ELEPHANT CIRCLE
Programs
Birth Justice Sustainability Hub
PRIOR TO INCORPORATION IN 2018, ELEPHANT CIRCLE WAS FISCALLY SPONSORED FOR NINE YEARS. WE SEE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AS A KEY PART OF MOVEMENT BUILDING AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND OUR MISSION. WE CALL THIS PART OF OUR WORK THE BIRTH JUSTICE SUSTAINABILITY HUB. WE RECOGNIZE THAT BUSINESSES OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING NON-PROFITS OFTEN REPLICATE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES THAT UPHOLD POWER IMBALANCES. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THESE PATTERNS SINCE IT INVOLVES BUSINESS FORMATION WITH THE ADDED COMPLEXITY OF TAX LAW. OUR GOAL IS TO DO FISCAL SPONSORSHIP IN A WAY THAT LESSENS THE BARRIERS TO ENTRY FOR INNOVATIVE PROJECTS, INTERRUPTS UNFAIR SYSTEMS, AND DEMONSTRATES ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF MANAGING CHANGE, RISK, AND POWER. WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM OR NEGLECTED BY THE STATUS QUO, AND WHO ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED AND MOST PROXIMATE TO THE PROBLEM, HOLD SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS, AND NEED LEGAL, TAX AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS TO WORK FOR THEM. WE LEVERAGE OUR LEGAL, TAX AND ACCOUNTING INFRASTRUCTURE, COMBINE IT WITH OUR BIRTH JUSTICE EXPERTISE, AND COLLABORATE WITH MISSION-ALIGNED PEOPLE TO CREATE A HUB THAT CAN SUSTAIN OUR COLLECTIVE WORK.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2MMovement Building for Community Projects
EC'S MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK STRIVES TO INCREASE INNOVATION IN THE FIELD BY SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EMERGING PROJECTS AND IDEAS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE COMMUNITY BASED AND LED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE DIRECTLY-IMPACTED.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.8MCommunity Power and Birthworker Training
EC'S COMMUNITY POWER WORK IS ABOUT BUILDING POWER AMONG THOSE MOST MARGINALIZED DURING THE PERINATAL PERIOD, MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT AND INCREASING THEIR CAPACITY FOR ATTUNED SUPPORT AND PROTECTIVE DEFENSE. THIS WORK INCLUDES RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, BIRTHWORKER TRAININGS AND DIRECT ASSISTANCEGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$577.1K
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