Nonprofits›I Am Why

Youth Development

I Am Why

NEWTON, MA

Website

Total revenue

$357K

Total expenses

$441K

Net assets

$8K

Grants received

$1.5M

8 grants

EIN

852643182

Tax year

2023

Mission

I am why brings young women and gender expansive activists together with researchers and other partners to increase young activists individual and collective power. By celebrating their strengths and sharing their stories and visions for justice, young people lead the way to policies, practices and programs that work.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$323K
Program service revenue$34K
Investment income—
Other revenue—
Total revenue$357K

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$271K
Fundraising$961
Other expenses$171K
Total expenses$441K
Total assets$22K
Net assets$8K

People

6 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CHANELLE ELAINE

PRESIDENT

Board

—

KAZANI LOLE KANANI FINAO

DIRECTOR

Board

—

XOCHTIL LARIOS

DIRECTOR

Board

—

MONTANA ROSS

CLERK

Board

—

FRANCINE SHERMAN

FOUNDER/PRES

Board

—

KATHLEEN SHAKIRA WASHINGTON

TREASURER

Board

—

Grants received

Showing 8 of 8

FromAmountPurposeYear
TIDES FOUNDATION
$300K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2024
Peace Development Fund
$332K
Youth Rights
2023
SOCIOLOGICAL INITIATIVES FOUNDATION INC
$20K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
MS FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN INC
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
Peace Development Fund
$362K
Youths Rights
2022
Peace Development Fund
$394K
Youth Programs
2021
Peace Development Fund
$32K
Youth RightsOrganizing
2020
Peace Development Fund
$23K
Youth RightsOrganizing
2020

Funded by

$1.5M from 4 funders · 8 grants · 2020–2024

Peace Development Fund

$1.1M · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Tides Foundation

$300K · 1 grant · 2024

Ms Foundation For Women Inc

$15K · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN852643182
NTEE codeO50
Subsection03
Ruling date2024-02
Formed2020
Employees3
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