Youth Action Project: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 42-1574359)

Tremaine Mitchell’s $158K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Tremaine Mitchell	$158,123	$129,553	$102,375	$87,229	$80,759
Carol Bauer	$138,606	$115,980	$92,794	$76,586	$58,312

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 15aNo

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Young Scholars

Provides experiences and mentorship that empower youth through the development of skills, habits, socio-emotional learning, enrichment activities, goal setting and engages youth in improving academic skills focusing on math, language arts and college preparation through use of AmeriCorps members as mentors.

$1.0Mprogram expense

02

Young Workers

Provides opportunities for youth and young adults to develop the confidence, skills, and habits needed to experience social and economic success through thorough case management, pre-employment training, leadership development, high school diploma attainment, post-secondary education, paid hands-on work experience, job placement…

$413Kprogram expense

03

Young Leaders

Provides economic opportunities and improves social conditions in a sustainable way for disadvantaged youth. Youth are connected to paid and unpaid work exploration opportunities.

$144Kprogram 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

Jpmorgan Chase FoundationFY2024$100K

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$70K

The California EndowmentFY2024$25K

California Community FoundationFY2024$20K

Wescom FoundationFY2024$20K

Weingart FoundationFY2024$250

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$235K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.9M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K

Investment incomeLn 3$511

Money outPt IX

$2.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.6M

Managementcol C$423K

Fundraisingcol D$68K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M

Total assetsLn 16$1.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$223K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K

Government grantsLn 1e$18K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$532

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$23K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$511

Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$41K

SavingsLn 2$968K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K

Other assetsLn 15$103K

Total assetsLn 16$1.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$223K

Net assetsLn 32$1.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 586

VolunteersI 6115

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.5M	$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$8K	$5K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.9M	$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$284K	$223K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.7M	$1.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$195K	$137K	$49K	$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$832K	$583K	$211K	$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$102K	$61K	$36K	$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$85K	$61K	$21K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$13K		$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$90K	$85K	$1K	$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$7K	$6K	$290	$106
Office expensesLn 13	$121K	$112K	$8K	$996
OccupancyLn 16	$47K	$36K	$9K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$19K	$5K	$13K	$18
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$3K		$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$16K	$5K	$10K	$76
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$525K	$479K	$42K	$4K
All other expensesLn 24e	$10K	$3K	$7K	$48
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.1M	$1.6M	$423K	$68K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 17, 2025	$2.2M	$3.2M	−$984K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 30, 2024	$4.1M	$3.5M	$581K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 30, 2024	$1.9M	$2.1M	−$215K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 17, 2023	$2.1M	$1.6M	$485K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 10, 2022	$2.2M	$1.5M	$700K	$1.2M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,850,120 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,105,476$473,364

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$1,377,058

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,278$511

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4−$813

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,119,758$1,850,120

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 $788,903$1,214,839

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $845,664$850,267

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,634,567$2,065,106

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $485,191−$214,986

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,850,120 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$23,187

VIII-1e Government grants$17,959

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$432,218

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$532

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$473,364

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,377,058$1,377,058

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $511$511

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$813−$813

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,376,245 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $511$1,850,120

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,065,106 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $136,745 · Management $49,454 · Fundraising $8,970$195,169

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $583,028 · Management $210,854 · Fundraising $38,244$832,126

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,962 · Management $35,673 · Fundraising $5,726$102,361

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,934 · Management $20,701 · Fundraising $3,548$85,183

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,379$13,379

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,921 · Management $1,019 · Fundraising $3,736$89,676

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,455 · Management $290 · Fundraising $106$6,851

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $111,994 · Management $7,549 · Fundraising $996$120,539

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,850 · Management $9,222 · Fundraising $2,294$47,366

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,278 · Management $13,460 · Fundraising $18$18,756

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,936$2,936

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,415 · Management $10,316 · Fundraising $76$15,807

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $478,741 · Management $41,721 · Fundraising $4,429$524,891

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,449 · Management $6,569 · Fundraising $48$10,066

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,573,772 · Management $423,143 · Fundraising $68,191$2,065,106

Part X · Balance sheet $1,659,129 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,878$40,865

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,436,105$967,634

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $375,970$508,896

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,535$32,636

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,633$5,080

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,031$649

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,796$103,369

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,935,948$1,659,129

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $126,281$97,227

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $158,076$125,297

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $284,357$222,524

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,050,354$1,054,071

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $601,237$382,534

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,651,591$1,436,605

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,935,948$1,659,129

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,436,605 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,850,120

XI-2 Total expenses$2,065,106

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$214,986

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,651,591

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,436,605

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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