Love Quest Foundation
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Love Quest Foundation
EIN: 82-0681546
as of September 2024
as of September 09, 2024
Mission
LQF provides and promotes opportunities for youth, survivors, advocates, and community members to collaborate on projects that help break the silence surrounding domestic and dating violence and sexual assault, and to help heal those impacted by that trauma.
Ruling year
2018
Executive Director
Josayne Anderson-Tejera
Main address
PO BOX 242
GLENHAM, NY 12527 USA
EIN
82-0681546
Musical ensembles and groups
Youth development
Public affairs
Information and communications
Special population support
Population served
Students
Women and girls
Children and youth
NTEE code
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (O01)
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (W12)
Music Groups, Bands, Ensembles (A6C)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The miseducation of what love is and what it should feel like. We aim to eliminate the unfortunate consequences related to Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Teen Dating Violence by having the conversations that have been avoided for generations.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Annual Awareness and Prevention Campaign
Funds raised through our annual Awareness & Prevention campaigns benefit prevention programs including our alumni songwriters bootcamp. Original songs in relation to the founder's personal experiences (along with alumni) are created, recorded and released on iTunes/CDs in collaboration with producers and recording artists.
Adopt A Family: No Child Left Behind
Children of Alumni schools, universities and affiliates who are left behind, after their parent(s) were slain as the result of domestic violence are remembered during special occasions. Special occasions can include: a birthday, holiday, anniversary, milestone or etc.
Workshops
Our workshops (virtual and in-person) offer survivors tools to help identify and sustain successful friendships and relationships, improve self-awareness, and build healthy esteem.
What’s your love language?
Your story is worth telling!
Relate to me
Pardon me
Where we work
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of free participants on field trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Family relationships
Related Program
Annual Awareness and Prevention Campaign
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2020 COVID prevented in person field trips
Total number of fields trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Family relationships
Related Program
Annual Awareness and Prevention Campaign
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
COVID 19 limited the number of field trips we could take
Number of participants attending course/session/workshop
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Family relationships
Related Program
Annual Awareness and Prevention Campaign
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
COVID19 prevented our in person outreach to additional alumni organizations/settings. We moved to a virtual program so that is no longer a barrier.
Number of groups/individuals benefiting from tools/resources/education materials provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Family relationships
Related Program
Annual Awareness and Prevention Campaign
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Numbers refer to groups. Additional groups have been and will be added in 2021.
Number of groups brought together in a coalition/alliance/partnership
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Family relationships, Social and economic status
Related Program
Annual Awareness and Prevention Campaign
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of program/model/intervention innovations
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Family relationships
Related Program
Annual Awareness and Prevention Campaign
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of copies of work distributed/sold
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Young adults, Adolescents, Preteens, Multiracial people, People of African descent
Related Program
Annual Awareness and Prevention Campaign
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Our Annual Awareness and Prevention campaigns are sold digitally @Josaynemeant2be. We have sold hard copy CD's and USB's as vendors at Women Empowerment and Social Justice conference; COVID impacted.
Hours of expertise provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Family relationships, Social and economic status
Related Program
Annual Awareness and Prevention Campaign
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Ongoing metric where connections continue to build with one-on-one sessions, board advisory meetings and break out groups.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To eliminate the startling teen dating statistics of 1.5 million high school students and forty-three percent of college dating women as well as the 10 million annual victims of physical violence and one in five of sexual assault. To create alumni advocates that can bridge the gap between previous, current and future generations. Equipping students, survivors and communities with the tools they need to be both aware of warning signs and patterns so they can prevent themselves and others from being victims and/or future statistics.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Continue our outreach with our alumni partners.
Continue our advocacy with our alumni partners.
Continue to share our personal accounts to prevent the same types of violence from happening to others.
Continue to educate the community about what love is and what it is not.
Continue to provide advisory roles for alumni partners and new organizations.
Continue to create, safe, sister spaces to foster growth, independence and healing.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a strong, alumni network where we connect resources to those in need. We have advisors with professional backgrounds in order to implement our programs and resources.
We start at our very own alumni schools and organizations to directly give back and speak to participants who were once in our shoes.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
To date, we have launched our Alumni Songwriters Bootcamp. We provide advisory roles to other organizations dedicated to empowering trauma impacted women to live unshakeable. Our virtual curriculum will help us reach more people where our resources can be duplicated. Our continued advocacy allows us to use our voice for some who may not be ready and for those who have been permanently silenced as a result of domestic violence, sexual assault and teen dating violence.
Financials
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Love Quest Foundation
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: 2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
| Revenue | |
|---|---|
| Contributions, Grants, Gifts | $48,880 |
| Program Services | $0 |
| Membership Dues | $0 |
| Special Events | $0 |
| Other Revenue | $0 |
| Total Revenue | $48,880 |
| Expenses | |
|---|---|
| Program Services | $24,528 |
| Administration | $3,000 |
| Fundraising | $100 |
| Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
| Other Expenses | $1,200 |
| Total Expenses | $39,990 |
Love Quest Foundation
Balance sheetFiscal Year: 2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
| Assets | |
|---|---|
| Total Assets | $0 |
| Liabilities | |
|---|---|
| Total Liabilities | $0 |
| Fund balance (EOY) | |
|---|---|
| Net Assets | $0 |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Josayne Anderson-Tejera
Songwriter, alumni, and executive director of the Love Quest Foundation (LQF), Josayne believes music is a universal love language — it inspires, enlightens, and empowers.
Josayne experienced domestic violence and sexual assault in college, but began healing by penning her deepest feelings and experiences on paper and collaborating with musicians on the East and West Coast, putting some of her works to music. Her own journey inspired her to establish LQF to help young people navigate in their quest for love.
“I wished there’d been somewhere I could have gone to empower myself when I was going through it,” Josayne said. “So I wanted to do something to provide young people experiencing trauma an opportunity to express themselves creatively, learn to advocate for themselves, and help them grow in confidence. I wanted to be the answer to what I would tell my younger self to fill the void.”
She blended her passion for music with her desire to help people with similar experiences.
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Love Quest Foundation
Board of directorsas of 10/04/2024
Board of directors data
Josayne Anderson-Tejera
Jamai Leigh
Tiffany Anderson
Natalie Hunt
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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