Small Public Charity

WHILE WE ARE STILL HERE INCORPORATED

WHILE WE ARE STILL HERE INCORPORATED, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $50K in revenue, $334K in expenses, $23K in total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $151K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 473980592 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$50K
Total Expenses$334K
Total Assets$23K
Grant Records9
Funding Total$151K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WHILE WE ARE STILL HERE (WWSH) WILL EDUCATE, ENSHRINE AND PRESERVE THE EXTRAORDINARY LEGACY OF HARLEM AS AN INFLUENTIAL INCUBATOR THAT WAS VITAL TO THE INTELLECTUAL, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ADVANCEMENTS OF THE HARLEM COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE AFRICAN DIASPORA.

Sample Grants Received

$25,000
WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
2022
TO SUPPORT THE 6TH ANNUAL SUGAR HILL MUSIC FESTIVAL (SHMF) AND SIGNS OF THE TIMES| HARLEM HERITAGE MARKERS PROJECT IN WEST HARLEM.
$17,500
$50,000
NEW YORK COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES
2020
$5,000 ACTION GRANT FOR INAUGURAL EVENT RELATING TO HISTORIC MARKERS IN HARLEM, NYC; $5,000 HNY SHARP OPERATING GRANT FOR COVID-RELATED ORG OPERATING EXPENSES.
$10,000
WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
2019
TO SUPPORT "THE SUGAR HILL MUSIC FESTIVAL;" A RETROSPECTIVE PHOTO EXHIBITION OF THE BLACK, HARLEM-BASED PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIVE, KAMOIGNE; AND "THE OFFICIAL ORAL HISTORY OF ST. NICK'S PUB".
$15,000

Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Byron C Saunders
BOARD MEMBER June Watson Benjamin
Executive Dir. Karen D Taylor
BOARD MEMBER Paulette J Tabb
President Stephanie Renee Payne
BOARD MEMBER Vera E Sims

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Top Grant Purposes

SAVE HISTORIC PLACES
$50,000 1 grant
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
$25,000 1 grant
TO SUPPORT A COMMUNITY ARTS FESTIVAL IN HARLEM.
$18,500 2 grants
TO SUPPORT THE 6TH ANNUAL SUGAR HILL MUSIC FESTIVAL (SHMF) AND SIGNS OF THE TIMES| HARLEM HERITAGE MARKERS PROJECT IN WEST HARLEM.
$17,500 1 grant
TO SUPPORT "THE SUGAR HILL MUSIC FESTIVAL;" A RETROSPECTIVE PHOTO EXHIBITION OF THE BLACK, HARLEM-BASED PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIVE, KAMOIGNE; AND "THE OFFICIAL ORAL HISTORY OF ST. NICK'S PUB".
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $50K $334K $23K
2024 $100K $372K $309K
2023 $726K $217K $595K
2022 $70K $90K $69K
2021 $96K $25K $88K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $96K to $50K (-48%), with total assets most recently reported at $23K.

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