Data for Black Lives

Data for Black Lives is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy group that opposes what it considers to be racially discriminatory uses of data and technology.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Website: d4bl.org
Location: Cambridge, MA View on map
Tax ID: 82-1709461
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $328,603 Revenue: $281,963 Expenses: $1,690,385

Data for Black Lives is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy group that opposes what it considers to be racially discriminatory uses of data and technology.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $328,603 $281,963 $1,690,385 View
2023 $1,847,846 $578,147 $1,409,516 View
2022 $2,516,583 $1,084,422 $1,463,065 View
2021 $2,907,671 $2,951,518 $1,407,872 View
2020 $1,336,470 $1,681,402 $753,910 View

Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2017

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Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 4

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Yeshimabeit MilnerCoFounderCEO$190,042
Chelsea CrossChief of Staff$151,042

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $6,876,825
  • Number of Grants: 39
  • Number of Funders: 24

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$1,200,0002020 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$1,200,0002020 THE SKOLL FUNDGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$1,000,0002021 The Ford FoundationGeneral support to use data science in the service of organizing and advocacy aimed at addressing structural barriers to equality and justice for black communities
$500,0002021 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationIn support of the organization’s general operations.
$375,0002020 The Kresge FoundationThis grant provides general operating support to Data for Black Lives (D4BL) to participate in a national and place-based network of racial justice organizations as well as expand its local data hub program as part of the foundation’s Racial Justice Response Plan’s Frontline Organization strategic area. The Frontline Organization strategic area aims to build the national racial justice movement and strengthen a place-based approach for organizations focused on racial justice and led by people of color.
$308,3342021 The William and Flora Hewlett FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$275,0002020 Democracy Fund IncGeneral operating support for data for Black Lives.
$250,0002021 The Ford FoundationGeneral support to use data science in the service of organizing and advocacy aimed at addressing structural barriers to equality and justice for black communities
$100,0002020 Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation Inc.Support
$80,0002024 The Miami FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT
$80,0002021 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$80,0002020 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$60,0002021 New Venture FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$50,0002021 The Boston FoundationOperating Support/Annual Fund
$30,0002020 DEMOS A NETWORK FOR IDEAS AND ACTION LTDIdp subgrant: data capitalism
$16,0022021 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$15,0002021 THE SKOLL FUNDGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$15,0002021 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$14,6302025 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$10,0002021 DEMOS A NETWORK FOR IDEAS AND ACTION LTDDATA CAPITALISM AND ALGORITHMIC RACISM
$10,0002021 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$2,2982022 Amazonsmile FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,0112021 Actblue Charities IncGeneral assistance
$1,0002021 Conrad N. Hilton FoundationFor general operating support.
$252022 The Lazard Charitable Foundation C/o Lazard Freres & Co LLCUNRESTRICTED

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