Organizations Filed Purposes:
BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE WELLNESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND WORKING WITH THEM TO BUILD A KINDER AND BRAVER WORLD.
SUPPORT THE WELLNESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND EMPOWER THEM TO CREATE A KINDER AND BRAVER WORLD.
CHANNEL KINDNESS: A PLATFORM CREATED BY YOUNG PEOPLE, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO TELL STORIES OF KINDNESS HAPPENING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING A HOPEFUL ALTERNATIVE TO THE OVERWHELMINGLY NEGATIVE NARRATIVES THAT DOMINATE THE MEDIA. CHANNEL KINDNESS, THROUGH THE STORIES OF MORE THAN 90 YOUTH REPORTERS, IS PAINTING A DIFFERENT PICTURE OF YOUNG PEOPLE, EMPOWERING A GENERATION TO TELL THEIR OWN STORY. THE YOUTH REPORTERS ARE PROVIDED WITH ONGOING TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN THEIR STORYTELLING SKILLS AND AMPLIFY THE POWER OF THEIR VOICES.
TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (TMHFA): BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TO BRING TMHFA PROGRAMMING TO THE UNITED STATES. IN 2019, THIS PROGRAM BECAME THE FIRST IN THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO HIGH-SCHOOLERS, GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE THE HANDS-ON PREPARATION THEY NEED TO SUPPORT PEERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ISSUES LIKE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, SUBSTANCE USE, EATING DISORDERS, OR CRISIS SUCH AS SUICIDE.
DONORSCHOOSE.ORG PARTNERSHIP: A COLLABORATION WITH DONORSCHOOSE.ORG TO ENCOURAGE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO CREATE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS PROJECTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, AND TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS TO BRING THESE IDEAS TO LIFE. IN TOTAL, 673 PROJECTS WERE FULLY FUNDED IN 405 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HELPING MORE THAN 72,000 STUDENTS AND SUPPORTING 489 TEACHERS.
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 |
|---|
| Maya Enista Smith | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 55 | $269,881 |
| Cynthia Germanotta | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 40 | $200,000 |
| Tamika L Tremaglio | BOARD TREASURER (FROM 07/19)/DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Charles Smith | SECRETARY (THRU 06/19)/DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Alexander Roque | SECRETARY (FROM 07/19)/DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Charles B Ortner | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Stefani Germanotta | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Sean F Cassidy | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
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