Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by YOUTH ON THEIR OWN.

Totals

Total revenue: $5,664,489
Total expenses: $5,622,750
Contributions and grants received: $5,451,831
Grants paid: $2,218,885
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $233,495
Other revenue: -$20,837
Total assets, end of year: $19,837,912
Total liabilities, end of year: $920,473
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $18,917,439
Program services expenses (Part IX): $4,497,922
Management and general expenses: $511,056
Fundraising expenses: $613,772
Program service expenses (Part III): $4,497,922

Program services were 80.0% 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

$11,300
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$279,203
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$5,161,328
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$80,870
3 · Investment income

total $140,979 · excluded $140,979
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $2,841,980 · other assets $476,237
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $2,759,447 · other assets $466,254
7c · Gain or loss

securities $82,533 · other assets $9,983
7d · Net gain or loss

total $92,516 · related or exempt $9,983 · excluded $82,533
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$10,400
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$11,300
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$41,418
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$31,018 · excluded -$31,018
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

total $10,181 · excluded $10,181
11e · Other revenue, total

$10,181

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $5,000 · program services $5,000
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $2,213,885 · program services $2,213,885
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $254,377 · program services $66,791 · management and general $114,402 · fundraising $73,184
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,612,493 · program services $1,229,736 · management and general $110,966 · fundraising $271,791
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $65,918 · program services $45,426 · management and general $8,196 · fundraising $12,296
9 · Other employee benefits

total $246,580 · program services $178,038 · management and general $28,919 · fundraising $39,623
10 · Payroll taxes

total $146,238 · program services $101,629 · management and general $17,022 · fundraising $27,587
11b · Fees: legal

total $11,207 · management and general $11,207
11c · Fees: accounting

total $24,990 · management and general $24,990
11f · Fees: investment management

total $45,404 · management and general $45,404
11g · Fees: other

total $170,545 · program services $128,033 · management and general $16,886 · fundraising $25,626
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $48,997 · program services $5,171 · management and general $189 · fundraising $43,637
13 · Office expenses

total $293,295 · program services $220,891 · management and general $13,213 · fundraising $59,191
16 · Occupancy

total $69,474 · program services $35,958 · management and general $26,265 · fundraising $7,251
17 · Travel

total $18,882 · program services $14,390 · management and general $1,824 · fundraising $2,668
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $3,745 · program services $1,761 · management and general $1,635 · fundraising $349
20 · Interest

total $61,304 · management and general $61,304
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $174,680 · program services $156,915 · management and general $6,869 · fundraising $10,896
23 · Insurance

total $30,101 · program services $23,209 · management and general $2,543 · fundraising $4,349
24a · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

total $47,746 · program services $15,725 · management and general $9,705 · fundraising $22,316
24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $31,901 · program services $19,846 · management and general $3,831 · fundraising $8,224
24c · Other expenses: TRAINING AND EDUCATION

total $23,673 · program services $15,500 · management and general $4,676 · fundraising $3,497
24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

total $12,768 · program services $10,471 · management and general $1,010 · fundraising $1,287
24e · All other expenses

total $9,547 · program services $9,547

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $200
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $975,877 · end of year $824,286
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $103,117 · end of year $174,259
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $55,366 · end of year $46,222
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $10,885 · end of year $3,654
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$3,826,498
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$335,105
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $3,406,666 · end of year $3,491,393
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $5,234,550 · end of year $5,285,938
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $21,692
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $6,291,648 · end of year $10,012,160
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $953,847 · end of year $920,473
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $7,501,468 · end of year $7,654,613
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $7,644,686 · end of year $11,262,826

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

YOUTH ON THEIR OWN SUPPORTS THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. OUR VISION IS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR OWN ARE EMPOWERED AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. YOTO PRIMARILY SERVES YOUTH IN GRADES 6-12 WHO ATTEND SCHOOL IN PIMA COUNTY ARE UNACCOMPANIED STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT LIVING WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTIVE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS, AND ARE ON THEIR OWN THROUGH NO CHOICE OF THEIR OWN (FORCED TO LEAVE HOME). YOTO YOUTH ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (E.G., COUCH HOPPING, LIVING IN CAR, RV, OR ANY PLACE NOT MEANT FOR LONG-TERM HABITATION, ETC.) OR ARE SELF-SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO PAY FOR THEIR OWN HOUSING AND MUST PROVIDE ALL THEIR OWN BASIC NEEDS. YOTO'S CHIEF FOCUS IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AS A TOOL TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. GRADUATION RATES FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE EXTREMELY LOW DUE TO THE STRESS OF MANAGING THEIR DAILY CIRCUMSTANCES. OVER 5,600 K-12 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IDEN

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUPPORT HS GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY.

THE MISSION OF YOTO IS TO SUPPORT THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP MEET YOUTH'S BASIC NEEDS SO THEY CAN FOCUS LESS ON THEIR HOUSING INSTABILITY OR FOOD INSECURITY AND MORE ON IN-SCHOOL SUCCESS. GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS WITHIN 100+ AREA SCHOOLS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO SERVE AS "YOTO LIAISONS" TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HOMELESS STUDENTS, HELP THEM ENROLL IN YOTO, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SERVICES AVAILABLE TO YOTO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AT NO COST, INCLUDE: - ACADEMIC STIPENDS (UP TO 350/MONTH) BASED ON LEVEL OF NEED AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; FLEXIBLE STIPENDS (E.G., BASIC NEEDS FUNDING); GRADUATION AWARDS; SCHOLARSHIPS. - BASIC NEEDS MATERIAL SUPPORT (E.G., HYGIENE SUPPLIES, SHELF-STABLE FOOD, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ETC.) VIA THE YOTO MINI-MALL, INCLUDING LAPTOPS FOR ONLINE LEARNING AND OTHER PERSONAL NEEDS (E.G., DENTAL CLEANINGS, HAIRCUT VOUCHERS ETC.). - TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE (E.G., UBER HEALTH RIDES, TAXI FARES, BICYCLES). - ONGOING ACADEMIC SUPPORT, INCLUDING COLLEGE AND CAREER GUIDANCE. - REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER UNMET NEEDS. DESCRIBE THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR EACH OF ITS THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES, AS MEASURED BY EXPENSES.SECTION 501(C)(3) AND 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS TO OTHERS, THE TOTAL EXPENSES, AND REVENUE, IF ANY, FOR EACH PROGRAM SERVICE REPORTED. BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BASIC NEEDS ITEMS, AND ONE- ON-ONE GUIDANCE, YOTO GIVES YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND REACH THEIR GOALS. UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS DEPEND ON SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORTS (TEACHERS/COUNSELORS, TUTORING, BREAKFAST/LUNCH SERVICES, ETC.) AND SOCIAL NETWORKS (FRIENDS, COACHES, TEAMMATES, ETC.) FOR POSITIVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, CONSISTENCY, AND TEMPORARY HOUSING CONNECTIONS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN OUR THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE AREAS INCLUDE: YOUTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN EARN A MONTHLY STIPEND OF UP TO 350 TO INCENTIVIZE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE. YOUTH IN MOST UNSTABLE SITUATIONS (THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN THEIR CAR, PARENTING, ETC.) CAN EARN THE HIGHEST STIPEND AMOUNT OF 350. THE MAJORITY OF YOUTH EARN AN AVERAGE 218 PER MONTH. TO RECEIVE A STIPEND, STUDENTS MUST MEET SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. IN 2023-2024, OVER 2.1M WAS INVESTED IN YOUTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN FY23, YOTO PARTICIPATED IN POINT SOURCE YOUTH'S DIRECT CASH TRANSFER AS PREVENTION PILOT (DCT-P). WE DISBURSED OVER 86K IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 20 YOTO ALUMNI YOUTH PREVENT THEM FROM LOSING THEIR HOUSING, HAVING EVICTIONS ON THEIR RECORD, AND POTENTIALLY ENDING UP IN THE SHELTER SYSTEM, OR WORSE. BASIC NEEDS: YOTO YOUTH ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO FREE BASIC NEEDS ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THE YOTO MINI- MALL. UBER HEALTH RIDES, TAXI RIDES, AND BICYCLES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO ELIMINATE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS. IN 2023-2024, YOTO YOUTH VISITED THE ON-SITE MINI MALL 3,552 TIMES AND YOTO DISTRIBUTED 204,012 BASIC NEEDS ITEMS TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS (A 6% INCREASE FROM FY23). IN ADDITION, YOTO DISTRIBUTED 11 BIKES, 574 CAP AND GOWN STIPENDS, 26 LAPTOPS, 32 CELL PHONE SERVICES FOR A YEAR, 145 CELL PHONE DEVICES, 48 DENTAL SERVICES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MARTIN TAYLOR DENTISTRY, 54 HAIRCUT VOUCHERS, 40 SAMSUNG TABLETS, 41 NEW HOME KITS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSISTANCE LEAGUE, 275 UBER AND TAXI RIDES, 19 VISION VOUCHERS, AND 174 BAND NEW MATTRESSES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH SAM LEVITZ. NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN FY24 ENABLED YOTO TO PROVIDE GENDER AFFIRMING PRODUCTS TO TRANS YOTO YOUTH (PARTNERSHIP WITH VALIDUSA), 202 FRESH MEAL KITS (PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TUCSON FAMILY FOOD PROJECTS), 2,922 1-GALLON BAGS OF PET FOOD (PARTNERSHIP WITH CODY'S FRIENDS), AND 664 PAIR OF SOCK (PARTNERHSIP WITH BOMBAS). GUIDANCE: BECAUSE YOTO YOUTH ARE ON THEIR OWN, THEY OFTEN LACK THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THAT COMES FROM A CARING PARENT. YOTO PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, COLLEGE AND CAREER ASSISTANCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO OTHER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, YOTO SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED SUPPORT NAVIGATING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS. YOTO'S SCHOOLS PROGRAM COORDINATORS ARE VITAL TO YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN SERVICES AND HELPING STUDENTS STAY IN SCHOOL. ALUMNI PROGRAM COORDINATORS PROVIDE WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT YOUTH'S POST-SECONDARY PLANS. IN FY24, 37 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN A FAFSA WORKSHOP, 30 GRADUATING SENIORS ATTENDED SENIOR PRESENTATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, 61 YOUTH ATTENDED THE PIMA FOR YOTO EVENT (A COLLABORATION BETWEEN YOTO, PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EARN TO LEARN, AND PIMA COUNTY ONE STOP) TO ENROLL IN PROGRAMS, AND MORE. OVER 1,400 YOUTH WERE MET WITH TO PROVIDE 1:1 SUPPORT, AS DOCUMENTED THROUGH CASE NOTES, AND MANY MORE YOUTH WERE SUPPORTED BY PROGRAM COORDINATORS THAT WERE NOT DOCUMENTED. IN FY24, 91% OF YOTO YOUTH REPORTED THAT GUIDANCE GIVEN BY YOTO SUPPORTED THEM IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS AND 98% FELT WELCOMED WHEN THEY VISTED THE MINI MALL. YOTO SCHOOL LIAISONS ARE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER KEY SCHOOL STAFF AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THEIR PAID ROLES AT SCHOOL SITES, THESE INDIVIDUALS ALSO VOLUNTEER TO HELP FACILITATE THE YOTO PROGRAM ON THIER CAMPUS. YOTO SCHOOL LIAISONS DONATE BETWEEN 2 AND 10 HOURS PER WEEK TO YOTO YOUTH AND YOTO SERVICES.

Expenses $4,497,922 · Grants $2,218,885 · Revenue $9,983

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

ELAINE BABCOCK

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.85
KATIE MAXWELL

PRESIDENT EL

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.1
PAOLA PONCE

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.88
LINDA MONTES-COTA

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.61
ERIC DUPREE

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.18
RAGAN EDWARDS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4
TASHA GAMEZ

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.98
TONY HOYT

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.28
ALLEN KINNISON

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.33
AMANDA KIPPERT

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.48
SEAN MURRAY

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.25
ANAHI ORTIZ

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.58
MARK PAPOCCIA

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.4
CORI RODRIGUEZ

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.88
ANTONIO RUBIO

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.98
GEORGINA SMITH

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.68
TONY SPEAR

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.05
JULIE STEVENSON

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.88
ELIZABETH SLATER

CEO

Total calculated

$151,060

From this org

$139,685

From related orgs

$0

Other

$11,375

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$136,685

Bonus

$3,000

Other

not reported

Deferred

not reported

Nontaxable benefits

$11,375

Filer's total

$151,060
TODD BROWN

CFO

Total calculated

$81,999

From this org

$71,651

From related orgs

$0

Other

$10,348

Hours/week

40

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 · 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: 2023
Filed: 9 January 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202530289349301338

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