LOS ANGELES, CA
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)GET LIT - WORDS IGNITE INC, founded in 2010, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $2.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 6% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $2.8M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 15% operating deficit.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $2,471,417 | $2,640,555 | -0.1% |
| Expenses | $2,837,298 | $3,106,879 | -0.1% |
| Net Income | $-365,881 | $-466,324 | -0.2% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| DELTA WRIGHT | PRESIDENT | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE LUBY LANE | FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 |
Officer
Director
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$240,429 | $12,445 | $252,874 |
| HARRIETT ARONOW | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA BELAFONTE | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| NAVEENA PONNUSAMY | SECRETARY | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY POSNER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA FELD | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX TRIVAS | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP ANGELIDES | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA M RUIZ | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAPRICE YOUNG | TREASURER | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MASON GRANGER | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40.00 |
Highest
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$100,630 | $3,907 | $104,537 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,471,417 | $2,837,298 | $1,608,962 | $-365,881 |
| 2024 | $2,640,555 | $3,106,879 | $2,057,747 | $-466,324 |
| 2024 | $2,640,555 | $3,106,879 | $2,057,747 | $-466,324 |
| 2023 | $3,748,086 | $2,730,854 | $2,673,207 | $1,017,232 |
| 2022 | $2,322,954 | $2,153,641 | $1,330,397 | $169,313 |
| 2021 | $2,004,144 | $1,390,965 | $1,179,514 | $613,179 |
| 2020 | $1,261,377 | $1,223,334 | $560,959 | $38,043 |
| 2019 | $1,206,905 | $1,228,942 | $394,614 | $-22,037 |
| 2019 | $1,206,805 | $1,235,685 | $397,115 | $-28,880 |
| 2018 | $1,131,584 | $1,103,160 | $424,150 | $28,424 |
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