Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,727,775
- Total expenses
- $6,070,119
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,442,159
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $269,820
- Investment income
- $6,185
- Other revenue
- $9,611
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,721,928
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,003,383
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$281,455
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,717,798
- Management and general expenses
- $2,202,150
- Fundraising expenses
- $150,171
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,717,798
Program services were 61.2% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$920,076
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,522,083
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: Production Services
total $269,820 · related or exempt $269,820 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $4,140 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $4,140
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $436 · related or exempt $436 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $9,175 · personal property $0
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $9,175 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $9,175 · related or exempt $9,175 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $0 · other assets $2,045
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $2,045
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $2,045 · related or exempt $2,045 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0 · program services $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $399,810 · program services $0 · management and general $399,810 · fundraising $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $3,582,098 · program services $2,979,658 · management and general $520,566 · fundraising $81,874
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $45,510 · program services $44,880 · management and general $630
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $363,211 · program services $126,593 · management and general $229,117 · fundraising $7,501
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $262,801 · program services $191,175 · management and general $65,434 · fundraising $6,192
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $24,032 · program services $0 · management and general $24,032 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $144,476 · program services $0 · management and general $144,476 · fundraising $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $51,535 · fundraising $51,535
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $214,592 · program services $54,763 · management and general $159,829
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,405 · program services $2,405 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $203,270 · program services $74,493 · management and general $125,708 · fundraising $3,069
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14 · Information technology
total $85,900 · program services $71,444 · management and general $14,456 · fundraising $0
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15 · Royalties
total $108 · program services $0 · management and general $108 · fundraising $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $240,673 · program services $0 · management and general $240,673 · fundraising $0
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17 · Travel
total $85,452 · program services $73,784 · management and general $11,668 · fundraising $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $98,556 · program services $98,543 · management and general $13 · fundraising $0
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20 · Interest
total $23,533 · program services $0 · management and general $23,533 · fundraising $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $167,906 · program services $0 · management and general $167,906 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $73,032 · program services $0 · management and general $73,032 · fundraising $0
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24a · Other expenses: Background Checks
total $1,219 · program services $60 · management and general $1,159
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,142,764 · end of year $39,004
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $950,000 · end of year $801,503
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year -$4,800
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $76,887 · end of year $10,315
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,493,287
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,678,233
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,964,247 · end of year $2,815,054
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $257,288 · end of year $60,852
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $639,673 · end of year $2,098,037
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,541,459 · end of year $1,493,323
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $832,319 · end of year $322,016
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $316,846 · end of year $90,007
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $513,418 · end of year -$1,892,176
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,547,471 · end of year $1,610,721
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
YOUTH RADIO DBA YR MEDIA IS AN AWARD-WINNING MEDIA PRODUCTION COMPANY THAT TRAINS A GROUP OF DIVERSE YOUNG PEOPLE IN DIGITAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY. PARTNERING WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS LEARN TO PRODUCE MARKETABLE MEDIA FOR MASSIVE AUDIENCES WHILE BRINGING YOUTH PERSPECTIVES TO ISSUES OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND CONCERN. THROUGH YR MEDIA, YOUNG PEOPLE TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES, COMMUNITIES, AND THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION. BY BRINGING NATIONAL SCALE TO YR MEDIA'S PROVEN MODEL OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND MEDIA PRODUCTION TRAINING, YR MEDIA WILL DRAMATICALLY EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES (LOW INCOME YOUTH AND YOUTH OF COLOR) TO CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL NARRATIVES, REACH AND INFLUENCE SIGNIFICANT AUDIENCES, AND ACHIEVE LASTING CHANGE IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
YOUTH RADIO DBA YR MEDIA IS AN AWARD-WINNING MEDIA PRODUCTION COMPANY THAT TRAINS A GROUP OF DIVERSE YOUNG PEOPLE IN DIGITAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY. PARTNERING WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS LEARN TO PRODUCE MARKETABLE MEDIA FOR MASSIVE AUDIENCES WHILE BRINGING YOUTH PERSPECTIVES TO ISSUES OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND CONCERN. THROUGH YR MEDIA, YOUNG PEOPLE TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES, COMMUNITIES, AND THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION. BY BRINGING NATIONAL SCALE TO YR MEDIA'S PROVEN MODEL OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND MEDIA PRODUCTION TRAINING, YR MEDIAWILLDRAMATICALLY EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES (LOW INCOME YOUTH AND YOUTH OF COLOR) TO CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL NARRATIVES, REACH AND INFLUENCE SIGNIFICANT AUDIENCES, AND ACHIEVE LASTING CHANGE IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
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YOUTH RADIO DBA YR MEDIA PARTNERS PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS AND CONTENT CREATORS WITH YOUTH, MOSTLY IN UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERRESOURCED COMMUNITIES, TO PRODUCE AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISM THAT REACHES AUDIENCES IN THE TENS OF MILLIONS ANNUALLY. YR MEDIA DISTRIBUTES DIGITAL AND BROADCAST CONTENT THROUGH OUTLETS INCLUDING THE HUFFINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES, MEDIUM, TEEN VOGUE, PBS, A RANGE OF LOCAL PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS AND NPR. YR MEDIA PRODUCES HIGH-IMPACT CONTENT ON A RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, JUVENILE JUSTICE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, ARTS/CULTURE AND SCIENCE, YR MEDIA'S CONTENT HAS WON MORE THAN 60 OF JOURNALISM'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS, INCLUDING TWO GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY AWARDS AND FOUR EDWARD R. MURROW AWARDS.
Expenses $1,891,038 · Revenue $250,685
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DIGITAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: YR MEDIA EDUCATES 14-24 YEAR OLDS FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERRESOURCED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES IN AREAS INCLUDING MEDIA, MUSIC, AND TECHNOLOGY. YR MEDIA STUDENTS ENGAGE IN SIX MONTHS OF INTENSIVE MEDIA AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF TRAINING, STUDENTS SURVEY JOURNALISM, AUDIO/MUSIC PRODUCTION AND MULTIMEDIA SKILLS. STUDENTS WHO ADVANCE TO THE SECOND THREE MONTHS OF TRAINING, FOCUS ON A SINGLE TRACK FOR THE SESSION, AND GRADUATE WITH A FINAL PROJECT AND POLISHED RESUME. UPON COMPLETION OF SIX MONTHS OF PAID TRAINING, STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PAID INTERNSHIPS WITHIN ONE OF YR MEDIA'S PROGRAMS/DEPARTMENTS. INTERNS WORK ALONGSIDE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO POLISH THEIR SKILL SETS IN PRODUCTION, TECH AND ENGINEERING, MEDIA EDUCATION, OR ADMINISTRATION. WORKING TOGETHER, THEY HONE THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS. INTERNS ARE HIRED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS AND COMPLETE EITHER A THREE- OR SIX-MONTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. CURRENTLY, YR MEDIA PROVIDES MEDIA EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MORE THAN 250 YOUNG PEOPLE ANNUALLY.
Expenses $1,826,760 · Revenue $38,596
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Kyra Kyles
Chief Executive Officer
- Total calculated
- $171,886
- From this org
- $171,886
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $171,886
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $171,886
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Rodney Butler
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
- Total calculated
- $127,329
- From this org
- $127,329
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $127,329
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $127,329
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Rebecca Martin
Director of Partnerships
- Total calculated
- $100,595
- From this org
- $100,595
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $100,595
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $100,595
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Julius Toledo
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dometi Pongo
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kat Malinowska
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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Paul Smith
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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Luc Bellet
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Whiz Ward
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Chris Clermont
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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Sherri Madison
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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Lathan Hodge
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Heather Beverly
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 June 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202511679349300311
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