EIN 82-4152443

Social and Emotional Wellness Initiative

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
4
Year formed
2017
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Social and Emotional Wellness Initiative enhances youth and family life through social and emotional wellness services, including MSW intern program.
Total revenues
$515,601
2023
Total expenses
$483,592
2023
Total assets
$461,979
2023
Num. employees
4
2023

Program areas at Social and Emotional Wellness Initiative

We reached a milestone with our masters of Social work (msw) intern program; we placed our 100th intern at our partner sites. Our msw intern program continues to meet the mental health needs of underserved youth and communities while helping our partner organizations increase their capacity for mental health services to youth. Our cohort of nine interns was able to meet with clients in person. They served over 300 youth and provided counseling and programs that helped youth to build resilience, while promoting Social justice and empathy. "i liked how i got to express how i felt without being worried about getting judged. I also liked how she (msw intern) was by my side through thick and thin." -youth client at four of our placement sites, interns facilitated our Social & Emotional learning for youth (selfy) elementary, middle school and teen edition curriculums. We also provided training to boys & girls clubs of san marcos msw interns on solution focused therapy as well as restorative justice circles so they may best be prepared to meet the needs of the youth they serve.
During the pandemic, closure of schools, daycare centers and playgrounds cut kids off from educational, recreational and Social activities. As relative normalcy returns, many health care professionals have concerns over how these changes have affected childrens development and mental health. The ages of 6 through 11 are a time of growing independence for children. As friendships become more important, peer pressure can have a negative impact on their well-being. Children who develop confidence in themselves and their abilities are better equipped to resist peer pressure. At sewi, we work closely with organizations and schools that serve elementary aged youth. Many of them voiced concerns about what they were seeing in this age group post pandemic. They listed lack of socialization, empathy and anger management as top concerns. Due to this and other alarming reports, we felt it necessary to expand our Social & Emotional learning for youth (selfy) curriculum to include an elementary edition. This edition was piloted over last summer to great success and is now available through our website for purchase. This curriculum is designed to engage elementary youth in activity-based learning to help them grow their Social & Emotional skills. We believe we created a curriculum that encourages quality communication, respectful language and a deeper understanding of the importance of building Social & Emotional skills. We are very proud of our selfy curriculum as all of the editions have been proven to have a positive impact not only on the youth but also on the adult facilitators. This past year 90 youth participated in our selfy program at different organizations throughout los angeles county and beyond. A youth participant reported this was an amazing program i loved it so much and this was the highlight of my week an adult acilitator said "i am so grateful to the selfy program for providing our youth with a safe and consistent space to learn positive self expression and develop coping skills."
Through our staff training & development program, we have developed a culture of Wellness framework. Phase 1 of this framework is to provide organizations with a series of workshops designed to provide staff and educators with the tools to best support their own and their youths Social and Emotional Wellness. It has proved to be a success as 100% of the organizations that have taken part in our culture of Wellness have chosen to extend our services with them beyond the contractual obligations of the framework. Our goal is to engage more organizations in this way and provide a more sustainable source of support. We have trained 1558 educators and youth serving staff this past year in Social and Emotional Wellness related topics. Of those trained 95% reported that they would recommend sewi training to others and 91% said it was relevant to their professional development needs. One educator reported about our training that i hope that more teachers and district staff get to participate in sewi workshops so we can see change throughout the whole district.
To meet the need from our partners and communities for more support, we promoted our part time staff to full time. As the manager of programs & impact, she manages our curriculum development, Social media marketing and data collection. Our six board members come with extensive backgrounds in Social service, finance, law and human resources. We also have board members who were former executive directors. As an organization who holds dei as a core value, we continue to work to diversify our board and hope to grow our board in the coming year. Our board members continue to be very supportive of our work and can always be depended on to not only support us financially, at a giving rate of 100%, but also support our creativity and mission.

Who funds Social and Emotional Wellness Initiative

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
ImpactAssetsGeneral Support$10,000
Crail-Johnson FoundationTo Support the MSW Intern Program in the South Bay & South Los Angeles. Four To Five Interns Will Be Placed at These Sites To Provide Crisis Management, One on One Client and Group Support To These Geographical Areas.$10,000
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$78

Personnel at Social and Emotional Wellness Initiative

NameTitleCompensation
Sarah Young-SheppardExecutive Director$95,017
Sharrie WunderDirector$0
Rachel GuerraSecretary$0
Maryjo GagliardiDirector$0

Financials for Social and Emotional Wellness Initiative

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$430,792
Program services$59,744
Investment income and dividends$2,376
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$22,100
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$589
Total revenues$515,601

Form 990s for Social and Emotional Wellness Initiative

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-11-14990View PDF
2022-062022-10-10990View PDF
2021-062022-01-19990View PDF
2020-062021-04-05990View PDF
2019-062021-01-27990View PDF
...and 1 more Form 990

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Data update history
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Crail-Johnson Foundation
December 29, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from ImpactAssets
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
Human services
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
11600 Washington Pl Suite 205
Culver City, CA 90066
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Website URL
sewi.org/ 
Phone
(424) 625-2952
IRS details
EIN
82-4152443
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2017
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P40: Family Services
NAICS code, primary
624190: Individual and Family Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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