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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$146,358
Total expenses
$166,437
Contributions and grants received
$94,939
Grants paid
$7,500
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,479
Other revenue
$46,940
Total assets, end of year
$343,287
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$343,287
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$80,154
Management and general expenses
$81,206
Fundraising expenses
$5,077
Program service expenses (Part III)
$80,154

Program services were 48.2% 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

    $94,939

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,479 · excluded $4,479

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $46,940 · related or exempt $46,940

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $46,940

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,500 · program services $7,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $10,000 · program services $2,800 · management and general $6,300 · fundraising $900

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $44,240 · program services $12,387 · management and general $27,871 · fundraising $3,982

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,164 · program services $606 · management and general $1,363 · fundraising $195

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,900 · management and general $5,900

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,853 · management and general $12,853

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $53,202 · program services $46,000 · management and general $7,202

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,944 · program services $1,488 · management and general $5,456

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,872 · management and general $4,872

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,463 · program services $1,463

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,094 · management and general $3,094

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $6,660 · program services $6,660

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $5,696 · program services $1,250 · management and general $4,446

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES

    total $1,005 · management and general $1,005

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $844 · management and general $844

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,919 · end of year $1,511

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $28,886 · end of year $30,923

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $137 · end of year $137

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

    $14,656

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

    $14,656

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $323,428 · end of year $310,716

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $342,210 · end of year $337,627

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,160 · end of year $5,660

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE FOUNDATION RAISES NATIONAL AWARENESS ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION CRISIS AND IMPACT ON OUR NATION'S YOUTH, ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY. OUR EFFORTS ARE PRIMARILY DIRECTED TO DEVELOPING, SUPPORTING AND ENHANCING THE NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM AS A SOLUTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE NGYF SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM (NGYCP) AND ADVOCATES ON ITS BEHALF. JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS, NGYCP PROVIDES A 17-MONTH RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, INCLUDING A 22-WEEK LONG RESIDENTIAL PHASE, FOR HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE ACADEMIC TRAINING LEADING TO CREDIT RECOVERY, A GED, OR A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS.THE FOUNDATION'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAM INCLUDE RAISING NATIONAL AWARENESS ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION CRISIS AND THE NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE SOLUTION; ADVOCATING TO STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS FOR FUNDING AND SUPPORT, IN COORDINATION WITH STATE FOUNDATIONS; SOLICITING PARTNERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY AND POST-GRADUATION PERFORMANCE; AND ENSURING MEASUREMENT OF THE PROGRAM'S IMPACT, EFFECTIVENESS AND COST/BENEFIT RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT.

  • AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY: NGYF EXECUTES AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN THROUGH LOCAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE DROPOUT PROBLEM AND THE SUCCESS CHALLENGE IS EXPERIENCING IN COMBATING THE ISSUE. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ENGAGING LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA, AND MAKING SURE LAWMAKERS AND DECISION MAKERS ARE AWARE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $34,896

  • ALUMNI RELATIONS

    Expenses $1,393

  • CAREER READINESS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES BRING TOGETHER A NETWORK OF SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS THAT PROVIDES SKILLS TRAINING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, JOB PLACEMENT, SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AND ACCESS TO TECHNICAL PROGRAMS DIRECTLY TO CHALLENGE GRADUATES TO PREPARE THEM TO MEET THE GROWING DEMANDS OF THE WORKFORCE.

    Expenses $9,668 · Grants $7,500

  • OTHER PROGRAMS

    Expenses $34,197

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Gen Craig McKinley Ret

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Christopher Jehn

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lt Gen John B Conaway Ret

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Mg Errol Schwartz Ret

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mg Marty Umbarger Ret

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Jim Mazziotti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Clare Wherley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Maj Gen Ed Tonini

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Bg K Edward Brandt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Mg Francis Vavala

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Gen Frank Grass

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Mg James Begley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Colt Balok

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Maj Gen Ondra Berry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Brig Gen Allyson Solomon

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $10,000
    From this org
    $10,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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
23 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503589349300005

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