Totals
- Total revenue
- $102,165
- Total expenses
- $108,899
- Contributions and grants received
- $54,311
- Grants paid
- not reported
- Program service revenue
- $47,854
- Membership dues (line 3)
- not reported
- Investment income (line 4)
- not reported
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- not reported
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- not reported
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- not reported
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,689
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,040
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,649
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $90,500
Program services were 83.1% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
The YAY Foundation utilizes comedy storytelling and live performances to enhance mental emotional and physical well-being. Our approach reduces stigma builds community and empowers underserved individuals to lead purposeful joyful and resilient lives. We prioritize reaching those aged 14-24 facing mental and behavioral challenges.
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The YAY! Comedy Program offers a weeklong comedy workshop empowering participants to use humor and storytelling for advocacy and stigma reduction. Each week concludes with a live showcase where participants educate connect and uplift their communities. Workshops are paired with resource fairs featuring local service providers. In 2024 the program was implemented in Kalispell Montana; Orange County California; Salida Colorado; Durango Colorado; Grand Junction Colorado; Vancouver Canada; Farmington New Mexico; San Diego California; and Fort Lewis College in Colorado. These efforts supported communities including veterans individuals living with HIV Indigenous students domestic violence survivors and unhoused individuals. The YAY! Comedy Program fosters mental emotional and social well-being by reducing stigma through humor and creating bridges to local services. Over 50 local organizations partnered across sites. The program reached approximately 2,700 individuals directly and an estimated 12,000 indirectly through social media and broader engagement.
Expenses $60,000 · Grants $20,000
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We organized a five-city comedy tour to support the veteran community featuring comedian Rodney Norman. The tour included events in Durango Colorado; Grand Junction Colorado; Colorado Springs Colorado; Farmington New Mexico; and Fort Collins Colorado. Approximately 1,000 individuals were reached directly with an estimated 12,000 more reached indirectly. The program was conducted in collaboration with over 20 community partners to raise awareness of organizations serving veterans and to connect individuals to mental health and support resources.
Expenses $20,500 · Grants $2,800
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The Empowerment Program delivers workshops and events promoting hope emotional wellness and personal empowerment for underserved communities. In 2024 the program partnered with organizations such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness Colorado Health Network New Economics for Women the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Fort Lewis College. These programs provided education inspiration and connection to local resources. Approximately 1,000 individuals were directly served with an estimated additional reach of 2,500 through community engagement and follow-up impact.
Expenses $10,000
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Sung Min Park
CEO Board President
- Total calculated
- $3,000
- Compensation
- $3,000
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
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Danica Westmoreland
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Andy Park
Board Member Tech Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Rosaline Tran
Board Member Paralegal
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Miles Foster
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Deborah Diaz De Leon
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Valencia Foster
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Scott Gizicki
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Beth Flax
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dr Erin Burgoon
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Michel Chicoine
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Veronica Mejia
Board Member and Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Crystal Lee
Resigned December 2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Andrew Van Voorhis
Treasurer and Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 9 June 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202521609349200602
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