Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,280,432
- Total expenses
- $2,080,490
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,003,304
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $59,755
- Other revenue
- $217,373
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,154,529
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $61,090
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,093,439
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,499,174
- Management and general expenses
- $147,149
- Fundraising expenses
- $434,167
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,499,174
Program services were 72.1% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,003,304
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$20,769
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3 · Investment income
total $59,755 · excluded $59,755
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$197,895
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$61,513
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $136,382 · excluded $136,382
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11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS
total $80,991 · excluded $80,991
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11e · Other revenue, total
$80,991
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,185,180 · program services $844,355 · management and general $91,506 · fundraising $249,319
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $32,280 · program services $23,052 · management and general $2,432 · fundraising $6,796
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $134,938 · program services $96,364 · management and general $10,167 · fundraising $28,407
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $83,818 · program services $59,857 · management and general $6,315 · fundraising $17,646
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11g · Fees: other
total $144,616 · program services $62,080 · management and general $15,485 · fundraising $67,051
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13 · Office expenses
total $56,594 · program services $43,451 · management and general $3,464 · fundraising $9,679
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14 · Information technology
total $39,839 · program services $32,081 · management and general $1,794 · fundraising $5,964
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16 · Occupancy
total $80,610 · program services $57,566 · management and general $6,074 · fundraising $16,970
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17 · Travel
total $9,957 · program services $7,111 · management and general $750 · fundraising $2,096
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $59,071 · program services $30,884 · management and general $3,033 · fundraising $25,154
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $23,474 · program services $16,763 · management and general $4,942 · fundraising $1,769
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24a · Other expenses: SCHOLARSHIP/TUITION
total $117,411 · program services $117,411
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24b · Other expenses: MENTOR/MENTEE SUPPORT
total $108,852 · program services $104,349 · management and general $1,187 · fundraising $3,316
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24c · Other expenses: BENEVOLENCE
total $3,623 · program services $3,623
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24d · Other expenses: RESOURCE MATERIALS
total $227 · program services $227
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $327,392 · end of year $340,616
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $851,426 · end of year $565,851
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $21,966 · end of year $23,025
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,573,245
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$517,746
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $647,635 · end of year $1,055,499
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,042,255 · end of year $1,159,308
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $13,075 · end of year $9,280
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,206 · end of year $950
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $71,107 · end of year $51,810
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $13,075 · end of year $9,280
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,811,773 · end of year $3,083,439
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $10,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SAVE OUR YOUTH IS A TRANSFORMATIVE ONE-TO-ONE YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM DEDICATED TO ERADICATING VARIOUS FORMS OF POVERTY-FINANCIAL, EMOTIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND RELATIONAL-AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE DENVER METRO AREA. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH THROUGH CONSISTENT, SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT FOSTER PERSONAL GROWTH AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS. WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORING, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AIMING TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITY. BY CULTIVATING A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE STRIVE TO INSPIRE HOPE, RESILIENCE, AND POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF THE YOUTH WE SERVE. SAVE OUR YOUTH IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A BRIGHTER, MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL YOUNG INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SAVE OUR YOUTH CONNECTS YOUNG PEOPLE TO HOPE THROUGH LONG-TERM MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS. OUR VISION IS TO SEE A WORLD WHERE EVERY YOUNG PERSON EMBRACES THEIR GOD-GIVEN WORTH.
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IN 2024, SAVE OUR YOUTH PROVIDED TRANSFORMATIVE MENTORING SERVICES TO 291 YOUNG INDIVIDUALS IN THE DENVER METRO AREA, FACILITATING 93 NEW MENTOR- MENTEE MATCHES (13.4% GROWTH). OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MENTORING, INFORMED BY RESEARCH FROM MENTOR.ORG, IS YIELDING SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE OUTCOMES. MENTORED YOUTH ARE 55% MORE LIKELY TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE, 52% LESS LIKELY TO SKIP SCHOOL, 78% MORE LIKELY TO VOLUNTEER REGULARLY, AND 130% MORE LIKELY TO HOLD LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THIS IMPACTFUL INVESTMENT IS UNDERSCORED BY DATA SHOWING THAT EVERY DOLLAR ALLOCATED TO QUALITY YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS YIELDS A 3 RETURN IN SOCIETAL BENEFITS (SOURCE: THE MENTORING EFFECT, 2014). ADDITIONALLY, SAVE OUR YOUTH BOASTS A COMMENDABLE 72% ON- TIME HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE, WITH AN AVERAGE MATCH LENGTH OF 50.9 MONTHS. 70% OF MENTEES WHO INITIALLY REPORTED FEELING LONELINESS NO LONGER REPORT FEELING LONELY. THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, WE ENSURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVE THE EMOTIONAL, ACADEMIC, AND RESOURCE SUPPORT NECESSARY FOR GENERATIONAL TRANSFORMATION.
Expenses $1,499,174
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Sarah AndersonSARAH ANDERSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Russel DainsRUSSEL DAINS
PRESIDENT/CE
- Total calculated
- $138,952
- From this org
- $129,746
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,206
- Hours/week
- 40
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Shannon DreyfussSHANNON DREYFUSS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Peter HortsmanPETER HORTSMAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Sarah JulianelleSARAH JULIANELLE
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Matt ManningMATT MANNING
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Cheryl Mendez-EllisCHERYL MENDEZ-ELLIS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Matthew MisegadisMATTHEW MISEGADIS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Kirk RobertsKIRK ROBERTS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Jeffrey ShepardJEFFREY SHEPARD
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Don KernsDON KERNS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $100,211
- From this org
- $89,610
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,601
- Hours/week
- 40
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Marianne VerdecchioMARIANNE VERDECCHIO
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $61,489
- From this org
- $45,606
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,883
- 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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 2 June 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202531679349301438
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