Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,345,400
- Total expenses
- $2,067,964
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,356,768
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $23,749
- Other revenue
- -$35,117
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,116,056
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $418,366
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,697,690
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,660,690
- Management and general expenses
- $208,455
- Fundraising expenses
- $198,819
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,660,690
Program services were 80.3% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,356,768
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,109,662
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3 · Investment income
total $23,749 · related or exempt $23,749
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,045,398
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$1,080,515
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$35,117 · excluded -$35,117
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $115,502 · program services $57,751 · management and general $23,100 · fundraising $34,651
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $920,336 · program services $873,552 · management and general $41,215 · fundraising $5,569
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $159,451 · program services $132,132 · management and general $26,896 · fundraising $423
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $85,093 · program services $74,122 · management and general $7,917 · fundraising $3,054
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $39,868 · fundraising $39,868
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,883 · program services $1,510 · management and general $3,179 · fundraising $2,194
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $91,986 · program services $81,550 · management and general $5,456 · fundraising $4,980
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17 · Travel
total $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $47,422 · program services $36,718 · management and general $10,704
-
23 · Insurance
total $10,983 · program services $6,144 · management and general $4,465 · fundraising $374
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24a · Other expenses: Operating lease expense
total $210,087 · program services $188,667 · management and general $10,710 · fundraising $10,710
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24b · Other expenses: Professional Fees
total $151,446 · program services $23,946 · management and general $57,783 · fundraising $69,717
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24c · Other expenses: Program expenses
total $129,180 · program services $109,522 · management and general $7,913 · fundraising $11,745
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24d · Other expenses: Technology
total $46,524 · program services $34,202 · management and general $6,756 · fundraising $5,566
-
24e · All other expenses
total $53,203 · program services $40,874 · management and general $2,361 · fundraising $9,968
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,234,105 · end of year $1,336,593
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $36,250 · end of year $195,180
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $84,345 · end of year $113,492
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $15,555 · end of year $8,575
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$236,180
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$130,293
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $124,722 · end of year $105,887
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $19,593 · end of year $28,861
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $458,084 · end of year $327,468
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $112,043 · end of year $80,805
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $449,516 · end of year $337,561
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,411,095 · end of year $1,697,690
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
LOST-N-FOUND YOUTH IS AN ATLANTA, GEORGIA BASED NONPROFIT (501C3) THAT EXISTS TO END HOMELESSNESS FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER (LGBTQ) AND ALL SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH.
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THRIFT STORE: THE CORPORATE OFFICES OF LNFY ARE LOCATED AT 2585 CHANTILLY DRIVE INSIDE OF THE LOST-N-FOUND THRIFT (THRIFT STORE) STORE. IN ADDITION TO CORPORATE OFFICES THE THRIFT STORE IS A DONATION CENTER AND SERVES AS THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR MANY VOLUNTEERS, DONORS AND CLIENTS. THE THRIFT STORE ALSO HOUSE SEVERAL OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO HOMELESS CLIENTS BY LNFY CLOTHING VOUCHERS: LNFY PROVIDES FREE CLOTHING AND SHOES TO ITS HOMELESS AND AT-RISK CLIENTS. WITH A VOUCHER FROM THE YOUTH CENTER LNFY CLIENTS SHOP FOR THE APPAREL OF THEIR CHOICE. APARTMENT PACKS: WHEN CLIENTS ARE READY TO MOVE INTO STABLE AND INDEPENDENT HOUSING ON THEIR OWN LNFY PROVIDES MANY OF THE START-UP ESSENTIALS NECESSARY FOR A NEW HOUSEHOLD. APARTMENT PACKS INCLUDE: -POTS & PANS - DISHES -TOWELS -SHEETS AND LINENS -BLANKETS & COMFORTERS -SMALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES -FURNITURE (BEDS, COUCHES, DINING TABLES AND CHAIRS ETC.) -SHAMPOOS, CONDITIONER, SOAP, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES -CLEANING SUPPLIES. JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED IN THE THRIFT STORE, TO GIVE YOUTH A SOURCE OF INCOME AND VALUABLE WORK SKILLS.
Expenses $763,282
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OUTREACH: THE LNFY STREET OUTREACH TEAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO HOMELESS LGBTQ+ YOUTH STILL LIVING ON THE STREET OR IN UNSTABLE HOUSING. THE STREET OUTREACH TEAM CONDUCTS OUTREACH TO UNSHELTERED HOMELESS YOUTH, TO LINK CLIENTS TO HOUSING OR OTHER NECESSARY SERVICES, AND PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT. DURING STREET OUTREACH THE STREET OUTREACH TEAM DISTRIBUTES WARM COATS, BLANKETS AND SLEEPING BAGS, SHELF STABLE FOOD PACKS, HYGIENE KITS, MASKS, AND INFORMATION ABOUT LNFY YOUTH CENTER. STREET OUTREACH VOLUNTEERS ALSO PROVIDE REFERRALS TO EMERGENCY HOUSING AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. YOUTH SERVICES HELPLINE: FOR MOST OF LNFY'S LGBTQ+ HOMELESS YOUTH CLIENTS THE HELPLINE IS THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT. HELPLINE COUNSELORS ASSESS AND TRIAGE YOUTH NEEDS, CREATE REFERRALS TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND INITIATE THE PROGRAMS INTAKE PROCESS. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION/CASE MANAGEMENT: LNFY CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH CLIENTS TO DEVELOP LONG TERM INDEPENDENCE PLANNING, AND REFERRAL PLANS. CASE MANAGERS ARE ALSO ABLE TO PROVIDE RENTAL AND UTILITIES ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT YOUTH IN INDEPENDENT HOUSING. THROUGH THE HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM LNFY HELPS CLIENTS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS TO MAINTAIN THEIR EXISTING HOUSING OR TRANSITION TO NEW PERMANENT HOUSING. THIS PROGRAM IS RELIANT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. RAPID REHOUSING: RAPID RE-HOUSING IS AN INTERVENTION DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES QUICKLY EXIT HOMELESSNESS AND RETURN TO PERMANENT HOUSING. RAPID RE-HOUSING ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS - LIKE EMPLOYMENT, INCOME, ABSENCE OF CRIMINAL RECORD, OR SOBRIETY - AND THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES PROVIDED ARE TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE HOUSEHOLD. LAUNDRY: HOMELESS YOUTH CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO LAUNDRY SERVICES LOCATED AT THE YOUTH CENTER. THE LAUNDRY ROOM IS EQUIPPED WITH WASHERS (2), DRYERS (2), FOLDING STATION, AND COMPLIMENTARY LAUNDRY SOAP. ANY REGISTERED LNFY CLIENT WITH A REFERRAL FROM A LNFY CASE MANAGER CAN BRING UP TO FOUR LOADS PER DAY TO WASH AT LNFY FOR ABSOLUTELY NO COST. BECAUSE THE LAUNDRY ROOM DOUBLES AS A BREAK ROOM FOR THE THRIFT STORE EMPLOYEES IT IS STOCKED WITH COFFEE, TEA, WATER AND PASTRIES FOR CLIENTS AND EMPLOYEES. SHOWERS: THE THRIFT STORE HOSTS THE DROP-IN CENTER, WHICH INCLUDES SHOWERS AVAILABLE TO YOUTH NOT IN THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. WITH A REFERRAL FROM AN LNFY CASE MANAGER, YOUTH HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, CLEAN, SHOWER FACILITIES, STOCKED WITH COMPLIMENTARY TOILETRIES AND CLEAN LINENS. FOOD PANTRY: MANAGED BY THE THRIFT STORE, LNFY MAINTAINS A 500 SQUARE FEET FOOD PANTRY WHICH SUPPLIES MOST OF THE FOOD SERVED AT THE YOUTH SERVICES CENTER, THE YOUTH HOUSE, AND DISTRIBUTED IN THE SHELF STABLE OUTREACH FOOD PACKS. WITH A REFERRAL FROM A CASE MANAGER OR AN APARTMENT PACK VOUCHER LNFY CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH STARTING PANTRIES FOR NEW STABLE AND INDEPENDENT HOMES.
Expenses $472,537
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EMERGENCY SERVICES: THE EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BE THE FIRST STEP IN THE CONTINUUM OF ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND ENABLE HOMELESS YOUTH AS THEY MOVE TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE AND STABLE HOUSING. EMERGENCY HOUSING: LOST-N-FOUND YOUTH PROVIDES THE EMERGENCY HOUSING PROGRAM TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE HOUSING NEEDS OF HOMELESS YOUTHS, UP TO 90 DAYS, OR UNTIL OUR CASE MANAGERS LOCATE A STABLE ALTERNATIVE LIVING ARRANGEMENT FOR THE CLIENT. DURING THE CLIENT'S TIME AT LOST-N-FOUND EMERGENCY HOUSE, YOUTH HAVE 3 SQUARE MEALS PER DAY, CLOTHING, AND THE RANGE OF SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THE LNFY YOUTH CENTER. WHILE IN THE 90-DAY EMERGENCY HOUSING PROGRAM; YOUTH ARE REQUIRED TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT, SAVE 60% OF THEIR EARNINGS, ABSTAIN FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, MEET TWICE PER WEEK WITH CASE MANAGERS, AND COMPLY WITH ALL CURFEWS AND RULES OF THE HOUSE. OUTSIDE EMERGENCY HOUSING: LGBTQ+ YOUTH REPRESENT THOUSANDS OF THE YOUTH LIVING ON THE STREETS IN ATLANTA. BECAUSE OF LIMITED SPACE IN LNFY'S HOUSING PROGRAM IT IS OFTEN NECESSARY TO HOUSE YOUTH IN OTHER FACILITIES UNTIL A BED BECOMES AVAILABLE IN THE YOUTH HOUSE OR IN A MORE LONG-TERM PARTNER FACILITY DEPENDING ON AVAILABLE FUNDS, LNFY WILL PAY FOR UP TO 1 MONTH OF HOUSING AT OUTSIDE SHELTERS WHILE CLIENTS WORK WITH CASE MANAGEMENT STAFF TO IDENTIFY MORE STABLE HOUSING. HOMELESS YOUTH SERVICES CENTER (YOUTH CENTER): THE YOUTH CENTER IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A SAFE HAVEN WHICH PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, LUNCH, DINNER, HYGIENE KITS, SHELF STABLE FOOD PACKS, CLOTHING VOUCHERS, LOST ID DOCUMENT ASSISTANCE, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LINKAGE TO HEALTHCARE, LINKAGE TO MENTAL HEALTHCARE, LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING, JOB READINESS TRAINING, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS THE YOUTH HOUSE (FOR OVERNIGHT SERVICES). LNFY ALSO PROVIDES SUPPLIES AND SERVICES RELATED TO COVID SAFETY. THE YOUTH CENTER ALLOWS YOUTH TO GET OFF THE STREETS FOR UP TO 12 HOURS PER DAY TAKE A BREAK FROM HOMELESSNESS. CLIENTS CAN REST, CHARGE THEIR PHONES, USE THE RESTROOM, USE THE INTERNET, HAVE A HOT CUP OF COFFEE OR TEA, AND TALK TO A STAFF MEMBER.
Expenses $424,871
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Melanea AlvarezMELANEA ALVAREZ
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $115,502
- From this org
- $115,502
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 60
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Kevin RyanKEVIN RYAN
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Carey SherrellCAREY SHERRELL
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Roger RutkowskiROGER RUTKOWSKI
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Herbert BrownHERBERT BROWN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew GoodmanMATTHEW GOODMAN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Taylor Lauren MillerTAYLOR LAUREN MILLER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Patrick L RaberDR PATRICK L RABER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Donald W SmithDR DONALD W SMITH
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica WeinsteinJESSICA WEINSTEIN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513189349306431
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