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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by YOUTHCAST MEDIA GROUP INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$528,714
Total expenses
$613,367
Contributions and grants received
$536,565
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,662
Other revenue
-$10,513
Total assets, end of year
$179,591
Total liabilities, end of year
$82
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$179,509
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$427,349
Management and general expenses
$125,890
Fundraising expenses
$60,128
Program service expenses (Part III)
$427,349

Program services were 69.7% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $33,657

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $502,908

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,754 · excluded $3,754

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $1,092

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$1,092

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,092 · excluded -$1,092

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $33,657

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $10,513

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$10,513 · excluded -$10,513

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $129,534 · program services $86,788 · management and general $16,839 · fundraising $25,907

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $267,509 · program services $195,281 · management and general $50,827 · fundraising $21,401

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $34,256 · program services $24,322 · management and general $5,823 · fundraising $4,111

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,543 · management and general $16,543

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $39,731 · program services $17,520 · management and general $16,981 · fundraising $5,230

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $80 · program services $10 · management and general $70

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,971 · program services $93 · management and general $1,804 · fundraising $74

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,263 · program services $4,432 · management and general $1,868 · fundraising $2,963

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,673 · program services $12,567 · management and general $48 · fundraising $58

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $728 · management and general $728

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,732 · management and general $13,732

  • 24a · Other expenses: INSTRUCTORS/MENTOR EDIT

    total $55,824 · program services $55,824

  • 24b · Other expenses: STUDENT STIPENDS

    total $25,403 · program services $25,403

  • 24c · Other expenses: INTERNS

    total $3,230 · program services $3,230

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISC PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $1,879 · program services $1,879

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,011 · management and general $627 · fundraising $384

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $259,095 · end of year $170,817

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $950 · end of year $5,890

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

    $5,094

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

    $2,210

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,117 · end of year $2,884

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $82

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,266 · end of year $77,847

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $221,896 · end of year $101,662

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

YOUTHCAST MEDIA GROUP (YMG) TEACHES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO PRODUCE MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM THAT HIGHLIGHTS SOLUTIONS TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY, WEALTH AND SOCIAL DISPARITIES WHERE THEY LIVE. IN DOING SO, THEY HARNESS THE POWER OF THEIR VOICES TO CREATIVELY REFLECT, ENGAGE AND EMPOWER THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEY ALSO INCREASE THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND THEIR AGENCY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO TRAIN DISADVANTAGED TEENS TO CREATE MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM ON HEALTH & SAFETY SOLUTIONS.

  • VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS/BOOT CAMPS: YMG CONDUCTS PAID TWO-WEEK BOOT CAMPS ON INTRODUCTION TO REPORTING AND WRITING AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR JOURNALISM, WITH GROUPS OF 12 OR MORE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE REPORTING AND WRITING "101" BOOT CAMP TEACHES THE BASICS OF NEWS WRITING. STUDENTS WORK IN GROUPS TO COMPLETE SHORT NEWS ARTICLES, WHICH WE PUBLISH ON OUR WEBSITE AND OFFER TO MEDIA OUTLETS THAT HAVE INCLUDED THE DC LINE AND BALTIMORE AFRO. YMG ALSO HOLDS VIRTUAL SIX-WEEK REPORTING AND WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR MORE EXPERIENCED STUDENT-JOURNALISTS, WHO WRITE FEATURE ARTICLES THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE MIAMI HERALD, BILLY PENN AND GO LATINO! MAGAZINE, AMONG OTHERS. IN SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING, STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO CREATE FACTUAL, GRAMMATICAL AND ENGAGING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS USING CANVA AND CAPCUT VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE. THESE ARE POSTED ON OUR SOCIAL CHANNELS AND ARE OFTEN SHARED FOR USE BY FUNDERS AND MEDIA OUTLETS PUBLISHING OUR ARTICLES.

    Expenses $214,495

  • IN-SCHOOL TRAINING: YMG INSTRUCTORS CONDUCT VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON REPORTING, WRITING AND SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, AFTER SCHOOL AND/OR DURING SCHOOL VACATIONS. STUDENTS ARE PAID FOR WORK THAT MEETS MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PUBLICATION. THESE ARTICLES HAVE RUN IN OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON BLADE AND BLACK NEWS AND VIEWS.

    Expenses $107,452

  • INDEPENDENT CONTENT CREATION: YMG STAFF AND CONTRACT JOURNALIST-INSTRUCTORS WORK INDEPENDENTLY (OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS, BOOT CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS) WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND COLLEGE INTERNS ON ARTICLES, VIDEOS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT. STUDENT PARTICIPANTS LEARN INTERVIEWING, GOOD WRITING AND OTHER USEFUL SKILLS FOR JOURNALISM AND OTHER FIELDS, SUCH AS CAPTION, HEADLINE AND PULL QUOTE WRITING, ALONG WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION, WEBSITE POSTING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. THESE ARTICLES HAVE RUN IN PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS AND USA TODAY. SOME COLLEGE INTERNS ALSO LEARN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT BY WORKING ON OUR OPERATIONS SIDE. STUDENTS IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS COVER THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH - SUCH AS ACCESS TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HEALTHY FOOD, ROAD SAFETY, PERSONAL FINANCE AND HEALTH EQUITY.

    Expenses $105,402

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Rosalyn Overstreet Gonzalezesq

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Danzell Bussey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • Anna Durand Kraus Esq

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • Marcy Oppenheimer MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • Carmen Ramos-Watson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • Myles Caggins III

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • Jonathan Adkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • Torine Creppy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • Dan D'Agostino

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jayne O'Donnell

    CEO & FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $125,000
    From this org
    $125,000
    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
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202521349349302742

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