Block Power is a community outreach group that supports left-leaning voter mobilization and civic engagement groups. The group claims its mission is to “address systemic inequities” 1 by providing communities with technology solutions to “expand voter outreach and increase civic engagement.” 1
Block Power claims to be providing underserved communities with “wealth, health, and power” while forming partnerships and community initiatives. Block Power’s website also claims that its core values include “inclusion, empowerment, and innovation” to foster diversity and sustainable change. 2
Block Power is a project of Texas-based advocacy group Ground Game Fund. 3 As of 2024, Block Power’s board of directors includes Karthik Balasubramanian, a professor at Howard University’s School of Business; angel investor Tristan Wilkerson; and Chris Parker, a Richard S. Reynolds Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. 2 Balasubramanian was also a board member of Ground Game Fund as of 2022. 4
Background
Block Power is a community outreach group that advocates for aiding voter mobilization and civic engagement groups. The group claims its mission is to “address systemic inequities” 1 by providing communities with technology solutions to “expand voter outreach and increase civic engagement.” 1
Block Power is a project of Ground Game Fund, a Texas-based left-of-center organization that advocates on issues of voter registration and voter mobilization. 3 5 Ground Game Fund has a sister organization, Ground Game Texas, which is described as a “social welfare organization” on its 2022 tax return. 6
Activities
Block Power claims its activities are to provide “wealth, health, and power” for underserved communities, as well as the formation of partnerships and community initiatives. The group’s website also claims that its core values are “inclusion, empowerment, and innovation” in order to foster diversity, and sustainable change. 2
Leadership
As of 2024, Block Power’s board of directors includes Karthik Balasubramanian, a professor at Howard University’s School of Business; angel investor Tristan Wilkerson; and Chris Parker, a Richard S. Reynolds Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. 2 Balasubramanian was also a board member of Ground Game Fund as of 2022. 4
References
- “Block Power.” Blockpower.org. Accessed September 30, 2024. https://www.blockpower.org/.
- “About – Our Team.” Block Power. Accessed September 30, 2024. https://www.blockpower.org/about/our-team.
- “Ground Game Texas.” GuideStar. Accessed September 30, 2024. https://www.guidestar.org/profile/84-2487707.
- Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Ground Game Fund. 2022. Part VII – Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors.
- Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Ground Game Fund. 2022. Part I, Summary.
- Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Ground Game Fund. 2022. Schedule R, Part II – Identification of Related Tax-Exempt Organizations.