2025-11-17T11:09:48-06:00 2024-12-31 620788068 PURYEAR & NOONAN CPAS 40 BURTON HILLS BLVD STE 170 NASHVILLE TN 37215 990 2024-05-23 993251432 THE BLOC INC BLOC 3109290276 169 MADISON AVE STE 11258 NEW YORK NY 10016 WALEED SHAHID EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3109290276 2025-11-16 1 1 MARILYN PLACE EA P01360716 6152960500 2025-11-16 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WALEED SHAHID 169 MADISON AVE STE 11258 NEW YORK NY 10016 784766 0 X WWW.THE-BLOC.US X 2024 NY 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. 3 2 2 2 0 0 784766 0 0 0 784766 225000 0 102881 5000 6274 116369 449250 335516 336863 1347 335516 X 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. 0 0 391151 225000 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. 391151 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 3109290276 169 MADISON AVE STE 11258 NEW YORK NY 10016 KASHIF SHAIKH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EMMA DESSAU PRESIDENT 30.00 X X 30000 0 719 DANIEL MAY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WALEED SHAHID EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 52123 0 0 82123 0 719 0 0 0 0 0 784766 784766 784766 0 0 0 X 225000 225000 60754 50033 10721 30000 24706 5294 4927 2647 2280 7200 5051 2149 3537 3537 23989 23989 5000 5000 46205 45286 919 28936 28936 1418 144 1274 1763 414 1349 9078 9078 1393 1393 ORGANIZATIONAL LICENSES 50 50 449250 391151 51825 6274 336863 0 336863 907 0 440 0 1347 X 335516 0 335516 0 336863 335516 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 OTHER LIABILITIES: RAMP CARD 440 440 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS FASB ASC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, AS IT RELATES TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. FOR ALL TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS CLEAR THAT THE LIKELIHOOD IS GREATER THAN 50% THAT THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE TAX POSITION TAKEN WILL BE ULTIMATELY REALIZED. THEREFORE, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS SHOULD BE RECORDED RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON RETURNS FOR THE THREE MOST RECENT YEARS FILED, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT YEAR TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIES ITS MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS AS THE U.S. FEDERAL AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT NOR HAS THE ORGANIZATION BEEN CONTACTED BY EITHER OF THESE JURISDICTIONS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ACCRUED NO INTEREST AND NO PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 1 ARAB AMERICANS FOR PROGRESS 440 BURROUGHS ST SUITE 635 DETROIT MI 48202 921323983 501(C)(4) 225000 0 GENERAL ASSISTANCE PART I, LINE 2: FOR OUR WORK ON THE UNCOMMITTED CAMPAIGN, WE COLLABORATED WITH COALITION PARTNERS AND MONITORED ALL EXPENDITURES RELATED TO OUR ROLE--SUCH AS MEDIA PRODUCTION, STAFF TIME, AND TRAVEL--USING INTERNAL TRACKING TOOLS. SPENDING WAS ALIGNED WITH DEFINED SCOPES OF WORK, AND WE MAINTAINED TRANSPARENCY THROUGH REGULAR COORDINATION WITH FISCAL SPONSORS AND PARTNERS TO ENSURE FUNDS WERE USED APPROPRIATELY AND EFFECTIVELY. WE KNOW THIS WORK WAS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE IT TRANSFORMED GRASSROOTS MOMENTUM INTO MEASURABLE POLITICAL IMPACT, INFLUENCING BOTH ELECTORAL OUTCOMES AND THE BROADER POLITICAL DISCOURSE. 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 ELECTORAL RESULTS. 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 DEMOCRATIC 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. THE RELEASE OF NSM-20 IN MAY MARKED A CRITICAL MOMENT, AS IT WAS THE FIRST FORMAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT THAT U.S. WEAPONS SUPPLIED TO ISRAEL WERE "REASONABLY ASSESSED" TO HAVE BEEN USED IN WAYS INCONSISTENT WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW. THIS UNPRECEDENTED ADMISSION REFLECTED THE GROWING PRESSURE FROM GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY. THE PRESSURE REACHED A HIGH POINT ON MAY 8, WHEN PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED ON CNN THAT HE WOULD PAUSE A WEAPONS SHIPMENT TIED TO AN ISRAELI OFFENSIVE IN RAFAH, A DECISION THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNTHINKABLE WITHOUT THE SUSTAINED ORGANIZING AND POLITICAL PRESSURE GENERATED BY THE MOVEMENT. 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP REVIEW THE DRAFT FORM 990, AND THEN IT IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C WHENEVER STAFF OR FELLOWS HAVE A POSSIBLE OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE BLOC INC., THEY SHALL DISCLOSE IT TO AND CONSULT WITH THEIR SUPERVISOR OR A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AT THE BLOC, SALARY DECISIONS ARE GUIDED BY A COMBINATION OF MARKET TRENDS, BUDGET AVAILABILITY, AND INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL PROCESSOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 410. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 410. PROGRAM RELATED CONTRACT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 25,466. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 25,466. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS RELATED CONTRACT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 17,450. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 17,450. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,370. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 509. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,879.