Public Charity

GET LIT - WORDS IGNITE INC

GET LIT - WORDS IGNITE INC, of LOS ANGELES, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.5M in revenue, $2.8M in expenses, $1.6M in total assets. 55 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 264644018 LOS ANGELES, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$1.6M
Grant Records55
Funding Total$4.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alex Trivas
TREASURER Caprice Young
DIRECTOR Cynthia M Ruiz
PRESIDENT Delta Wright
FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Diane Luby Lane
DIRECTOR Gina Belafonte

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,465,000 8 grants
IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF NBA FOUNDATION'S MISSION
$500,000 1 grant
QUALITY EDUCATION
$500,000 3 grants
ARTS
$492,000 2 grants
IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS ENHANCING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN BLACK COMMUNITIES.
$200,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.5M $2.8M $1.6M
2024 $2.6M $3.1M $2.1M
2023 $3.7M $2.7M $2.7M
2022 $2.3M $2.2M $1.3M
2021 $2.0M $1.4M $1.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0M to $2.5M (+23%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.

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