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Generation You Employed Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 47-1073442 Website

Our mission is to transform education to employment systems to prepare, place, and support people into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible.

Generation You Employed Inc at a glance

In short: Generation You Employed Inc reported $6.8M in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$6,769,788 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-31.1% vs 2023
Total assets
$39,235,125
+23.7% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$31,427,071
+22.0% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$833,468
+12.0% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$24,617,756
-14.7% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Generation You Employed Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Washington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10MTotal only2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 Total only2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $675K (2022) to $9.8M (2023). In 2024 it reported $6.8M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Generation USA Inc Washington, DCProgrammatic Support$674,864
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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
2024$39,235,125$31,427,071$24,617,756$6,769,788Total only$833,468
2023$31,717,900$25,762,823$28,860,128$9,828,088Total only$744,396
2022$35,370,877$34,440,470$31,946,612$674,8641$39,460
2021$32,196,758$17,956,702$27,876,241$1,485,1361$306
2020$41,732,520$43,948,345$22,230,617$9,414,471Total only$8,973

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Generation You Employed Inc

Based on IRS filings

Generation You Employed Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $39.2M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $6.8M in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $833K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Generation You Employed Inc is led by Mona Mourshed, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 10 of 23 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Mona Mourshed

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $447K (2021) → $560K (2024)

  • Jeremy Fox

    Regional CEO & Apac

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $313K (2021) → $295K (2024)

  • Michael Halbye

    Chair

    Board Chair → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Kelley

    Director of Learner Engagement

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $196K (2022) → $168K (2024)

  • Anne-Marie Slaughter

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Corb

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maysa Jalbout

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Salah-Eddine Kandri

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott McKinley

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Kopp

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Siva Kumari

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Fayne-Levinson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Khurana

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Brakman-Reiser

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ali Jaffer

    Chief Operating Officer

    COO - Generation Global → Chief Operating Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $309K (2021) → $283K (2024)

  • Guli Ruzmetova

    Chief Financial Officer

    Global Director of Finance → Chief Financial Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $169K (2020) → $247K (2024)

  • Jennifer Sikes

    Chief Communication Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $189K (2020) → $214K (2024)

  • Kelly J. Cassaro

    Chief of Learning

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $196K (2020) → $265K (2024)

  • Bonni Theriault

    Chief Partnerships Officer

    Director of Employer Engagement → Director of Employer Engag, 2022

    Director of Employer Engag → Chief Partnerships Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $172K (2021) → $237K (2024)

  • Minh Huy Lai

    Regional COO & Europe

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $210K (2021) → $196K (2024)

  • Gillian McKenna

    Chief People Officer

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $218K (2022) → $218K (2024)

  • Kevin Steinberg

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Silber

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Dana Brakman Reiser (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Alexandra Hay-Plumb (2021–2022) — Chief Partnerships Officer
  • Former: Patrick G. Morton (2020–2021) — Regional COO Samea
  • Former: Gabriela Dos Santos Paranhos (2021) — Regional COO & Latin America
  • Former: Dana J. Lee (2020) — Regional Director Curricul
  • Former: Oluseto Adeyefa (2020) — Global Director of Human R
  • Former: Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka (2020) — Director
  • Former: Romina N. Piersanti (2020) — Regional Director Curricul
  • Former: Sean Segal (2020) — CEO - Generation Llc

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Mona Mourshed — President & CEO: $560KMona MourshedPresident & CEO$560KJeremy Fox — Regional CEO, Apac: $295KJeremy FoxRegional CEO, Apac$295KAli Jaffer — Chief Operating Officer: $283KAli JafferChief Operating Officer$283KKelly Cassaro — Chief of Learning: $265KKelly CassaroChief of Learning$265KGuli Ruzmetova — Chief Financial Officer: $247KGuli RuzmetovaChief Financial Officer$247KBonni Theriault — Chief Partnerships Officer: $237KBonni TheriaultChief Partnerships Officer$237KGillian McKenna — Chief People Officer: $218KGillian McKennaChief People Officer$218KJennifer Sikes — Chief Communication Officer: $214KJennifer SikesChief Communication Officer$214KMinh HUY Lai — Regional COO, Europe: $196KMinh HUY LaiRegional COO, Europe$196KKatherine Kelley — Director of Learner Engagement: $168KKatherine KelleyDirector of Learner Engagement$168K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $560K, to Mona Mourshed (President & CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Generation You Employed Inc

How much does Generation You Employed Inc give each year?

Generation You Employed Inc reported $6.8M in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it reported $9.8M in grants paid.

How large is Generation You Employed Inc?

Generation You Employed Inc reported $39.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $31.4M.

What is Generation You Employed Inc?

Generation You Employed Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Washington, DC. It holds $39.2M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Generation You Employed Inc operate?

Generation You Employed Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia.

What is Generation You Employed Inc's EIN?

Generation You Employed Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1073442. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 28, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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