NonprofitsWords Beats And Life Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Words Beats And Life Inc

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$2.3M

Total expenses

$2.4M

Net assets

$173K

Grants received

$898K

40 grants

EIN

270062812

Tax year

2023

Mission

The mission of Words Beats and Life is to transform individual lives and communities through Hip-Hop culture in all its forms: emceeing, deejaying, graffiti, street art, spoken word poetry, dance, beat production, and knowledge of self.

Programs

1 program

Other Programs

Expenses: $1.3M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.1M
Program service revenue$268K
Investment income
Other revenue
Total revenue$2.3M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$367K
Fundraising$28K
Other expenses$2.1M
Total expenses$2.4M
Total assets$541K
Net assets$173K

People

16 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Kenysha Bartee

1st Vice Chair

Board

3 hrs/wk

Ptosha Davis

2nd Vice Chair

Board

3 hrs/wk

Naima Costello

Secretary

Board

3 hrs/wk

Elaine Kennedy

Treasurer

Board

3 hrs/wk

Helen Bryant

Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Saafir Rabb

Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Timothy Anne Burnside

Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jamila Sams

Chair

Board

3 hrs/wk

William Hegwood

Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Tonia Wellons

Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Mark Lawrence

Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Samantha Armstrong

Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Gloria Nauden

Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Dishan De Silva

Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Erwin Kwawu

Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Mazi Mutafa

Executive Director

Staff

$119K

45 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 40 of 40

FromAmountPurposeYear
$85K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2024
$25K
YOUTH ARTS PROGRAMS
2024
$25K
WORDS BEATS AND LIFE ACADEMY
2024
$5K
OPERATIONS
2024
$25K
WORDS BEATS AND LIFE ACADEMY
2023
$18K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$25K
2023 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT (LITERATURE): IT'S YOUR MUG: CELEBRATING DC POETRY FROM THE '90S TO NOW
2022
$10K
RENEWAL AND RECOVERY GRANT - WBL
2022
$5K
CREATIVE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
2022
$50K
HUMANITIES FESTIVAL & GATHERING GRANT; CAPACITY BUILDING
2021
$25K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$10K
RELIEF AND RECOVERY
2021
$6K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$5K
OPERATIONS
2021
$58K
GENERAL SUPPORTING
2020
$30K
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2020
$25K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2020
$14K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$9K
Unrestricted
2020
$46
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$41K
2020 SOUL OF THE CITY GRANT AWARD
2019
$33K
CULTURE & ARTS
2019
$15K
Unrestricted
2018
$10K
General Support building
2018
$31K
PROJECT/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2017
$10K
General Support building
2017

Funded by

$898K from 20 funders · 40 grants · 2017–2024

Greater Washington Community Foundation

$156K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Morris And Gwendolyn Cafritz

$133K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

Humanities Council Of Washington Dc

$116K · 3 grants · 2019–2022

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$97K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Mightycause Charitable Foundation

$50K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust

$50K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$33K · 1 grant · 2019

Details

EIN270062812
NTEE codeA61
Subsection03
Ruling date2004-01
Formed2003
Employees7
Volunteers75
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