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Do Something Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3720473 Website

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.

Key facts about Do Something Inc

EIN
13-3720473
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$3,729,289

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$3.7M

-40.3% YoY

Revenue

$2.4M

-22.6% YoY

Net Investment Income

$247K

-42.5% YoY

Expenses

$4.5M

-32.9% YoY

How Do Something Inc gives

  • Giving grew 1050% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Do Something Inc

Based on IRS filings

Do Something Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $247K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

RichmondBrooklynDanbury

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $600 (2021) to $115K (2023). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $115K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$20M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,729,289$6,251,833$10,167,449
Revenue$2,384,091$3,078,872$2,329,517
Expenses$4,459,965$6,651,305$6,809,356
Net Investment Income$246,551$429,089$239,293

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 1, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Do Something Inc is led by Denora Getachew, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2021; 8 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Denora Getachew

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $147K (2021) → $244K (2025)

  • John Faucher

    Chair

    Chairman → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yasmine Mahdavi

    Director, Development & Impact

    Director of Analyis & Impact → Director, Development & Impact, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2022) → $121K (2025)

  • Ashley McPherson

    Director & Programs

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2024) → $126K (2025)

  • David Crusoe

    Vice President, Product & Engineering

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $148K (2022) → $178K (2025)

  • Max Steinman

    Vice President, Communications & Marketing

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $161K (2023) → $163K (2025)

  • Katie Prybylski

    Vice President & Development

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $160K (2024) → $169K (2025)

  • Keely Yednock

    Vice President, Programming & Impact

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $167K (2024) → $172K (2025)

  • Sahil Gupta

    Data Engineer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2024) → $126K (2025)

  • Icema Gibbs

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Diamond

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Buffone

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Strybel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Chern

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grace Ko Chau

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roselinde Torres

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sameer Ajmani

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Lin Fabiano

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Mathias

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (32)
  • Former: Matthew Mugo Fields (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Crystal Smith (2023–2024) — Vice President, People & Culture
  • Former: Michael Nicholson Chief (2024) — Operating Officer
  • Former: Cory Levy (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: David Brinker (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Raj Kapoor (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Regan Hales (2019–2023) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Michael Nicholson (2023) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Noah Nakell (2023) — Director & Engineering
  • Former: Thomas Shafer (2023) — Director & Product
  • Former: Ahmad Russell (2022) — Director of Corporate Relationships
  • Former: Jennifer Moore (2022) — Vice President & Development
  • Former: Aria Finger (2019–2021) — Chief Executive Officer · Filing note: Thru 3/2021
  • Former: Carrie Bloxson (2019–2021) — Chief Marketing Officer · Filing note: Thru 1/2021
  • Former: David Furnes (2019–2021) — Staff Engineer · Filing note: Thru 10/2021
  • Former: Rafael Pacas (2020–2021) — Senior Software Engineer · Filing note: Thru 8/2021
  • Former: Diego Lorenzo (2021) — Senior Software Engineer
  • Former: Kathyrn Crane (2021) — Senior Software Engineer
  • Former: Param Ghangas (2021) — Director of Data & Insights · Filing note: Thru 821
  • Former: Karen Goldfeder (2019–2020) — Vice President & Business Development
  • Former: Lisa Lewin (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Mai Irie (2019–2020) — Director & Engineering
  • Former: Meredith Ferguson (2019–2020) — Director & Ds Strategic
  • Former: Nicole Breskin (2019–2020) — Head of Product
  • Former: Reid Hoffman (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Aaron Schachter (2020) — Senior Software Engineer
  • Former: Matthew Holford - Chief (2020) — Technology Officer
  • Former: Soraya Haas - Chief (2020) — Operation Officer
  • Former: Matthew Holford (2019) — Chief Technology Officer
  • Former: Morgan Rich (2019) — Senior Software Engineer
  • Former: Sena Heydari (2019) — Data Engineer
  • Former: Soraya Haas (2019) — Chief Operation Officer

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

Denora Getachew — Chief Executive Officer: $244KDenora GetachewChief Executive Officer$244KDavid Crusoe — VP, Product & Engineering: $178KDavid CrusoeVP, Product & Engineering$178KKeely Yednock — VP, Programming & Impact: $172KKeely YednockVP, Programming & Impact$172KKatie Prybylski — VP, Development: $169KKatie PrybylskiVP, Development$169KMax Steinman — VP, Communications & Marketing: $163KMax SteinmanVP, Communications & Marketing$163KAshley McPherson — Director, Programs: $126KAshley McPhersonDirector, Programs$126KSahil Gupta — Data Engineer: $126KSahil GuptaData Engineer$126KYasmine Mahdavi — Director, Development & Impact: $121KYasmine MahdaviDirector, Development & Impact$121K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $244K, to Denora Getachew (Chief Executive Officer). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Do Something Inc

How large is Do Something Inc?

Do Something Inc reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What is Do Something Inc?

Do Something Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in New York, NY. It holds $3.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Do Something Inc operate?

Do Something Inc has awarded grants in California, Connecticut, New York.

What is Do Something Inc's EIN?

Do Something Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3720473. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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