Building student power so that young people can improve their education and well-being.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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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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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $575K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$213K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$575K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$442K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$515K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$575K
FY2024▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$394K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$575K
FY2025$566K
Expenses
$442K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$442K
FY2025$592K
Net assets
$515K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$254K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$515K
FY2025$489K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $317K Management & general 13% · $59K Fundraising 15% · $66K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$52,050Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$30,188Pt VII · Sec A
Interim E.d.
$2,080Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denezia M Fahie’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2020
Denezia M Fahie$72,253$30,188——
Precious Lopez——$57,000$22,856
Precious Waldron-Lopez—$52,050——
Michael Mezera———$36,592
Diana Canales———$22,142
Jayashri Sarkar—$2,080——

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

Programs and updates

Empowering students to improve their education and well-being.

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2 programs · $317K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Youth Organizing & Leadership Program

Psu works to advance educational justice and support high school students well-being by building youth power, organizing for policy change, and dismantling barriers to high- quality, culturally-affirming education for bipoc youth in providence.

$296Kprogram expense
02

Well-Being Aid (wb) Program

The well-being aid (wba) is a mutual aid program that is directed by psu youth, specifically the wba task force. While psu works towards systemic change in providence schools and beyond, we recognize that students are organizing under tough economic circumstances and that immediate issues can derail youth in their academic and organizing…

$21Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $34K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,141
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,982
Young VoicesRI · FY2022$2,610
AriseRI · FY2022$2,530
Unitemized GrantFY2020$14,148

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$575K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$571K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$442K
Ln 25
Programscol B$317K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$515K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$645K
Total assetsLn 16$728K
LiabilitiesLn 26$213K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$571K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$575K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$645K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$645K
Other assetsLn 15$81K
Total assetsLn 16$728K
LiabilitiesLn 26$213K
Net assetsLn 32$515K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K$645K
Total assetsLn 16$389K$728K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$213K
Net assetsLn 32$383K$515K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$270K$187K$41K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$12K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$16K$3K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$290$310
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$524$559
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$937$999
OccupancyLn 16$33K$23K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$5K$3K$680$725
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$441$471
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$50K$4K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$16K$939$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$442K$317K$59K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $566K$592K−$26K$489K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $575K$442K$133K$515K 990 PDF
FY2023 $435K$407K$29K$383K 990 PDF
FY2022 $394K$294K$100K$354K 990 PDF
FY2021 $378K$320K$58K$254K 990 PDF
FY2020 $301K$251K$50K$197K 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
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Part I · Summary $575,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $423,649$570,671
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,760$0
I-10 Investment income$4,368
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,962$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $435,371$575,039
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $18,490$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $269,254$311,484
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,994$130,847
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $406,738$442,331
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,633$132,708
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-14 Document retention and destruction 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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $575,039 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$564,671
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$570,671
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,368$4,368
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,368$575,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $442,331 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $186,559 · Management $40,556 · Fundraising $43,260$270,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,306 · Management $2,675 · Fundraising $2,854$17,835
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,059 · Management $3,491 · Fundraising $3,724$23,274
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,335 · Management $290 · Fundraising $310$1,935
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,411 · Management $524 · Fundraising $559$3,494
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,309 · Management $937 · Fundraising $999$6,245
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,815 · Management $4,960 · Fundraising $5,290$33,065
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,126 · Management $680 · Fundraising $725$4,531
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,030 · Management $441 · Fundraising $471$2,942
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,096 · Management $3,716 · Fundraising $3,964$57,776
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,883 · Management $939 · Fundraising $4,037$20,859
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $316,929 · Management $59,209 · Fundraising $66,193$442,331
Part X · Balance sheet $728,262 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $388,985$645,063
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,732
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$685
X-15 Other assets$80,782
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $388,985$728,262
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,208$6,240
X-19 Deferred revenue$125,000
X-25 Other liabilities$81,537
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,208$212,777
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $382,777$515,485
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $382,777$515,485
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $388,985$728,262
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $515,485 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$575,039
XI-2 Total expenses$442,331
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$132,708
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$382,777
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$515,485

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