Young Actors Guild INC EIN 62-1813001

Young Actors Guild INC

EIN  62-1813001 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Memphis, TN Founded 2015
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides theatrical and dance programs for inner-city youth in Memphis and North Mississippi.
Leadership
Chrysti Chandler · President CEO
Money in and out
$526K revenue, $476K expenses
Bottom line
+9% surplus margin

Provides theatrical and dance programs for inner-city youth in Memphis and North Mississippi. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $526K in revenue, $476K in expenses.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$526K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$476K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $49K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +54% vs prior filing year
Revenue trend
+6%
avg. annual growth over 5 years▼ -18% vs prior filing year
Donor-funded
53%
of revenue is gifts & grants▼ -7% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$526K
FY2025▲ +1%
Expenses
$476K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total assets
FY2025
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$526K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$476K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$49K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $488K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Founder chrysti chandler received the 2026 humanitarian award from the memphis city council founder chrysti chandler named a women of passion by the womens foundation founder chrysti chandler honored by the commercial appeal top 10 people who make a difference in memphis yag alumni - musician charles streeter whos played with chaka khan…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CYoung Actors Guild INC
EINHdr · item D62-1813001
Principal addressHdr · item CMemphis, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.yagmemphis.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chrysti Chandler’s $101K as Founder and Executive Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 144 <$100K 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chrysti Chandler$100,769$43,900
Sabrina Norwood$91,538$41,600$38,400$36,500
Christi Chandler$38,400$16,500
Sarbina Norword$23,400
Christi J Chandler$23,400

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$281K · 53%
Program service revenue$245K · 47%
Contributions & grants53%$281K
Program service revenue47%$245K
Total revenueLn 12$526K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94
Program services94%$447K
Total functional expensesLn 25$476K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $476K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $447K · Total expenses $447K
not reported
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $447K
not reported
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $447K
not reported
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $159K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $281K · Total revenue $526K
53%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $526K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $245K · Total revenue $526K
47%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $526K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $245K · Total expenses $476K
51%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $526K · Prior year $521K
+1%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $398K · FY2025 $526K
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $0 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $526K · Expenses $476K
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets —
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $0 · Total assets —
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) —
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Chrysti Chandler · Reported title PRESIDENT CEO · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $476K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $209K · Total expenses $476K
not reported
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Revenue growth 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$526K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$521K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$555K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$513K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$391K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$398K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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