America Needs You fights for economic mobility for ambitious, first-generation college students. We DO this by providing transformative mentorship and intensive career development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$938K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$938K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$98K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2021▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2021▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2009.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $2.3M Management & general 14% · $451K Fundraising 13% · $430K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

29 people listed on the 990; $938K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$197,414Pt VII · Sec A
$154,319Pt VII · Sec A
$138,769Pt VII · Sec A
Il Executive Dir.
$115,145Pt VII · Sec A
NY Executive Dir.
$114,429Pt VII · Sec A
NJ Executive Dir.
$110,778Pt VII · Sec A
$107,131Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna Verdiyan Thru 123124’s $256K as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Program Officer is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anna Verdiyan Thru 123124$256,021—————
Marianna Tu Left May 22———$255,542——
Jacob Jose Moreno Coplon—$250,000$138,568———
Marianna Tu——$103,698—$197,414$217,385
Anna Verdiyan—$205,000$171,672$168,412$154,319$150,251
Emily Ashton—$182,484$152,481$149,462——
Adrienne Boykin—$182,000$129,090$121,742$107,131—
Emily Daniels Ashton————$138,769$132,897

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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America Needs You (ANY) provides high-achieving, low-income, first-generation collegestudents with exposure to a wide variety of careers, access to professional networks,preparation to secure and succeed in career-track internships and motivation tocomplete college.

$2.3Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $2.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$362,189
Unitemized GrantFY2023$298,773
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$279,490
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$379,754
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$396,683
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,995
Unitemized GrantFY2019$350,975
Unitemized GrantFY2019$60,505

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$451K
Fundraisingcol D$430K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$598K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$990K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$398K
SavingsLn 2$752K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$874K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 6807
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$492K$874K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$82K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$661K$98K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$406K$406K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$310K$173K$72K$65K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.3M$150K$249K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$137K$104K$11K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$173K$127K$18K$28K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$139K$139K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$46K$30K$10K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$72K$58K$5K$9K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$103K$76K$10K$17K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$24K$3K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$941$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$30K$27K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.3M$451K$430K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.9M$4.6M−$1.7M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3M$4.3M−$981K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.1M$4.3M$797K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.2M$3.9M$1.3M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.1M$3.2M$827K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.7M$3.9M−$196K$2.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,057,528 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,686,772$4,041,520
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$7,984$16,008
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,678,788$4,057,528
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $411,480$405,678
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,587,099$2,335,074
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$12,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $876,650$477,146
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,875,229$3,230,398
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$196,441$827,130
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,057,528 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$990,139
VIII-1e Government grants$597,734
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,453,647
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,041,520
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,008$16,008
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $16,008$4,057,528
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,230,398 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $405,678$405,678
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $172,649 · Management $71,973 · Fundraising $65,404$310,026
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,316,457 · Management $150,395 · Fundraising $249,021$1,715,873
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $103,968 · Management $11,079 · Fundraising $21,523$136,570
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $127,157 · Management $17,636 · Fundraising $27,812$172,605
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $12,500$12,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,151$4,151
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $138,708$138,708
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,583 · Management $10,449 · Fundraising $5,903$45,935
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $57,723 · Management $5,396 · Fundraising $8,510$71,629
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $75,669 · Management $10,495 · Fundraising $16,551$102,715
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,884 · Management $3,313 · Fundraising $5,224$32,421
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,788 · Management $941 · Fundraising $1,485$9,214
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,846 · Management $26,854 · Fundraising $15,673$72,373
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,349,402 · Management $451,390 · Fundraising $429,606$3,230,398
Part X · Balance sheet $3,296,468 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,043,284$398,473
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$752,424
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,198,724$1,021,732
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $105,262$190,234
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $81,724$59,884
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $492,463$873,721
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $27,870$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,949,327$3,296,468
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $95,863$67,238
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $162,173$30,726
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $661,140$97,964
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,609,903$2,668,004
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $678,284$530,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,288,187$3,198,504
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,949,327$3,296,468
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,198,504 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,057,528
XI-2 Total expenses$3,230,398
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$827,130
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,288,187
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$70,811
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$12,376
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,198,504

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