2025-04-18T13:02:48-05:00 2024-06-30 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2023-07-01 264644018 GET LIT - WORDS IGNITE INC GETL 2133888639 672 S LA FAYETTE PARK PLACE 10 LOS ANGELES CA 90057 DIANE LUBY LANE PRESIDENT 2133888639 2025-04-18 0 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DIANE LUBY LANE 672 S LA FAYETTE PARK PLACE 10 LOS ANGELES CA 90057 2757652 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 48 40 0 0 3477544 2398416 264872 227295 607 -497 5063 15341 3748086 2640555 0 0 0 0 1577666 1913699 0 0 292693 1153188 1193180 2730854 3106879 1017232 -466324 2673207 2057747 454863 305727 2218344 1752020 X GET LIT WORDS IGNITE INSPIRES LITERACY, WELLNESS, CREATIVITY, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SPOKEN WORD POETRY AND MEDIA.IN 2023-24, GET LIT DIRECTLY SERVED 8,000 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 YOUTH OF COLOR. 0 0 871350 UNI(VERSE), OUR INTERACTIVE POETRY PLATFORM FOR THE CLASSROOM, HAS BEEN FORMALLY ACCEPTED BY LAUSD AS A DIGITAL CONTENT PROVIDER, ONE OF ONLY EIGHT ENTITIES CHOSEN THROUGH A COMPETITIVE RFP. 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 THAT BEGAN IN FALL 2023. OUR CURRICULUM HAS BEEN TAUGHT IN 22 L.A. COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN 10 OTHER CALIFORNIA COUNTIES, 10 OTHER STATES (IN, MA, MD, NC, PA, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV, PLUS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA), AND 11 OTHER COUNTRIES (CANADA, MEXICO, BRAZIL, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, NIGERIA, ENGLAND, JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, AND KOREA). 467570 THE STUDENTS IN OUR GET LIT MEDIA PROGRAM WROTE, FILMED, AND EDITED 200 EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS FOR UNI(VERSE) AND ALSO PRODUCED OVER 100 EPISODES OF THE GET LIT MINUTE PODCAST. 402778 IN SUMMER 2024, THE GET LIT MEDIA PROGRAM EVOLVED INTO OUR NEW CREATIVE SUITE OF PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES THE CREATIVE CAMP, SUMMER WORKSHOPS IN SCREENWRITING, FILMMAKING, MUSIC PRODUCTION, AND PERFORMANCE; OUR FILM LAB, A SEMESTER-LONG PROGRAM FOR HIGH-SCHOOLERS WITH WEEKLY WORKSHOPS; AND THE CREATIVE CAREER LAB, CREATIVE MEDIA TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR UNDER-RESOURCED YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-28. OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS, THIS PROGRAM WILL PLACE AT LEAST 110 YOUNG ADULTS IN FULL-TIME JOBS. 665002 227295 THE CLASSIC SLAM COMPETITION IS THE CULMINATION OF OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM. OUR 13TH ANNUAL CLASSIC SLAM HELD IN APRIL 2024 HAD 240 STUDENT COMPETITORS AND A LIVE COMMUNITY AUDIENCE OF 2,000 AT THE L.A. THEATRE CENTER (QUARTER- AND SEMI-FINALS) AND THE WILSHIRE EBELL THEATRE (FINALS). JUDGES INCLUDED WELL-KNOWN SPOKEN WORD POETS YESIKA SALGADO AND RUDY FRANCISCO; DENNIS ST. ROSE, EXECUTIVE OF THE CREATIVE ARTS AGENCY (CAA); ACTOR, DANCER, AND WRITER GEFFRI MAYA; JAMIE FLAM, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE DYNASTY TYPEWRITER THEATER; WITH ACTOR, COMIC, AND WRITER JOSHUA SILVERSTEIN AS DJ FOR THE EVENING. 665002 227295 2406700 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 77 0 48 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 179708 0 9627 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 MASON GRANGER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 124761 0 6458 304469 0 16085 2 0 1 0 0 42653 2355763 2398416 PROGRAM FEES 611600 224719 224719 PROGRAM EVENTS 611600 2576 2576 227295 695 695 1192 -1192 -1192 -1192 115905 42653 115905 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 15341 15341 15341 2640555 227295 0 14844 X 226422 135853 22642 67927 1458669 1263719 91242 103708 90889 74311 11125 5453 137719 114954 8976 13789 6108 6108 41988 41988 648756 473579 111614 63563 1699 35 1664 135683 49680 62638 23365 97100 81117 7210 8773 43295 36545 3096 3654 1740 575 1165 12876 12876 144072 136585 7487 12115 8520 2731 864 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 23571 17955 4019 1597 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 13145 13120 25 ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LO 10750 10750 RESEARCH 282 152 130 3106879 2406700 407486 292693 37351 11677 26978 37198 1580316 937547 145549 154647 19128 19928 959979 233192 781167 726787 82718 169963 2673207 2057747 145369 143039 309494 162688 454863 305727 X 655111 947943 1563233 804077 2218344 1752020 2673207 2057747 -466324 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1082005 1861465 1998824 3477544 2398416 10818254 1082005 1861465 1998824 3477544 2398416 10818254 1546415 9271839 66 35 2015 607 695 3418 3788 5063 15341 24192 10845864 1163644 0.85490 0.92960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8508 8508 0 932091 219897 712194 19380 4787 14593 726787 DEPOSITS 7074 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 162889 169963 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 162688 162688 X 2640555 0 2640555 0 2640555 3106879 0 3106879 0 3106879 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, 2024. 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 158558 42653 115905 669 24930 45146 29927 15233 158558 42653 115905 669 24930 45146 29927 15233 115905 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIANE LUBY LANE FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 179708 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9627 0 189335 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 473,579. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 111,614. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 63,563. TOTAL EXPENSES 648,756. 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.