Movement Strategy Center
Donations deductibleMovement Strategy Center's network
8 people2 organisationsi8 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anasa Troutman Chair | Board Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jacqueline Patterson | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Judith Leblanc | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sandra Bass | Board Secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sihle Dinani | Board Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| TAJ James (also filed as Taj James) | Proj. Dir/Vice Chair, Co-Founder | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tomas Garduno | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Venita Ray | Project Director/Secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
19 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Aimee Arevalo Thompson | Mev Network Co-Leader | since 2021 |
| Aimee Thompson Arevalo | Project Director | since 2018 |
| Alexis Flanagan | Practice Director | since 2020 |
| Anthony Giantarino | Fellow | 2021 |
| Alexis Flannagan | Practice Director | 2019 |
| Annika Gifford Brothers | Project Director | since 2018 |
| Carla Dartis | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Claudia Elvia Leon | Director of Programs and Operations | 2023 |
| Dana Kawaoka-Chen | Co-Director | 2021 |
| Doris Dupuy | Operations Director | since 2020 |
| Elizabeth Paulson | Project Director | 2018 |
| Luis Sanchez | Project Director | 2018 |
| Masako Kalbach | Sr. Dir of People Operations | 2020 |
| Mohini Tadikonda | Chief Advancement Officer | since 2022 |
| Nicole R Lee | Upm Project Director | 2023 |
| Sihle Dinani | Finance Dir | since 2018 |
| Sihle-Tina Dinani | Finance Director | 2020 |
| Tanya Wallace-Gobern | Project Director | 2018 |
| Victoria Martinez | Chief of Staff | 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenesha Duncan | Occ Project Director | 40 | $215k | $13k | |
| Carla Dartis | Executive Director | 39 | $208k | $43k | |
| Taj James | Proj. Dir/Vice Chair, Co-Founder | 39 | $176k | $25k | |
| Mohini Tadikonda | Chief Adv. Officer (Thru 2/25) | 40 | $173k | $16k | |
| Alexie Torres | Somfsl (Project) Director | 40 | $172k | ||
| Sacoby Wilson | Ceejh Project Director | 40 | $149k | $10k | |
| Errika Moore | Board Member | 1 | $140k | $16k | |
| Thomya Goode | Occ Portfolio Service Director | 40 | $136k | $331 | |
| Anasa Troutman | Board Chair | 1 | $42k | ||
| Israel Ghebretinsae | COO & CFO (10/28/24-3/17/25) | 40 | $36k | $4k | |
| Sihle Dinani | Board Treasurer | 1 | $19k | $8k | |
| Jacqueline Patterson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Judith Leblanc | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sandra Bass | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shiva Patel | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tomas Garduno | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263022995). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Marilyn Lovelace-Grant | Officer |
| Erikka Moore | Chair |
| Lauren Wheat | COO |
| Taj James | Vice Chair |
| Tomas Garduno | Director |
| Carla Dartis | Executive Director |
| Andrea Granda | Officer |
| Judith Leblanc | Director |
| Carla Dartis | |
| Jacqueline Patterson | Director |
| Sandra Bass | Secretary |
| Shiva Patel | Treasurer |
About
- Legal name
- Movement Strategy Center
- EIN
- 201037643
- Address
- 1625 Clay Street 6th Floor, Oakland, CA, 94612-1565
- State
- California
- Mission
- (see schedule o)supporting health, food security, education, and community-based initiatives through advocacy, grantmaking, and capacity-building efforts. During the fiscal year, the organization funded and supported multiple initiatives focused on advancing health equity, expanding access to nutritious food, and strengthening educational opportunities, while building community leadership.... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S02 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Carla Dartis (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsTAJ James
≥8years on the filingsTomas Garduno
≥5years on the filingsAnasa Troutman
≥5years on the filingsJacqueline Patterson
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $36.4m
- Total liabilities
- $5.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $31.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $18.8m
- Program service revenue
- $2.4m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $12.3m
- Employees
- 257
- Volunteers
- 5
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Urban Peace Movement | Exit of fiscally sponsored project | $3.1m |
| Orchid Capital Collective Inc | Exit of fiscally sponsored project | $1.3m |
| Resist Inc | Orchid capital-grant | $203k |
| Anpetu Wi LLC | Msc daf -grant | $200k |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | Msc regrants-grant | $185k |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Big we foundation and msc daf-grant | $185k |
| Los Angeles Alliance for A New Economy (Laane) | Msc regrants-grant | $170k |
| Metropolitan Congregations United for Saint Louis | Msc regrants-grant | $170k |
| Saje | Msc regrants-grant | $170k |
| Realize Impact | Msc daf-grant | $151k |
| Justice Funders | Msc daf-grant | $150k |
| Perinatal Health Equity Initiative | Orchid capital-grant | $150k |
| Ecoworks | Msc regrants-grant | $135k |
| Abide Women's Health Services Inc | Orchid capital-grant | $125k |
| The Greenlining Institute | Msc regrants-grant | $120k |
| Alliance of Resident Theatresnew York Inc | The equitable intermediaries fund-grant | $119k |
| Center for Third World Organizing | The equitable intermediaries fund-grant | $119k |
| Fractured Atlas | The equitable intermediaries fund-grant | $119k |
| Fund for the City of New York | The equitable intermediaries fund-grant | $119k |
| Rainier Valley Corps | The equitable intermediaries fund-grant | $119k |
| Shunpike | The equitable intermediaries fund-grant | $119k |
| Breath of My Heart Birth Place | Msc regrants and orchid capital-grant | $113k |
| Obran Capital Holdings LLC | Msc daf -grant | $100k |
| East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice | Msc regrants-grant | $100k |
| Propel Atl | Transformation alliance-grant | $100k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Movement Strategy Center likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 26 November 2025
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.