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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by YOUNG DISCIPLES.

Totals

Total revenue
$483,793
Total expenses
$601,621
Contributions and grants received
$479,043
Grants paid
$463,119
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$4,750
Total assets, end of year
$456,165
Total liabilities, end of year
$343,969
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$112,196
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$504,272
Management and general expenses
$97,349
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$504,272

Program services were 83.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $479,043

  • 11a · Other revenue: SALES

    total $4,750 · related or exempt $4,750

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,750

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $463,119 · program services $463,119

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $35,143 · program services $35,143

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,583 · program services $3,583

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,015 · management and general $4,015

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $949 · management and general $949

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $24,524 · management and general $24,524

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,880 · management and general $2,880

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,380 · management and general $27,380

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,709 · management and general $7,709

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,553 · management and general $1,553

  • 20 · Interest

    total $15,088 · management and general $15,088

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,226 · management and general $4,226

  • 24a · Other expenses: FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITY

    total $2,164 · program services $2,164

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $2,121 · management and general $2,121

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $1,862 · management and general $1,862

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL SERVICE FEE

    total $1,628 · management and general $1,628

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,677 · program services $263 · management and general $3,414

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $288,922 · end of year $42,044

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $69

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

    $444,514

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

    $30,462

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $414,052 · end of year $414,052

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $338 · end of year $9,049

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $318,969 · end of year $316,475

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $137,000 · end of year $18,445

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $246,667 · end of year $112,196

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

YOUNG DISCIPLES EXISTS TO RAISE A GENERATION OF FAITHFUL, CHRIST-CENTERED LEADERS WHO ARE EQUIPPED TO SHARE THE GOSPEL AND LIVE OUT THEIR CALLING WITH INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, AND PURPOSE. OUR MISSION IS TO EVANGELIZE, DISCIPLE, AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLEPARTICULARLY UNIVERSITY STUDENTSTHROUGH BIBLE STUDIES, MENTORSHIP, RETREATS, AND GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP. BY NURTURING SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND ENCOURAGING ACTIVE SERVICE IN LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES, WE AIM TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND IMPACT SOCIETY WITH THE HOPE AND LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST. YOUNG DISCIPLES PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING FAITH, FOSTERING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, AND MOBILIZING YOUNG BELIEVERS TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE IN TODAYS WORLD.

  • IN 2024, YOUNG DISCIPLES MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN EXPANDING ITS MINISTRY IMPACT ACROSS NORTH AMERICA BY: COMPLETING MAJOR RENOVATIONS AND LAUNCHING FULL OPERATIONS AT THE U.S. HEADQUARTERS IN FORT MORGAN, COLORADO A 132,000 SQ FT FACILITY THAT NOW SERVES AS THE CENTRAL TRAINING AND RETREAT HUB FOR NORTH AMERICA. THIS SPACE NOW HOSTS LEADERSHIP INTENSIVES, BIBLE RETREATS, AND MISSIONARY TRAINING. ESTABLISHING AND STRENGTHENING FELLOWSHIP CHAPTERS ACROSS MAJOR UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING UC BERKELEY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, AND WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS. THROUGH WEEKLY BIBLE STUDIES, ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP, AND CAMPUS EVANGELISM, HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS WERE REACHED AND DISCIPLED. HOSTING A NATIONWIDE SUMMER RETREAT, BRINGING TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY FOR A TIME OF SPIRITUAL RENEWAL, WORSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THE EVENT CULMINATED IN BAPTISMS AT NOTTINGHAM LAKE AND MARKED A DEFINING MOMENT FOR YOUNG LEADERS COMMITTING TO LIVES OF FAITH AND MISSION. THESE INITIATIVES COLLECTIVELY REINFORCED YDS VISION TO RAISE CHRIST-CENTERED LEADERS AND PROVIDED A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE MINISTRY GROWTH THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA.

    Expenses $504,272 · Grants $463,119

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Edward Shih

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Yuki Shi

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hao Li

    TREASURER

    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

  • HARVEST UNIVERSITY

    $349,119

    PROGRAM AID

  • WORLD OLIVET ASSEMBLY

    $59,290

    PROGRAM AID

  • OLIVET ACADEMY

    $30,000

    PROGRAM AID

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202513219349327481

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