WE ARE R I S E INC
Donations deductibleWE ARE R I S E INC's network
3 people2 organisationsi3 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
3 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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariana Melton | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Brittany Jones | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Samuel Faulkner | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ebone Smith | Executive Director | 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebone Smith | CEO/ President | 40 | $41k | ||
| Ariana Melton | COO/ Vice President | 40 | $39k | ||
| Penelope Perez | Admin Assistant | 40 | $11k |
About
- Legal name
- We Are R I S E Inc
- EIN
- 851008090
- Address
- 2100 E Grand Ave Ste 100, El Segundo, CA, 90245-5150
- State
- California
- Mission
- Our mission is to empower girls of color through equipping them with social emotional and developmental skills they can use in their everyday lives. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- O50 Youth development
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Youth Development
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2020
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 1, latest 2022
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Ebone Smith (Form 990-N, tax year 2023)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsAriana Melton
≥4years on the filingsBrittany Jones
≥4years on the filingsSamuel Faulkner
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $67k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $67k
- Contributions and grants received
- $204k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 10