Organizations Filed Purposes:
Girls Write Now mentors underserved young women to find their voices through the power of writing and community.
GIRLS WRITE NOW MENTORS UNDERSERVED YOUNG WOMEN TO FIND THEIR VOICES THROUGH THE POWER OF WRITING AND COMMUNITY.
For more than 20 years, Girls Write Now (girlswritenow.org) has been a nationally respected leader in arts education as New Yorks first and only writing and mentoring organization for girls. Girls Write Now matches underserved teensover 90% of color, 90% high need, 75% immigrant or first generation, and 25% LGBTQ/gender non-conformingwith professional writers and digital media makers as their personal mentors. Mentees multi-genre, multimedia work is published in outlets including Teen Vogue, Buzzfeed, and The New York Times, performed at Lincoln Center and the United Nations, and wins hundreds of Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. 100% of Girls Write Now seniors are accepted to collegearmed with confidence, portfolios, and life-long bonds. Through Girls Write Nows Writing Works workforce development program, we prepare young adults to be skilled communicators and competitive candidates, creating a diverse pipeline into the schools and industries most in need of their talents. Girls Write Now has been distinguished three times by the White House as one of the nations top youth programs, twice by the Nonprofit Excellence Awards as one of New Yorks top ten nonprofits, by NBCUniversals 21st Century Solutions for Social Innovation, by Youth INC for Youth Innovation, and as a DVF People's Voice Nominee. Reaching over 6,000 youth annually, Girls Write Now is a founding partner of the STARS Citywide Girls Initiative, now in its seventh year. Girls Write Now earned the 2019 HI Impact Award, ranking in the top 4% of programs nationwide for outstanding performance driving social-emotional growth for youth.
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 Nussbaum | Executive Direc | 60 | $97,820 |
| Mustafa Topiwalla | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Judith Curr | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Morrow | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Summer | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Cate Ambrose | FINANCE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Archer | President | 1 | $0 |
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