Prepare at-risk youth in north lawndale for leadership by helping them grow in their faith and character, develop a love for learning, and use their gifts and abilities to serve the broader community and strenghten our families through Educational and mentoring services and community development activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $772K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $23K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$58K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$928K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$928K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$928K
FY2021$944K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$7.9M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1999.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $800K Management & general 8% · $77K Fundraising 5% · $50K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Trout’s $141K as Executive Director is at the 59th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Trout$141,040$136,880$138,000$99,970$72,000

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

Empowers at-risk youth through faith, learning, and service to build strong communities.

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3 programs · $790K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Ymen has over 300 participating at-risk students who receive educational support, attend college prep classes, and receive help in the form of academic tutoring and mentoring

$400Kprogram expense
02

Ymen has over 250 participating students that learn business skills through entrepreneurial training, journalistic skills through creative writing, artistic expression through fine arts classess (visual, music and culinary), advanced technology training using digital computer equipment, job and career readiness support, and conflict…

$200Kprogram expense
03

Ymen has over 250 participating students that attend trips to expand their horizons and experience opportunities that exist outside of their community. Trips exploring world cultures sharpens their appreciation of the humanities and the camping trips are valuable in teaching them team-building and peer coopeartion.

$190Kprogram 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$23K
Grants paid · 31 grants · $284K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$30,000
Partners in Mission - USAIL · FY2024$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Partners in Mission - USAIL · FY2023$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,475
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,327
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,060
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,943
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$897
Unitemized GrantFY2023$500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$300
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,110
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000
Partners in Mission - USAIL · FY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,550
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,050
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$169K
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Money outPt IX
$928K
Ln 25
Programscol B$800K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$164K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$90K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$169K
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Gains on assetsLn 7$135K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$681K$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$58K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$4.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$76K$76K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$321K$228K$54K$39K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$1K$809
Other employee benefitsLn 9$60K$43K$10K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$17K$4K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$500
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$21K$6K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$63K$63K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$278K$278K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$11K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$928K$800K$77K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.6M$1.6M$969K$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.5M$443K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.2M$662K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$944K$871K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.8M$928K$911K$4.9M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,838,692 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $980,641$1,541,515
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $74,332$9,350
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $251,604$169,327
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$118,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,306,577$1,838,692
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $54,879$76,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $415,145$412,269
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $437,271$439,543
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $907,295$927,812
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $399,282$910,880
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,838,692 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$164,352
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,377,163
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$90,294
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,541,515
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,350$9,350
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $34,204$34,204
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $135,123$135,123
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $118,500$118,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $178,677 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $118,500$1,838,692
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $927,812 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $76,000$76,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $228,199 · Management $53,902 · Fundraising $39,320$321,421
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,699 · Management $1,110 · Fundraising $809$6,618
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,781 · Management $10,105 · Fundraising $7,370$60,256
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,020 · Management $4,021 · Fundraising $2,933$23,974
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,986$1,986
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,140$1,140
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,000 · Management $500$1,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,608$1,608
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,826$18,826
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,049$5,049
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,482 · Management $6,455$27,937
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,411$9,411
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,211$1,211
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $63,215$63,215
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,303$18,303
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $277,776$277,776
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,581 · Management $1,000$11,581
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $800,287 · Management $77,093 · Fundraising $50,432$927,812
Part X · Balance sheet $4,927,782 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $681,028$1,571,114
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $30,366$55,503
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,100,037$1,064,183
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,679,092$2,175,422
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $441,310$61,560
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,931,833$4,927,782
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,399$23,041
X-19 Deferred revenue$35,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,399$58,041
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,984,184$3,942,991
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $944,250$926,750
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,928,434$4,869,741
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,931,833$4,927,782
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,869,741 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,838,692
XI-2 Total expenses$927,812
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$910,880
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,928,434
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$30,427
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,869,741

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