Alliance for Youth Organizing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2013Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 46-2465621

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The Alliance for Youth Organizing supports and scales the work of local organizations, building a movement of young people, by young people, and for all people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 22 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $571K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$873K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $85K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$325K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.3M
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$25.6M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$8.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$15.3M
FY2024▼ -24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21.4M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$13.7M
FY2023$20.2M
FY2024$15.3M
Expenses
$25.6M
FY2024▲ +94%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.4M
FY2021$9.5M
FY2022$13.0M
FY2023$13.2M
FY2024$25.6M
Net assets
$8.4M
FY2024▼ -56%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.4M
FY2021$11.8M
FY2022$12.5M
FY2023$19.0M
FY2024$8.4M

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 Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $23.3M Management & general 7% · $1.7M Fundraising 2% · $507K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $873K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Executive Director
$170,657Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Impact Officer
$169,176Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$156,430Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$141,445Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Capacity Building
$126,118Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director of People & Culture
$109,655Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dakota Hall’s $171K as President & Executive Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $10–100M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dakota Hall$170,657$192,717$135,605$4,067—
Amit Mistry$169,176$132,012$108,171——
William Koontz$156,430$120,780$103,219——
Robyn E Swirling$141,445————
Carmel Pryor—$135,444———
Robyn Swirling—$131,066———
Ruelyn Garrett$126,118————
Sarah Audelo———$125,725$92,441

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

Empowers young people by supporting local organizations that train youth leaders, register young voters, and run civic engagement programs on college campuses.

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3 programs · $22.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Civic Engagement

In partnership with our network organizations, the alliance for youth organizing develops and implements local, integrated civic engagement programs that help train and develop new leaders, register and mobilize young voters, and educate young people about key issues in their communities.

$12.1Mprogram expense
02

Capacity Building

Through ongoing training and coaching, the alliance for youth organizing builds the capacity of our local network organizations. The alliance provides deep capacity building support for 17 network organizations in the areas of operations, finance, program, data, communications, and development.

$6.9Mprogram expense
03

Fiscal Sponsors

The alliance for youth organizing supports local civic engagement programs that help train and develop new leaders, register and mobilize young voters, and educate young people on more than 40 college campuses about key issues in their communities through 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship of three state-based projects, based in florida &…

$3.3Mprogram expense

Funders

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 1 funder$85K
Grants paid · 167 grants · $32.7M · 2020–2024
Engage Florida Civic Fund INCFL · FY2024$2,186,448
Move Texas Civic FundTX · FY2024$1,309,701
Forward Mt FoundationMT · FY2024$682,500
Poder in Action INCAZ · FY2024$633,490
Tides CenterCA · FY2024$516,367
Center for Voter InformationDC · FY2024$478,512
New Era Colorado FoundationCO · FY2024$357,500
Florida Rising Together INCFL · FY2024$330,000
Tides FoundationCA · FY2024$305,000
Mississippi VotesMS · FY2024$300,990
Voter Formation ProjectDC · FY2024$250,000
Engage Miami INCFL · FY2024$250,000
America Votes Education FundDC · FY2024$250,000
See all 167 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Money outPt IX
$25.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$23.3M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$507K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.2M
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$325K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$15.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.5M
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$930
Other assetsLn 15$48K
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$325K
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 611
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.8M$8.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$930
Total assetsLn 16$20.6M$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$325K
Net assetsLn 32$19.0M$8.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$16.1M$16.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$704K$242K$396K$67K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.1M$402K$156K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$66K$57K$6K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$314K$233K$61K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$626K$554K$56K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$124K$31K$93K
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K$57K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.1M$2.7M$326K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$11K$7K$79
Office expensesLn 13$230K$193K$19K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$513K$415K$50K$49K
OccupancyLn 16$109K$74K$28K$7K
TravelLn 17$726K$493K$158K$76K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$60K$60K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$667$333
InsuranceLn 23$23K$8K$14K$740
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$125K$78K$41K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.6M$23.3M$1.7M$507K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $15.3M$25.6M−$10.2M$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $20.2M$13.2M$7.0M$19.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.7M$13.0M$680K$12.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.0M$9.5M−$537K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $21.4M$15.4M$6.0M$12.4M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $15,349,943 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,089,668
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,749,167
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,089,668
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $194,491$194,491
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $57,257$57,257
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,841−$1,841
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,368$10,368
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $194,491 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $65,784$15,349,943
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,562,011 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $16,087,638$16,087,638
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $241,553 · Management $396,042 · Fundraising $66,501$704,096
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,116,147 · Management $401,587 · Fundraising $155,685$2,673,419
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $56,792 · Management $5,990 · Fundraising $2,821$65,603
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $232,623 · Management $61,029 · Fundraising $20,032$313,684
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $553,992 · Management $56,223 · Fundraising $16,206$626,421
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $31,364 · Management $93,017$124,381
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $56,685$56,685
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $17,700$17,700
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,425$4,425
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,744,180 · Management $325,783 · Fundraising $11,271$3,081,234
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,037 · Management $7,441 · Fundraising $79$18,557
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $193,270 · Management $18,933 · Fundraising $17,728$229,931
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $415,038 · Management $49,584 · Fundraising $48,680$513,302
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,684 · Management $27,992 · Fundraising $7,372$109,048
IX-17 TravelPrograms $492,661 · Management $157,525 · Fundraising $75,508$725,694
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $60,000$60,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,665 · Management $667 · Fundraising $333$2,665
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,868 · Management $14,280 · Fundraising $740$22,888
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,675 · Management $41,092 · Fundraising $5,873$124,640
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,337,187 · Management $1,718,295 · Fundraising $506,529$25,562,011
Part X · Balance sheet $8,701,110 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,254,960$6,547,924
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,552,833$1,610,065
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,449,301$285,988
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,234$78,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $234,504$129,934
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,745$930
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $98,388$48,269
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,604,965$8,701,110
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $464,395$324,803
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,044,710$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,633,590$324,803
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,291,402$7,752,819
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,679,973$623,488
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,971,375$8,376,307
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,604,965$8,701,110
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,376,307 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,349,943
XI-2 Total expenses$25,562,011
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,212,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,971,375
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$383,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,376,307

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