named programs · 5 · from sources
What they call their work
Building Our Own Tables Podcast
Podcast series centering BIPOC creatives, featuring stories, music, and wisdom on culture, healing, resistance, and justice; produced in partnership with HowlRound
Custom Consulting Contracts
Full-service engagements for visionary leaders and organizations in strategic planning, grantwriting, program design, community marketing, and organizational storytelling
International Artist-in-Residence
Co-created, place-based exchange program supporting international artists with U.S. tours, project funding, media resources, and network building; past residents include Tambacum (Colombia) and Amado Espinoza (Bolivia/Kansas City)
Liberation Through the Arts Grants
Direct funding averaging $500 to individual artists advancing racial, social, and climate justice through their work; offered in three annual cycles
Strategic Planning Package
10-session coaching program over 3–5 months to co-create a 3-year strategic plan with artists and cultural leaders, including templates, facilitation, and branded deliverables
activities · 8 groups
What they do
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Artist Residencies and Studio Programs 3 activities
- Offers grant writing and funding strategy supportProvides grant writing packages, consulting, and application development support to help cultural organizations and worker-led hubs secure funding, including articulating cultural significance and equitable compensation in proposals.
- Operates international artist-in-residence exchange programFacilitates cross-cultural artistic exchange through an international artist-in-residence program, co-creating residencies approximately every two years with artists such as Tambacum and Amado Espinoza, including regenerative land-based work in Nuquí, Colombia.
- Provides arts education and training for artistsOffers workshops, training, and educational programming designed to equip artists with leadership skills grounded in justice, care, and community, including bundled workshop packages and accelerator programs.
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Indigenous-Led Ecosystem Stewardship 1 activity
- Conducts climate and regenerative land-based programsImplements climate justice initiatives and regenerative land-based work in partnership with local communities, such as Protectores de la Tierra in Nuquí, Colombia, integrating cultural practices with food sovereignty and environmental healing.
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Artist Support Grants 1 activity
- Funds individual artists and cultural projectsProvides grants, stipends, sponsorships, and scholarships averaging approximately $500 to individual artists working in racial, social, and climate justice through the arts, with three annual grant cycles and rolling event sponsorship review.
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Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
- Hosts cultural festivals and public eventsOrganizes public cultural events and festivals that celebrate cultural memory, community joy, and AfroIndigenous Oceanic traditions, including the annual AfroIndigenous Oceanic Festival in Far Rockaway, Queens, NY.
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Documentary Film Production 1 activity
- Produces media content led by BIPOC creativesProduces podcasts, films, and digital storytelling content centered on culture, healing, resistance, and justice, including the Building Our Own Tables Podcast and support for films such as "The Rosemead Incident" and "Caught Out There."
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Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
- Provides leadership coaching and development programsOffers one-on-one coaching sessions and multi-week accelerator programs to help visionary leaders and creatives clarify priorities, overcome blocks, and develop values-aligned strategies, including follow-up summaries and actionable next steps.
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Cultural Exchange and Mutual Understanding Programs 1 activity
- Supports cultural exchange and international collaborationsCoordinates international cultural exchange initiatives, including funding and logistics for artist tours, U.N. participation (e.g., COP16), and co-developed projects such as Tambacum’s U.S. tour and festival revival in Colombia.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Delivers strategic planning and organizational consultingProvides strategic planning services, including 10-session programs and custom consulting contracts, to co-create living, actionable strategies and organizational roadmaps aligned with clients' vision and capacity, with tools and bilingual support available.
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financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$277K
Contributions & grants$254K92%
Program service revenue$22K8%
Investment income$280%
Other revenue$737
expenses
Total expenses$256K
Program expenses78%
Admin / overhead16%
Fundraising6%
Salaries & benefits$38K
Grants paid out$3K
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$31K
Cash$11K
Investments$0
Liabilities$3K
Net assets$28K
Liquid reserves0.5 mo
3 years on record · 2023–2025 · YoY revenue +86.1%
relationships · 10
Who they work with
- A venue in Queens, NY Partner — Consulting partnership to develop grant applications for a multiyear arts education program centered on Latin American and Afro-Caribbean movement traditions.
- Amado Espinoza Partner — International artist-in-residence participant supported by LiberArte.
- An organization in Bushwick, New York Partner — Ongoing grant writing consulting partnership with a worker-led cultural hub at the intersection of arts and social movements.
- Artist Interest Form Partner — Platform for connecting global artists with grant and residency opportunities
- CulturasFoodways.org Partner — Provided strategic planning and organizational development support to CulturasFoodways.org.
- HowlRound Partner — Hosts transcripts and supported the launch of the Building Our Own Tables Podcast.
- Protectores de la Tierra Partner — Collaborates on regenerative land-based work and farming initiatives in Nuquí, Colombia.
- Tambacum Partner — Co-created an international artist-in-residence program including a U.S. tour and festival revival in Colombia.
- Tambacum Partner — International artist-in-residence participant supported by LiberArte.
- Yura Sapi Partner — Founding CEO of LiberArte and host of the podcast "Building Our Own Tables."
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Art as Catalyst for Systemic Changemethodology: art-as-catalyst-for-systemic-changeBy using storytelling, performance, and ritual rooted in justice and liberation, the organization makes racial, social, and climate justice personal and actionable, transforming creative imagination into collective movement because cultural expression is a powerful vehicle for shifting consciousness and mobilizing communities.
- Building Autonomous Platforms for Self-Determined Representationmethodology: build-our-own-tablesBy creating independent, community-built platforms—“building our own tables”—rather than seeking inclusion in existing systems, the organization enables authentic representation and self-determined leadership because liberation requires structural independence and culturally centered design.
- Co-Creative, Place-Based Residencies for Liberationmethodology: co-created_place-based_residencyThrough co-created, place-based artist residencies shaped in collaboration with artists and communities, the organization fosters cross-cultural exchange and transformative work because grounding artistic practice in ancestral knowledge and community context deepens its impact and liberatory potential.
- Integrated Cultural Strategy with Equitable Practicemethodology: community-grounded cultural strategyBy integrating strategy, storytelling, facilitation, and implementation within culturally grounded narratives and ensuring equitable compensation, the organization advances justice-oriented arts programming because sustainable impact requires both narrative authenticity and structural equity in practice.
- Integrative Coaching for Visionary, Values-Aligned Leadershipmethodology: reflective_realignmentThrough a coaching model that combines reflective realignment, intuitive insight, and practical strategy, the organization cultivates visionary leadership among creatives because sustained engagement in justice work requires clarity, purpose, and culturally rooted, holistic development.