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PURELEGACEE INC
Brooklyn, NY · EIN 833712849 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE I44 · Crime & Legal-Related · Small ($100K-$1M) · purelegacee.org
revenue
$826K
expenses
$932K
net assets
$-231K
employees
9
program ratio
43%
mission · from form 990

PureLegacee Inc (PLI) has a mission to serve young, system-impacted girls and gender-expansive youth by providing restorative services and programs that equip them with the tools to heal and thrive.

profile · synthesized from sources

PureLegacee Inc (PLI) serves young, system-impacted girls and gender-expansive youth by providing restorative programs that support healing, leadership development, and workforce readiness. Rooted in the lived experience of its founder, the organization offers trauma-informed training, mentorship, and paid internship opportunities. PLI operates primarily in New York, focusing on empowering individuals affected by incarceration, foster care, and systemic inequities.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $2K
    PURE LEGACEES VISION TO TRANSFORM THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM TACKLES THE ROOT CAUSES OF SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS WHILE UPLIFTING THE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES OF DIRECTLY IMPACTED YOUNG WOMEN AS HEALERS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS. PURE LEGACEE INC WORKS TO CHANGE JUDICIAL POLICIES BY ADVOCATING AGAINST LAWS THAT CRIMINALIZE CHILDREN. WE PARTNER WITH NATIONAL ADVOCATES, LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND DISTRICT OFFICIALS TO OBTAIN TOOLS TO MOBILIZE OUR BASE TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION. ALSO, WE PROVIDE A 12-MONTH ADVOCACY/COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND POLICY-DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, PREPARING OUR YOUTH TO ORGANIZE AGAINST SOCIAL INJUSTICES THAT AFFECT THEIR COMMUNITY. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS ARE PREPARED TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS, FOCUSING ON ISSUES THAT PERSONALLY MATTER.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Intern Leadership Program (ILP)
16-week paid workforce and leadership development program for young women and gender-expansive youth ages 18–24, combining restorative training with real-world internship placements
Mentor Training Program (MTP)
Year-long program that supports system-impacted youth in healing, self-discovery, and leadership development to prepare them as peer mentors
Operation Crown Adjuster (OCA)
8-month "Big Sister, Little Sister" mentorship program pairing MTP graduates with younger girls (ages 9–13) for bonding, field trips, and mutual growth
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Girls' Mentorship and Leadership Development 2 activities
    • Big Sister, Little Sister mentorship program
      Implements an 8-month mentorship program that pairs graduates of the Mentor Training Program (ages 17–24) with younger girls (ages 9–13) through structured bonding activities, field trips, and coaching to build confidence, resilience, and leadership in both mentors and mentees.
    • Mentor Training Program for young women and gender-expansive youth
      Operates a year-long, trauma-informed Mentor Training Program that equips young women and gender-expansive youth with conflict resolution, leadership, and life skills to become peer mentors through restorative practices.
  • Political Leadership Training for Underrepresented Groups 1 activity
    • Advocacy and community organizing training program
      Provides a 12-month training program in advocacy, community organizing, and policy development for system-impacted young women and gender-expansive youth, preparing them to lead grassroots campaigns on issues affecting their communities.
  • Youth Workforce Readiness Programs 1 activity
    • Paid Intern Leadership Program for workforce and leadership development
      Runs a 16-week paid internship and leadership development program for young women and gender-expansive youth aged 18–24 from communities affected by systemic inequities, including workforce training, professional development, and real-world internship placements with partner organizations.
  • Criminal Justice Policy Advocacy 1 activity
    • Policy advocacy to reform the criminal legal system
      Advocates for systemic change by opposing laws that criminalize children and promoting judicial policy reforms to transform the criminal legal system.
  • Foster Youth Transition Support 1 activity
    • Reentry and holistic support services for system-impacted women and girls
      Provides restorative services, reentry support, and advocacy to help system-impacted children and youth—particularly girls and gender-expansive youth—transition successfully into adulthood through trauma-informed care, coaching, and access to benefits.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$826K
Contributions & grants$826K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$932K
Program expenses43%
Admin / overhead43%
Fundraising14%
Salaries & benefits$334K
Grants paid out$33K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$104K
Cash$74K
Investments$0
Liabilities$334K
Net assets$-231K
Liquid reserves0.9 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +50.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 7
  • ANTOINETTE JONES — BOARD MEMBER
  • GOURI SADHWANI — BOARD CHAIR
  • KATE MASLOW — TREASURER
  • LANETTA HILL — BOARD MEMBER
  • LISA KIM — BOARD MEMBER
  • ROSLYN SMITH — BOARD MEMBER
  • TOPEKA SAM — VICE CHAIR
relationships · 7

Who they work with

  • District Officials Partner — Engages with district officials to influence judicial policies and support systems change.
  • Local Community-Based Organizations Partner — Partners with local community-based organizations to advance mission-driven initiatives and youth programming.
  • National Advocates Partner — Collaborates with national advocates to support policy advocacy and mobilization efforts.
  • Program Participant Partner — Individual who has participated in PureLegacee programs and provided testimonial support.
  • Reform Alliance Partner — Naquasia Pollard is a Reform Alliance Ambassador, indicating an organizational partnership or affiliation.
  • The New School Partner — Naquasia Pollard serves as an educator at The New School, indicating a professional affiliation or partnership.
  • partner organizations Partner — Host participants in paid internship placements and collaborate with PureLegacee to provide structured, skill-building work experiences.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Grassroots Youth Organizing for Systemic Change
    methodology: grassroots-youth_organizing
    By providing long-term training in advocacy, organizing, and policy development, we produce sustainable social change because equipping youth with skills and platforms enables them to lead effective, self-driven movements that transform systems from within.
  • Healing-Centered Leadership Development
    methodology: healing-centered_engagement
    By integrating trauma-informed healing with leadership training and peer mentorship, we produce personal growth and systemic change because healing and leadership are mutually reinforcing for system-impacted girls and gender-expansive youth.
  • Leadership Through Lived Experience
    methodology: lived-experience_leadership
    By centering the leadership of system-impacted girls and women, we produce authentic healing and social change because lived experience of incarceration and reentry creates credible, transformative leadership that drives community trust and systemic reform.