Organizations Filed Purposes:
Training young women to run for political office on a nonpartisan basis.
High School Program - Running Start's High School Program is a weeklong training each summer for 50-75 young women in Washington, DC. Participants learn from 100+ speakers, trainers and mentors and have one-on-one meetings with their Member of Congress. Notable High School Program alum Abrar Omeish (D) is the youngest-ever elected official in Virginia and one of the first Muslim women elected in Virginia. She serves on the Fairfax County School Board.
Elect Her - Elect Her is a daylong training for college women on how to run for student government and beyond. Each year, 45+ Elect Her trainings are held around the country. 390+ Elect Her trainings have been held, in 43 states and 9 countries, at 155+ schools, for 12,500+ college women. Notable Elect Her alum Allyson Carpenter (I) became the youngest-ever elected official in Washington, DC when she was elected to be an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner at 18 years old. She was later elected student body president at HBCU Howard University. Elect Her was originally developed in collaboration with AAUW (American Association of University Women).
Congressional Fellowship - The Congressional Fellowship includes a semester-long internship with a woman in Congress, free fully furnished group housing on Capitol Hill, a living stipend, and weekly training on how to run for office and mentoring. With Walmart's partnership, Running Start has trained 130 Congressional Fellows who have been placed in the offices of 80+ women in Congress. Notable Congressional Fellowship alum Avery Bourne (R) is the youngest-ever elected official in Illinois. She represents the 95th district in the state legislature.
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 |
|---|
| Susannah Wellford | CEO, Founder & Board Member | 40 | $125,816 |
| Sabrina Schaeffer | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lucinda Robb | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Alyse Nelson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| William Minor | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kelley Mccormick | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Marventano | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Poppy Macdonald | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Lenzner | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Alethia Jackson | Secretary | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jessica Hogle | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Higgins | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sohini Gupta | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Grounds | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Goldmeier Green | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Isaac Fordjour | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Natalie Farr | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Fabry | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Hagir Elawad | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lawrence Duncan | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Cox Kaplan | Republican CoChair | 5 | $0 |
| Tasha Cole | Democratic CoChair | 5 | $0 |
| Peter Brown | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Bocskor | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rosemary Becchi | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jana Barresi | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Angela Baker | Treasurer | 2.5 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202003219349325350_public.xml