Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,520,230
- Total expenses
- $3,899,960
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,282,818
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $96,860
- Investment income
- $136,803
- Other revenue
- $3,749
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,026,958
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $925,977
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,100,981
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,973,296
- Management and general expenses
- $413,155
- Fundraising expenses
- $513,509
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,973,296
Program services were 76.2% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,040,222
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,242,596
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION/REGISTRATION
total $47,840 · excluded $47,840
-
2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACTED FEE
total $49,020 · excluded $49,020
-
2c · Program service revenue: TICKETS/MERCHANDISE SALES
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3 · Investment income
total $136,803 · related or exempt $136,803
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $3,749 · excluded $3,749
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$3,749
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $171,602 · program services $114,494 · management and general $20,023 · fundraising $37,085
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,424,154 · program services $950,205 · management and general $166,171 · fundraising $307,778
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $126,575 · program services $85,196 · management and general $13,683 · fundraising $27,696
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $125,018 · program services $83,413 · management and general $14,587 · fundraising $27,018
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $1,505,699 · program services $1,363,589 · management and general $83,911 · fundraising $58,199
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $7,565 · program services $5,735 · management and general $1,830
-
13 · Office expenses
total $46,968 · program services $21,569 · management and general $14,910 · fundraising $10,489
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $14,176 · program services $11,434 · management and general -$1,452 · fundraising $4,194
-
17 · Travel
total $141,477 · program services $119,658 · management and general $18,678 · fundraising $3,141
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $35,626 · program services $23,770 · management and general $4,157 · fundraising $7,699
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $13,518 · program services $9,019 · management and general $1,578 · fundraising $2,921
-
23 · Insurance
total $25,041 · program services $16,707 · management and general $2,922 · fundraising $5,412
-
24a · Other expenses: HOSPITALITY AND RECEIPTION
total $69,831 · program services $27,729 · management and general $35,149 · fundraising $6,953
-
24b · Other expenses: Program Facilities
total $57,150 · program services $57,150
-
24c · Other expenses: STIPENDS
total $38,517 · program services $38,317 · management and general $200
-
24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
total $31,428 · program services $20,057 · management and general $2,477 · fundraising $8,894
-
24e · All other expenses
total $65,615 · program services $25,254 · management and general $34,331 · fundraising $6,030
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $655,381 · end of year $609,004
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,407,074 · end of year $3,293,021
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,762,722 · end of year $1,559,584
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $24,018 · end of year $8,826
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $10,223 · end of year $43,434
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,963,578
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$134,420
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,827,268 · end of year $1,829,158
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $696,808 · end of year $683,931
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $191,747 · end of year $211,493
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $710,735 · end of year $714,484
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,092,328 · end of year $5,821,560
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,388,684 · end of year $1,279,421
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
YOUTH SPEAKS CREATES SAFE SPACES TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS, SELF-DEFINED ARTISTS, AND VISIONARY ACTIVISTS THROUGH WRITTEN AND ORAL LITERACIES. WE CHALLENGE YOUTH TO FIND, DEVELOP, PUBLICLY PRESENT, AND APPLY THEIR VOICES AS CREATORS OF SOCIETAL CHANGE. ULTIMATELY, WE HOPE TO SHIFT THE PERCEPTIONS OF YOUTH BY COMBATING ILLITERACY, ALIENATION, AND SILENCE, CREATING A GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF BRAVE NEW VOICES BRINGING THE NOISE FROM THE MARGINS TO THE CORE. SINCE 1996, YOUTH SPEAKS HAS CHAMPIONED A LOCALIZED, NATIONAL, AND INCREASINGLY GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE BOLDLY DECLARING THEMSELVES PRESENT.
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NATIONAL & FIELD BUILDING PROGRAMS - (1) BRAVE NEW VOICES -- YOUTHSPEAKS FIRST FOUNDED THE BRAVE NEW VOICES (OR "BNV") FESTIVAL AS THENATIONAL YOUTH POETRY SLAM IN 1998, AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE LOCAL WORKIN THE BAY AREA. THE FIRST SLAM HAD FOUR TEAMS; WE NOW HAVE 55COMPETING TEAMS AND FIVE TO TEN NON-COMPETING TEAMS JOIN US EACH YEAR.BNV IS ABOUT BRINGING TOGETHER YOUNG POETS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE SOTHAT THEY CAN CREATE NEW PATHWAYS TOWARD ARTISTIC GROWTH, CIVICENGAGEMENT, AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. BNV TAKES PLACE IN A DIFFERENT CITYEACH YEAR, AND REACHES UP TO 200,000 PEOPLE EACH FESTIVAL. BEGINNING INFY14, THE PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE BNV NETWORK INITIATIVE, ACOMPREHENSIVE MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS ANDORGANIZATIONS IN THE FIELD OF ARTS EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH GRANTS, CONSULTING SERVICES, FELLOWSHIPS, AND OTHER RESOURCES,FROM WITHIN THE EXISTING BNV NETWORK AND BEYOND, TO BECOME STRONGER,MORE SUSTAINABLE, AND MORE IMPACTFUL ORGANIZATIONS. (2) THE BIGGERPICTURE IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN YOUTH SPEAKS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OFCALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO CENTER FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS DESIGNED TOCOMBAT THE RISING EPIDEMIC OF TYPE 2 DIABETES BY EMPOWERING YOUTH TOCHANGE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE DISEASE, AND WORK TO CHANGE THESOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT HAVE LED TO ITS SPREAD,IN THE BAY AREA AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. WE AIM TO INSPIRE YOUNGPEOPLE TO CHALLENGE AND NAME THE INSTITUTIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ANDSOCIAL CAUSES OF TYPE 2 DIABETES. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT BY RAISING THEIRVOICE, TAKING ACTION AND JOINING THE CONVERSATION, THEY WILL INEVITABLYALTER THE TRAJECTORY OF THE DISEASE, AND PROVIDE YOUTH WITH A VIRTUALPLATFORM, AND REAL LIFE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR STORIES TOBE HEARD. (3) LIFE IS LIVING IS A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTTHAT TESTS IDEAS ABOUT ENGAGING YOUTH, PRESENTING PUBLIC ART, FOSTERINGLITERACY AND STORYTELLING, DEVELOPING ARTS AUDIENCES, ESTABLISHINGNON-TRADITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, TRANSFORMING THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICEMOVEMENT, AND CATALYZING COMMUNITY-BUILDING.
Expenses $2,518,503
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BAY AREA PROGRAMS - EVERY TIME A THOUGHT IS PUT INTO WORDS, IT IS A CREATIVE ACT (THUS THE TERM, LANGUAGE ARTS). THE SAME WAY A STUDENT RECOGNIZES AND IS ABLE TO PRACTICE VISUAL ARTS BY LEARNING IMAGES, DRAWING, PAINTING, AND/OR SCULPTING, A PERSON'S LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPAND THE MORE S/HE COMMUNICATES IDEAS, PROBLEMS, FEELINGS, AND SOLUTIONS. OUR LOCAL PROGRAMMING SITS AT THE CORE OF YOUTH SPEAKS. PROGRAMS SUCH AS OUR AFTER SCHOOL WORKSHOPS, IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES, UNCER 21 OPEN MIC, BRINGING THE NOISE FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., TEEN POETRY SLAM, UNIFIED DISTRICT POETRY CLAM, OAKLAND POET LAUREATE, QUEERIOSITY AND MC OLYMPICS, FULLY EMBODY OUR UNIQUE PEDAGOGY WHICH COMBINES ARTS EDUCATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PERFORMANCE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR STRENGTH AS A NATIONAL LEADER IS INTRINSICALLY CONNECTED TO THE DEPTH AND EXCELLENCE OF OUR CORE LOCAL PROGRAMS AND PEDAGOGY. YOUTH SPEAKS IS ALSO ACTIVELY CREATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND PATHWAYS AS PART OF BAY AREA PROGRAM. WE DEVELOPED THE FIRST SOUND INSTITUTE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, TO BRING TOGETHER ARTISTS AND SECONDARY EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE BAY AREA AND BEYOND TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO OUR PEDAGOGY, OUR PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND OUR ARTS DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES.
Expenses $353,361
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THEATER PROGRAM - YOUTH SPEAKS THEATER PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO PRODUCING LITERARY PERFORMANCE IN THE VERSE OF OUR TIME. AESTHETICALLY URBAN, PEDAGOGICALLY FREIREAN, OUR THEATER PROGRAM DERIVES PERSONAL PERFORMED NARRATIVES OUT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION. THOUGH ITS METHODOLOGY INCLUDES DANCE, MUSIC, AND FILM, THE COMPANY'S EMPHASIS IS SPOKEN STORYTELLING.WE SUPPORT THE CREATION OF VERSE-BASED WORK THAT IS SPOKEN THROUGH THE BODY, ILLUSTRATED BY VISUAL AND SONIC SCORES, AND IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE IMPORTANT SOCIAL ISSUES AND MOVEMENTS OF THE IMMEDIATE MOMENT. YOUTH SPEAKS THEATER PROGRAM IS ALSO CENTRALLY FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATER ARTISTS, TECHNICAL PERSONNEL AND LEADERS, INCLUDING WRITERS, DIRECTORS, PERFORMERS AND PRODUCERS, THROUGH OUR EMERGING ARTISTS FELLOWSHIP. EMERGING ARTISTS FELLOWS ARE ALUMNI OF YOUTH SPEAKS YOUTH PROGRAMS AND THE BRAVE NEW VOICES NETWORK.
Expenses $101,432
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Michelle LeeMICHELLE LEE
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $171,602
- From this org
- $171,602
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $171,602
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $171,602
-
Laura BriefLAURA BRIEF
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Tony FrancisTONY FRANCIS
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jenny Fan RajJENNY FAN RAJ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Renee DupreeRENEE DUPREE
CO-HAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Tim HaydockTIM HAYDOCK
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Emily LeysEMILY LEYS
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Cesar LunaCESAR LUNA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Corey PonderCOREY PONDER
CO-HAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alyson PalmerALYSON PALMER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jen HeifferonJEN HEIFFERON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Steve CoxSTEVE COX
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chinaka HodgeCHINAKA HODGE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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. 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 · 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
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202521349349313097
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