Program areas at MTW
More Than Words Inc., (mtw) is a social enterprise that empowers system-involved youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. We serve the boston area's most underserved young people who face compounding risk factors: 50% are involved in the foster care system, 25% are court-involved, and 30% are homeless. Over the past 19 years, mtw has developed and refined a model that consistently empowers youth to achieve measurable outcomes in education, work, and life.at mtw, youth earn a job managing every facet of a $3m+ business, developing valuable, transferable skills approximately 20 hours/week. Youth source used books and clothing items, sell them online and in two retail stores, and run a flexible event space. They also hold a second, equally important you job, in which they receive intensive case management to work towards personal goals. Two years of continued support in the career services program help youth transition to other jobs and persist in education. Through this transformative program, we build up the self-efficacy of our young people. We provide the structure, accountability, and support needed to empower our youth to do the hard work of transforming their own lives.this model works because work works. In our most recently completed fiscal year we served 314 youth. 67% of graduates were productively engaged in school and/or work over 30 hours/week and 92% of youth either had earned or were on track to earn their high school diploma or hiset.
Grants made by MTW
Grantee | Grant description | Grant year | Amount |
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Bridge Over Troubled Waters | Pass Through Amounts From Wioa for Various Support Services | 2018-06 | $7,035 |
Who funds More Than Words (MTW)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at MTW
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Jodi Rosenbaum | Chief Executive Officer | $121,008 | 2023-05-11 |
Jennifer Herbert | Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President | $121,724 | 2023-01-17 |
Marcella Raines | Chief of Advocacy and Community Engagement | $102,227 | 2023-01-17 |
Naomi Parker | Chief Advancement Officer | $103,766 | 2023-01-17 |
Noah Schectman | Chief of Learning and Evaluation | $107,336 | 2023-01-17 |
...and 15 more key personnel |
Financials for MTW
Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 06/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $7,147,956 | $5,318,927 | 34.4% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $3,429 | $3,965 | -13.5% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $2,558 | $-32,556 | 107.9% |
Net income from fundraising events | $-22,854 | $0 | -999% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $827,301 | $1,142,307 | -27.6% |
Miscellaneous revenues | $20,830 | $27,076 | -23.1% |
Total revenues | $7,979,220 | $6,459,719 | 23.5% |
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Data update history
July 8, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 27, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
June 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsAdult education providersYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
EducationChildrenHomelessness
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsNational levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 242 East Berkeley St 2nd FL
- Boston, MA 02118
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Website URL
- shop.mtwyouth.org/Â
- Phone
- (781) 788-0035
IRS details
- EIN
- 04-2784985
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1983
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B60: Adult, Continuing Education
- NAICS code, primary
- 624110: Child and Youth Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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