2024-05-14T13:15:36-05:00 2023-06-30 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2022-07-01 264644018 GET LIT - WORDS IGNITE INC GETL 2133888639 672 S LA FAYETTE PARK PLACE 10 LOS ANGELES CA 90057 DIANE LUBY LANE PRESIDENT 2133888639 2024-05-14 DIANE LUBY LANE 999009999 0 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DIANE LUBY LANE 672 S LA FAYETTE PARK PLACE 10 LOS ANGELES CA 90057 3776817 0 X WWW.GETLIT.ORG X 2010 CA "GET LIT" - WORDS IGNITE PROVIDES YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LIFE-SAVING VEHICLES OF EXPRESSION TO CREATE STRONG, EMBOLDENED LEADERS WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO BUILD UP COMMUNITIES FOR A MORE EQUITABLE WORLD. 13 12 37 40 0 0 1998824 3477544 318327 264872 2015 607 3788 5063 2322954 3748086 0 0 0 0 1190861 1577666 0 0 298452 962780 1153188 2153641 2730854 169313 1017232 1330397 2673207 124479 454863 1205918 2218344 X "GET LIT" - WORDS IGNITE PROVIDES YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LIFE-SAVING VEHICLES OF EXPRESSION TO CREATE STRONG, EMBOLDENED LEADERS WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO BUILD UP COMMUNITIES FOR A MORE EQUITABLE WORLD. IN 2022-23, GET LIT DIRECTLY SERVED 11,000 TEENS, AND REACHED 50,000 YOUTH THROUGH ALL PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND PERFORMANCES. 85% OF THOSE WE SERVED ARE FROM UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS AND ENROLLED IN TITLE I SCHOOLS, AND 92% ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR. 0 0 670641 GET LIT'S UNI(VERSE) IS THE WORLD'S FIRST INTERACTIVE POETRY PLATFORM DESIGNED WITH YOUTH VOICES AND DIVERSE POETS AT THE CENTER. THIS REVOLUTIONARY HYBRID LEARNING SYSTEM FUSES EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND MEDIA, GIVING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS POWERFUL TOOLS TO ELEVATE LITERACY LEVELS, AN INSPIRING PATH TO SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND TRAINING IN 21ST CENTURY SKILLS FOR COMMUNICATION, CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, AND COLLABORATION. IN 2022-23, UNI(VERSE) WAS BETA TESTED BY SCHOOLS IN LAUSD, APPROVED FOR THEIR UNIFIED DIGITAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROCUREMENT PLAN (UDIPP) REQUIREMENTS, AND HAS BEEN FORMALLY ACCEPTED BY LAUSD AS A DIGITAL CONTENT PROVIDER, ONE OF ONLY EIGHT ENTITIES CHOSEN THROUGH A COMPETITIVE RFP. 653964 THIS YEAR WE WORKED WITH LEADING SCHOLARS TO DEVELOP OUR ETHNIC STUDIES CURRICULA IN WHICH, THROUGH THE LENS OF POETRY, STUDENTS CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY, POWER, AND STORIES OF BIPOC AND LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, AND LEARN HOW RACE AND ETHNICITY, GENDER AND SEXUALITY, RELIGION, CLASS, AND DISABILITY INFLUENCE EXPERIENCES IN SOCIETY. OUR "VOICES IN VERSE" CURRICULUM, DELIVERED TO SCHOOLS VIA UNI(VERSE), IS 1 OF 11 ETHNIC STUDIES COURSES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY LAUSD TO FULFILL THE NEW CALIFORNIA ETHNIC STUDIES REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION. UNI(VERSE) WILL SERVE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN LAUSD IN 2023-24. 361034 THIS YEAR, OUR GET LIT MEDIA PROGRAM PROVIDED 200 UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH WITH PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL MEDIA SKILLS TRAINING, WORKFORCE PREPARATION, DEVELOPMENT OF PORTFOLIOS, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND PLACEMENT IN PAID EMPLOYMENT IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WITH OUR PARTNERS IN TALENT MANAGEMENT, SCREENWRITING, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, VISUAL DESIGN, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLISHING. PARTICIPANTS WERE TRAINED IN ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE, 4K CAMERAS AND CINEMATOGRAPHY, SOUND DESIGN, GRAPHIC DESIGN, AND COLOR GRADING. THIS TRAINING HAS PREPARED THEM TO HANDLE EVERY ASPECT OF PRODUCTION FROM CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT, PRE-PRODUCTION, LIVE VIRTUAL PRODUCTION, REMOTE PRODUCTION, POST-PRODUCTION, AND LIVE STREAMING BROADCASTS, AND TO BE ABLE TO FULLY PRODUCE DIGITAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, PODCASTS, WEB SERIES, OR NARRATIVE CONTENT. 2022-23 GET LIT MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:- CREATED VIDEO CONTENT FOR GET LIT'S TIKTOK GARNERING 30 MILLION TOTAL VIEWS IN FIRST YEAR- PRODUCED PODCAST SERIES "POETRY IN MOTION" IN WHICH GET LIT POET CYRUS ROBERTS INTERVIEWS FAMOUS ATHLETES TALKING ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF POETRY AND SPORTS, WITH FAMED L.A. TIMES SPORTS COLUMNIST BILL PLASCHKE AS ADVISOR- WROTE, FILMED, AND EDITED 200 EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS FOR OUR UNI(VERSE) PLATFORM AND OVER 100 EPISODES OF GET LIT MINUTE PODCAST- CREATED POEMS AND VIDEOS FOR THE L.A. MAYOR'S FUND, AND CALIFORNIA COLLEGE GUIDANCE INITIATIVE FOR STUDENTS UNDER-REPRESENTED IN HIGHER EDUCATION- PARTNERED WITH FOX TO CREATE COMMERCIALS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH, HISPANIC HERITAGE, PRIDE, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, REACHING A GLOBAL AUDIENCE 313839 264872 12TH ANNUAL CLASSIC SLAM: 240 STUDENT COMPETITORS PARTICIPATED IN OUR 2023 SLAM BEFORE A LIVE COMMUNITY AUDIENCE OF 3,000 AT THE L.A. THEATRE CENTER (QUARTER- AND SEMI-FINALS) AND THEATRE AT ACE HOTEL (FINALS). JUDGES INCLUDED LUIS RODRIGUEZ, MALCOLM-JAMAL WARNER, GRACE WEBER, LEE HERRICK, AND MILA CUDA. GET LIT MEDIA STUDENTS FILMED, EDITED, AND DISTRIBUTED 60 YOUTH POETRY PERFORMANCES FROM THE CLASSIC SLAM THAT FEATURE POEMS FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY OR PERSONAL TRAUMA, DE-STIGMATIZING MENTAL HEALTH, AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIORS.OTHER GET LIT ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR INCLUDE: WE WERE NAMED A 2023 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LITERACY AWARDS PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES HONOREE, AND NAMED THE OUTSTANDING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF 2023 BY THE ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS, GREATER LOS ANGELES CHAPTER. GET LIT PLAYER SALOME AGBAROJI, WAS NAMED 2023 NATIONAL YOUTH POET LAUREATE, AND GET LIT PLAYER SIERRA LEONE ANDERSON WAS NAMED 2023 WEST COAST REGIONAL YOUTH POET LAUREATE. WITH THE L.A. COUNTY DEPT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND VANS, WE PRODUCED OUR THIRD ANNUAL "WHY I RISE" MENTAL HEALTH POETRY COMPETITION. 313839 264872 1999478 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 168 0 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 2133888639 672 S LA FAYETTE PARK PLACE 10 LOS ANGELES CA 90057 DELTA WRIGHT BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BENNETT J JOHNSON III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE LUBY LANE FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 159857 0 0 MICHAEL GREEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HARRIETT ARONOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GINA BELAFONTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH LEE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NAVEENA PONNUSAMY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEFFRI MAYA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY POSNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA FELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX TRIVAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAZMINE WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 159857 0 0 1 0 1 0 PURPOSELAB LLC 1112 MONTANA AVENUE SUITE 323 SANTA MONICA CA 90403 PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT 204000 1 111491 3366053 16984 3477544 PROGRAM FEES 611600 249040 249040 PROGRAM EVENTS 611600 15832 15832 264872 607 607 28731 111491 28731 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 5063 5063 5063 3748086 264872 0 5670 X 171002 136802 8550 25650 1215974 1047494 88556 79924 76090 65092 2806 8192 114600 98189 8008 8403 18134 18134 101673 101673 637709 413449 111323 112937 471 471 112310 38217 46416 27677 126730 94349 6834 25547 47509 37603 7084 2822 635 360 275 2782 2782 9279 2052 7227 29014 7958 19463 1593 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 53086 47840 1211 4035 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 10935 10073 862 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 2000 2000 RESEARCH 921 111 810 2730854 1999478 432924 298452 189623 37351 202811 26978 120500 1580316 128230 145549 17107 19128 874459 93292 665566 781167 6560 82718 1330397 2673207 124479 145369 0 309494 124479 454863 X 1041896 655111 164022 1563233 1205918 2218344 1330397 2673207 X 1017232 -4806 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 934087 1082005 1861465 1998824 3477544 9353925 934087 1082005 1861465 1998824 3477544 9353925 647900 8706025 66 35 2015 607 2723 3788 5063 8851 9365499 1199740 0.92960 0.81380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8508 8508 0 846571 82732 763839 19380 2052 17328 781167 LINES OF CREDIT 229291 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 80203 309494 X 3749826 1740 1740 3748086 0 3748086 2732594 1740 1740 2730854 0 2730854 PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT JUNE 30, 2023. GENERALLY, GET LIT - WORDS IGNITE'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (FEDERAL) OR FOUR (STATE OF CALIFORNIA) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. GALA EVENT 140222 111491 28731 28731 140222 111491 28731 28731 28731 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIANE LUBY LANE FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 159857 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 159857 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B BOARD DOES NOT USE COMMITTEES AT THIS TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DISCUSSED BEFORE ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND COMMITTEE MEMBER SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN (1) A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IN THE FORM ATTACHED TO THIS CONFLICT OF INTERESTS POLICY, AND (2) A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON (I) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS CONFLICT OF INTERESTS POLICY, (II) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, (III) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY AND (IV) UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CORPORATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION UNDER CODE SECTION 501(C)(3), THE CORPORATION MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSSED RATES OF COMPENSATION FOR EQUIVALENT POSITIONS TO DETERMINE RENUMERATION ARRANGEMENTS; BOARD MEMBERS THEN AGREED TO WAGE LEVELS VIA MEETINGS. REVIEWED INFORMATION AVALABLE THROUGH COMPENSATION STUDIES AND LOCAL AGENCIES AND VOTED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 413,449. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 111,323. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 112,937. TOTAL EXPENSES 637,709. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF ASU 2016-02 LEASES -4,806. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.