EIN 25-1919494

Wellness in the Schools (WITS)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
45
Year formed
2005
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Wellness in the Schools is a national that inspires healthy eating, environmental awareness, and fitness as a way of life for kids in public schools.
Total revenues
$2,825,198
2022
Total expenses
$1,872,554
2022
Total assets
$3,186,168
2022
Num. employees
45
2022

Program areas at WITS

Coach for kids - encourages Schools to let kids play to reach the recommended 60 minutes of daily activity. Wellness in the Schools coaches, trained fitness professionals, work with Schools to reinvent recess, train school staff, and provide fitness education to students. the daily goal is for students to return to class after lunch and recess ready to focus and learn. the long-term goal is to teach children healthy habits that will last a lifetime.
Cook for kids - works with Schools to feed kids real food. Wellness in the Schools chefs, trained culinary graduates, work with Schools to transform the cafeteria menu, train Schools staff, and provide nutrition education to students. the daily goal is for students to return to class after lunch and recess ready to focus and learn. the long-term goal is to teach children healthy habits that will last a lifetime.
Various other programming

Who funds Wellness in the Schools (WITS)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Ladybug FoundationGeneral Operating Support$600,000
Tiger Global Philanthropic VenturesCommunity$125,000
Newman's Own FoundationWellness in the Schools$100,000
...and 27 more grants received totalling $1,573,835

Personnel at WITS

NameTitleCompensation
Nancy EastonExecutive Director$161,439
Marty HillisDirector of Finance and Operations$111,650

Financials for WITS

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,558,715
Program services$266,483
Investment income and dividends$0
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$2,825,198

Form 990s for WITS

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2020-062021-05-20990View PDF
2019-062020-08-26990View PDF
2018-062019-08-17990View PDF
2017-062018-11-15990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
June 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Key Biscayne Community Foundation
July 21, 2022
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from The Rachael Ray Foundation
September 23, 2021
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $600,000 from Thomas D Hormel Foundation
August 22, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
Nonprofit Types
Public health orgsHealth organizationsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
HealthChildren
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
31 W 125th St
New York, NY 10027
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
wellnessintheschools.org/ 
Phone
(212) 724-2130
Facebook page
WellnessintheSchools 
Twitter profile
@witsinschools 
IRS details
EIN
25-1919494
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2005
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
E70: Public Health Programs
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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