Organizations Filed Purposes:
CITY KIDS TO WILDERNESS PROJECT, INC. IS FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT PROVIDING ENRICHING LIFE EXPERIENCES FOR DC CHILDREN CAN ENHANCE THEIR LIVES, THE LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY. CITY KIDS PROVIDES EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DC YOUTH THAT BUILD RESILIENCY, BROADEN HORIZONS, AND ENSURE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS.
PROGRAM BUILDS RESILIENCY, BROADENS HORIZONS AND ENSURES SKILLS FOR SUCCESS WITH DC YOUTH.
OUR MISSION: CITY KIDS WILDERNESS PROJECT IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT PROVIDING ENRICHING LIFE EXPERIENCES FOR DC YOUTH CAN ENHANCE THEIR LIVES, THE LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY.OUR MODEL: OUR PROGRAM IS BASED AROUND THREE CORE PRINCIPLES: LONG-TERM YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, OUTDOOR ADVENTURE AND EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, AND GOAL SETTING WITH A FOCUS ON FUTURE PLANNING. YOUTH DEVELOP A POSITIVE SELF-IDENTITY BY OVERCOMING CHALLENGES, BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND ADULT MENTORS, AND EXPLORING PERSONAL POSSIBILITIES. OUR IMPACT: IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, 97% OF PARTICIPANTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND 3% HAVE COMPLETED THEIR GED. IN COMPARISON, THE DC GRADUATION RATE IS CURRENTLY LESS THAN 69%. 90% ENROLL IN COLLEGE OR OTHER FORMAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS VOCATIONAL TRAINING OR THE MILITARY DIRECTLY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. 92% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORT THAT THEY THINK ABOUT THEIR PURPOSES IN LIFE OFTEN, 82% REPORT OFTEN OR ALWAYS SETTING GOALS, AND 85% OFTEN OR ALWAYS TRY AGAIN WHEN THEY DON'T REACH THEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Eloise Russo | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $128,500 |
| Randy Luskey | FOUNDER AND BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS | 3.7 | $0 |
| Lisa Weddington | DIRECTOR | 0.7 | $0 |
| Vanessa Torres | DIRECTOR | 0.9 | $0 |
| Gary Silberberg | DIRECTOR | 0.8 | $0 |
| John Sachs | DIRECTOR | 3.2 | $0 |
| Amy Patel | DIRECTOR | 0.8 | $0 |
| Rachel Lettre | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Tom Holland | DIRECTOR | 0.7 | $0 |
| Summer Haltli | DIRECTOR | 1.2 | $0 |
| Maria Damon | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Fran Barnes | DIRECTOR | 2.8 | $0 |
| Kevin Smith | DIRECTOR | 2.8 | $0 |
| Gerry De Leon | TREASURER | 1.2 | $0 |
| Mary Speyer | BOARD CHAIR | 13.1 | $0 |
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