Operation Liberation
Donations deductibleOperation Liberation's network
3 people1 organisationi3 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
3 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Oliver- Ramsey | President/Tr | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lawrence Leek | Secretary T | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| On' REA Knox Lewis | Officer / Di | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Oliver- Ramsey | President/Tr | 5 | $46k | ||
| Lawrence Leek | Secretary T | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| On' Rea Knox Lewis | Officer / Di | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Operation Liberation
- EIN
- 852390545
- Address
- Po Box 270691, Kansas City, MO, 64127-0691
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- Black kansas citians are disproportionately criminalized and caged while awaiting trial, due to over-policing and institutional anti-blackness. Operation liberation aims to remove barriers to black liberation, end cash bail and pretrial detention, and dismantle oppressive systems designed to keep US in chains. We mobilize, support, and educate the community around the issue of social justice... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R99 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2020
- Principal officer
- Dawn Oliver- Ramsey (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsLawrence Leek
≥3years on the filingsDawn Oliver- Ramsey
≥3years on the filingsOn' REA Knox Lewis
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $53k
- Total liabilities
- $5k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $48k
- Contributions and grants received
- $178k
- Program service revenue
- $3k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $200
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $181k | $135k | $46k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.