• Board of Directors 
• Articles of Incorporation 
• Organizational Bylaws
• Organizational Chart
• IRS Determination Letter
• Resist Budget 2023 
• Resist Full Ecosystem Budget 
• 2022 Audited Financial Statement 
• 2022 Form 990 

Resist’s Physical Address: 42 Seaverns Ave. Jamaica Plain 02130

Mailing Address:

Resist, Inc. 

P.O. Box: 301240 

Boston, MA 02130

You can read our state charitable information here.

Resist Donor Privacy and Security Policy

Resist is committed to respecting the privacy of our donors. Each staff person, with access to donor contact information and donation history, signs a confidentiality statement.

Resist is also committed to inform you of how your information is used. Donors can at any point ask that we remove their name from our mailing list.

Personally Identifiable Information

Resist collects personal information from visitors and other supporters when they make a donation online, offline or subscribe to our e-newsletter. Our web server does not automatically recognize or collect personal information based on your email address; the personal information we collect is always voluntarily submitted by you.

Information Collected 

Here are the types of donor information that we collect and maintain:

• Contact information: name, organization, complete address, phone number, email address.
• Payment information: credit card numbers and expiration dates are stored off site through Network for Good.
• Your donation history with Resist.
• Any special notes or comments.

How Information is Used

Resist uses your information to provide you with timely information about our programs and the work of groups around the country as well as to keep track of your giving history with the organization. We use the comments you offer to provide you with the information requested and we take seriously each recommendation as to how we improve communication.

Sharing of Personal Information We are aware of and sensitive to the issue of unsolicited email (“spam”); therefore Resist will never rent, trade or sell your email address. From time to time, however, other reputable, charitable organizations write via postal mail to some of each other’s supporters, for the mutual benefit of both. We offer donors the option to check off a box in all our materials if they prefer their information not be shared.  

If you would prefer not to have your name used in this manner, simply send us a request via email to jasmine@resist.org with your exact name and address.

Update, Correct or Delete Personal Information.
The accuracy of your individual information is important to Resist. If you have a question about or would like to make changes to your personal information, please send an email to jasmine@resist.org.

Securing Your Information. Resist believes strongly in data security.  We have a detailed data confidentiality policy signed by all staff members that both limits access to data and prevents any use of your data outside of approved communications and fundraising purposes.  All identifiable data collected by mail is stored in secure file cabinets and then shredded once allowed by law.  All data collected electronically is done so using the latest in encryption technology. Data is securely stored in our database hosted by Network for Good, a highly reputable non-profit organization. You can read their donor privacy and security. Data is collected using industry accepted data collection and encryption methodologies including SSL encryption, user authentication, and Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards compliance.

Contacting Us. If you have comments or questions about our donor privacy and security policy, please send us an email at jasmine@resist.org. 

How do I make a donation? 

• The best way for us is for you to submit an online donation at www.resist.org/donate
• You can also mail us a check made out to “Resist” and mail it to: Resist, Inc., P.O. Box 301240, Boston, MA 02130

How do I become a Sustainer (monthly donor who sustains Resist’s givings)? 

• In the same link to donate, you can choose to give monthly. Once you select monthly giving – no matter the amount – you are considered a Resist Sustainer! 
• Our Sustainers will have early access to our archives project, where we will highlight all of the grantees we have supported in Resist history, as well as updates Resist has made as an institution.

How do I update my address?

• Please email donors@resist.org to update your physical address or email address.

How do I update my credit card info or change or cancel my recurring donation?

This depends on how you donate to Resist.  

• If you donate online, you can go here: https://resist.networkforgood.com/projects/39305-resist and click login on the top right to manage your donations or credit card info. You can also call Network for Good: (888) 284-7978 and choose option 3.
• If you have mailed or phoned in your credit card info in response to one of our appeals, please email (donors@resist.org) with your updated information or if you prefer, a phone number we can call you at to collect it.

How do I get off the mailing list?

•  Please email donors@resist.org to update your communication preferences. 

Turnaround Time for Thank You Postcard and Tax Language

• Thank you so much for supporting Resist! We have been working diligently to improve the reply time in which you get your tax-language based thank you postcards and emails. We plan to get replies to people within one to two months of the donation. 
• If it takes longer than that, or if you want a custom thank you sent in advance of that, please email donors@resist.org with your request.

How can I get your banking information?

• Please contact donors@resist.org to receive our banking information. We work with Eastern Bank in Boston, MA 02130. 
• We also take ACH through Bill.com and can provide our Payment Network ID.

What is your average grant size and how many groups receive grants?

• Our average grant size is $4,000 and we provide grants to between 150 -200 grantees in our general support cycle. 
• Our rapid response grant size is $2,000 and we provide grants to an average of 30-50 groups per year. 

Who makes the decisions for the grants?

• Our general support grants are decided on by a panel of former grantees who are paid and trained to make grants decisions. The Resist staff does not decide where the grants go, instead the frontline communities decide where the resources are most needed.

How do they decide?

• Grant panelists undergo a retreat where they form relationships, learn about Resist’s history and work, and discuss resource redistribution. They are provided with a training manual that comes with suggested metrics to determine eligibility and allow for deeper information gathering. 
• Our manual can be found here: Resist 2022 Grant-Making Panel Booklet Manual.pdf 

Where is a list of the most recent grantees? 

• For 2024, our grant-making shifted from redistributing $4,000 grants to 100+ groups in four funding cycles to experimenting with one round of $10,000 funding for 30 frontline groups. Here is the list of grantees.
• Our Holiday Giving Guide, which gets sent out annually to our listserv, includes all of the grantees from that year. Here is our 2023 Holiday Giving Guide.

What is Justice Is Essential? 

• At Resist, we know that frontline leaders and groups that work for justice and liberation have the heart, knowledge, and tools needed to reimagine and co-create a better world for us all. Justice is Essential provides the community a space to learn from grantees, organizers, and thought leaders on how to address oppression systemically. 

What is Radical Philanthropy? 

• Resist understands that the current way foundations and funders provide resources are often coupled with expectations of measurable outcomes, reporting, and require extensive application processes. Resist also knows that most of the money philanthropy invests goes into the stock market to uphold foundations, instead of distributing those resources to our frontline communities dismantling systems of oppression. We also see how only 7 percent of all foundation money goes to organizations led by people of color. We know this all needs to change.
• Resist not only shifts our own practices to address these issues of inequity, but we organize with others to shift the field of philanthropy in leaning into abundance and recognizing the need to flip power dynamics. We do this through writing, panels, workshops, conversations, framework support, and other support in the field. 
• You can email Jasmine@resist.org to learn more about our radical philanthropy work. 

What is the Movement Sustainability Commons? 

Founded by the Center for Economic Democracy and Resist and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Movement Sustainability Commons nourishes and sustains people and groups working for justice, economic democracy, and liberation.  We do this by offering affordable and high quality services, practices, spaces, and pathways that support both interdependence and self-reliance for community self-determination.  We aspire to co-create an off-ramp to the non-profit industrial complex that frees people and groups to work cooperatively with emergence, imagination and a focus on living their purpose and sharing their gifts.  We seek to co-create an ecosystem rooted in the following principles:

• Interdependence and Cooperation, the sharing of resources, systems and gifts so that people can focus their time and energy on the frontline mission work.
• Self-Reliance, the development of skills, knowledge and relationships within local organizational and community leadership.  
• Mutual Support and Accountability, the offering of best practices and systems to nourish trust and health within and between people and organizations.
• Community Self-Determination, experimentation with shared governance structures that strengthen both the organizations and the larger movement ecosystem.

What is the Community Movement Center? 

One important Resist project is the building of a movement and birthing center for our community and grantees in the Boston area (where Resist was originally formed). You can learn more about this project and how to support it here: https://movementcommons.co/

If you’re looking for information regard the Movement Sustainability Commons (MSC) or Fiscal Sponsorship offerings, click here.