EIN 26-2829875

Critical Exposure

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
14
Year formed
2005
Most recent tax filings
2022-08-01
Description
Critical Exposure trains DC youth of color to harness the power of photography and their own voices to fight for education equity and social justice. The program teaches photography leadership and organizing skills to low income youth of color in DC through highly innovative methods. They offer programs such as Story for Action / Internship to achieve their mission.
Total revenues
$895,204
2022
Total expenses
$983,626
2022
Total assets
$904,400
2022
Num. employees
14
2022

Program areas at Critical Exposure

GENERAL PROGRAMS Critical Exposures program teach photography leadership and organizing skills to low income youth of color in DC. Our work is highly innovative. We are the only organization in the DC area and one of only a handful of organizations nationally that teaches low income youth how to use photography and organizing skills to become lifelong civic leaders. Past student efforts have helped to maintain arts graduation requirement for DC schools won funding for a new school library established a new ethnic studies class and secured increased training for school security guards. Through our programs we are developing a new generation of youth organizers and civic leaders who have the creativity to imagine new solutions to old problems and the belief that they have the right to fight for better schools and stronger communities.
Fellowship
Story for Action / Internship
Spring Exhibit
Other Programs

Who funds Critical Exposure

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Greater Washington Community FoundationGeneral Support$100,000
New Venture FundYouth Development and Education$100,000
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationEducation$60,000
...and 14 more grants received

Personnel at Critical Exposure

NameTitleCompensation
Nicole NewmanExecutive Director
Felicia RamosBoard Member
Adam LevnerEx Officio$104,757
Jasmine HicksBoard Member$0
Betty FengTreasurer$0
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for Critical Exposure

RevenuesFYE 08/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$890,360
Program services$4,457
Investment income and dividends$387
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$895,204

Form 990s for Critical Exposure

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-082022-07-15990View PDF
2020-082021-07-15990View PDF
2019-082020-08-25990View PDF
2018-082019-09-13990View PDF
2017-082018-10-16990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 14 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Greater Washington Community Foundation
August 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 8, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
May 8, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $88,000 from Greater Washington Community Foundation
September 3, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesHuman servicesChildren
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1816 12th St NW 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
criticalexposure.org/ 
Phone
(202) 986-2177
IRS details
EIN
26-2829875
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2005
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A25: Arts Education, Schools of Art
NAICS code, primary
6116: Other Schools and Instruction
Parent/child status
Independent
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