Leap Self-Defense Inc
Donations deductibleLeap Self-Defense Inc's network
9 people6 organisationsi9 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 9 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha Miller | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Delaney Woodfield | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jennifer Flanagan | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Loreen Watts | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Neva Coakley Grice | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Nyacko Pearl Perry (also filed as Nyacko Perry) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Phillip J Carver | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Raquel Saenz Ortiz PHD | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Wendy RUE Williams (also filed as Wendy Rue Williams) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Lawton Lewis | Clerk | 2024 |
| Alkia Powell | President | since 2021 |
| Andrea Haddad | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Cynthia Maltbie | Director | since 2018 |
| Lillian Tsinikas | Treasurer | since 2023 |
| Lynn Carberry Masterman | Co-Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Maryalice Cook | Managing Director | since 2018 |
| Melanie Herrera Cardenas | Director | 2025 |
| Neha Shah | Clerk | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyacko Perry | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Neva Coakley Grice | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Raquel Saenz Ortiz PhD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Phillip J Carver | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Flanagan | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Loreen Watts | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Wendy Rue Williams | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Aisha Miller | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Delaney Woodfield | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alkia Powell | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lillian Tsinikas | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Melanie Herrera Cardenas | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Haddad | Development Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Maltbie | Director | 2 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Leap Self-Defense Inc
- EIN
- 043454124
- Address
- 1452 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA, 02122-1386
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- To train at-risk girls aged 8-18 in verbal and physical safety skills and self-awareness. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N60 Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Lynn Masterman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsWendy RUE Williams
≥6years on the filingsLoreen Watts
≥5years on the filingsNyacko Pearl Perry
≥3years on the filingsRaquel Saenz Ortiz PHD
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $377k
- Total liabilities
- $14k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $363k
- Contributions and grants received
- $492k
- Program service revenue
- $12k
- Employees
- 44
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $645k | $561k | $84k |
| 2023 | $511k | $537k | Deficit $26k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.