Youth Corps FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Columbia, SC501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 33-1111258Revenue $218K in FY2023

On file with the IRSyouthcorps.netPo Box 211126, 29221-6126 · Columbia, SCTax-exempt since Jan 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $41K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $52K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$218K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$346K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$206K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$218K
FY2023▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$112K
FY2025$161K
Expenses
$346K
FY2023▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$346K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$217K
Net assets
$206K
FY2023▼ -38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$91K
FY2025$34K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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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

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $227K Management & general 31% · $108K Fundraising 3% · $11K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Execu
$78,324Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$40,013Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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 · Part VII

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 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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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
01

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.

$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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$218K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$346K
Ln 25
Programscol B$227K
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$206K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$218K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
SavingsLn 2$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$31K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$206K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$345K$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$0
Net assetsLn 32$334K$206K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$89K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$74K$66K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$13K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$523$523
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$231$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$6K$256$3K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$102$6K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$450
OccupancyLn 16$39K$194$39K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$127$34
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$39K$14K$129
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$317$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$346K$227K$108K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $161K$217K−$56K$34K 990 PDF
FY2024 $112K$91K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $218K$346K−$128K$206K 990 PDF
FY2022 $287K$332K−$45K$334K 990 PDF
FY2021 $249K$241K$8K$389K 990 PDF
FY2020 $315K$297K$18K$376K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $217,865 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $191,041$162,570
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,914$52,351
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,536$2,944
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,251$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $286,742$217,865
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $229,878$194,642
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $101,746$151,063
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $331,624$345,705
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,882−$127,840
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $217,865 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$38,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$124,070
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$162,570
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,351$52,351
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,944$2,944
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,351 · Excluded from tax $2,944$217,865
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $345,705 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,325 · Management $9,925$99,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $66,324 · Management $8,101$74,425
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,350 · Management $2,571$4,921
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,871$1,871
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,772 · Management $1,403$14,175
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,980$8,980
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $523$523
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $231 · Management $6,509$6,740
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,709 · Management $256 · Fundraising $2,553$8,518
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $102 · Management $5,816 · Fundraising $8,743$14,661
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,137 · Management $450$3,587
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $194 · Management $38,720$38,914
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,567 · Management $127 · Fundraising $34$5,728
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,894$2,894
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,136$6,136
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,773 · Management $13,913 · Fundraising $129$52,815
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $317 · Management $1,250$1,567
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $226,672 · Management $107,574 · Fundraising $11,459$345,705
Part X · Balance sheet $205,766 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,132$103,425
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $43,304$42,884
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,464$12,892
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,736$3,483
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,568$12,266
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,441$30,816
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $344,645$205,766
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,039$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $225,923$200,766
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $107,683$5,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $333,606$205,766
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $344,645$205,766
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,766 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$217,865
XI-2 Total expenses$345,705
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$127,840
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$333,606
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$205,766

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