Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$9,029,259

Total expenses

$8,094,998

Contributions and grants received

$8,993,154

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$26,288

Investment income

$7,494

Other revenue

$2,323

Total assets, end of year

$11,364,187

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,720,688

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$8,643,499

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$5,510,216

Management and general expenses

$2,010,280

Fundraising expenses

$574,502

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,510,216

Program services were 68.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• YOUTH RADIO DBA YR MEDIA PARTNERS PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS AND CONTENT CREATORS WITH YOUTH, MOSTLY IN UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, TO PRODUCE AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISM THAT REACHES AUDIENCES IN THE TENS OF MILLIONS ANNUALLY. YR MEDIA DISTRIBUTES DIGITAL AND BROADCAST CONTENT THROUGH OUTLETS INCLUDING THE HUFFINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES, MEDIUM, TEEN VOGUE, PBS, A RANGE OF LOCAL PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS AND NPR. YR MEDIA PRODUCES HIGH-IMPACT CONTENT ON A RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, JUVENILE JUSTICE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, ARTS/CULTURE AND SCIENCE, YR MEDIA'S CONTENT HAS WON MORE THAN 60 OF JOURNALISM'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS, INCLUDING TWO GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY AWARDS AND FOUR EDWARD R. MURROW AWARDS.ARTS PATHWAYYOUTH RADIO DBA YR MEDIA'S ARTS PATHWAY PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH DYNAMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK ALONGSIDE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TO LEARN AND CREATE MUSIC. YR MEDIA USES THE ARTS TO EXPAND THE EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPANTS, ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDE A BRIDGE TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT. THE WORK IS SHOWCASED THROUGH PLATFORMS INCLUDING DIGITAL, SOCIAL AND BROADCAST MEDIA, PERFORMANCE VENUES, GALLERY SPACES, MUSEUMS, AND NON-TRADITIONAL ART SPACES.

  Expenses $1,644,397 · Revenue $6,902

• DIGITAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONYOUTH RADIO DBA YR MEDIA EDUCATES 14-24 YEAR OLDS FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDER-RESOURCED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES IN AREAS INCLUDING MEDIA, MUSIC, AND TECHNOLOGY. YR MEDIA STUDENTS ENGAGE IN SIX MONTHS OF INTENSIVE MEDIA AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF TRAINING, STUDENTS SURVEY JOURNALISM, AUDIO/MUSIC PRODUCTION AND MULTIMEDIA SKILLS. STUDENTS WHO ADVANCE TO THE SECOND THREE MONTHS OF TRAINING, FOCUS ON A SINGLE TRACK FOR THE SESSION, AND GRADUATE WITH A FINAL PROJECT AND POLISHED RESUME. UPON COMPLETION OF SIX MONTHS OF PAID TRAINING, STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PAID INTERNSHIPS WITHIN ONE OF YR MEDIA'S PROGRAMS/DEPARTMENTS. INTERNS WORK ALONGSIDE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO POLISH THEIR SKILL SETS IN PRODUCTION, TECH AND ENGINEERING, MEDIA EDUCATION, OR ADMINISTRATION. WORKING TOGETHER, THEY HONE THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS. INTERNS ARE HIRED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS AND COMPLETE EITHER A THREE- OR SIX-MONTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. CURRENTLY, YR MEDIA PROVIDES MEDIA EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MORE THAN 250 YOUNG PEOPLE ANNUALLY.

  Expenses $2,499,981 · Revenue $11,394

• WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES (CASE MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH, ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT, AND NUTRITION). ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING: YR MEDIA HELPS STUDENTS REACH THEIR ACADEMIC AND CAREER GOALS THROUGH TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS, AND GUEST SPEAKERS. CASE MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: EVERY YR MEDIA PARTICIPANT HAS ACCESS TO MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS SUPPORT DESIGNED TO HELP THEM MANAGE CHALLENGES IN ALL AREAS OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT. BY PROVIDING WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND SUPPORTING THEM IN EXAMINING THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES, OUR PROCESS PROMOTES RESILIENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. CASE MANAGERS CONNECT YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXTERNAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT AS NEEDED, INCLUDING HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, LEGAL SUPPORT AND MORE.NUTRITION: YR MEDIA PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS. HISTORICALLY, DAILY SNACKS AND WEEKLY MEALS ARE SERVED AND THERE IS ALSO MOBILE PANTRY SUPPORT OFFERED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY.

  Expenses $1,365,838 · Revenue $7,992

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

25 October 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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