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← YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SOURCE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SOURCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,272,309
Total expenses
$1,181,835
Contributions and grants received
$1,238,031
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$34,278
Total assets, end of year
$309,753
Total liabilities, end of year
$153,962
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$155,791
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,117,049
Management and general expenses
$64,786
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,117,049

Program services were 94.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $966,651

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $271,380

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $12,900

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $47,457

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $19,126

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $28,331 · excluded $28,331

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $5,947 · related or exempt $5,947

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,947

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $65,975 · program services $64,251 · management and general $1,724

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $584,933 · program services $569,649 · management and general $15,284

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $51,347 · program services $50,013 · management and general $1,334

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $28,414 · program services $24,290 · management and general $4,124

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $94,884 · program services $92,454 · management and general $2,430

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,414 · program services $19,340 · management and general $4,074

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $34,874 · program services $29,640 · management and general $5,234

  • 17 · Travel

    total $47,063 · program services $47,063

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,288 · program services $2,027 · management and general $261

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,400 · management and general $6,400

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,813 · management and general $4,813

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,142 · program services $12,869 · management and general $2,273

  • 24a · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT SUPPORT AND

    total $74,012 · program services $70,342 · management and general $3,670

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $51,451 · program services $50,350 · management and general $1,101

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $48,228 · program services $48,138 · management and general $90

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $20,044 · program services $19,561 · management and general $483

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $28,553 · program services $17,062 · management and general $11,491

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $47,618 · end of year $18,608

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $138,816 · end of year $225,966

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,045 · end of year $29,312

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

    $47,062

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

    $38,805

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,994 · end of year $8,257

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $50,051 · end of year $27,610

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $29,882 · end of year $39,725

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $88,532 · end of year $33,727

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $49,758 · end of year $49,366

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $51,185 · end of year $31,144

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $43,660 · end of year $150,284

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,507 · end of year $5,507

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

YES 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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SOURCE (YES) IS A NON-PROFIT AGENCY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORTS TO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, YES EQUIPS YOUTH AND FAMILIES WITH THE TOOLS YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO REACH SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD.

  • DRUG FREE CECIL YOUTH COALITION- MORE THAN 35 STUDENT LEADERS RECEIVED MONTHLY TRAINING FROM YES AND USED THAT LEADERSHIP TO DIRECT THEIR SCHOOL BASED CLUBS IN ALL 5 PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. MORE THAN 5,000 YOUTH OPTED INTO PREVENTION ACTIVITIES RUN BY THE DRUG FREE CECIL YOUTH. MORE THAN 1,500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED OUR TRUNK OR TREAT/DRUG TAKE BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2024. MORE THAN 170 STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, WHERE THEY RECEIVED LEADERSHIP AND PREVENTION TRAINING OVER SEVERAL DAYS. IN THE SPRING OF 2024, A YOUTH PREVENTION RALLY WAS HELD AND MORE THAN 40 YOUTH TOOK TO THE STAGE TO SHARE PRESENTATIONS AND SHOW THEIR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $485,080

  • DISCONNECTED YOUTH (THE LEGACY PROGRAM) - ASSISTS YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGE OF 16 AND 24 YEARS OLD WHO HAVE NOT GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL OR GRADUATED AND ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND AND SUSTAIN EMPLOYMENT. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED GED ASSISTANCE, TRANSITIONAL LIFE SKILLS LESSONS, SOFT JOB SKILLS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR FUTURE. IN FY25, 89 REFERRALS WERE MADE TO THE LEGACY PROGRAMS. FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES WERE OFFERED AND COMPLETED THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH APGFCU. GED SEMINAR CLASSES WERE CONDUCTED ON WEDNESDAYS/THURSDAYS EACH WEEK IN-PERSON AND TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED. HIGHLIGHTS: 24 STUDENTS RECEIVED THANKSGIVING BASKETS AND 16 RECEIVED ANGEL TREE GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS. 20 CLIENTS COMPLETED THE PREPARE U MENTAL HEALTH CURRICULUM.

    Expenses $289,805

  • CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS (COIP) - COIP IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHILDREN 5-17 WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS OF PARENTAL INCARCERATION AND USES CASE MANAGEMENT, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND MEDIATION TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES DEALING WITH THE IMPACTS OF INCARCERATION. DURING FY25, 30 COIP CLIENTS WERE REFERRED, OVER 200 LIFESKILLS LESSONS ADMINISTERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 970 CONTACTS MADE WITH STUDENTS/FAMILIES, 98% OF CECIL COUNTY DETENTION CENTER PARTICIPANTS RATE THE NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM AS EXCELLENT. 84% OF PARENTS/GUARDIANS REPORT IMPROVED FAMILY STABILITY IN THE HOME, AS MEASURED BY THE YEAR-END SURVEY. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: 8 CLIENTS RECEIVED TURKEY BASKETS, SEVERAL CLIENTS REUNITED WITH THEIR PARENTS AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION, 7 CLIENTS RECEIVED GIFTS FROM ANGEL TREE, 7 CLIENTS RECEIVED FREE BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

    Expenses $100,594

  • IN FY25, THE STRIDE PROGRAM RECEIVED 33 REFERRALS. THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR REFERRAL WAS "TRUANCY/SCHOOL ISSUES" FOLLOWED BY "FAMILY ISSUES/CONFLICT". LIFE SKILLS LESSONS WERE ADMINISTERED TO STRIDE PARTICIPANTS AND 89% SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN OVERALL KNOWLEDGE WITH A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN DRUG RESISTANCE SKILLS.MY FAMILY MATTERS PARENTING WORKSHOPS WERE HELD AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND SERVED 74 FAMILIES. THE EVIDENCE BASED NURTURING PARENTING CURRICULUM WAS ALSO PROVIDED TO 159 DETAINEES AT THE CECIL COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, IN AN ONGOING EFFORT TO REDUCE CHILD MALTREATMENT RATES IN CECIL COUNTY.CAMP ACTIVATE PROVIDED 5 WEEKS FOR FREE SUMMER CAMP TO ALMOST 200 AT RISK STUDENTS AT 3 LOCATIONS. NUTRITION, SCIENCE AND SUBSTANCE PREVENTION LESSONS WERE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS.

    Expenses $241,570

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Cathie Lenhoff

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Merrick

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Adams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Lim

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joe Shephard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jack Schammel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Meffley

    BOARD MEMEBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William H Coutz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beth Creek

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $64,576
    From this org
    $64,576
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
26 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630919349301213

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