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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by YOUNG AMERICANS CENTER FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,974,642
Total expenses
$3,376,499
Contributions and grants received
$1,775,657
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,063,272
Investment income
$66,661
Other revenue
$69,052
Total assets, end of year
$3,759,168
Total liabilities, end of year
$279,729
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,479,439
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,598,618
Management and general expenses
$400,906
Fundraising expenses
$376,975
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,598,618

Program services were 77.0% 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

    $199,538

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $395,951

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $84,013

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,096,155

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,569

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $1,053,272 · related or exempt $1,053,272

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM CONSULTING FEES

    total $10,000 · related or exempt $10,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $66,661 · excluded $66,661

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $25,000 · excluded $25,000

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $44,052

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $44,052

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $44,052 · related or exempt $44,052

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $138,746

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

    $199,538

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $138,746

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $237,093 · program services $15,804 · management and general $173,878 · fundraising $47,411

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,714,596 · program services $1,389,007 · management and general $89,085 · fundraising $236,504

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $33,866 · program services $24,599 · management and general $4,332 · fundraising $4,935

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $219,172 · program services $186,841 · management and general $9,688 · fundraising $22,643

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $142,896 · program services $105,704 · management and general $16,925 · fundraising $20,267

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $442,155 · program services $334,187 · management and general $92,185 · fundraising $15,783

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $21,706 · program services $12,155 · fundraising $9,551

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $329,969 · program services $320,880 · management and general $5,115 · fundraising $3,974

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $49,878 · program services $46,706 · management and general $3,172

  • 17 · Travel

    total $55,785 · program services $44,156 · management and general $3,369 · fundraising $8,260

  • 20 · Interest

    total $300 · program services $300

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $39,583 · program services $39,583

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,291 · program services $12,291

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

    total $66,740 · program services $55,936 · management and general $3,157 · fundraising $7,647

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISC. EXPENSE

    total $10,469 · program services $10,469

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,493,080 · end of year $855,014

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,743,072 · end of year $1,809,242

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $374,279 · end of year $238,794

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $94,067 · end of year $115,261

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $64,433 · end of year $89,672

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,570 · end of year $24,819

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

    $1,327,817

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

    $701,451

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $327,441 · end of year $626,366

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $83,949 · end of year $114,736

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $76,622 · end of year $85,427

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $70,075 · end of year $79,566

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,666,478 · end of year $3,151,680

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $214,818 · end of year $327,759

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

YOUNG AMERICANS CENTER FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING THE FINANCIAL LITERACY OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES AND HANDS-ON PROGRAMS PURPOSEFULLY DESIGNED TO ENABLE THEM TO PROSPER IN OUR FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. SINCE 1989, MORE THAN 926,700 YOUTH HAVE BENEFITED FROM THESE NONPROFIT PROGRAMS THAT BUILD LIFE SKILLS, WORK SKILLS, AND FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO DEVELOP FINANCIAL LITERACY OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES AND HANDS-ON PROGRAMS.

  • YOUNG AMERITOWNE IS A HANDS-ON PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES 5TH GRADERS FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT COLORADO TO OUR FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. THE THIRTY-SEVEN LESSON CURRICULUM TAUGHT IN THE SCHOOL BY THE TEACHER CULMINATES WHEN THE STUDENTS RUN A LIFE-LIKE TOWN OF UP TO 17 BUSINESSES FOR A DAY, BRINGING THEIR LEARNING TO LIFE AND EXPERIENCING FREE ENTERPRISE FIRST-HAND. PARTICIPATION: 31,384 DURING 2024.

    Expenses $1,291,805 · Revenue $619,799

  • INTERNATIONAL TOWNE IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE FINANCIAL REALITIES OF THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. AFTER WEEKS OF CLASSROOM LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES, THE STUDENTS-TURNED-WORLD-CITIZENS COME TO INTERNATIONAL TOWNE TO RUN THE SIXTEEN-COUNTRY WORLD FOR A DAY, EXPERIENCING THE ECONOMIC CONCEPTS OF GLOBAL TRADING, CURRENCY EXCHANGE, IMPORTING AND EXPORTING, AND CULTURAL VALUES. PARTICIPATION: 7,822 STUDENTS DURING 2024.

    Expenses $287,596 · Revenue $169,210

  • YOUNG AMERICANS CENTER FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION ALSO OFFERS A VARIETY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR YOUTHBIZ DIVISION. SERVING DENVER-AREA YOUTH AGES 11 TO 18 WITH TARGETED FOCUS ON THOSE FROM LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS, YOUTH LEARN THE FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENABLING THEM TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES AND TO DEVELOP PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT CREATE VALUE. YOUTHBIZ OFFERS TWO PROGRAMS, STARTUP AND OUT-OF-THE-BOX. STARTUP IS AN ENTRY LEVEL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TEACH YOUTH THE BASICS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP INCLUDING NEED IDENTIFICATION, PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS PITCH. YOUTHBIZ OUT-OF-THE-BOX TAKES STUDENTS FURTHER INTO THE PRODUCTION AND SALES CYCLES WITH REAL RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS OUR YOUTHBIZ MARKETPLACE. IN 2024 YOUTHBIZ EXTENDED ITS REACH BEYOND DENVER, BRINGING ITS VIBRANT MARKETPLACE TO COLORADO'S WESTERN SLOPES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, SERVING 3,616 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $468,786 · Revenue $22,272

  • THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTED A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMMING INCLUDING MONEY MATTERS CLASSES, TOURS AND PRESENTATIONS. RURAL YOUNG AMERICANS CENTER FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION, LLC IN WRAY, COLORADO OFFERS RURAL YOUNG AMERITOWNE TO SCHOOLS IN EASTERN COLORADO AND ACROSS THE BORDERS OF KANSAS AND NEBRASKA. STUDENTS ATTENDED RURAL YOUNG AMERICANS IN 2024. IN ADDITION, YOUNG AMERICANS CENTER FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION RUNS WEEKLY DAY CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. THEMES FOR THE CAMPS INCLUDE PERSONAL FINANCE AND BANKING, FREE ENTERPRISE, GLOBAL ECONOMICS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. SUMMER CAMP PARTICIPATION WAS 818 YOUTH IN 2024.

    Expenses $550,431 · Revenue $241,991

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Dustin Zvonek

    PRES. & CEO

    Total calculated
    $330,764
    From this org
    $105,392
    From related orgs
    $210,273
    Other
    $15,099
    Hours/week
    13.35 + 26.65 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $105,392 + $210,273 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,332 + $9,866 related
    Filer's total
    $120,491 + $210,273 related

  • Sue Euser

    VP ADMIN, SE

    Total calculated
    $154,792
    From this org
    $59,660
    From related orgs
    $76,186
    Other
    $18,946
    Hours/week
    38.88 + 1.12 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $59,660 + $76,186 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,946
    Filer's total
    $78,606 + $76,186 related

  • Erin Gardner Haas

    SVP FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $47,434
    From this org
    $15,796
    From related orgs
    $31,638
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    13.32 + 26.68 related

  • Lauren Brozinski

    CONTROLLER,T

    Total calculated
    $128,190
    From this org
    $37,568
    From related orgs
    $75,249
    Other
    $15,373
    Hours/week
    13.32 + 26.68 related

  • Gaddi Layden

    SVP STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $178,086
    From this org
    $52,363
    From related orgs
    $122,179
    Other
    $3,544
    Hours/week
    12 + 28 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $52,363 + $122,179 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,607 + $2,481 related
    Filer's total
    $55,907 + $122,179 related

  • Anna Leer

    VP OF PROGRA

    Total calculated
    $161,304
    From this org
    $133,363
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,941
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,363
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,941
    Filer's total
    $161,304

  • Amanda Krische

    VP OF PROGRA

    Total calculated
    $145,964
    From this org
    $124,348
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,616
    Hours/week
    40

  • Norm Franke

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Handcock

    VICE CHAIRMA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jonathan Rogers

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Francisco Garcia

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Craig Richardson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bill Owens

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Anschutz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris Becze

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephanie Bendrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Greg Blanchard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tamara Doi Beck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Adam Fiedor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Gersack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christopher Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bud Hollenkamp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charles Maguire

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Adam Ortman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jacob Payne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sean Pechan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bo Peretto

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lauren Schwartz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erin Simmons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Sterrett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Aubrey Thacker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paolo Villasenor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dan Sznewajs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Krista Rutz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • YOUNG AMERICANS BANK

    C CORP · BANK · CO

    Directly controlled by YOUNG AMER

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
30 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202543039349302634

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