The Youth Activism Project teaches teens movement-building skills to make policy impact at all levels of government. We envision a world in which youth activism is the norm, not the exception. We know that even though many young people are not old enough to vote, they still wield real influence with elected officials and other decision-makers. Our organization promotes youth-organized campaigns in the US and abroad that diagnose problems and propose solutions to their local decision makers and officials (like school board members), community elders, and elected officials.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 2 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$144K
to officers and key staff · 56% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 56% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $129K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$3K
-9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$286K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$257K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$31K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$286K
FY2024▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$223K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$286K
Expenses
$257K
FY2024▼ -44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$88K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$457K
FY2024$257K
Net assets
$31K
FY2024▲ +177%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$185K
FY2022$41K
FY2023−$41K
FY2024$31K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2004.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $257K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $144K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$51,123Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$40,787Pt VII · Sec A
Program and Mission Engagement Lead
$32,544Pt VII · Sec A
Program Lead
$19,221Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anika Manzoor’s $51K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Anika Manzoor$51,123$71,611$60,466$46,800
Fatou Dia—$61,538$24,641—
Joy Brungardt$40,787$58,611$29,138—
Amina T Hossain$32,544———
Carolanne Briscoe$19,221———

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 15aNo

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3 programs · $257K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

YAP trained youth to advocate for policies addressing flavored tobacco products and tobacco taxation. Participants examined public-health impacts, developed advocacy messages, and engaged in outreach supporting stronger youth-protection policies.

$86Kprogram expense
02

YAP hosted a summer internship program centered on the themes of healthy hydration and healthy democracy. Interns received training in civic engagement, public narrative, research, and community outreach.

$86Kprogram expense
03

Youth Activism Project engaged youth participants in the Big Read program, using Circe by Madeline Miller to explore themes of power, identity, and narrative building. Youth engaged in facilitated discussions and workshops utilizing YAP's civic-engagement training tools to strengthen their storytelling, critical thinking, and…

$86Kprogram 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
Tides CenterFY2024$50K
Arts MidwestFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$129K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$286K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$261K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Money outPt IX
$257K
Ln 25
Programscol B$257K
Owns and owesPt X
$31K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$261K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Total revenueLn 12$286K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$3K
Net assetsLn 32$31K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$3K$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0−$3K
Net assetsLn 32$3K$31K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$142K$142K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$24K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$44K$0
Management feesLn 11a$26K$26K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$457$457$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$311$311
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$309$309
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$257K$257K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $286K$257K$28K$31K 990 PDF
FY2023 $375K$457K−$82K−$41K 990 PDF
FY2022 $248K$348K−$100K$41K 990 PDF
FY2021 $223K$88K$135K$185K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $285,671 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $303,078$260,671
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,670$25,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $374,748$285,671
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 $407,358$210,618
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $49,323$46,696
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $456,681$257,314
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$81,933$28,357
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $285,671 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$260,671
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$260,671
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$25,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$285,671
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $257,314 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $142,356 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$142,356
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,190 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,190
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,072 · Fundraising $0$44,072
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $25,742 · Fundraising $0$25,742
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,237 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,237
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,695 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,695
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $457 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$457
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,945 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,945
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $311$311
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $309$309
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,000
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,314 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$257,314
Part X · Balance sheet $28,714 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,872$8,214
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$20,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,872$28,714
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses−$4,341
X-18 Grants payable$0
X-19 Deferred revenue$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0
X-25 Other liabilities$1,826
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0−$2,515
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,872$31,229
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,872$28,714
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,229 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$285,671
XI-2 Total expenses$257,314
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,357
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,872
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,229

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