Yepaw focuses on the development of Youth in the akron area. Yepaw conducts three distinct activities that contribute to leadership development: yepaw week, yepaw 365, and yepaw institute. The fundamental goal of each of the three programs is to use the Arts and intensive skills training to improve Youth outcomes and promote leadership development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
35¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 4 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
35%
of spending
Concern: 35% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
187% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 187% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$138K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$146K
To programs
35%
Net assets
−$11K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$138K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$144K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$176K
FY2024$138K
Expenses
$146K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$146K
Net assets
−$11K
FY2024▼ -240%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$28K
FY2022−$14K
FY2023−$3K
FY2024−$11K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2005.

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

Where the money goes

35 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 35% · $52K Management & general 65% · $94K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$29,565Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kimberly Porter’s $30K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leslie Parker Barnes———$30,748$30,748
Kimberly Porter$29,565$26,857$26,857——

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

Develops youth leadership in Akron through arts and skills training.

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3 programs · $52K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Yepaw summer has served over 6,000 students and volunteers for 35+ years. Recently adding 4-11 year olds we now serve ages 4-18. This program uses an intensive 1 week experience used to teach excellence in all areas of life. The experience concludes with a community performance highlighting skills learned in 5 arts-based areas.

$49Kprogram expense
02

Dream Team Volunteer Fair

$3Kprogram expense
03

Wepaw is our program that offers an intensive for 4-11 year olds. They complete a curriculum that is then performed in from 1,500-3,000 community persons every year. As early at 4 years old they develop skills to build their faith and artistic ability.

$400program 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 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$138K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$47
Money outPt IX
$146K
Ln 25
Programscol B$52K
Managementcol C$94K
Owns and owesPt X
−$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$47
Total revenueLn 12$138K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32−$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$12K$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$12K$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$23K
Net assetsLn 32−$3K−$11K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56$56
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$2K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$89
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$618$618
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$30K$17K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$14K$23K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$146K$52K$94K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $138K$146K−$8K−$11K 990 PDF
FY2023 $176K$165K$11K−$3K 990 PDF
FY2022 $154K$197K−$42K−$14K 990 PDF
FY2021 $186K$169K$17K$28K 990 PDF
FY2020 $144K$164K−$20K$11K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $137,763 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,146$129,470
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $50,444$36,921
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36$47
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$43,029−$28,675
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $175,597$137,763
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $64,409$42,789
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,610$102,848
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $165,019$145,637
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,578−$7,874
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $137,763 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$63,277
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,193
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$129,470
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,921 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$36,921
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $47 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$47
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$30,163−$30,163
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $488$488
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,968 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$28,675$137,763
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,637 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $31,732$31,732
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $11,057$11,057
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $56$56
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,545$5,545
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,480 · Management $1,291$3,771
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,660$2,660
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,062 · Management $89$5,151
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,358$1,358
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $618$618
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,473 · Management $16,904 · Fundraising $0$47,377
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,533 · Management $22,779 · Fundraising $0$36,312
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $51,548 · Management $94,089 · Fundraising $0$145,637
Part X · Balance sheet $12,542 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,513$12,542
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,513$12,542
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,730$23,490
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,730$23,490
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$3,217−$10,948
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,217−$10,948
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,513$12,542
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$10,948 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$137,763
XI-2 Total expenses$145,637
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,874
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,217
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$143
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$10,948

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