BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION (EIN 45-2752227)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-08
IRS object ID: 202403139349302135
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-08T11:10:06-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	910189318	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MOSS ADAMS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4747 EXECUTIVE DR SUITE 1300	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92121	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	452752227	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BORN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2126854300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	261 FIFTH AVENUE THIRD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10016	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CYNTHIA GERMANOTTA	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2126854300	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JANE COLEMAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01391236	PTIN
Phone	8586271400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CYNTHIA GERMANOTTA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	261 FIFTH AVENUE THIRD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10016	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,582,289	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	BORNTHISWAY.FOUNDATION	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	EMPOWER AND INSPIRE YOUTH TO BUILD A KINDER, BRAVER WORLD SUPPORTING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	17	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,276,796	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,162,535	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$66,027	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$32,739	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,342,823	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,129,796	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,793,540	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$500,201	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,935,884	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,965,149	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$274,409	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,183,189	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,126,349	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,912,613	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,591,699	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$430,210	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,538,097	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,801,021	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,611,826	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$117,533	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$106,794	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,683,488	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,505,032	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION EMPOWERS AND INSPIRES YOUNG PEOPLE TO BUILD A KINDER, BRAVER WORLD THAT SUPPORTS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$751,459	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$500	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	WE ENGAGE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE DIRECTLY THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE CHANNEL KINDNESS AND #BEKIND365 THAT AMPLIFY THEIR STORIES, ELEVATE THEIR PERSPECTIVES, AND CELEBRATE THE KINDER, BRAVER WORLD THEY ARE ALREADY BUILDING. CHANNEL KINDNESS IS OUR DIGITAL PLATFORM PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO SHARE STORIES OF KINDNESS, RESILIENCE, AND COMMUNITY. THE PLATFORM OFFERS INTERACTIVE FEATURES, INCLUDING THE KINDNESS MAP, SHOWCASING GLOBAL ACTS OF KINDNESS TO INSPIRE YOUTH INVOLVEMENT AND FOSTER CONNECTION, AND TO SUPPORT AUTHORS AND CAUSES THROUGH ENGAGING STORIES. WE HOST FREE VIRTUAL CHANNEL KINDNESS STORYTELLERS CLUB WORKSHOPS, AIMED AT PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE, JOYFUL SPACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PRACTICE THE POWER OF WRITING THEIR OWN STORIES. WITH EACH STORY SHARED, ACTION TAKEN, AND (CONT'D ON PG. 41) KINDNESS PLEDGE MADE, WE'RE COLLECTIVELY SHAPING A WORLD THAT CELEBRATES EMPATHY AND RESILIENCE. AS OF 2023, CHANNEL KINDNESS HAD PUBLISHED NEARLY 2,000 STORIES FROM 54 COUNTRIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PLATFORM HOSTED 15 STORYTELLERS CLUB WORKSHOPS ENGAGING 390 PARTICIPANTS. OVERALL, THERE WAS A 37% INCREASE IN SITE VISITS FROM 2022, REACHING OVER 195,000 PAGE VIEWS. #BEKIND365 IS A DIGITAL PLATFORM INSPIRING EVERYONE TO PRACTICE INTENTIONAL KINDNESS EVERY DAY, FOSTERING TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND BUILDING A KINDER, BRAVER WORLD. THROUGH VARIOUS DIGITAL ACTIVATIONS, #BEKIND365 ENGAGES PARTICIPANTS AT EVERY LEVEL - CORPORATE, NONPROFIT, SCHOOL, AND INDIVIDUAL - INVITING EVERYONE TO INCORPORATE KINDNESS INTO THEIR DAILY LIVES FROM ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. THROUGH #BEKIND365, ANYONE CAN SEND UPLIFTING MESSAGES VIA THE GRATITUDE POSTAL SERVICE, EXPLORE 365+ CURATED KIND ACTS WITH THE KINDNESS GENERATOR, WITNESS THE RIPPLE EFFECT THROUGH THE KIND CONNECTOR, AND PLEDGE TO PRACTICE DAILY ACTS OF KINDNESS. #BEKIND365 LAUNCHED IN MARCH 2023 WITH MORE THAN 37,000 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS 111 COUNTRIES PLEDGING TO OVER 13,000,000 ACTS OF KINDNESS, UNDERSCORING THE PROFOUND CONNECTION BETWEEN KINDNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH, AS INDIVIDUALS WHO PRACTICE, RECEIVE, AND WITNESS KINDNESS OFTEN EXHIBIT BETTER MENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$726,391	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$321,024	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	YOUNG PEOPLE RECOGNIZE MENTAL HEALTH AS A PRIORITY, BUT LACK ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO SUPPORT IT. OUR GRANTMAKING AND OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORT EFFORTS HELP CLOSE THIS GAP BY FUNDING AND AMPLIFYING COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE FREE AND ACCESSIBLE SERVICES THAT SUPPORT YOUTH WELLBEING. IN JUNE 2023, WE CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CENTERLINK, THE COMMUNITY OF LGBTQ+ CENTERS. TOGETHER, WE DISPERSED $250K ACROSS MORE THAN 40 ORGANIZATIONS IN STATES WHERE THE WELLBEING OF LGBTQ+ YOUTH IS PARTICULARLY CHALLENGED. THESE GRANTS SUPPORTED SERVICES THAT ARE USED BY MORE THAN 24K YOUTH, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, PRIDE PANTRIES, SAFETY MEASURES, AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, WE TEAMED UP WITH OUR PARTNERS AT COTTON ON FOUNDATION TO BEGIN THE INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION OF OUR GRASSROOTS (CONT'D ON PG. 41)GRANTMAKING PROGRAM, THE KINDNESS IN COMMUNITY FUND. IN 2024, THE FUND WILL DEDICATE $3M TO SUPPORT 65 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 10 COUNTRIES. YOUNG PEOPLE DROVE THE PROCESS AT EACH STEP: FROM NOMINATIONS ALL THE WAY TO THE FINAL SELECTION. BY SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT OFFER CLINICAL SERVICES, HOUSING, CLOTHING, FOOD SECURITY, AND PROGRAMMING THAT FOSTERS COMMUNITY AND INCLUSION, WE ARE ADDRESSING THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$673,413	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$158,349	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	BE THERE CERTIFICATE IS A FREE, INTERACTIVE COURSE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY AND EQUIP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND CONFIDENCE TO SUPPORT SOMEONE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. DEVELOPED BY JACK.ORG IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION, THIS SELF-PACED COURSE IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND FRENCH, WITH TAILORED CONTENT FOR EACH LANGUAGE. THE BE THERE CERTIFICATE OFFERS AN INTUITIVE AND ACTIONABLE FRAMEWORK WHERE PARTICIPANTS LEARN HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS SOMEONE IS STRUGGLING, UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE IN PROVIDING SUPPORT, AND CONNECT THEM TO THE HELP THEY NEED AND DESERVE. BY THE END OF 2023, MORE THAN 35,000 INDIVIDUALS HAD EARNED THEIR CERTIFICATES, REFLECTING THEIR COMMITMENT TO DEEPENING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH (CONT'D ON PG. 42)AND SUPPORTING OTHERS. EVALUATION DATA ALSO REVEALED IMPRESSIVE OUTCOMES FROM THOSE WHO HAVE EARNED THEIR CERTIFICATES, WITH 95% REPORTING IMPROVED ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES AND 96% FEELING MORE CONFIDENT IN PROVIDING SUPPORT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$611,904	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$20,328	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS LISTED ABOVE, THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO ENGAGING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE DIRECTLY, ONLINE AND OFFLINE, AND PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND ONE ANOTHER. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING THE GLOBAL FIND A HELPLINE RESOURCE THAT OFFERS FREE, CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT FROM A REAL HUMAN OVER PHONE, TEXT, OR WEBCHAT, AROUND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS CONTINUED WORK WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR MENTAL WELLBEING TO DELIVER #TEENMENTALHEALTHFIRSTAID TO SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS IN-PERSON TRAINING TEACHES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT COMMON MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH AND HELP A FRIEND WHO IS STRUGGLING. WE ENSURE ALL OF OUR INITIATIVES ARE GROUNDED IN THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE UTILIZING YOUTH-ENGAGED RESEARCH AND RIGOROUS PROGRAM EVALUATION TO EXPAND AND TO APPLY OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACTORS IMPACTING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH. TO KEEP OUR WORK AUTHENTICALLY YOUTH-LED, AT THE CORE OF ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS IS OUR GLOBAL YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD THAT PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS CORE TO THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION, WORK DIRECTLY WITH FOUNDATION STAFF ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND SERVE AS AMBASSADORS OF THE FOUNDATION ONLINE AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$611,904	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$20,328	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,763,167	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	32	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	17	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LYNN GREENHUT KIWI PARTNERS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5166556638	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	261 FIFTH AVENUE THIRD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10016	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CYNTHIA GERMANOTTA
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$290,355	$0	$18,445
SEAN F CASSIDY
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEFANI GERMANOTTA
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES B ORTNER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALEXANDER ROQUE
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TAMIKA L TREMAGLIO
TREASURER/DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MAYA ENISTA SMITH
FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(THRU 3/23)	40.00		Yes (X)	$91,034	$0	$8,572
GARY A AIDE
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & IMPACT	40.00			$141,661	$0	$13,144	Yes (X)
GETENESH M YILMA
DIRECTOR OF CONTENT & BRAND	40.00			$143,928	$0	$13,144	Yes (X)
RACHEL MARTIN COO
DIRECTOR OF CAMPAIGNS (AS OF 5/23)	40.00			$142,338	$0	$9,110	Yes (X)
SHADILLE ESTEPAN
SENIOR MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS	40.00			$100,037	$0	$8,074	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$909,353	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$70,489	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd
ARABELLA ADVISORS LLC
1828 L STREET NORTHWEST SUITE 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	ACCOUNTING AND CONSULTING SERVICES	$143,333
PROSPIRA GLOBAL LTD
				CONSULTING SERVICES	$128,318	4 GROVELANDS BOUNDARY WAY	HEMEL HEMPSTEAD	UK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$7,162,535	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$10,073	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,162,535	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$136,818	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$136,818	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,282,936	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,452,217	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$276	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$169,281	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$276	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$169,557	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$169,557	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,129,796	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$32,739	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$344,848	TotalAmt
Program Services	$344,848	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,353	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,353	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$308,800	TotalAmt
Program Services	$210,681	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,805	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,314	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,378,952	TotalAmt
Program Services	$994,909	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$229,567	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$154,476	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,517	TotalAmt
Management And General	$38,517	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,564	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,155	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,057	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,352	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$126,316	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,578	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,918	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,820	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,621	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,214	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,356	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,051	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$156,273	TotalAmt
Management And General	$156,273	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,157	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,157	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$464,766	TotalAmt
Program Services	$430,556	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,878	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,332	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,197	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,603	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,745	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,849	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,565	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,179	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$491	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,895	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$151,473	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138,549	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,067	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,857	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,752	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,322	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$648	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$782	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,789	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,464	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$681	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM EXPENSES	Desc
Total	$164,756	TotalAmt
Program Services	$164,756	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,591,699	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,763,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$554,123	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$274,409	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,793,724	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,452,826	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$163,949	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,129,152	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$893,359	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,745,947	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,225	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,745	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$20,818	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$14,075	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,743	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,909,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,227,067	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,518	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,346	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,801,021	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,611,826	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,033	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,794	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117,533	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,794	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,794,661	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,359,085	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$888,827	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,145,947	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,683,488	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,505,032	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,801,021	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,611,826	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,538,097	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$308,447	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$25,000	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,753,830	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,184,444	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,454,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,251,796	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,162,535	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,807,105	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,753,830	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,184,444	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,454,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,251,796	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,162,535	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,807,105	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$6,221,170	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$14,585,935	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$62,045	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$66,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$80,982	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$100,960	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$136,818	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$447,447	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$719,608	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$719,608	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$21,974,160	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,803,570	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.66380	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.75700	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, PART II, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE FOUNDATION INCURRED A LOSS ON CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 RELATED TO A WRITE OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED IN 2022. AS A RESULT, FOR 2022, TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS ON LINE 1 WAS REDUCED BY $25,000.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$20,818	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$14,075	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,743	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$6,743	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,744,405	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$308,447	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,331,162	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$25,000	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,614,609	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,129,796	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,129,796	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,922,861	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,331,162	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,331,162	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,591,699	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,591,699	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART X, LINE 2:

THE FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT CALIFORNIA CORPORATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME AS DEFINED UNDER IRC SECTIONS 511 THROUGH 515. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, NO PROVISION FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES IS REQUIRED. THE FOUNDATION HAS NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. THE FOUNDATION, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ("FASB") ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022.

PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGE -25,000.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	NORTH AMERICA	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	GRANTMAKING	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	N/A	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$185,521	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$185,521	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$185,521	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	NORTH AMERICA	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	COLLABORATING ON THE BE THERE CERTIFICATE	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$155,352	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	WIRE	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 2:

GRANT REQUESTS ARE FIRST SCREENED BY AN INTERNAL PROGRAMS COMMITTEE AND EXTERNAL EXPERTS THAT REVIEW THEM ON CRITERIA INCLUDING FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ENSURING THEIR PROGRAMMING IS INFORMED AND/OR LED BY YOUNG PEOPLE, ROOTED IN PRACTICES OF INCLUSION AND EQUITY AT ALL LEVELS, AND THE RESOURCES THEY PROVIDE ARE FREE AND ACCESSIBLE. AFTER THIS INITIAL REVIEW, CHOSEN RECIPIENTS ARE REVIEWED BY LEADERSHIP AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE NOTIFIED AT LEAST QUARTERLY OF APPROVED GRANTS, AND ONCE APPROVED MONIES ARE MONITORED BY FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP AND REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE FOUNDATION IN A TIMELY FASHION.

PART I, LINE 3:

METHOD OF ACCOUNTING - ACCRUAL BASIS

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CENTERLINK
1001 NW 62ND ST BLDG 3 SUITE 308	FORT LAUDERDALE	FL	33309	522292725	501(C)(3)	$250,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MONTROSE CENTER
401 BRANARD STREET 2ND FLOOR	HOUSTON	TX	77006	850410708	501(C)(3)	$17,527	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
LYRIC CENTER FOR LGBTQ YOUTH
1119 S CANDLER STREET	DECATUR	GA	30030	943227296	501(C)(3)	$15,027	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR MENTAL WELLBEING
1400 K STREET NW SUITE 400	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	237092671	501(C)(3)	$20,328	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANT REQUESTS ARE FIRST SCREENED BY AN INTERNAL PROGRAMS COMMITTEE AND EXTERNAL EXPERTS THAT REVIEW THEM ON CRITERIA INCLUDING FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ENSURING THEIR PROGRAMMING IS INFORMED AND/OR LED BY YOUNG PEOPLE, ROOTED IN PRACTICES OF INCLUSION AND EQUITY AT ALL LEVELS, AND THE RESOURCES THEY PROVIDE ARE FREE AND ACCESSIBLE. AFTER THIS INITIAL REVIEW, CHOSEN RECIPIENTS ARE REVIEWED BY LEADERSHIP AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE NOTIFIED AT LEAST QUARTERLY OF APPROVED GRANTS, AND ONCE APPROVED MONIES ARE MONITORED BY FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP AND REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE FOUNDATION IN A TIMELY FASHION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CYNTHIA GERMANOTTA
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	$289,355	$0	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$10,382	$0	$8,063	$0	$308,800	$0	$0	$0
GETENESH M YILMA
DIRECTOR OF CONTENT & BRAND	$142,928	$0	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$5,081	$0	$8,063	$0	$157,072	$0	$0	$0
GARY A AIDE
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & IMPACT	$140,661	$0	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$5,081	$0	$8,063	$0	$154,805	$0	$0	$0
RACHEL MARTIN COO
DIRECTOR OF CAMPAIGNS (AS OF 5/23)	$141,338	$0	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$5,007	$0	$4,103	$0	$151,448	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	STEFANI GERMANOTTA (DIRECTOR) AND CYNTHIA GERMANOTTA (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR) HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS E-MAILED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DIRECTORS SELF-DISCLOSE AND SIGN AN ANNUAL STATEMENT, BUSINESS MANAGERS AND ACCOUNTANTS REVIEWED OVERALL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR. IF A PERSON HAS A CONFLICT WITH RESPECT TO A TRANSACTION, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND LEADERSHIP TEAM ARE BASED ON A COMPENSATION SURVEY, AS WELL AS A REVIEW OF SIMILAR NONPROFITS USING FORM 990, AND ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST DONE IN JULY 2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PAYROLL PROCESSING : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 25,560. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,496. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,046. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,102. CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 377,439. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,798. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,405. TOTAL EXPENSES 385,642. INTERN STIPEND: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,833. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,833. WEB MAINTENENCE AND DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,322. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 584. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 721. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,627. EVENT EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,127. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 20,160. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,287. OTHER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,275. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,275.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGE -25,000.
OTHER INFORMATION:	KIRKLAND ELLIS, RZO, AND DKC, UNRELATED PARTIES OF THE ORGANIZATION, SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION BY PROVIDING USE OF OFFICE SPACE, ACCOUNTING SERVICES, AND LEGAL SERVICES. THE VALUE OF THESE DONATIONS AND SERVICES ARE REPORTED AS DONATED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES ON SCHEDULE D AND ARE NOT REPORTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S STATEMENT OF REVENUE OR FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES.