Program areas at Do the Write Thing
the Texas Do the Write Thing challenge is both an educational and a youth anti-violence/anti-bullying program implemented in schools as a curriculum supplement. It is a writing competition directed to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who are asked to examine the effect violence has had on them, determine the causes, and propose solutions. the lesson plan (updated annually from real-life scenarios) provides for classroom discussion before writing begins. It is designed to facilitate critical thinking and foster a sense of personal responsibility. Each child who writes receives a certificate of recognition. More than 30,000 students from more than 15 schools in nine metropolitan areas in Texas submitted papers, with many more participating in classroom discussions. Volunteer readers from community groups evaluate each manuscript and select a boy and girl from each school as a "school finalist". Recognition ceremonies are conducted in each site to honor these students, their parents, teachers, principals and superintendents. From the finalists, one boy and one girl from each metropolitan area are selected as "national finalists". These students are invited to convene and participate in the recognition week in Washington dc. Events of the week include participating in workshops where they share their ideas about anti-violence and anti-bullying with other national finalists from around the country. A compilation of all of the national finalists' writings are presented to the library of contress.
Who funds Do the Write Thing
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Do the Write Thing
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Robert Eckels | President | $0 | 2024-03-14 |
Larry W Massey | Director and Treasure | $0 | 2023-08-31 |
Financials for Do the Write Thing
Revenues | FYE 08/2023 | FYE 08/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $103,444 | $106,824 | -3.2% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $103,444 | $106,824 | -3.2% |
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Data update history
August 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 12, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Strake Foundation May 7, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 21, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildrenCrime and law
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 5555 San Felipe Ste 500
- Houston, TX 77056
- Metro area
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Website URL
- dtwtx.org/Â
- Phone
- (713) 266-0110
IRS details
- EIN
- 20-1336966
- Fiscal year end
- August
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2004
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- I20: Crime Prevention
- NAICS code, primary
- 624110: Child and Youth Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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