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Repower Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Paul, MN EIN: 35-2191193 Website

Re:power fund exists to build a critical mass of social justice movements and their leaders who embody the ideology and practice of liberatory organizing, an organizing practice that is pro-black and grounded in community, collective action and abundance. Our ultimate vision is a liberated, multiracial democracy, free from the oppressive systems of white supremacy and patriarchy.

Repower Fund at a glance

Total assets
$9,704,836
-12.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,912,159
-32.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$302,183
+34.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,882,811
+4.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Repower Fund funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

New YorkSan Francisco

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 2 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 2 grants totaling $250K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$9,704,836$3,912,159$4,882,811——$302,183
2024$11,106,250$5,810,331$4,665,170——$225,092
2023$9,982,917$5,122,037$4,343,567——$14,961
2022$8,735,144$6,394,012$3,133,544——$3,731
2021$5,415,294$4,322,617$2,205,627——$621
2020$3,259,232$2,909,185$2,157,628$250,0002$566
2019$2,453,786$2,779,065$2,959,339——$1,500

About Repower Fund

Based on IRS filings

Repower Fund is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $302K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Repower Fund is led by Karundi Williams, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Karundi Williams

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $79K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Luna Yasui

    Chair

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    Director → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kavita Khandekar Chopra

    Managing Director, Strategy & Engagement

    Managing Director & Organizational Strategy → Managing Director & Organiz, 2023

    Managing Director & Organiz → Managing Director, Strategy & Engagement, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    30 hrs/week

    $100K (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Uyen Doan

    Managing Director, Program & Partnerships

    Managing Director, Programs & Partners → Managing Director & Program, 2023

    Managing Director & Program → Managing Director, Program & Partnerships, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    30 hrs/week

    $95K (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Rebecca Thompson

    Managing Director & Strategic Initiatives

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Conrado Ferreira Dos Santos

    Director & Grassroots Organizing

    Director & Movement Building Programs → Director & Grassroots Organizing, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $101K (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Justin Myers

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katrina Gamble

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Art Reyes III

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Epps-Addison

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Ferrell-Zabala

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelley Robinson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Boudreaux

    Treasurer

    Treasurer → Treasurer & Secretary, 2024

    Treasurer & Secretary → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Dorfman

    Treasurer

    Interim Treasurer → Director, 2023

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: April Sims (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Carmen Berkley (2019–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Sarah Audelo (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jess Morales Rocketto (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Heidi Gerbracht (2023–2024) — Director & Progressive Governance Academy
  • Former: Alison Brusch (2024) — Managing Director, Finance & Operations
  • Former: Sarah Allsbrooks (2022–2023) — Director & Development
  • Former: Sara Totonchi (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Toni Carter (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Dave Montez (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Rudy Lopez (2019–2020) — Former Secretary
  • Former: Connie Lewis (2019) — Board Chair
  • Former: Marcia Avner (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Lofy (2019) — Board Treasurer
  • Former: Sara Beth Mueller (2019) — Acting Executive Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

Karundi Williams — Executive Director: $156KKarundi WilliamsExecutive Director$156KConrado Ferreira Dos Santos — Director, Movement Building Programs: $101KConrado Ferreira Dos…Director, Movement Building…$101KKavita Khandekar Chopra — Managing Director, Organizational Strategy: $100KKavita Khandekar ChopraManaging Director…$100KUyen Doan — Managing Director, Programs & Partners: $95KUyen DoanManaging Director, Programs &…$95KSarah Allsbrooks — Director, Development: $54KSarah AllsbrooksDirector, Development$54K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $156K, to Karundi Williams (Executive Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Repower Fund

How large is Repower Fund?

Repower Fund reported $9.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.9M.

What is Repower Fund?

Repower Fund is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in St. Paul, MN. It holds $9.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Repower Fund operate?

Repower Fund has awarded grants in California, New York.

What is Repower Fund's EIN?

Repower Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2191193. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 18, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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