The Bloc Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
993251432
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
3109290276
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$784,766
Expenses
$449,250
Assets
$336,863
Liabilities
$1,347

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EMMA DESSAU (PRESIDENT)
  • WALEED SHAHID (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • WALEED SHAHID (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $52,123 total reported compensation
  • EMMA DESSAU (PRESIDENT): $30,719 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The bloc builds infrastructure for the populist era and the attention economy. We work with base-building groups, advocacy campaigns, policymakers, content creators, and coalitions to move their priorities and narratives through mainstream media, political forums, and digital platforms. Our goal is to ensure that multi-racial, working-class voices don't just speak coherently, they break through the noise, shape public debate, and build power.our program consists of three components - movements, media, and politics.

What it reported doing in 2024

The uncommitted movement transformed grassroots momentum into measurable political impact. The strong voter turnout for the uncommitted movement - nearly 100,000 votes in Michigan and over 800,000 nationwide - demonstrated our ability to convert community-based organizing into tangible results through innovative communications. Securing delegates in multiple states highlighted the movement's capacity to disrupt the status quo within the democratic primary process. Beyond votes, our work elevated critical issues to the national stage. The uncommitted campaign compelled elected leaders and the media to engage with demands for a ceasefire in gaza and accountability in u.s. Foreign policy - topics previously sidelined in mainstream political debates.additionally, our strategic communications efforts amplified the movement's reach, generating over $74 million in earned media coverage during the democratic national convention (dnc). This visibility not only broadened public awareness but also pressured political leaders to address the movement's demands. These achievements reflect the effectiveness of our approach - leveraging grassroots organizing, coalition-building, and strategic media engagement to create lasting political influence.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 42% for direct work, and 58% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 60
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.8%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 87.1%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $125.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 42.8%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.4%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49.8% of revenue deployed · 87.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $391K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $52K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 50/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.