Program areas at Hometown Organizing Project
Political Healers - provided healing space and support, and grassroots organizing and leadership development training in rural, BIPOC and LGBTQ communities
Elections - conducted issue-based voter education on redistricting and engaged rural communities in non-partisan legislative advocacy
Community Resilience Program - provided mutual aid in low-income rural Alabama communities, and began developing proactive rural disaster recovery plan to be implemented in 2023
Grassroots Organizing - ongoing public education and relationship building with rural AL residents to engage them in the organization's issue-based programs
Healthcare Program - grassroots organizing, public education, and nonpartisan advocacy in favor of greater healthcare access and lower costs for rural communities
Climate Program - Conducted research and community education on federal funds for climate resilience projects and began planning long-term climate protection project to be implemented in2023
Who funds Hometown Organizing Project
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Hometown Organizing Project
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Justin Vest | Executive Director | $71,928 | 2023-11-15 |
Financials for Hometown Organizing Project
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $802,454 | $564,446 | 42.2% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $802,454 | $564,446 | 42.2% |
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Data update history
January 5, 2025
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $75,000 from The Ford Foundation January 9, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 8, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $120,000 from Windward Fund July 13, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsBusiness and community development organizationsCharities
Issues
Community improvementVoting rights
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedGrassroots organizingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 150
- Montevallo, AL 35115
- Metro area
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL
- County
- Shelby County, AL
- Website URL
- hometownorganizing.org/Â
- Phone
- (205) 286-8699
IRS details
- EIN
- 84-3699927
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2020
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- S01: Community Improvement and Capacity Building Alliances and Advocacy
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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