Nonprofit · EIN 13-3720473
DO SOMETHING INC
Also known as DOSOMETHINGORG
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10028
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,384,091 | $4,459,965 | -$2,075,874 | $3,729,289 | $1,086,544 | $2,642,745 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,078,872 | $6,651,305 | -$3,572,433 | $6,251,833 | $1,571,081 | $4,680,752 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,329,517 | $6,809,356 | -$4,479,839 | $10,167,449 | $1,867,312 | $8,300,137 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,623,390
- Program service revenue
- $422,250
- Investment income
- $246,551
- Net rental income
- $68,806
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $137,920
- Other revenue
- $91,900
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $11,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $706,964
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,450,964
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,622,891
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $64,206
- Accounting fees
- $42,219
- Occupancy
- $384,606
- Travel
- $34,207
- Depreciation
- $13,979
- Program services (functional)
- $3,317,102
- Management and general (functional)
- $542,556
- Fundraising (functional)
- $600,307
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,251,833
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,729,289
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,086,544
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,642,745
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,942
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,995,756
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,811,815
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $830,930
- Gross receipts
- $4,256,957
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENORA GETACHEW | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $244,431 | $54,451 |
| KEELY YEDNOCK | VP, PROGRAMMING & IMPACT Key employee | 40 | $172,464 | $34,496 |
| DAVID CRUSOE | VP, PRODUCT & ENGINEERING Key employee | 40 | $178,420 | $27,701 |
| MAX STEINMAN | VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,265 | $39,081 |
| KATIE PRYBYLSKI | VP, DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,497 | $14,018 |
| YASMINE MAHDAVI | DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT & IMPACT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,029 | $53,949 |
| SAHIL GUPTA | DATA ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,935 | $19,518 |
| ASHLEY MCPHERSON | DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,054 | $17,379 |
| JOHN FAUCHER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DIAMOND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE LIN FABIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMEER AJMANI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE BUFFONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW CHERN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ICEMA GIBBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRACE KO CHAU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON MATHIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STRYBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROSELINDE TORRES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENORA GETACHEW | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $242,971 | $50,326 |
| MICHAEL NICHOLSON CHIEF | OPERATING OFFICER, THRU. OCT 2024 Officer | 40 | $189,952 | $16,377 |
| KEELY YEDNOCK | VP, PROGRAMMING & IMPACT Key employee | 40 | $166,645 | $37,387 |
| MAX STEINMAN | VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,711 | $38,717 |
| DAVID CRUSOE | VP, PRODUCT & ENGINEERING Key employee | 40 | $177,869 | $19,173 |
| CRYSTAL SMITH | VP, PEOPLE & CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,554 | $5,138 |
| KATIE PRYBYLSKI | VP, DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,192 | $2,500 |
| SAHIL GUPTA | DATA ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,000 | $18,643 |
| ASHLEY MCPHERSON | DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,810 | $16,987 |
| JOHN FAUCHER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MUGO FIELDS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DIAMOND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE LIN FABIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMEER AJMANI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE BUFFONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW CHERN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ICEMA GIBBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE KO CHAU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON MATHIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STRYBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSELINDE TORRES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENORA GETACHEW | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $224,094 | $52,108 |
| DAVID CRUSOE | VP, PRODUCT & ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,197 | $22,499 |
| MAX STEINMAN | VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,625 | $17,721 |
| NOAH NAKELL | DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,682 | $44,854 |
| CRYSTAL SMITH | VP, PEOPLE & CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,822 | $3,519 |
| THOMAS SHAFER | DIRECTOR, PRODUCT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,110 | $16,203 |
| MICHAEL NICHOLSON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $121,892 | $11,440 |
| REGAN HALES | CHIEF OPERATING OFF. THRU JAN. 2023 Officer | 40 | $23,125 | $4,235 |
| JOHN FAUCHER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MUGO FIELDS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DIAMOND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE LIN FABIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMEER AJMANI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BRINKER | BOARD MEMBER, THRU DEC. 2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE BUFFONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW CHERN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ICEMA GIBBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE KO CHAU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJ KAPOOR | BOARD MEMBER, THRU JAN. 2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON MATHIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STRYBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSELINDE TORRES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1202 LEXINGTON AVE STE 305, NEW YORK, NY 10028-1439
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DENORA GETACHEW, 1202 LEXINGTON AVENUE SUITE 305, NEW YORK, NY 10028
- Signed the 990
- DENORA GETACHEW, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (212) 254-2390
- Website
- WWW.DOSOMETHING.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
WE EQUIP DIGITAL NATIVE 13-25 YEAR OLDS WITH THE SKILLS, TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO VOLUNTEER, GET OFFLINE AND INTO COMMUNITY, AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS RELEVANT TO THE 21ST CENTURY ECONOMY AND WORKPLACE.
Program accomplishments
- WE ARE THE LEADING HUB FOR YOUTH-CENTERED LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE WITH OVER 1 MILLION ACTIVE MEMBERS, INCLUDING OVER 50,000 NEW MEMBERS IN 2025 ALONE. OUR MEMBERS RESIDE IN ALL 50 STATES AND 189 COUNTRIES. WE'VE MOBILIZED OVER 8.5 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE (AGES 13 TO 25) TO EXPLORE AND ADDRESS THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING THEIR GENERATION - INCLUDING SAFETY AND WELLBEING, EDUCATION ACCESS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - SINCE 1993. DOSOMETHING HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF USING TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIAL GOOD. TODAY, WE CONTINUE TO LEAD BY BUILDING INNOVATIVE, RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL RESOURCES THAT EQUIP GEN Z AND GEN ALPHA TO FEEL SAFE ONLINE, BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM, AND DRIVE IMPACT.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.WE ARE A VOLUNTEER PLATFORM FOR YOUTH-LED IMPACT. OUR DIGITAL-FIRST PLATFORM USES THE PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AND PEER-TO-PEER ORGANIZING TO BUILD THE HABITS OF CHANGEMAKING AND ARM YOUNG PEOPLE TO RECRUIT OTHERS TO JOIN THEM IN DOING SOMETHING.WE ARE A GEN Z CONSULTANCY. DOSOMETHING STRATEGIC, OUR IN-HOUSE CONSULTANCY, SUPPORTS BRANDS IN DEVELOPING YOUTH ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES BY DRAWING UPON OUR DATA, INSIGHTS AND THE ABILITY TO DIRECTLY CO-CREATE THESE STRATEGIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOSOMETHING'S MEMBERS.WE CONDUCT REGULAR RESEARCH WITH MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND BUILD A COMMUNITY REFLECTIVE OF THEIR INTERSECTIONAL VALUES AND IDENTITIES. OUR PILLARS - WALK THE WALK; NO PLANET B; AND THRIVE ON - FOCUS ON SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY THESE ISSUES AND INDIVIDUALS LEAST PROXIMATE TO POWER. A FEW OF OUR 2025 PROGRAMMATIC HIGHLIGHTS ARE BELOW: 2025 WAS AN IMPACTFUL YEAR FOR DOSOMETHING. OUR MEMBERS LEVERAGED OUR NEW, TECH-POWERED PLATFORM FOR GOOD TO TAKE ACTION IN 120 PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES OFFERED THROUGH THE PLATFORM. IN 2025, OUR MEMBERS LOGGED 25,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS. DOSOMETHING FOR OTHERS - OUR SIGNATURE VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE EQUIPS GEN Z AND GEN ALPHA TO VOLUNTEER TO ENGAGE IN SIMPLE ACTS OF VOLUNTEERISM AND KINDNESS TO DO THEIR PART TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS WHILE BUILDING CONNECTION, BELONGING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. OUR MEMBERS ARE TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES DAILY BY TACKLING HUNGER, COLLECTING FEMININE PRODUCTS FOR THOSE IN NEED, RECYCLING CLOTHES AND CANS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS, AND CLEANING UP THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR MEMBERS HAVE ACHIEVED A MILESTONE OF 100,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS LOGGED SINCE 2020. SHOW UP FOR WHAT?! - OUR PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO EQUIPPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF VOTERS WITH THE IDENTITY, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, AGENCY TO CLAIM OUR DEMOCRACY AND THEIR ROLE IN SHAPING IT. WE TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE TO REGISTER THEIR PEERS TO VOTE, EDUCATE THEM ABOUT WHAT'S ON THEIR BALLOTS, AND TURN OUT TO VOTE; AND USE THEIR VOICE TO HOST STORYTELLING EVENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR VOICE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM IS CORE TO OUR THEORY OF CHANGE IN COACHING YOUTH TO DEVELOP FROM CURIOUS VOLUNTEERS TO CIVIC LEADERS. OUR DATA SHOWS THAT 82% OF PARTICIPANTS CITE THAT THEIR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COMMUNITY HAS INCREASED AFTER PARTICIPATING IN SHOW UP FOR WHAT PROGRAMS WITH EIGHTY-EIGHT PERCENT INDICATING THAT THE PROGRAMMING IMPACTED THEIR AWARENESS OF CURRENT EVENTS. PROJECT STEM HEROES -WE LAUNCHED PROJECT STEM HEROES - A BREAKTHROUGH SOCIAL IMPACT COLLABORATION BETWEEN DOSOMETHING, 3M, AND AMAZON/MGM STUDIOS - TRANSFORMING THE CULTURAL MOMENTUM OF THE MOVIE PROJECT HAIL MARY INTO A NATIONWIDE YOUTH MOVEMENT. DESIGNED TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN PASSION AND ACCESS IN STEM, THE INITIATIVE ACTIVATED GEN Z NOT AS PASSIVE VIEWERS, BUT AS CREATORS, CATALYSTS, AND STORYTELLERS, EQUIPPING THEM TO EXPLORE REAL-WORLD STEM PATHWAYS, PRODUCE PEER-DRIVEN VIDEO MESSAGES, AND DIRECTLY INSPIRE YOUNGER STUDENTS. ANCHORED BY A PSA STARRING RYAN GOSLING AND AMPLIFIED ACROSS CLASSROOMS, SOCIAL PLATFORMS, AND NATIONAL MEDIA, THE INITIATIVE FUSED ENTERTAINMENT, EDUCATION, AND ACTION INTO A SINGLE, SCALABLE MODEL. FUTURE PROOF: GEN Z AND AI - RECOGNIZING THAT AI SAFETY AND DIGITAL WELLBEING ARE URGENT CONCERNS FOR THE FIRST TRULY DIGITAL NATIVE GENERATIONS GEN Z AND GEN ALPHA. COMING OF AGE DURING A TIME OF RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, DOSOMETHING RECOGNIZES THAT TODAY'S YOUTH NEED TOOLS AND SPACES DESIGNED WITH THEIR WELLBEING, AGENCY, AND LEADERSHIP IN MIND. DOSOMETHING IS ANSWERING THAT CALL THROUGH NEW, MULTI-PRONGED PROGRAMMING FOR DIGITAL CHANGEMAKERS.Expenses $3,317,102 · grants $11,500 · revenue $422,250
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3720473
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Group exemption
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O20Z)
- Group exemption
- 8166
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,729,289
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,256,957
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,384,091 | $4,459,965 | $3,729,289 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,078,872 | $6,651,305 | $6,251,833 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,329,517 | $6,809,356 | $10,167,449 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,342,667 | $5,913,790 | $15,303,113 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3720473).
Questions about DO SOMETHING INC
- What is the EIN of DO SOMETHING INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DO SOMETHING INC is 13-3720473.
- Is DO SOMETHING INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to DO SOMETHING INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
- Which annual return does DO SOMETHING INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DO SOMETHING INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DO SOMETHING INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DO SOMETHING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DENORA GETACHEW.
- Who are the officers and directors of DO SOMETHING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $244,431 (DENORA GETACHEW, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does DO SOMETHING INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,384,091, expenses of $4,459,965 and total assets of $3,729,289 at year end.
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