2025-11-15T11:06:16-05:00 2024-12-31 020626301 The Clairmount Group 28 West Adams Suite 300 Detroit MI 48226 990 2024-01-01 843528071 We The People Action Fund % Megan Hess WETH 3135202430 440 Burroughs Street STE 174 Detroit MI 48202 MEGAN HESS Co - Executive Director 3135202430 2025-11-15 false true LASHANDA THOMAS P01489118 3136421102 2025-11-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 2232819 false X wethepeoplemi.org X 2019 MI To promote racial and economic justice throughout Michigan by training and organizing community leaders across the state; Engaging community members in the development of thoughtful public policy solutions through nonpartisan educational means; Engaging in voter education. 4 4 37 125 0 0 2110424 2175417 0 0 57402 2110424 2232819 300000 237500 0 307526 745053 0 17096 179839 675160 787365 1657713 1323059 575106 3449964 4583971 340473 899374 3109491 3684597 To promote racial and economic justice throughout Michigan by training and organizing community leaders across the state; Engaging community members in the development of thoughtful public policy solutions through nonpartisan educational means; Engaging in voter education. false false 1591226 On July 30 , 2024, we received $300,000 from the Sixteen Thirty Fund through their Rural Action Fund to WTPAF for general operating support. We The People Action Fund is an organization that works to build and strengthen multi-racial, working-class community organizing infrastructure across Michigan in order to build shared vision for our state and contest for progressive governing power.We The People Action Fund (WTPAF) and its sister 501c3 organization We The People MI (WTPMI) launched in the summer of 2017, focusing first on building deep relationships in a wide range of rural, urban, and suburban communities across the state, from the Keweenaw Peninsula to the city of Detroit. We are focused on 1) building rigorous, disciplined, organizing capacity in communities across the state, 2) developing a strong proactive narrative and peoples agenda rooted in communities, and 3) uniting Michiganders across identities and geographies and engaging people to build collectively toward economic and racial justice. Our long-term goal is to build a robust organized base of multi-racial working class people that recognize a linked fate across many communities in Michigan and advance a statewide strategy to contend for governing power in Michigan. On October 10 , 2024, we received $250,000 from the Initia Foundation to WTPAF for general operating support. We The People Action Fund is an organization that works to build and strengthen multi-racial, working-class community organizing infrastructure across Michigan in order to build shared vision for our state and contest for progressive governing power. We The People Action Fund (WTPAF) and its sister 501c3 organization We The People MI (WTPMI) launched in the summer of 2017, focusing first on building deep relationships in a wide range of rural, urban, and suburban communities across the state, from the Keweenaw Peninsula to the city of Detroit. We are focused on 1) building rigorous, disciplined, organizing capacity in communities across the state, 2) developing a strong proactive narrative and peoples agenda rooted in communities, and 3) uniting Michiganders across identities and geographies and engaging people to build collectively toward economic and and racial justice. Our long-term goal is to build a robust organized base of multi-racial working class people that recognize a linked fate across many communities in Michigan and advance a statewide strategy to contend for governing power in Michigan. On December 4 , 2024, we received $200,000 from the Our American Future Action Fund to WTPAF for social welfare activity within the meaning of Section 501(c)(4) of the Code. 1591226 false true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true 14 0 false 37 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true false false MI X Cornell Batie 3135202430 2701 Bagley Detroit MI 48216 Maria Ibarra-Frayre Co-Executive Director 19.00 21.00 X 42553 47032 0 Megan Hess Co - Executive Director 19.00 21.00 X 38236 42260 0 Arturo Reyes Executive Officer 19.00 21.00 X X 31902 35261 0 Stephanie Arellano Board Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Leah Boudreaux Secretary Treasurer 5.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Maurice BP Weeks 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 112691 124553 0 0 false false false 2175417 2175417 0 Other Revenue 900099 23604 23604 Reimbursable expense 900099 33798 33798 57402 2232819 57402 0 0 X 237500 237500 607457 571010 24298 12149 95882 90129 3835 1918 41714 39211 1669 834 35336 35336 8214 8214 335049 335049 2057 2057 53834 51836 1332 666 32094 30168 1284 642 40435 38009 1617 809 134520 134520 2121 2121 6825 6825 Professional Development 3877 3644 155 78 Polling and Research 6873 6873 Other costs 1548 1548 12377 12215 162 1657713 1591226 49391 17096 1038100 3580892 874539 350165 1530672 419266 5790 10607 6075 6653 4532 223326 3449964 4583971 40188 169834 48146 48146 252139 681394 340473 899374 X 3109491 3663764 20833 3109491 3684597 3449964 4583971 575106 0 X false true X true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false 10607 6075 4532 4532 Accrued vacation 164805 Due to related party 242988 Other Liabilities 50000 Lease Liabilities 154121 Currrent Lease Liabilites 69480 681394 true Sixteen Thirty Fund 1828 L Street NW Suite 300B Washington DC 20036 510198509 475000 FMV Program Support Allied Media Projects 4731 Grand River Ave Suite 400 Detroit MI 48208 010559608 10000 FMV Program Support Climate Equity Action Fund NA Grosse Pointe MI 48230 883587010 200000 FMV Program Support Airlift 2727 Snow Rd Lansing MI 48917 16000 FMV Program support WDN Action PO BOx 2930 San Francisco CA 94126 823733951 200000 FMV Program support Tides Advocacy 1014 Torney Ave San Francisco CA 94129 943153687 225000 FMV Program support Intatai Foundation 1301 5th Ave 2600 Seattle WA 98101 250000 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The return is reviewed and approved by the board before filing with the IRS. 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List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Description Tot/Program MGT & General Fundraising Contractor Services 221540 11197 796 List of other expenses Part IX line 24e Description Tot/Program MGT & General Fundraising Professional Development 5557 236 118 Grants 200000 Other Costs 5979 Dues and Fees 803 General explanation attachment Organizations Mission To promote racial and economic justice throughout Michigan by training and organizing community leaders across the state, engaging community members in the development of thoughtful public policy solutions through nonpartisan educational means, engaging in voter education and voter mobilization efforts across diverse communities, strengthening democratic practices, and promoting robust civic participation. 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