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MAKING WAVES ACADEMY

RICHMOND, CAEIN: 20-8967421Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

MAKING WAVES ACADEMY THE GOAL OF THE ACADEMY IS TO ADVANCE STUDENTS TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE OR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.

Local (City/County Level)
Direct Service Delivery
Youth/Teens (Ages 13-18)
Education & Awareness
K-12 Education
Children (Ages 0-12)
Higher Education Access
Education

Annual Revenue

$19,366,990

Known Funders

12

Grants Received

20

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2022$29,259,158$28,129,220$15,269,756
2021$27,331,193$26,024,225$9,802,840
2020$26,162,120$22,740,700$7,891,807
2019$23,033,799$24,399,217$6,099,100
2018$23,532,549$22,997,070$4,863,829
2017$19,366,990$19,282,862$4,129,011
2016$15,975,299$15,918,652$3,836,760
2015$14,389,775$13,859,202$3,692,908

Top Funders

$7,100,000 (2024)
$6,500,000 (2021)
$4,500,000 (2023)
$1,000,000 (2022)
$1,000,000 (2021)
$100,000 (2021)
$100,000 (2022)
$50,000 (2023)

Showing top 10 of 12 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2022 IRS 990 filing

A

ALTON B NELSON JR

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Officer
E

ELIZABETH MARTINEZ

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Key Employee
X

XIUSHI WEI

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Officer
D

DAMON EDWARDS

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Highest Compensated
K

KAREN SNIDER

DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

Highest Compensated
J

JEFF HAZEL

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Highest Compensated
A

ATHENA DRAPER

IT DIRECTOR

Highest Compensated
H

HUNG MAI

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Highest Compensated
A

ALICA KLEIN

PRESIDENT

Officer
A

ANA BARRON

SECRETARY

Officer

Showing 10 of 15 key personnel.

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