Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,208,959
- Total expenses
- $3,180,164
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,804,240
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $348,635
- Investment income
- $42,660
- Other revenue
- $13,424
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,926,921
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $338,158
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,588,763
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,103,113
- Management and general expenses
- $760,347
- Fundraising expenses
- $316,704
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,103,113
Program services were 66.1% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$135,281
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$563,076
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,105,883
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2a · Program service revenue: PARTNER FEES
total $348,635 · related or exempt $348,635
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3 · Investment income
total $19,257 · excluded $19,257
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,510,618
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,487,215
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $23,403
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $23,403 · excluded $23,403
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$20,938
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$135,281
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$20,938
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $13,424 · excluded $13,424
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$13,424
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $563,720 · program services $431,112 · management and general $82,880 · fundraising $49,728
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,477,142 · program services $1,105,993 · management and general $174,269 · fundraising $196,880
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $57,934 · program services $36,780 · management and general $17,523 · fundraising $3,631
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $145,756 · program services $77,360 · management and general $61,542 · fundraising $6,854
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $174,397 · program services $110,717 · management and general $52,749 · fundraising $10,931
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $57,500 · program services $57,500
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $5,332 · management and general $5,332
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11g · Fees: other
total $267,030 · program services $7,710 · management and general $244,776 · fundraising $14,544
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13 · Office expenses
total $85,357 · program services $9,780 · management and general $74,108 · fundraising $1,469
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14 · Information technology
total $31,301 · program services $14,514 · management and general $10,540 · fundraising $6,247
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16 · Occupancy
total $163,309 · program services $133,064 · management and general $8,622 · fundraising $21,623
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17 · Travel
total $11,164 · program services $4,823 · management and general $6,187 · fundraising $154
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $968 · management and general $968
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23 · Insurance
total $12,028 · program services $4,591 · management and general $7,437
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24a · Other expenses: PROG. AND STAFF DEVEL.
total $111,020 · program services $100,323 · management and general $6,054 · fundraising $4,643
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24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES
total $16,206 · program services $8,846 · management and general $7,360
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $627,307 · end of year $581,496
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $869,875 · end of year $1,475,273
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $95,179 · end of year $84,686
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $20,136 · end of year $27,056
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$53,362
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$53,362
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $968 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,045,515 · end of year $632,269
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $261,891 · end of year $126,141
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $118,893 · end of year $170,002
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $39,850 · end of year $25,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $292,892 · end of year $143,156
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,756,008 · end of year $1,231,638
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $713,228 · end of year $1,357,125
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
YOUTH REPRESENT USES LEGAL SERVICES, POLICY ADVOCACY, PEER EDUCATION, AND OTHER TOOLS TO BUILD POWER AND OPPORTUNITY FOR BLACK, LATINE, AND OTHER YOUTH OF COLOR WHO THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND OTHER SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION HARM THE MOST. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE THE RACIST LEGAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISMANTLED AND BIACK, LATINE, INDIGENOUS, AND OTHER YOUTH OF COLOR HAVE THE FREEDOM AND POWER TO LIVE THEIR FULL LIVES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO BUILD POWER AND OPPORTUNITY FOR BLACK, LATINE, AND OTHER YOUTH OF COLOR.
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COMMUNITY LAWYERING MODEL: OUR FLAGSHIP COMMUNITY-LAWYERING MODEL COMBINES DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL MATTERS, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOPS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PARTNER ORGANIZATION STAFF. PARTNERING WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF NYC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WE OFFER ON-SITE LEGAL SERVICES FOR CLIENTS FACING EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION, EVICTION, SCHOOL SUSPENSION, SUMMONSES, AND OTHER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES. WE PARTNER WITH MORE THAN 50 COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, TO DELIVER SERVICES TO THOUSANDS OF CLIENTS ACROSS NEW YORK.
Expenses $1,391,105 · Revenue $348,635
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POLICY REFORM: WE WORK AT THE STATE AND CITY LEVEL TO PUSH FOR POLICIES THAT DIVEST FROM SYSTEMS THAT ARREST, DETAIN, AND IMPRISON BLACK AND LATINE YOUTH, AND INVEST IN THE KINDS OF PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT MAKE YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TRULY SAFE. WE WERE ONE OF THE LEAD ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY TO 18 IN NEW YORK, AND WE CURRENTLY LEAD THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE YOUTH JUSTICE & OPPORTUNITIES ACT (YJ&O), A COMPREHENSIVE AGENDA TO EXPAND ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION AND RECORD SEALING FOR YOUTH NOT COVERED BY RAISE THE AGE. THROUGH OUR CITY DREAMERS PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE ADVOCACY TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND CONNECT THEM WITH LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES SO THEY CAN BE AGENTS FOR CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $612,890
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STRATEGIC LITIGATION: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAW FIRMS AND ORGANIZATIONS WE PURSUE INDIVIDUAL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST EMPLOYERS WHO ILLEGALLY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST APPLICANTS WITH CRIMINAL HISTORIES. THESE LAWSUITS AIM TO PROCURE FINANCIAL SETTLEMENTS AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN HIRING PRACTICES, AMONG OTHER FORMS OF RELIEF, FOR SYSTEM-AFFECTED CLIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR STRATEGIC LITIGATION PRACTICE USES LAWS THAT OUR POLICY TEAM HAS CHAMPIONED AS A MECHANISM FOR SOCIAL CHANGELAWS THAT AIM TO COUNTER DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. TO DATE, YOUTH REPRESENT'S STRATEGIC LITIGATION HAS SECURED OVER $8 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT FUNDS, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR OVER 24,000 INDIVIDUALS WRONGLY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST FOR HAVING SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT AND GIVING MANY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Expenses $99,118
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Jeanne Byrd-AdamsJEANNE BYRD-ADAMS
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Richard McKeonRICHARD MCKEON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Maggie LearMAGGIE LEAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ayirini Fonesca-SabuneAYIRINI FONESCA-SABUNE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hitha PalepuHITHA PALEPU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nathalie BergerNATHALIE BERGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wes KorantengWES KORANTENG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason SpearsJASON SPEARS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leonard NoisetteLEONARD NOISETTE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mai BrandMAI BRAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Roberta MeyersROBERTA MEYERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Donte RodgersDONTE RODGERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jia RizviJIA RIZVI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Keon RamnathKEON RAMNATH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael PopeMICHAEL POPE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 9/25)
- Total calculated
- $165,759
- From this org
- $135,727
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,032
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $135,727
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,032
- Filer's total
- $165,759
-
Katherine RubinKATHERINE RUBIN
DIRECTOR, POLICY & STRATEG
- Total calculated
- $194,109
- From this org
- $153,519
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,590
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,519
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $40,590
- Filer's total
- $194,109
-
Aseante Renee ScalesASEANTE RENEE SCALES
DIR. COMMUNICATIONS & CULTURE
- Total calculated
- $203,851
- From this org
- $167,119
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,732
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $167,119
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,732
- Filer's total
- $203,851
-
Dale VenturaDALE VENTURA
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL
- Total calculated
- $166,168
- From this org
- $133,305
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,863
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,305
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,863
- Filer's total
- $166,168
-
Shomari WardSHOMARI WARD
LITIGATION DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $191,582
- From this org
- $139,025
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $52,557
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,025
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $52,557
- Filer's total
- $191,582
-
Samra GhermaySAMRA GHERMAY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $178,981
- From this org
- $143,833
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,148
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $143,833
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,148
- Filer's total
- $178,981
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
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 24 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202602679349300215
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