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WEARE FOUNDATION

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2021 · Form 990EZ · revenue $77K · expenses $12K · assets $78K

EIN
31-1640902
Address
59 WEST 119TH STREET SUITE 3, NEW YORK, NY 10026-1402
Website
WEARE.ORG
NTEE code
B90
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2001
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Mission

USING THE CONNECTIVE POWER OF THE ARTS TO BRIDGE THE GAPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES BY CREATING ACCESS AND AMPLIFYING VOICES THAT EMPHASIZE OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Ashley Monet Saffore CO-FOUNDER/TREASURER2020-2021 $0$30,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Steven Gluckstern CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Rob Johnson TRUSTEE2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Craig Dixon TRUSTEE2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Amanda Seales TRUSTEE2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Brandon Victor Dixon CO-FOUNDER/MANAGING DIRECTOR2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Kevin Mccabe (former) PRESIDENT2011-2014 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN GLUCKSTERN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
ROB JOHNSON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
CRAIG DIXON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA SEALES TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
BRANDON VICTOR DIXON CO-FOUNDER/MANAGING DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
Ashley Monet Saffore CO-FOUNDER/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $30K · 2 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ashley Monet Saffore CO-FOUNDER/TREASURER5 $30,000$0$0 $30,0001
STEVEN GLUCKSTERN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD0 $0$0$0 $01
ROB JOHNSON TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
CRAIG DIXON TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
AMANDA SEALES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
BRANDON VICTOR DIXON CO-FOUNDER/MANAGING DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN GLUCKSTERN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD10 $0$0$0 $01
ROB JOHNSON TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
CRAIG DIXON TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
AMANDA SEALES TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
BRANDON VICTOR DIXON CO-FOUNDER/MANAGING DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN MCCABE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN MCCABE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN MCCABE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN MCCABE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$77,271$12,134 $77,628$77,628 $77,271- ---
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,623$215,716 $12,491$12,491 $60,623$0 $30,00026
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$226,825$59,241 $168,416$167,584 $226,825$0 $00-
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,940$1,952 $29,005-$3,600 $1,940- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$1,870 $29,017-$3,588 -- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$1,718 $29,402-$1,718 -- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$179 $420$420 -- ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $280,705 in all, tax years 2019 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SELLER-LEHRER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WEARE FOUNDATION” 2019, 2021 2$150,000 2021$75,000
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$50,000 2019$50,000
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$50,000 2019$50,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$25,000 2019$25,000
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BROADWAY CARES-EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC Public charity Exact 2019 1$5,150 2019$5,150
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PERLMUTTER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WEARE FOUNDATION” 2019 1$500 2019$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WEARE FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$55 2023$16
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2021 · Form 990EZ · $12,134 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,104 91.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,030 8.5%
Total$12,134100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $215,716 spent · pay $40,369 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSE VOTE FLORIDA $83,616$83,616-- 38.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $30,000$22,500$4,500$3,000 13.9%
Advertising and promotion $23,690$23,690-- 11.0%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSE VOTE MICHIGAN $21,295$21,295-- 9.9%
Information technology $15,338$11,504$2,300$1,534 7.1%
Travel $13,591$13,591-- 6.3%
Office expenses $12,934$9,701$1,940$1,293 6.0%
Other salaries and wages $7,500$5,625$1,125$750 3.5%
Fees: other services $4,418$4,418-- 2.0%
Payroll taxes $2,869$2,152$430$287 1.3%
Insurance $465-$465- 0.2%
Total$215,716100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $59,241 spent · pay $18,750 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $18,750$14,062$2,813$1,875 31.7%
Information technology $16,264$16,264-- 27.5%
Advertising and promotion $14,147$9,275-$4,872 23.9%
Fees: accounting $9,267-$9,267- 15.6%
Office expenses $813$813-- 1.4%
Total$59,241100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $1,952 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,952 100.0%
Total$1,952100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $1,870 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,870 100.0%
Total$1,870100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $1,718 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,718 100.0%
Total$1,718100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $179 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $179 100.0%
Total$179100%

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