Interdenominational ministry dedicated to bringing youth into a growing relationship with jesus christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 600 volunteers and 223 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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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 surplus $53K a year · 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$375K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $2.4M
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.4M
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$5.3M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$5.3M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.3M
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$6.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1972.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $4.3M Management & general 10% · $536K Fundraising 8% · $419K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $375K 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
VP Development & Marketing
$111,417Pt VII · Sec A
$102,407Pt VII · Sec A
$93,085Pt VII · Sec A
EVP Strategic Initiatives
$39,035Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$21,300Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$8,250Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisen Tammeus Mann$111,417—$102,283—$95,060—
Natasha Nikkel$102,407$99,367$83,234$63,139——
Mike King-See Schedule O$93,085$93,859$80,326$55,535$49,624$44,292
Topher Philgreen$39,035$39,458$33,770$35,509——
Topher Philgreen-See Schedule O————$33,217$33,530
Ed Garlich$21,300$20,800$20,800$20,800$19,933$20,800
Tina Harris$8,250$7,500————

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II6 listed

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Connects young people with Jesus Christ through interdenominational ministry.

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3 programs · $4.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Youthfront camps provide a safe environment for students to help them interact with god through compelling storytellers, cabin conversations, prayer times, worship and experiences that live out god's story. Attendance for the summer of 2025 was 2,486 students.

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Throughout the year youthfront hosts a variety of events and programs, including such programs as something to eat, a spiritual formation program designed to allow kids to interact with hunger and poverty needs by packaging nutritious meals which are later sent to local food pantries, as well as locations throughout the world.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

Frontline staff oversee spiritual retreats, events, and a youth worker training day that focus on the spiritual relational growth of students, parents, churches, and pastors.

$352Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$136K
Money outPt IX
$5.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.3M
Managementcol C$536K
Fundraisingcol D$419K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$90K
Other incomeLn 4–11$136K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$742
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.0M
Total assetsLn 16$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5223
VolunteersI 6600
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$208K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.2M$7.0M
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$66K$66K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$250$250
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$34K$34K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$542K$468K$25K$49K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$297K$241K$18K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.5M$123K$254K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$108K$75K$12K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$131K$107K$8K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$150$150
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$218K$54K$163K$758
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$5K$99$2K
Office expensesLn 13$200K$148K$35K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$62K$51K$4K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$465K$428K$36K$1K
TravelLn 17$129K$128K$922
InterestLn 20$43K$4K$33K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$349K$338K$10K$719
InsuranceLn 23$306K$283K$22K$893
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$387K$371K$12K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.3M$4.3M$536K$419K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.9M$5.3M−$424K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.6M$4.9M$695K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$4.4M$19K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$3.9M−$162K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.3M$3.3M$1.0M$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$3.5M−$827K$5.2M 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,865,857 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,258,507$2,951,442
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,868,540$1,688,382
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,864$90,209
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $438,074$135,824
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,630,985$4,865,857
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $251,699$99,851
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,863,711$2,990,857
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,820,386$2,199,645
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,935,796$5,290,353
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $695,189−$424,496
Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $4,865,857 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,152 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,951,442
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,014
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,951,442
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,688,382$1,688,382
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $90,951$90,951
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $63,827$63,827
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $53,933$53,933
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$742−$742
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,630 · Excluded from tax $1,282$14,912
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,705,164 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $209,251$4,865,857
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,290,353 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $66,096$66,096
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $250$250
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $33,505$33,505
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $468,049 · Management $24,622 · Fundraising $49,243$541,914
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $241,339 · Management $18,353 · Fundraising $37,772$297,464
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,534,756 · Management $122,881 · Fundraising $254,119$1,911,756
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,629 · Management $12,071 · Fundraising $21,608$108,308
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $106,620 · Management $8,108 · Fundraising $16,687$131,415
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $150$150
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,200$29,200
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,374$4,374
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,438 · Management $163,108 · Fundraising $758$218,304
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,557 · Management $99 · Fundraising $2,064$6,720
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $148,459 · Management $35,426 · Fundraising $16,391$200,276
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $51,340 · Management $3,534 · Fundraising $7,130$62,004
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $427,506 · Management $36,449 · Fundraising $1,391$465,346
IX-17 TravelPrograms $127,911 · Management $922$128,833
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,727 · Management $32,635 · Fundraising $6,600$42,962
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $338,170 · Management $10,072 · Fundraising $719$348,961
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $282,653 · Management $22,071 · Fundraising $893$305,617
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $371,022 · Management $12,287 · Fundraising $3,589$386,898
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,335,027 · Management $536,362 · Fundraising $418,964$5,290,353
Part X · Balance sheet $12,953,335 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,432$24,981
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $54,246$1,034,733
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,084$17,428
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $39,482$31,071
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $169,036$145,930
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,172,949$7,003,618
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,402,696$1,428,079
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,093$3,267,495
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,054,018$12,953,335
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $236,124$255,920
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,473$4,745
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,578,405$5,765,083
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,165,916$6,431,421
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,755,383$6,414,937
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $132,719$106,977
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,888,102$6,521,914
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,054,018$12,953,335
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,521,914 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,865,857
XI-2 Total expenses$5,290,353
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$424,496
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,888,102
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$58,308
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,521,914

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