Public Charity

THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER

THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in OAKLAND, CA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $11.6M, expenses of $10.2M, total assets of $14.4M. Imperigo tracks 65 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $18.6M.

EIN: 453154473 OAKLAND, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$11.6M
Total Expenses$10.2M
Total Assets$14.4M
Grant Records65
Funding Total$18.6M
Filing Years2018–2024

Mission

ARTISTS TRANSFORM THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR POWERFUL ART: STORIES, IMAGES, AND SONGS. THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER EXISTS TO CREATE A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM FOR ARTISTS AND CULTURE MAKERS TO SHIFT WORLDVIEWS AWAY FROM DOMINATION AND EXTRACTION TOWARD COLLABORATION AND INTERDEPENDENCE.THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER MOBILIZES ARTISTS TO ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL POWER ARE DISTRIBUTED EQUITABLY AND WHERE ALL HUMAN BEINGS CAN LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE. CULTURAL POWER IS AN ARTIST-CENTERED CULTURAL STRATEGY ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE ARTIST AS A KEY AGENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE AND IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING THEIR COLLECTIVE POWER. WE CENTER VALUES-ALIGNED ARTISTS IN OUR CULTURAL AND NARRATIVE STRATEGY WORK.

Sample Grants Received

2024
General operating support
$250,000
2024
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY, PUBLIC & SOCIETAL BENEFIT, ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$200,000
2024
TO PROMOTE RACIAL, GENDER AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
$125,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$125,000

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Officers & Directors

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS OFFICER Aisha Goss
CHIEF CAMPAIGNS OFFICER Alexis Posey
BOARD TREASURER Anthony Francis
BOARD MEMBER Erin Potts
CHIEF FIELD BUILDING OFFICER Erin Soucie-Williams
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Favianna Rodriguez

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Top Grant Purposes

HUMAN SERVICES
$11,000,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,808,970 9 grants
General operating support
$1,025,000 4 grants
GENERAL
$445,000 3 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
$410,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $11.6M $10.2M $14.4M
2023 $6.1M $14.8M $13.0M
2022 $7.6M $9.7M $21.4M
2020 $6.4M $4.7M $7.9M
2018 $1.8M $1.3M $1.4M

Between 2018 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.8M to $11.6M (+531%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.4M.

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