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Words Beats and Life Inc

EIN: 27-0062812Washington, DCZIP: 20010
A61 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

The mission of Words Beats and Life is to transform individual lives and communities through Hip-Hop culture in all its forms: emceeing, deejaying, graffiti, street art, spoken word poetry, dance, beat production, and knowledge of self.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$2.3M$0$541k
2022$1.9M$0$434k

Compensation

2023

Mazi Mutafa
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$119,231
Jamila Sams
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Timothy Anne Burnside
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
William Hegwood
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Helen Bryant
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Saafir Rabb
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Samantha Armstrong
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dishan De Silva
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ptosha Davis
2nd Vice Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Naima Costello
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Elaine Kennedy
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kenysha Bartee
1st Vice Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Erwin Kwawu
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Tonia Wellons
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mark Lawrence
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Gloria Nauden
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

Mazi Mutafa
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$110,000
Naima McIntosh
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
William Hegwood
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Saafir Rabb
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Timothy Anne Burnside
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Samantha Armstrong
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Landon Jones
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Elaine Kennedy
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Aja Clark
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dishan De Silva
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Helen Bryant
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
David Schwed
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Kenysha Bartee
First Vice Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Fillippo Rossie
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Folosade Omogun
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jamila Sams
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mark Lawrence
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Gloria Nauden
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ptosha Davis
Second Vice Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

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