Youth Connection INC

Tax-deductible

Waco, TX501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 74-2487214Revenue $80K in FY2025

On file with the IRSyouthconnectionwaco.wordpress.comPo Box 20984, 76702-0984 · Waco, TXTax-exempt since May 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To reduce teen pregnancies we make school presentations, hospital visits, and host an annual conference for others in the same field.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 73% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 78% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 73% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.7 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
$2K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$80K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$67K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$165K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$80K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$85K
FY2022$82K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$80K
Expenses
$67K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021$40K
FY2022$45K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$60K
FY2025$67K
Net assets
$165K
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$74K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$138K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$165K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 May 1988.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $57K Management & general 14% · $10K

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; $49K 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
Executive Director
$48,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carolyn Nichols’s $49K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carolyn Nichols$48,750$43,750$39,000$34,542$30,168$30,168

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educate teens about pregnancy prevention through school talks and hospital visits.

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1 program · $57K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

General Education

We served about 3000 teens through our educational programs and hospital visits and about 200 adults through our annual conference and other presentations.

$57Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$80K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$403
Money outPt IX
$67K
Ln 25
Programscol B$57K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$165K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$160K
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$403
Total revenueLn 12$80K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$160K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$165K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K$160K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$166K$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$164K$165K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$49K$44K$5K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$373$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$660$0$660$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$543$489$54$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$164$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$993$110$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$67K$57K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $80K$67K$13K$165K 990 PDF
FY2024 $86K$60K$25K$164K 990 PDF
FY2023 $82K$55K$27K$138K 990 PDF
FY2022 $82K$45K$37K$111K 990 PDF
FY2021 $85K$40K$45K$74K 990 PDF
FY2020 $34K$43K−$9K$29K 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 $79,732 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $80,871$70,159
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,550$9,170
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $428$403
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $85,849$79,732
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $47,297$52,479
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,104$14,377
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $60,401$66,856
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,448$12,876
Part VI · Governance 7 of 11 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $79,732 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$11,225
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,409
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,525
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$70,159
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,170
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $403$403
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,170 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $403$79,732
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $66,856 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,875 · Management $4,875 · Fundraising $0$48,750
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,356 · Management $373 · Fundraising $0$3,729
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $660 · Fundraising $0$660
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,483 · Fundraising $0$1,483
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $489 · Management $54 · Fundraising $0$543
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,045 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,045
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,426 · Management $164 · Fundraising $0$4,590
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,953 · Fundraising $0$1,953
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $993 · Management $110 · Fundraising $0$1,103
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $57,184 · Management $9,672 · Fundraising $0$66,856
Part X · Balance sheet $166,572 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $144,030$148,856
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,428$10,831
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,475$6,885
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $165,933$166,572
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,042$1,638
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,042$1,638
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $163,891$164,934
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $163,891$164,934
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $165,933$166,572
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,934 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$79,732
XI-2 Total expenses$66,856
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$163,891
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$11,833
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,934

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