Tuesday 17 May 2022 07:19 PM Black Lives Matter says it has NO in-house staff or executive director despite ... trends now

Tuesday 17 May 2022 07:19 PM Black Lives Matter says it has NO in-house staff or executive director despite ... trends now
Tuesday 17 May 2022 07:19 PM Black Lives Matter says it has NO in-house staff or executive director despite ... trends now

Tuesday 17 May 2022 07:19 PM Black Lives Matter says it has NO in-house staff or executive director despite ... trends now

Black Lives Matter says it has no executive director and no in-house staff despite receiving $90 million in donations after widespread protests against police violence in 2020.

Experts say the nonprofit is operating more like a scrappy startup than a leading charity as questions about how its funds are managed continue to mount.

The organization has already been criticized for quietly spending $6 million on a lavish Los Angeles mansion that co-founder Patrisse Cullors used for parties, including her school-aged son's birthday celebration.

Now, newly unveiled tax records show the BLM foundation paid millions of dollars to Cullors' friends and family for services like event production, security and 'consulting' services. 

This is the first public accounting of the group's finances since it incorporated in 2017. It was under the sponsorship of a well-established charity and wasn't required to publicly disclose its financials until it became an independent nonprofit in December 2020. 

The organization claims to have no direct employees despite raking in tens of millions of dollars after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor activated protests in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

'It comes across as an early startup nonprofit, without substantial governance structure in place, that got a huge windfall,' said Brian Mittendorf, a professor of accounting at Ohio State University who focuses on nonprofits and their finances.

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation says it has no staff and no executive director despite raking in $90 million in donations amid racial unrest in 2020. Above, protesters in New York City in May 2021

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation says it has no staff and no executive director despite raking in $90 million in donations amid racial unrest in 2020. Above, protesters in New York City in May 2021

Newly released tax filings reveal that BLM paid  a company owned by Damon Turner (left), the father of co-founder Patrisse Cullors' (right) child, nearly $970,000 to help 'produce live events' and provide other 'creative services.' The couple is pictured in 2020

Newly released tax filings reveal that BLM paid  a company owned by Damon Turner (left), the father of co-founder Patrisse Cullors' (right) child, nearly $970,000 to help 'produce live events' and provide

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