Youth Challenge

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Westlake, OH501(c)(3)EIN 34-1396825

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Youth Challenge brings together young people with physical disabilities and teen volunteers who inspire each other through adapted sports, recreation and social growth activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 392 volunteers and 30 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $204K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$190K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $56K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$63K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$1.9M
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +38%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024-0.05%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1983.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $969K Management & general 6% · $88K Fundraising 23% · $313K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $190K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$95,862Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Operations and Program Oversight
$94,520Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Garr$95,862$91,862$88,905$85,328$83,831
Kenneth Kasler$94,520$92,734$89,441$86,408$88,725

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects youth with disabilities and teen volunteers through sports and activities.

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1 program · $969K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Youth Challenge provided over 375 adapted sports, arts, and recreational program opportunities, serving 130 participants with physical disabilities in 6 counties in Northeast Ohio. Program activities included a multitude of recreational and organized team sports; arts, including music, drama, visual arts, and ceramics; social growth…

$969Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$56K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$495K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$969K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$313K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$61K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$368K
Investment incomeLn 3$495K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Gains on assetsLn 7$401K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$52K
SavingsLn 2$978K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Other assetsLn 15$24K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
VolunteersI 6392
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$63K
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$202K$142K$38K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$555K$387K$7K$161K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$14K$744$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$95K$66K$4K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$43K$2K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$0$14K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$0$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$51K$29K$3K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$6K$249$12K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$13K$7K$4K
TravelLn 17$48K$48K$3$20
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$136K$107K$4K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$69K$56K$3K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$46K$874$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$12K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$969K$88K$313K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.4M$493K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.4M−$25K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M$4K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.1M$312K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.1M$234K$4.1M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,863,664 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $52,606 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$6,986
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$367,776
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$888,643
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$61,320
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,263,405
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $93,391$93,391
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $68,412$68,412
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $401,480$401,480
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$14,854−$14,854
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$776−$776
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $600,259$1,863,664
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,370,295 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $141,624 · Management $37,729 · Fundraising $22,190$201,543
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $386,953 · Management $6,990 · Fundraising $160,828$554,771
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,782 · Management $744 · Fundraising $5,213$19,739
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,186 · Management $3,574 · Fundraising $25,036$94,796
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,223 · Management $2,334 · Fundraising $16,350$61,907
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $14,000 · Fundraising $0$14,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $1,129 · Fundraising $0$1,129
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,625 · Management $2,899 · Fundraising $19,031$50,555
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,447 · Management $249 · Fundraising $12,345$19,041
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,788 · Management $6,752 · Fundraising $3,658$23,198
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,328 · Management $3 · Fundraising $20$48,351
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $107,312 · Management $3,634 · Fundraising $25,457$136,403
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $56,215 · Management $2,898 · Fundraising $9,525$68,638
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,057 · Management $874 · Fundraising $11,168$58,099
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,666 · Management $4,313 · Fundraising $2,146$18,125
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $969,206 · Management $88,122 · Fundraising $312,967$1,370,295
Part X · Balance sheet $4,759,222 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,669$52,092
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $890,052$977,648
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $26,265$21,700
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $90,417$67,857
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $45,095$25,245
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,088,776$2,009,126
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $969,257$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $172,233$1,581,186
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,144$24,368
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,553,908$4,759,222
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,744$55,772
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $30,234$7,063
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $74,978$62,835
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,171,717$4,425,395
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $307,213$270,992
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,478,930$4,696,387
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,553,908$4,759,222
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,696,387 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,863,664
XI-2 Total expenses$1,370,295
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$493,369
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,478,930
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$275,912
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,696,387

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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