Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2005.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
38 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
2 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Sidney Owens’s $77K as Key Employee is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakerrie Owens | $20,000 | $59,000 | $74,996 | $167,865 |
| Sidney Owens | $77,000 | $50,000 | $48,000 | — |
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.
See Youth Conversion INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Fosters positive child and youth development through quality programs for families.
Questions for Youth Conversion INC
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After School Program
After school program provides a safe place for children after school while parents work and gives us a chance to enhance their academic studies by providing on hand tutoring. This includes licensed child care centers.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 65-1227352) · Dispute this lineMentoring Program
This program mentors youth with crime and violence prevention training. The interventiion program served more than 60 youth successfully with a completion rate of 85%.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 65-1227352) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $29K | $18K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $87K | $22K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $165K | $441K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2K | $3K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $164K | $438K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $68K | $68K | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $50K | $50K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $59K | $59K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $394K | $394K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $17K | $17K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $5K | $5K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $26K | $26K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $39K | $39K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $70K | $70K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $7K | $7K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $24K | $24K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $172K | $164K | $8K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $931K | $352K | $580K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 21, 2025 | $819K | $783K | $36K | $421K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 6, 2025 | $968K | $931K | $37K | $438K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 18, 2024 | $816K | $37K | $779K | $164K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2023 | $289K | $276K | $14K | $163K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 19, 2022 | $152K | $151K | $303 | $135K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $968,121 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $968,121 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $931,101 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $440,788 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $437,788 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2023 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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