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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,719,686
Total expenses
$1,600,730
Contributions and grants received
$2,697,803
Grants paid
$343,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$21,883
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,576,383
Total liabilities, end of year
$84,393
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,491,990
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,329,478
Management and general expenses
$165,794
Fundraising expenses
$105,458
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,329,478

Program services were 83.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,697,803

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,883 · excluded $21,883

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $87,500 · program services $87,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $35,000 · program services $35,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $220,500 · program services $220,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $93,000 · program services $55,800 · management and general $18,600 · fundraising $18,600

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $498,113 · program services $437,337 · management and general $7,597 · fundraising $53,179

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $47,005 · program services $39,278 · management and general $2,082 · fundraising $5,645

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $335,277 · program services $248,403 · management and general $86,874

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,481 · program services $6,652 · management and general $2,829

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,008 · program services $4,185 · management and general $2,823

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,171 · management and general $4,048 · fundraising $123

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,445 · management and general $3,445

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,657 · program services $13,962 · management and general $2,424 · fundraising $1,271

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,713 · management and general $2,713

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS

    total $89,012 · program services $89,012

  • 24b · Other expenses: WEBSITE MAINTENANCE

    total $61,821 · program services $58,463 · management and general $2,742 · fundraising $616

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM TRAVEL AND LODGIN

    total $26,209 · program services $26,209

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $25,000 · fundraising $25,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $37,818 · program services $7,177 · management and general $29,617 · fundraising $1,024

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $64,713 · end of year $232,353

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $504,170 · end of year $1,170,371

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $24,115 · end of year $354,119

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $74,817 · end of year $38,196

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,234 · end of year $12,380

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $106,520

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $79,919

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,150 · end of year $26,601

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $785,925 · end of year $732,863

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $19,252 · end of year $9,500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $79,280 · end of year $84,393

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,426,096 · end of year $2,429,873

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $62,117

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION CELEBRATES THE VISION OF A GLOBAL FAMILY BY CREATING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE AND EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT MUTUAL RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE VISION OF A GLOBAL FAMILY.

  • THREE DOT DASH. THREE DOT DASH IS AN INNOVATIVE GLOBAL YOUTH AND MENTORSHIP INITIATIVE OF THE WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION (WAFF), DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT TEEN LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE A MORE PEACEFUL SOCIETY BY ADDRESSING BASIC HUMAN NEEDS: FOOD, WATER, HEALTH, SHELTER, SAFETY, EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THREE DOT DASH ACCELERATES THEIR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL SO THEY CAN ADVANCE THEIR PROJECTS, MOBILIZE PEERS TO ACTION AND AMPLIFY THEIR WORK TO BROADER AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD. THREE DOT DASH CREATES A SUSTAINABLE WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FURTHER THE EFFORTS OF YOUNG LEADERS BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF MEDIA, MENTORING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING TO FOSTER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AROUND THE GLOBE. THE MENTORS ARE AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF NOTABLE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING CEOS, CFOS, LEADERS OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MANY DISCIPLINES. GLOBAL TEEN LEADERS (GTLS) FROM 65+ COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES ON 6 CONTINENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THREE DOT DASH AND HAVE POSITIVELY AFFECTED MORE THAN 20 MILLION PEOPLE WITH THEIR WORK. IN 2020, THE COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC PROVIDED US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A VIRTUAL VERSION OF THREE DOT DASH. WHILE THERE ARE PROS AND CONS TO BOTH VIRTUAL AND ANALOG VERSIONS OF THE PROGRAM, WE FOUND TWO MAIN BENEFITS TO VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING - OUR GLOBAL TEEN LEADERS DID NOT HAVE A BARRIER TO ENTRY TO THE UNITED STATES DUE TO VISA ISSUES, AND MENTORS WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. THREE DOT DASH REMAINED VIRTUAL THROUGH 2022.

    Expenses $859,219

  • YOUTH TO THE FRONT FUND. AS A LEADER IN THE YOUTH SPACE, WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION (WAFF) CREATED THE YOUTH TO THE FRONT FUND (YTTFF) TO FUND AND SUPPORT BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR) YOUTH ACTIVISTS, YOUTH- LED ORGANIZATIONS, PROJECTS, INNOVATIONS AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF FIGHTING SYSTEMIC RACISM, INEQUALITY, INEQUITY AND INJUSTICE IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE CALL THEM "FRONTLINERS". WHILE YTTFF WAS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AND THE SUBSEQUENT GLOBAL OUTRAGE, IT IS AN ONGOING SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM OF WAFF. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2020, YTTFF HAS FUNDED THE TRANSFORMATIVE WORK OF BIPOC AND BIPOC-ALLY YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 30 FROM 25 COUNTRIES ON 6 CONTINENTS WHO ARE WORKING IN SECTORS RANGING FROM EDUCATION, DISABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY TO PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. YTTFF CURATES A SPACE FOR YOUNG BIPOC THINKERS, CREATIVES AND ACTIVISTS TO ENGAGE AND SHARE THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVES AND APPROACHES TO REIMAGINING STRATEGIES TO FIGHT SYSTEMIC STRUCTURAL OPPRESSION BY DEMANDING JUSTICE AND RECLAIMING HUMANITY.

    Expenses $442,440 · Grants $343,000

  • YOUTH TO THE TABLE. AS A LEADER IN THE YOUTH SPACE, WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION (WAFF) CREATED YOUTH TO THE TABLE (YTTT) IN 2020 TO PROVIDE THIS GENERATION WITH A SEAT AT C-SUITE LEVEL DECISION MAKING TABLES AROUND THE WORLD. WAFF WORKS WITH POLICY MAKERS, GOVERNMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS TO CURATE YOUTH HELD POSITIONS/APPOINTEES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HARD CONVERSATIONS AND CRITICAL DECISIONS. TEDXTEEN. WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION (WAFF) WAS AWARDED THE LICENSE FROM THE WORLD RENOWN TED CONFERENCE TO CURATE AND PRODUCE ANNUAL TEDXTEEN CONFERENCES. IT WAS THE FIRST TEDX EVENT THAT IS FOCUSED ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND STORIES OF EXTRAORDINARY GLOBAL TEENS - YOUNG GAME- CHANGERS. WAFF CURATES A LINEUP OF INTERNATIONAL YOUTH WHO ARE TACKLING THE BIG QUESTIONS AND BIG PROBLEMS WITH PASSION AND ACTION. CURATED AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE INSPIRED AND USE THE INFORMATION TO GENERATE FURTHER IDEAS AND DIALOG WITH THEIR PEERS. TEDXTEEN "TALKS" ARE FILMED AND SHARED WORLDWIDE VIA TEDXTEEN.COM. THEY HAVE BEEN VIEWED 30+ MILLION TIMES AND ARE USED AS TEACHING TOOLS IN CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE. TEDXTEEN ENERGIZES OUR YOUTH AND HELPS THEM FURTHER THEIR IMPACT AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD. TEDXTEEN.COM @TEDXTEEN

    Expenses $27,819

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JESSICA TEUTONICO

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $151,941
    From this org
    $151,941
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,941
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $151,941

  • NANCY HUNT

    CO-FOUNDER P

    Total calculated
    $93,000
    From this org
    $93,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • MARK BARONDESS

    VICE CHAIRMA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • KIM BRIZZOLARA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIEL CROWN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JULIE GARCIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL H LEVINE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROB LIGHT

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVE MUSUMECI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL OSTIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FARAH PANDITH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUSAN ROCKEFELLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NILE RODGERS

    CO-FOUNDER &

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • JED SELKOWITZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MILTON SPEID

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARYL M STERN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHEEL TYLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RIDDHIMA YADAV

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
6 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202312909349301141

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