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← YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,132,925
Total expenses
$6,162,821
Contributions and grants received
$3,832,361
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,055,020
Investment income
$65,464
Other revenue
$180,080
Total assets, end of year
$6,847,128
Total liabilities, end of year
$277,519
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,569,609
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,506,226
Management and general expenses
$1,010,574
Fundraising expenses
$646,021
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,506,226

Program services were 73.1% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $668,800

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $800,738

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,362,823

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $1,055,020 · related or exempt $1,055,020

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $65,464 · excluded $65,464

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $201,300

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $668,800

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $159,465

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $41,835 · excluded $41,835

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $177,782

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $39,537

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $138,245 · excluded $138,245

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,065,486 · program services $572,122 · management and general $286,957 · fundraising $206,407

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,488,330 · program services $1,863,116 · management and general $321,006 · fundraising $304,208

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $54,566 · program services $39,135 · management and general $11,294 · fundraising $4,137

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $483,807 · program services $346,989 · management and general $100,142 · fundraising $36,676

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $253,686 · program services $173,174 · management and general $49,189 · fundraising $31,323

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $246,430 · program services $154,193 · management and general $48,987 · fundraising $43,250

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $83,597 · program services $54,256 · management and general $14,445 · fundraising $14,896

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $135,669 · program services $83,982 · management and general $48,375 · fundraising $3,312

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $334,105 · program services $313,592 · management and general $19,869 · fundraising $644

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $36,053 · program services $20,637 · management and general $14,337 · fundraising $1,079

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,415 · management and general $2,415

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $67,488 · program services $60,993 · management and general $6,495

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $127,045 · program services $76,022 · management and general $51,023

  • 24a · Other expenses: YOUTH RELATED SERVICES

    total $624,924 · program services $624,924

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $87,409 · program services $76,998 · management and general $10,411 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $53,659 · program services $32,189 · management and general $21,470

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $18,152 · program services $13,904 · management and general $4,159 · fundraising $89

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,270,781 · end of year $543,362

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $37,961 · end of year $39,110

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $95,353 · end of year $52,888

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,888,139

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $639,993

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,209,132 · end of year $1,248,146

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,115,783 · end of year $3,998,750

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $245,796

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,076,464 · end of year $719,076

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $154,218 · end of year $116,583

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,203,332 · end of year $50,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $138,239 · end of year $110,936

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,274,685 · end of year $6,323,813

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $35,000 · end of year $245,796

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ENGAGES UNDERSERVED YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION, MENTORING AND EMPLOYMENT READINESS PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP SKILLS AND STRENGTHEN TIES TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $4,506,226 · Revenue $4,396,363

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Suzanne Rusovich

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lynne Burkart

    CO-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Benjamin Allen

    CO-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Franchesca Lorio

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Calvin Johnson

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gretchen Chase

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth Boh

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Scot Craig

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kate Dekay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Donna Derokey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Megan Eustis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Louis Bartels

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amanda Hammack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laura Politz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joe Giarrusso

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Emily Arata

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jackie Wiell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelly Walker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anderson Baker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Meredith Hale-Griffin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shelley Massengale

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Deanna Rodriguez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Melissa Sawyer

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $458,538
    From this org
    $444,174
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,364
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,174
    Bonus
    $250,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,550
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,814
    Filer's total
    $458,538
  • Harold Howard

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $117,245
    From this org
    $117,245
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • Darrin McCall

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $131,277
    From this org
    $131,277
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • James Melohn

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $126,989
    From this org
    $126,989
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • Jerome Jupiter

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $125,843
    From this org
    $125,843
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

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

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J: PART I, LINE 3
THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD CONDUCT AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND REVIEW THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S SALARY AT THIS TIME. THE PRESIDENT PRESENTS THE EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION REVIEW (WHICH INCLUDES LOOKING AT THE COMPENSATION OF CEOS FOR COMPARABLY SIZED NON-PROFITS) TO THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD (WHICH CONSISTS OF ALL OFFICERS OF THE BOARD : PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENTS, TREASURER AND SECRETARY). A PROPOSED CHANGE IN COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MUST BE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. IN 2025, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED A ONE-TIME BONUS TO THE FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN RECOGNITION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY. THIS AWARD REFLECTED THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S LEADERSHIP, LONG-TERM SERVICE, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S SUSTAINED SUCCESS AND GROWTH. THIS BONUS WAS FUNDED BY UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS AND DID NOT USE ANY GOVERNMENT, DONOR-RESTRICTED, OR PROGRAM-RESTRICTED FUNDS.

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
2024
Filed
24 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513589349300106

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