WOMEN AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE
EIN 95-4738754 · Crime Prevention (I20)
What they do
Women Against Gun Violence (WAGV) is A Los Angeles Based-nonprofit Organization Launched In 1993. "By Engaging The Public and Families of Victims, Our Mission is to Educate Our Communities About The Devastating Effects of Firearms, Advocate for Sensible Gun Laws, and to Promote Youth Violence Prevention Programs." The WAGV Speakers Bureau Delivers WAGVs Violence Prevention Workshops and Outreach Activities to High-risk Youth and Their Families In Communities Throughout LA County. WAGVs Publication "How to Talk to Kids About Guns," In English and Spanish Are for Parents Discussing Gun Violence With Youth. We Distribute These Booklets At The Workshops, and Also for Free In Schools, Law Enforcement and CBOs. Our Online Victims Memorial On The WAGV Website Provides A Place (free) Where The Lives of Those Lost to Gun Violence Can Be Celebrated. We Educate and Inform Policymakers On Sensible Legislation That Limits The Accessibility of Guns and Ammunition to Youth, Criminals, and The Mentall
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $137,870 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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MARGOT BENNETTEXECUTIVE DIR.
ALAN STEPAKOFFDIRECTOR
ANN REISS LANECHAIR EMERITUS
DIANA GEORGERDIRECTOR
DONNA FINKELSTEINSECRETARY
JODE MANNDIRECTOR
JOSH STEPAKOFFDIRECTOR
KATHERINE HENNIGAN OHANESIANDIRECTOR
LAUREN LIEBCHAIR PERSON
MARY KOPPDIRECTOR
MYRA ALCANTARDIRECTOR
NORMAN DUPONTTREASURER
RHONDA FOSTERDIRECTOR
SHEILA GOLDBERGDIRECTOR
STEPHEN B JOHNSONDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- March 2000
- Location
- 10401 Venice Blvd 723, Los Angeles, CA 90034
- County
- Los Angeles
- In care of
- Margot Bennett
- Primary officer
- Margot Bennett, Executive Director
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- DEBRA L COHEN
- NTEE classification
- Crime Prevention (I20)
- IRS tax category
- Crime Prevention