Kr8tiv Justiceinc

What it reported doing in 2025

KR8TIV Justice delivers a coordinated portfolio of programs designed to move participants from early exposure to skill development, portfolio creation, and career pathway access. During the reporting year, the organization focused on launching and piloting NextGen News, a youth media and storytelling initiative. This pilot served as the foundation for the organization's broader creative workforce development model, which is designed to expand into additional initiatives focused on film production, performance, and career pathway development in future years. NextGen News is a youth journalism and digital storytelling fellowship serving high school students from diverse communities. During the reporting year, 25 participants engaged in hands-on training in interviewing, research, media literacy, and multimedia production. Participants produced original reporting projects and developed digital portfolios aligned with industry practices. Outcomes included measurable growth across key skill areas, with 85% improving literacy and written communication, 92% strengthening storytelling and editing skills, and 90% reporting increased confidence in public speaking. 6IXAM is a youth leadership and wellness program that engages middle and high school students through structured early-morning athletic training and mentorship. During the reporting year, 40 participants engaged in consistent physical conditioning, team-based activities, and guided leadership development. The program reinforces discipline, accountability, teamwork, and goal-setting behaviors while promoting positive routines and healthy lifestyles. Encore: Truth Behind the Silence is a prevention-focused education initiative designed to increase awareness of exploitation risks and strengthen protective decision-making among youth. The program combines social-impact film screenings with facilitated workshops and guided discussion. During the reporting year, Encore reached approximately 1,000 youth and community members through school and community-based programming. Participants demonstrated increased awareness of risk factors and improved confidence in identifying unsafe situations and making informed decisions. The Director's Table is a workforce development and film production program that provides emerging filmmakers ages 18-24 with paid, hands-on experience in professional production environments. Participants engage in all phases of production, including pre-production planning, on-set roles, and post-production. Interns gain exposure to multiple departments and develop both technical skills and transferable workforce competencies, including communication, collaboration, and project execution. Interns are compensated for their participation, reinforcing the program's commitment to equitable access and real workforce experience. On Location is a structured documentary filmmaking fellowship that provides undergraduate students with hands-on experience in real-world film production. Participants engage in all phases of the documentary process, including research, pre-production, field production, and post-production, while working in collaborative teams and receiving mentorship from experienced filmmakers. The program builds technical skills, strengthens storytelling and communication, and prepares participants for workforce pathways in film, media, and related industries. with hands-on experience in real-world film production. Participants engage in all phases of the documentary process, including research, pre-production, field production, and post-production, while working in collaborative teams and receiving mentorship from experienced filmmakers. The program builds technical skills, strengthens storytelling and communication, and prepares participants for workforce pathways in film, media, and related industries.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 67%; rating input score 67
• Program expense ratio: 76.3%; rating input score 76
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 12.2%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 198.6% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 198.6% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 196.2% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings