Empower Youth Network

Tax-deductible

Carnation, WA501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 46-4274413

The Empower Youth Network's mission is to promote and inspire youth to lead safe, healthy, and successful lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 18 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$146K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$275K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$311K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$666K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$846K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$311K
FY2024▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$268K
FY2021$516K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$311K

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 Nov 2014.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $984K Management & general 21% · $309K Fundraising 12% · $179K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $146K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$81,456Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$64,167Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Smith’s $81K as Executive Dir. is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laura Smith—$102,408$93,094——
Laura Smith$81,456——$93,797$75,469
Maxwell Harrison$64,167————

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 youth to lead safe, healthy, and successful lives.

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3 program services account for $873K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Other Program Services

Youth Development, Youth Engagement, Community Outreach, Substance Use Prevention, Cultural & Linguistic Access, Pathways to Employment Success, Parenting classes, Weekend Power Packs (food support)

$533Kprogram expense
02

Trace

Connects to resources and compassionately guides families through the process. Fosters continued relationships with you and families in the Snoqualmie Valley to understand barriers and improve access to resources. Provides support and connection to resources at times of overwhelm, stress, and crisis.

$187Kprogram expense
03

Youth Success! Mentoring

The Empower Youth Networks Youth Success! Mentoring (YSM) program pairs adults with children elementary age through high school. Volunteers work one-on-one with a child (up to one hour per week) in the Snoqualmie Valley and Riverview School Districts.

$153Kprogram expense

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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$6K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $76K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$26,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$984K
Managementcol C$309K
Fundraisingcol D$179K
Owns and owesPt X
$311K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$415K
Total assetsLn 16$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$275K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$80K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$264K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$415K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$415K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$275K
Net assetsLn 32$311K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6200
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$202K$415K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$373K$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K$275K
Net assetsLn 32$317K$311K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$70K$47K$39K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$799K$534K$164K$100K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$11K$5K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$55K$35K$12K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$77K$43K$20K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$50K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$8K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$5K$9K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$11K$9K$1K$978
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$1K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$229K$200K$18K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$984K$309K$179K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.5M$22K$311K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M$16K$317K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.4M−$147K$351K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$846K$247K$516K 990 PDF
FY2020 $666K$567K$99K$268K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,493,543 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $24,175 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$264,096
VIII-1e Government grants$1,048,386
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$210,340
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$80,412
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,522,822
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,595$6,595
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$60,049−$60,049
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,595 · Excluded from tax −$35,874$1,493,543
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,471,821 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,950 · Management $46,633 · Fundraising $38,861$155,444
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $534,236 · Management $164,443 · Fundraising $100,147$798,826
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,092 · Management $5,152 · Fundraising $2,718$18,962
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,154 · Management $12,497 · Fundraising $7,541$55,192
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,925 · Management $19,514 · Fundraising $14,747$77,186
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,179$4,179
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,745$2,745
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,861 · Management $15,004$64,865
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,551$10,551
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,045 · Management $4,814$12,859
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,811 · Management $9,235 · Fundraising $2,394$16,440
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,084 · Management $1,122 · Fundraising $978$11,184
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,078$2,078
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,147 · Fundraising $1,071$4,218
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,789$1,789
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,187$3,187
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $199,818 · Management $18,275 · Fundraising $11,023$229,116
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $983,752 · Management $308,589 · Fundraising $179,480$1,471,821
Part X · Balance sheet $585,632 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $201,733$414,572
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $156,752$143,020
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,650$22,684
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,426$5,356
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $372,561$585,632
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,560$44,387
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $38,359$230,340
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $55,919$274,727
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $316,642$310,905
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $316,642$310,905
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $372,561$585,632
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $310,905 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,493,543
XI-2 Total expenses$1,471,821
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,722
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$316,642
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$27,459
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$310,905

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