Public Charity

Critical Resistance

Critical Resistance, of Oakland, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $905K in revenue, $1.4M in expenses, $3.6M in total assets. 83 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 204412916 Oakland, CA Prison Alternatives NTEE: I44 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$905K
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$3.6M
Grant Records83
Funding Total$5.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the prison industrial complex (PIC) by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe. We believe that basic necessities such as food, shelter, and freedom are what really make our communities secure. As such, our work is part of global struggles against inequality and powerlessness. The success of the movement requires that it reflect communities most affected by the PIC. Because we seek to abolish the PIC, we cannot support any work that extends its life or scope.

Where $100 goes at Critical Resistance

How Critical Resistance divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$64 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$18 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $64 for programs

$58
National Work
91% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 5,000 people; 300 people
$4
Other Program Accomplishments Combined
6% of program spending
$2
Oakland Work
3% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Anna So
Board Member Cory Lira
Board Member David Stein
Co-Director Gabriel Ervin
Board Chair Kim Diehl
Co-Director Mohammed Shehk

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,398,916 57 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,350,263 13 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$117,000 4 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$40,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$35,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $905K $1.4M $3.6M
2024 $2.2M $1.4M $4.2M
2023 $1.0M $1.2M $3.3M
2022 $1.7M $1.3M $3.5M
2021 $2.2M $1.1M $3.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.2M to $905K (-58%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.6M.

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