Youth Development
Firework Foundation
ENCINO, CA
Total revenue
$1.1M
Total expenses
$525K
Net assets
$1.6M
Grants received
$960K
33 grants
EIN
453785398
Tax year
2024
Mission
To empower children from underserved communities by igniting their inner light through art
Programs
2 programs
Throughout the year we provide leaders in training (lit's) the oppurtuinity to participate in enriching activities that ignite the spark and creativity within themselves. This includes a laamp one-week intensive music production workshop where lit's have a creative outlet to experience the full process of making music from start to finish alongside experienced producers and musicians, one-to-two-day workshops with asu fidm (a fashion school in la) whom we partner with where lit's are mentored by fashion experts to offer hands-on experience in the art of design and the little kitchen academy multi-week workshop where lit's experience the process of preparing meals from start to finish alongside experienced chefs.
Our camp firework reunions offer a creative space for campers to reconnect with their peers and counselors while reflecting on how camp impacted their lives and how they are using the firework pillars in their everyday lives.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
10 listed
ANGELA LERCHE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$95K
40 hrs/wk
NGOC HOANG-DELVECCHIO
SECRETARY
—
1 hrs/wk
BERNIE GUDVI
TREASURER
—
1 hrs/wk
STEVE JENSEN
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
THOMAS ROLLERSON
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
KATHERYN HUDSON
PRESIDENT
—
1 hrs/wk
DERAY MCKESSON
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
GAUDECIO MARQUEZ
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
MICHAEL STARLER
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
JUDEE ANN WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$960K from 17 funders · 33 grants · 2019–2024
$200K · 1 grant · 2023
$150K · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$141K · 2 grants · 2023–2024
$134K · 3 grants · 2022–2024
$69K · 2 grants · 2021–2023
$68K · 4 grants · 2021–2023
$50K · 2 grants · 2021–2023
$35K · 3 grants · 2022–2024