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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by YOUTH PASSAGEWAYS.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,127,161
Total expenses
$3,244,024
Contributions and grants received
$2,845,350
Grants paid
$1,414,124
Program service revenue
$280,544
Investment income
$1,267
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,061,756
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,061,756
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,676,161
Management and general expenses
$427,284
Fundraising expenses
$140,579
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,675,161

Program services were 82.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,845,350

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Educational support services Other schools and instruction

    total $280,544 · related or exempt $280,544 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,267 · related or exempt $1,267 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $592,986 · program services $592,986

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $821,138 · program services $821,138

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $445,938 · program services $288,131 · management and general $126,245 · fundraising $31,562

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $688,718 · program services $425,000 · management and general $175,000 · fundraising $88,718

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,097 · program services $15,000 · management and general $1,097 · fundraising $10,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $48,930 · program services $25,000 · management and general $23,930 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,716 · program services $5,000 · management and general $2,500 · fundraising $2,216

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $28,633 · program services $28,633 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $213,083 · program services $150,000 · management and general $55,000 · fundraising $8,083

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $19,353 · program services $19,353 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,844 · program services $4,844 · management and general $4,000 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Various Expenses related to affiliated program support for sponsored organizations

    total $331,971 · program services $300,000 · management and general $31,971 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Compliance

    total $3,052 · program services $0 · management and general $3,052 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bank Fees

    total $2,554 · program services $0 · management and general $2,554 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Postage & Mailing

    total $1,935 · program services $0 · management and general $1,935 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,076 · program services $1,076 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,178,619 · end of year $1,061,756

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,178,619 · end of year $1,061,756

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The mission of Restoring Lifeways was to build a network of material interpersonal and spiritual support around leaders and communities practicing both traditional and emergent forms of cultural healing and regeneration.

  • The primary activity of Restoring Lifeways is fiscal sponsorship Restoring Lifeways RL serves as an interface with governmental and philanthropic entities for an individual or projects work accepting and administering funds in collaboration with them. Fiscal sponsorship at RL gives individuals and groups a 501c3 non-profit home allowing them to focus on their work while RL helps to manage financial HR and legal elements. This helps give projects the room they need to make their impact on the world. We see ourselves as partners with the organizations we support and our interactions with our projects go far beyond the transactional. We recognize and honor the sovereignty of our fiscal sponsors many of whom come from and are serving communities that have been subjected to historical and ongoing systems of subjugation disempowerment and oppression. We design our services to remove barriers build trust and partnership uplift traditional Indigenous knowledge and practices and contribute to healing justice and liberation. RLs fiscally sponsored projects have access to an array of services provided at a lower or more flexible cost than would be possible for these projects on their own. All fiscally sponsored projects at RL have a mission-aligned focus on supporting youth on their journey into healthy adulthood. We also partnered with a donor advised fund to distribute grants to a cohort of charitable exempt organizations.

    Expenses $2,392,601 · Grants $1,414,124 · Revenue $281,811

  • Restoring Lifeways will also sponsor conferences retreats and gatherings approximately 12 per year initially throughout the United States on topics related to cultural regeneration its efficacy and importance as part of comprehensive youth and community development efforts. These gatherings varying in size depending on specific outcomes and organizational capacity will both seek to provide training and educational experiences for participants as well as provide an opportunity to cultivate broader public awareness through engagement with the general public in the locale in which they are held. These are and will be funded through individual donations foundation grants and gathering fees. These activities are and will be funded through individual donations fees for service and foundation grants. They are accomplished by W2 staff and a roster of 1099 contractors.

    Expenses $167,060

  • Through education and partnership we are weaving a more resourced and interconnected network of relations between our fiscal sponsees grantees and collaborators. We serve as a hub for resources information and wisdom-flow between different parts of our network. This includes: Network gatherings workshops and online education and training opportunities Media that supports and spreads the word about culturally rooted ceremonial practices from our partners promoting cross cultural protocols dismantling oppressive systems and paradigms and re-indigenizing cultural practices and ceremonies Connecting practitioners with each other and to our web of culture builders through our Education and Consulting Directory Mutual aid and resource redistribution including our Resilience and Reparations Funds Relational tending and web-weaving across our network to support a more interconnected network of relations

    Expenses $115,500

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dane Zahorsky

    Co-Director

    Total calculated
    $111,977
    From this org
    $111,977
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ashanti Branch

    Director - Ever Forward Club

    Total calculated
    $124,999
    From this org
    $124,999
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202522869349300002

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