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US nonprofit · EIN 264644018 · Los Angeles, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 264644018) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

GET Lit Words Ignite Inc's network

11 people4 organisationsi11 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

11 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alex TrivasDirector2020
6 yrs
Caprice YoungTreasurer2025
1 yr
Cynthia M RuizDirector2025
1 yr
Delta WrightPresident2018
8 yrs
Diane Luby LaneFounder/Executive Director2018
8 yrs
Gina BelafonteDirector2020
6 yrs
Harriett AronowDirector2020
6 yrs
Naveena PonnusamyCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Philip AngelidesDirector2025
1 yr
Samantha FeldDirector2023
3 yrs
Wendy PosnerDirector2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Mason GrangerDeputy Directorsince 2024

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Diane Luby LaneFounder/Executive Director40$240k$12k
Mason GrangerDeputy Director40$101k$4k
Delta WrightPresident1$0
Harriett AronowDirector1$0
Gina BelafonteDirector1$0
Naveena PonnusamySecretary1$0
Wendy PosnerDirector1$0
Samantha FeldDirector1$0
Alex TrivasDirector1$0
Philip AngelidesDirector1$0
Cynthia M RuizDirector1$0
Caprice YoungTreasurer1$0

About

Legal name
Get Lit Words Ignite Inc
EIN
264644018
Address
672 S la Fayette Park Pl Ste 10, Los Angeles, CA, 90057-3224
State
California
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. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A70 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2010
Principal officer
Diane Luby Lane (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2009
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDelta Wright
≥8years on the filingsDiane Luby Lane
≥8years on the filingsNaveena Ponnusamy
≥6years on the filingsAlex Trivas

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
$1.6m
Total liabilities
$223k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.4m
Contributions and grants received
$2.2m
Program service revenue
$233k
Employees
47
Volunteers
70

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$2.6m$3.1mDeficit $466k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.