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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by YOUNG MASTERMINDS INITIATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$529,269
Total expenses
$397,860
Contributions and grants received
$529,269
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$413,719
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$413,719
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$397,860
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$397,860

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $100,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $429,269

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $6,000 · program services $6,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $95,000 · program services $95,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $45,985 · program services $45,985

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,336 · program services $11,336

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,803 · program services $2,803

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,651 · program services $2,651

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,838 · program services $3,838

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,487 · program services $7,487

  • 17 · Travel

    total $66,581 · program services $66,581

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,774 · program services $3,774

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,777 · program services $5,777

  • 24a · Other expenses: Rent

    total $16,060 · program services $16,060

  • 24b · Other expenses: Contractors

    total $109,365 · program services $109,365

  • 24c · Other expenses: Payroll Processing

    total $1,258 · program services $1,258

  • 24d · Other expenses: Programming Meals & Groce

    total $18,864 · program services $18,864

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,081 · program services $1,081

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $263,281 · end of year $391,507

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $2,212

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $20,000 · end of year $20,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,043

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $277,238 · end of year $413,719

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

Camping to Connect empowers young men of color to redefine their futures through transformative outdoor experiences that foster leadership, brotherhood, emotional growth, and environmental stewardship.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Provides mentoring wellness practices skillbuilding and leadership development experiences for young men through outdoor and communitybased programs that foster personal growth connection and purpose

  • Young Masterminds Initiative, Inc. DBA Camping to Connect addresses the youth loneliness epidemic through free, nature-based social- emotional learning and culturally responsive peer-mentorship for young men of color,ages 12 to 24, from underserved urban communities in New York City and the Denver/Front Range area.Programming includes weekend wilderness camping trips and single-day outdoor programs led by trained adult mentors, built around a Learn-Lead-Reflect model that builds emotional awareness, resilience, and belonging through structured group reflection and rotating peer leadership roles. All gear, transportation, meals, and instruction are provided at no cost to participants.

    Expenses $397,860 · Revenue $529,269

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Manuel Almonte

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $95,000
    From this org
    $95,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Andrew Isaacson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $18,000
    From this org
    $18,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Jamaal Weatherspoon

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Brandon Slaughter

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Jamian Polk

    Chair of Adv Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • David Lopez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Elizabeth Nunes Bacelar

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
10 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602229349301725

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