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Ya-Ya Network INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2015Human ServicesEIN 47-1422209Revenue $519K in FY2025

On file with the IRSyayanetwork.org135 W 36th St, 10018-6900 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Apr 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Ya-Ya Network advances civic engagement and racial justice by building the power of young people to affect systemic change. For 25 years, the Ya-Ya Network has empowered nyc's black, brown, and immigrant youth to transform policies that have negatively impacted their communities. We provide mentoring, peer education, core training in anti-oppression, organizing skills, and political education that engages youth as leaders and active members in campaigns that directly impact the communities in which they live. All our programs stress community-building and provide opportunities for hands-on learning while providing modest stipends to support our youth economically.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$122K 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $230K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$519K
+98% vs prior year
Spent
$416K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$123K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$519K
FY2025▲ +98%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$263K
FY2025$519K
Expenses
$416K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$262K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$416K
Net assets
$123K
FY2025▲ +507%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$42K
FY2022$35K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$20K
FY2025$123K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $372K Management & general 10% · $43K Fundraising 0% · $910

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

6 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Raul Soto
Executive Director
$122,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joi Rae
Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Kao
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alan Kantz
Director/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Wagner
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Raul Soto’s $122K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Raul Soto$122,250$108,462

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 to achieve racial justice and systemic change through activism and leadership training.

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1 program · $372K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The mission of the ya-ya network is to provide training and leadership experience. To prepare young people to become the next generation of activist in theh movement for social and economic justice. Ya-ya is a youth-driven, citywide, anti-racist, anti-sexist organization and allies with the LGBTQ community.

$372Kprogram 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
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$75K
The New York Community TrustFY2024$50K
Stonewall Community FoundationFY2024$35K
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$25K
Winding Rose FoundationFY2024$25K
North Star Fund INCFY2024$20K
Math for America INCFY2024$200
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$230K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$519K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$416K
Ln 25
Programscol B$372K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$910
Owns and owesPt X
$123K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$519K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Other assetsLn 15$80
Total assetsLn 16$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$123K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K$123K
Total assetsLn 16$37K$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$0
Net assetsLn 32$20K$123K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$242K$242K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$18K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$150$150
Advertising and promotionLn 12$511$323$96$92
Office expensesLn 13$2K$925$614$818
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$2K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$89K$89K$50
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$416K$372K$43K$910

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $519K$416K$103K$123K 990 PDF
FY2024 $263K$335K−$72K$20K 990 PDF
FY2023 $393K$374K$19K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022 $282K$290K−$8K$35K 990 PDF
FY2021 $284K$262K$23K$42K 990 PDF
FY2020 $182K$260K−$77K$20K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $519,100 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $262,829$517,370
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,730
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $262,829$519,100
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 $210,633$291,202
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $124,033$124,956
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $334,666$416,158
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$71,837$102,942
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $519,100 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$517,370
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$517,370
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $1,730$1,730
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1,730 · Excluded from tax $0$519,100
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $416,158 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $241,745$241,745
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,347 · Management $12,986$31,333
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,124$18,124
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,600$12,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $150$150
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $323 · Management $96 · Fundraising $92$511
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $925 · Management $614 · Fundraising $818$2,357
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,740$1,740
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,604 · Management $15,797$17,401
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,803 · Management $50$88,853
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,344$1,344
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $371,761 · Management $43,487 · Fundraising $910$416,158
Part X · Balance sheet $123,262 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,570$123,182
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$80
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,570$123,262
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,250$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,320$123,262
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,320$123,262
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,570$123,262
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $123,262 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$519,100
XI-2 Total expenses$416,158
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,942
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,320
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$123,262

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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