GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP INC

AUSTIN, TX, 78754-3826 (704) 332-3090 Est. 1984 EIN 58-1581743
Form 990 501(c)(3)
WWW.GRASSROOTSLEADERSHIP.ORG

Mission

TRANSFORMING THE NARRATIVE OF CRIMINALIZATION: AN ABOLITIONIST APPROACH. ENDING THE RELIANCE ON THE PRIVATE PRISON INDUSTRY DECARCERATION: ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT REDUCE THE PRISON POPULATION, SUCH AS BAIL REFORM AND FUNDING ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES LIKE DIVERSION PROGRAMS. RE-IMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY: CHALLENGING THE IDEA THAT PRISONS ARE THE PRIMARY SOLUTION TO CRIME AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES THAT PRIORITIZE PREVENTION, REHABILITATION, AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. NON-PUNITIVE MEASURES RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: FOCUSING ON REPAIRING THE HARM CAUSED BY CRIME THROUGH DIALOGUE, MEDIATION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE RATHER THAN PUNISHMENT. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: ENCOURAGING THE USE OF MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS PEACEFULLY AND AVOID THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. HARM REDUCTION: IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OTHER HARMFUL BEHAVIORS, SUCH AS NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS AND SAFE CONSUMPTION SITES. COMMUNITY SAFE

Financials

Total Revenue
$1,418,643
Total Expenses
$1,832,586
Net Assets
$1,538,556
19 employees 52 volunteers
From latest filing (tax period ending 2024-12-31)

Financial Health

Operating Reserve
10.1 months Healthy
Net assets / monthly expenses
Year-over-Year Change
Revenue ↑ 61.5%
Expenses ↓ 13.2%
Revenue Sources
Contributions 93.5% Earned revenue 6.1% Investment 0.4%
Expense Breakdown
Program 68.3% Management 23.2% Fundraising 8.6%

Officers & Key Employees (5)

We treat individual compensation with extra care. Named amounts are on Grow plans.

Grants Received (67)

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Filing History (5 filings)

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024 Form 990$1,418,643 $1,832,586$1,538,556
2023 Form 990$878,437 $2,111,935$1,952,499
2022 Form 990$2,581,033 $1,967,475$3,185,997
2020 Form 990$2,371,933 $1,548,136$1,991,966
2018 Form 990$3,029,757 $2,138,866$1,843,354

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EIN: 58-1581743 · Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data