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Culture Reframed Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Sterling, MA EIN: 26-1284665 Website

Culture Reframed: working to stop the emotional, behavioral, and sexual harms of pornography to children and youth.

Culture Reframed Inc at a glance

Total assets
$472,518
+30.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$536,443
-11.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$14,233
+7.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$541,504
-2.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Culture Reframed Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Blacksburg

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $58K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Virginia Politechnic Institute Blacksburg, VAResearch Study$57,585
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$472,518$536,443$541,504——$14,233
2024$360,920$606,695$554,295——$13,226
2023$314,742$526,967$868,476$57,5851$5,619
2022$718,912$638,019$1,002,705——$13
2021$1,020,182$1,245,746$657,044——$1,597
2020$421,503$490,701$507,981——$2,337
2019$430,642$432,488$422,285——$3,354

About Culture Reframed Inc

Based on IRS filings

Culture Reframed Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Sterling, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $473K in total assets. Net investment income was $14K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Culture Reframed Inc is led by Gail Dines PhD, Founder & President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gail Dines PhD

    Founder & President

    President & CEO → Founder & President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $52K (2019) → $85K (2025)

  • David Levy

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mia Mantello

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Kempskie

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachael Pontikes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Whisnant PhD

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hope Wintner

    Clerk

    Board Member → Clerk, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Raphael

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vian Nguyen

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Dekeseredy

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Jessica Bahr (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Samantha Wechsler (2019–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Cherie Jimenez (2019–2021) — Former Board Member
  • Former: Matthew Ezzell (2019–2021) — Former Clerk

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Gail Dines PHD — Founder and President: $85KGail Dines PHDFounder and President$85K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $85K, to Gail Dines PHD (Founder and President).

Frequently asked questions about Culture Reframed Inc

How large is Culture Reframed Inc?

Culture Reframed Inc reported $473K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $536K.

What is Culture Reframed Inc?

Culture Reframed Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Sterling, MA. It holds $473K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Culture Reframed Inc operate?

Culture Reframed Inc has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Culture Reframed Inc's EIN?

Culture Reframed Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1284665. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 22, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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