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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)Words Beats and Life Inc, founded in 2003, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $2.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 21% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum.
The mission of Words Beats and Life is to transform individual lives and communities through Hip-Hop culture in all its forms: emceeing, deejaying, graffiti, street art, spoken word poetry, dance, beat production, and knowledge of self.
Our Arts Education programming exposes students to new knowledge, techniques and methods, as well as provides opportunities to grow their knowledge and network through alternative winter and spring...
Our Arts Education programming exposes students to new knowledge, techniques and methods, as well as provides opportunities to grow their knowledge and network through alternative winter and spring break activities. We also provide opportunities for young artists to practice what we teach through performances, and public art making, as well as encouraging these students to manage their own projects and events by participating in our Arts Management program. Our work in schools has been with young people in Middle School, High School and College, with participants ranging from 12-22. In community contexts, we work with people as young as 10 and with adults 23 and older. Despite popular misunderstandings about our culture, Hip-Hop is likely created, participated in, and celebrated by the most diverse set of people in terms of audiences, practitioners, supporters, and consumers. Our teachers, students, audiences, and selected master artists are diverse not just racially, ethnically, religiously, and economically but also in terms of age, gender, orientation, and ability status. Programs include the WBL Academy, Like a Boss: Arts Management Program, Walk It Like I talk It, Entrepreneurship Program. Finally we have our College and career mentorship program called College Material.
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)| 2023 | 2022 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $2,339,266 | $1,939,183 | +0.2% |
| Expenses | $2,417,037 | $1,826,202 | +0.3% |
| Net Income | $-77,771 | $112,981 | -1.7% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| Jamila Sams | Chair | 3 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenysha Bartee | 1st Vice Chair | 3 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ptosha Davis | 2nd Vice Chair | 3 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Naima Costello | Secretary | 3 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Elaine Kennedy | Treasurer | 3 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Helen Bryant | Member | 2 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Saafir Rabb | Member | 2 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Timothy Anne Burnside | Member | 2 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Erwin Kwawu | Member | 2 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| William Hegwood | Member | 2 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tonia Wellons | Member | 2 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Lawrence | Member | 2 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Samantha Armstrong | Member | 2 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gloria Nauden | Member | 2 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dishan De Silva | Member | 2 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mazi Mutafa | Executive Director | 45 |
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$119,231 | $0 | $119,231 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2025 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 2024 | $2,339,266 | $2,417,037 | $541,193 | $-77,771 |
| 2023 | $1,939,183 | $1,826,202 | $433,923 | $112,981 |
| 2022 | $1,440,378 | $1,250,914 | $235,404 | $189,464 |
| 2021 | $1,053,933 | $1,032,209 | $127,052 | $21,724 |
| 2020 | $509,501 | $514,983 | $102,672 | $-5,482 |
| 2019 | $503,547 | $533,747 | $165,525 | $-30,200 |
| 2018 | $445,003 | $413,085 | $140,112 | $31,918 |
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