2026-04-07T18:41:19-05:00 2025-06-30 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2024-07-01 264644018 GET LIT - WORDS IGNITE INC GETL 2133888639 672 S LA FAYETTE PARK PLACE 10 LOS ANGELES CA 90057 DIANE LUBY LANE PRESIDENT 2133888639 2026-04-07 1 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DIANE LUBY LANE 672 S LA FAYETTE PARK PLACE 10 LOS ANGELES CA 90057 2477912 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. 11 10 47 70 0 0 2398416 2229124 227295 233070 -497 30 15341 9193 2640555 2471417 0 0 0 0 1913699 1697976 0 0 214991 1193180 1139322 3106879 2837298 -466324 -365881 2057747 1608962 305727 222823 1752020 1386139 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 957760 OUR NEW CREATIVE SUITE OF PROGRAMS INCLUDE: FILM LAB, CREATIVE CAMP, AND CREATIVE CAREER LAB (CCL). FILM LAB IS A YEAR-LONG PROGRAM FOR OUR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH WEEKLY WORKSHOPS IN ALL ASPECTS OF FILMMAKING. EACH SEMESTER, THE CLASS IS BROKEN INTO 4 WEEKS OF PRE-PRODUCTION, 4 WEEKS OF PRODUCTION, AND 4 WEEKS OF POST-PRODUCTION. GUESTS AND MENTORS FOR FILM LAB HAVE INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WGA, MONKEYPAW PRODUCTIONS, LIONSGATE, TOLLIN PRODUCTIONS, ARTISTS FIRST, AND AWARD-WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHERS, DIRECTORS, AND LIGHTING TECHNICIANS. CREATIVE CAREER LAB (CCL) IS A YEAR-LONG JOB TRAINING PROGRAM IN CREATIVE FIELDS THAT CULMINATES IN PARTICIPANT PLACEMENT IN PAID FULL-TIME JOBS WITH OUR ENTERTAINMENT AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL TRAINING, PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT, 1 ON 1 MENTORSHIP, AND JOB PLACEMENT. IT ALSO INCLUDES FINANCIAL AND MEDIA LITERACY TRAINING; "SOFT" SKILLS SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, AND PROFESSIONALISM; CAREER PLANNING; AND INVALUABLE NETWORKING. GET LIT RECEIVED A MAJOR GRANT FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR SUPPORT OF THE CREATIVE CAREER LAB. OUT OF 30 STATEWIDE RECIPIENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT GRANT (CALCRG), WE ARE THE ONLY ARTS ORGANIZATION GRANTEE, AND ONE OF ONLY FIVE WHO RECEIVED THE FULL $3M GRANT OVER 3 YEARS. 420208 OUR PROGRAMS SPAN FROM CLASSROOM TO CAREER INCLUDING TRAINING IN HIGH-DEMAND FIELDS, LEADING TO LIFE-CHANGING CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES, INTERNSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND JOBS. THEY INCLUDE: IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM: OUR ROBUST CURRICULA FOR THE CLASSROOM ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE DEEP STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF CLASSIC/CONTEMPORARY POEMS COMBINED WITH THE CREATION AND PERFORMANCE OF ORIGINAL RESPONSE POEMS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES UNI(VERSE), OUR PIONEERING INTERACTIVE LITERACY AND POETRY PLATFORM FOR THE CLASSROOM; CORE PROGRAMMING: FREE WEEKLY POETRY AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS, OPEN MICS; CLASSIC SLAM: OUR ANNUAL TEEN POETRY COMPETITION; GET LIT PLAYERS: AWARD-WINNING TEEN PERFORMANCE TROUPE; AND OUR NEW CREATIVE SUITE OF PROGRAMS, DESCRIBED BELOW. 344088 IN 2024-25, WE TAUGHT THE GET LIT CURRICULA TO 6,000 STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, WE SERVED 1,600 YOUTH WITH OUR VARIOUS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FOR A TOTAL OF 7,600 YOUTH DIRECTLY SERVED. THESE YOUTH ARE FROM DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT GREATER LOS ANGELES, INCLUDING STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-12, YOUNG ADULTS IN EARLY COLLEGE OR CAREER EXPLORATION, AND TRANSITION AGE YOUTH AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. 85% OF THESE STUDENTS ARE FROM UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS AND ENROLLED IN TITLE I SCHOOLS, AND 92% ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR. 48% OF STUDENTS IDENTIFY AS FEMALE WITH 95 LANGUAGES SPOKEN ACROSS OUR STUDENT POPULATION. WE REACHED AN ADDITIONAL 50,000 YOUTH THROUGH ALL PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND PERFORMANCES, SUCH AS WITH OUR GET LIT PLAYERS' ASSEMBLIES.THE CLASSIC SLAM COMPETITION IS THE CULMINATION OF OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM. OUR 14TH ANNUAL CLASSIC SLAM HELD IN MAY 2025 HAD 240 STUDENT COMPETITORS AND A LIVE COMMUNITY AUDIENCE OF 3,000 AT THE L.A. THEATRE CENTER (QUARTER- AND SEMI-FINALS) AND DYNASTY TYPEWRITER (FINALS). JUDGES INCLUDED WELL-KNOWN ACTRESS FIVEL STEWART, AWARD WINNING ARTIST ILL CAMILLE, PRODUCER TYLER COLE, BLAIR GREEN OF NBC/UNIVERSAL, AND KORYN FRYE-FUINTES OF NETFLIX. 428264 233070 OUR TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES OUR ANNUAL DAY-LONG POETIC CONVERGENCE, IN WHICH TEACHERS ARE TRAINED IN GET LIT'S METHODS AND PHILOSOPHY, AND IN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY USE OUR UNIQUE CURRICULUM. THE 2024 POETIC CONVERGENCE WAS HELD IN SEPTEMBER AT GET LIT'S HEADQUARTERS IN KOREATOWN. IT FEATURED POETRY TEACHING WORKSHOPS BY POETS/EDUCATORS MARLENE CARTER AND BRENDAN CONSTANTINE, AND A KEYNOTE ON HOW TO HELP STUDENTS FIND THEIR AUTHENTIC VOICE BY ROGER LOVE, ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING AUTHORITIES ON VOICE.CREATIVE CAMP IS A MONTH-LONG EXPERIENCE IN WHICH STUDENTS LEARN THE PRINCIPLES OF CINEMATOGRAPHY, SOUND RECORDING, EDITING, AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF VISUAL STORYTELLING THROUGH THEIR INTERPRETATION OF POEMS FROM GET LIT'S ANTHOLOGY. EACH PARTICIPANT PRODUCES A SHORT FILM, MIXTAPE, OR SPOKEN-WORD PERFORMANCE, DEPENDING ON THEIR FOCUS IN THE PROGRAM. 428264 233070 2150320 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 0 0 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 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 PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE LUBY LANE FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 240429 0 12445 HARRIETT ARONOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GINA BELAFONTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAVEENA PONNUSAMY SECRETARY 1.00 X 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 PHILIP ANGELIDES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA M RUIZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAPRICE YOUNG TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MASON GRANGER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100630 0 3907 341059 0 16352 2 0 1 0 0 32390 2196734 17826 2229124 PROGRAM FEES 611600 191546 191546 PROGRAM EVENTS 611600 41524 41524 233070 30 30 6495 32390 6495 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 9193 9193 9193 2471417 233070 0 9223 X 269686 161812 26968 80906 1210758 1113564 72397 24797 100718 76982 20322 3414 116814 101164 8303 7347 467389 188240 227010 52139 106516 18073 59071 29372 109879 88859 10547 10473 51446 37188 10798 3460 4515 3500 615 400 15465 15465 293346 282139 11207 18585 9975 7901 709 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 50673 49306 1367 0 EVENT SUPPLIES AND EXPE 11047 9473 0 1574 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 9567 9567 RESEARCH 894 478 16 400 2837298 2150320 471987 214991 11677 315149 37198 3918 937547 181000 154647 552032 19928 14793 979061 526539 726787 452522 169963 89548 2057747 1608962 143039 135129 162688 87694 305727 222823 X 947943 1056778 804077 329361 1752020 1386139 2057747 1608962 -365881 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1861465 1998824 3477544 2398416 2229124 11965373 1861465 1998824 3477544 2398416 2229124 11965373 1430785 10534588 35 2015 607 695 30 3382 3788 5063 15341 9193 33385 12002140 1217408 0.87770 0.85490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8508 8508 0 951173 510507 440666 19380 7524 11856 452522 DEPOSITS 6560 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 82988 89548 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 87694 87694 X 2471417 0 2471417 0 2471417 2837298 0 2837298 0 2837298 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, 2025. 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 38885 32390 6495 6495 38885 32390 6495 6495 6495 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIANE LUBY LANE FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 240429 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12445 0 252874 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 OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,391. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,106. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 300. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,797. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 177,849. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 221,904. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 51,839. TOTAL EXPENSES 451,592. 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.