floyd- and argues mistakes made with the funds are now being 'weaponized against her.'. The national Black Lives Matter foundation raised more than $90 million dollars in 2020, with an average donation of about $30, the organization announced in a report Tuesday. But let me be crystal clear, there was no conflict of interest.'. I dont know what accountability looks like with people that I dont know and have never talked to., Cullors told the women at the table, My therapist told me, she said, What youve been through, most people would not survive And I dont feel like Im just surviving. The statement did not address why, if the house was primarily intended to be a creative space, relatively little content has been produced there over the course of 17 months. 'I think there's a difference between transparency and then protecting security culture in organizations,' she said. This story has been shared 130,838 times. Why young migrant workers are illegally filling a void in the job market. Last month, the organization came under fire after it was revealed that BLM received over $90 million in response to the uprisings launched after the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and others, theGRIO reported. The leader of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been accused by former colleagues of stealing more than $10 million in donations from the organization for personal use, according to a lawsuit filed in court this week. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Despite the hype about Ron DeSantis surging past Donald Trump, both Republicans look unusually strong at this early stage of the presidential race. An all-woman crew wasn't always the plan, with a handful of men picked and "very, very excited" for the flyover before they were abruptly told they were being replaced, an aircrew member told Fox News Digital. As a fledgling nonprofit, it had been under the fiscal sponsorship of a well-established charity, and wasnt required to publicly disclose its financials until it became an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit in December 2020. Even an appearance of impropriety or mismanagement threatens to deter donors and harm the larger movement for racial equity. According to the tax filing, Ms. Cullors also paid the organization back for charter travel, saying that she voluntarily reimbursed subsequent to year end. She also repaid the nonprofit for personal use of its real estate, which appeared to refer to a birthday party for her son held at the $6 million house. 'We needed to get dollars out to grassroots organizations doing the work of abolition, doing the work that would shift the moral tide of this world towards one that does not have or believe in police, prisons, jails or violence,' he said. 'And I think what's been hard is feeling like there isn't room and space for that.'. Black Lives Matter (BLM) moved millions of dollars to a charity in Canada run by the wife of co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors to purchase a mansion that used to be the headquarters of the. Cullors, 37, has reportedly purchased four high-end homes for $3.2 million in the U.S. alone, per New York Post, including property in a Topanga Canyon in Los Angeles County for $1.4 million. Other. However, despite spending more than $37 million on grants, real estate, consultants, and other expenses, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is still worth tens of millions of dollars, according to tax documents filed with the IRS. Earlier entries in the Signal chat show him performing the same role for properties Cullors purchased with her own funds, which she has said came from book and media deals. This is going to be like my volunteer work. After accounting for expenses and grant disbursements, the organization. Cullors, who was serving as BLM'sexecutive director at the time, has repeatedly denied claims that she took money from BLM for personal matters and stated all purchases and transactions made were legitimate. That scandal was made up by a website that calls itself satirical. The tax filing lists Cullors as an uncompensated founder and executive director. 'I should have taken a salary from Black Lives Matter because it would be less confusing for people and I regret that I didn't,' Cullors, 38, explained. Were making it clear to Black people that were an institution and that were here to stay, said Mr. Bowers. On the tax form, the foundation said that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, it received contributions and grants totaling $76.9 million, with total expenditures of $37.7 million. Nonprofit experts say that any apparent intermingling of resources among BLMGNF, Cullors, and outside entities might jeopardize the charitys tax-exempt status. Joe Schoffstall contributed to this report. Those expenses included grants of $500,000 each to Black Lives Matter groups in Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit and elsewhere. Do not sell or share my personal information. Its far from a box, with more than 6,500 square feet, more than half a dozen bedrooms and bathrooms, several fireplaces, a soundstage, a pool and bungalow, and parking for more than 20 cars, according to real-estate listings. The disclosures had contributed to the idea that there is a disturbing gap between the fortunes of the movements most visible figures and on-the-ground activists across the country, and Cullors resigned as executive director of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation on May 27, within a few days of the patio chat. & restitution for all of the harms from slavery, and for all of the wealth built on stolen . Jon Brown is a writer for Fox News Digital. "If 2022 was a roller coaster for San Luis Obispo County's housing market, 2023 appears to have pumped the brakes somewhat. Bowers is one of three members of the board. If there are problems with the groups tax filings, there could be civil and criminal liabilities for the people and organizations involved. Story tips can be sent to jon.brown@fox.com. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Black Lives Matter of Greater New York chair Hawk Newsome questions how much Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has contributed to charity. BLMGNF said it had raised more than $90 million in 2020. She did not discuss the purchase of the Toronto property during her MSNBC interview, but say 'having real estate is very valuable for an institution. Gay was one of three new board members that the group announced last month. YahN Ndgo, an activist and former organizer with the BLM chapter in Philadelphia, said Cullors reneged on a promise to hand over control of the foundation's resources to grassroots organizers. BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors the foundations executive director insisted that the financial boost in 2020 was radically different than previous years, however, without releasing further records. (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images). Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Read More: Mike Browns father, Ferguson organizers request $20M from BLM. I'm going to be here for a year or two, and then I'm going to bounce. Ted Cruz accuses AG Merrick Garland of ignoring threats to Supreme Court justices and crisis pregnancy centers in VERY heated Senate exchange, Psychologist reveals the most common phrases that NARCISSISTS use to manipulate you during EVERY stage of a relationship, New York City man, 43, is arrested after hijacking American Airlines BUS from JFK Airport then taking it on a 17-mile joyride through Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan before being caught, Rolling with the punches! Theyre all indicators that the money may not be going where its supposed to be going, he says. The philosophical debate behind the lab-leak question. Co-founded by Kahn-Cullors and Scales, among others, BLMGNF is but one of many organizations that use BLM or Black Lives Matter in their names. The documentsreveal that BLM paid a company owned by Damon Turner, the father of Cullors' child, nearly$970,000 to help 'produce live events' and provide other 'creative services.'. In particular, her decision to buy a million-dollar home in the Topanga Canyon area drew scrutiny. It was also a cultural moment and serious. The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement says it took in just over $90 million last year, according to a financial snapshot shared exclusively with the. Aside from getting record numbers of feet on the street in demonstrations across the country in the spring and summer of 2020, Black Lives Matter organizers told The Associated Press that it. A comprehensive new government study concludes that the illness probably wasnt caused by foreign adversaries. In an interview on Tuesday, Shalomyah Bowers, another new member of the board, said the picture painted by the documents shows an organization retooling for the long haul. One of our biggest goals this year is taking the dollars we were able to raise in 2020 and building out the institution weve been trying to build for the last seven and a half years, then-BLMGNF executive director Patrisse Kahn-Cullors told the Associated Press last year. Two BLM Toronto organizers released a resignation letter expressing their frustrations. 2024 Polls Show DeSantis Cant Easily Knock Out Trump. The BLM movement first emerged in 2013, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. The city threw out a Democratic mayor for the first time in decades. The USA must go from the current 330 million to 220 million by the year 2040. The documents also show that she used charity funds to pay her friends and family large sums for various 'consulting' services, as well as charter a private flight. The tax form indicated that Ms. Cullors received no compensation during the fiscal year but instead served as an unpaid volunteer. A family member, Paul Cullors, was listed on the tax form as receiving payment for professional security services amounting to $840,993. And that didn't happen. A Massachusetts woman who accidentally tossed out a $1 million lottery ticket eventually collected her winnings thanks to the kindness and honesty of the owners of the convenience store where she . There's a lot of white folks being like, 'We just got to put the money.''. Some activists are now demanding $20 million from the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, including Michael Brown Sr., whose son Michael Brown Jr., was killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. In the meantime, contributions to the group have been essentially shut down. The donations exploded following the May 2020 death of George Floyd, whose death under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer sparked protests across the US and around the world, the foundation said. Co-foundersPatrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza are pictured in November 2016, Cullors (pictured April 2022) stepped down as executive director of the organization amid controversy over her $3 million property portfolio. It is also a delayed snapshot. They have never received payment for any work done for BLM. During the height of the protests around the murder of George Floyd, when donations topping $90 million were pouring in, the group that runs Black Lives Matter was closing a cash deal on a $6. She is pictured with her oldest brother Paul, Cullors resigned from BLM last year amid a wave of scrutiny surrounding the charity's finances. Both told the Washington Examiner that they never took the job. At the time, a spokesperson for BLMGNF said Kahn-Cullors compensation for herseveralyears in the organization totaled $120,000. BLMGNF did not immediately respond to requests for comment on its leadership or the Examiners report. None of the women acknowledged the house behind them. theGRIOs DeMicia Inman contributed to this report. And then I think the job of making a mistake is actually learning from it, and being called in and say, 'Hey, like, this is the way to do this better. It would have been great if I had coordinated, not just me, but if a bunch of us have coordinated, 'Hey, all these black-led organizations got a bunch of money. Any insinuation or assertion to the contrary is categorically false. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. With $8.4 million in expenses and $21.7 million committed to local chapters, the group ended 2020 with an approximate balance of $60 million, it stated in an impact statement. The foundation will launch a 'transparency and accountability center' on its website to make its financial documents available for public inspection, Bowers added. Upcoming Events. An executive at Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (GNF), is accused of "syphoning" more than $10 million from donors, the grassroots arm of the BLM organization said a court filing. Two paid staff members would rarely be enough to manage a $90 million organization. The tax filing does not reveal the foundation's largest donors. That already had warrents. A: No. 'People who work for organizations, black-led organizations, they deserve to be paid. Right-wing board to clamp down on woke ideology in cartoons. We have written this because our many attempts to bring up concerns were met with denial, gaslighting, and a refusal to acknowledge requests for accountability, the organizers said. In the fall of 2020, ten city chapters issued a public statement rebuking the global network for its opacity, and the families of some Black victims of police violence have complained that they have seen little of the funds that have flowed to the movements most visible facet. Privacy Policy and This story has been shared 102,555 times. Patrisse did not receive any compensation after 2019, BLM Global Network said in the statement. One conversation from June 2021 after Cullors announced her resignation concerns her assistant confronting a man who had been found snooping around the premises. In Tennessee, Even Abortion to Save a Womans Life May Be Illegal. According to public records, the property was . 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