To provide a one-year course of practical, hands-on, on-site experiential leadership studies to transform the lives of 9th and 10th grade students so that they can in turn influence those around them in their families, schools, communities and beyond.

Form 990-EZ Part III, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-1111258) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
43¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$123K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990-EZ Part III · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: 990-EZ Part IV

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $41K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
990-EZ Pt I · Ln 18 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
43%
of spending
43% of spending went to programs.
990-EZ Pt III · Ln 32
Pay to officers and key staff
$123K
to officers and key staff · 57% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 57% of spending.
990-EZ Pt IV
Named funders
2
named funders · $52K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
16% of total assets
Liabilities are 16% of assets.
990-EZ Pt II · Ln 26
Revenue
$161K
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$217K
To programs
43%
Net assets
$34K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$161K
FY2025▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$112K
FY2025$161K
Expenses
$217K
FY2025▼ -37%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$346K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$217K
Net assets
$34K
FY2025▼ -62%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$91K
FY2025$34K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

43 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 43% · $94K

Form 990-EZ Part I, lines 10–17. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990-EZ; $123K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

990-EZ Part IV · reportable compensation
Former Executive Director
$72,370990-EZ Pt IV
Former Program Director
$50,404990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Vice Chair
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV

Cassandra Shea’s $72K as Former Executive Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 6 named individuals · 990-EZ Part IV

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Oakley Dickson——$78,324$59,799—
Cassandra Shea$72,370————
Jeff Becraft———$56,000$65,051
Maggie Ortiz$50,404$55,634———
Maggie Bumgardner——$40,013$21,273—
Caryn Pumphrey—$31,875———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-EZ Part IV column (c) / 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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Programs and updates

Transforms students' lives through a year of hands-on leadership studies to empower them to influence others.

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1 program · $227K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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In Youth Corps, participants experience nine dynamic modules in which they gain exposure, opportunity, and leadership and life skills. Each module is led by top community leaders and lasts one month.

Form 990-EZ Part III, lines 28–30, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-1111258) · Dispute this line
$227Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$52K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$161K
Other income$161K
Money out
$217K
Programs$94K
Owns and owes
$34K
net assets
Total assets$41K
Liabilities$7K
People
17
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$161K
Total revenue$161K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$41K
Liabilities$7K
Net assets$34K
Operations
Employees6
Fiscal year endsJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 11, 2026 $161K$217K−$56K$34K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 9, 2025 $112K$91K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $218K$346K−$128K$206K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $287K$332K−$45K$334K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 15, 2022 $249K$241K$8K$389K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $315K$297K$18K$376K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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